IBM's 'secret island' It would not be the first time the suggestion has been made that games programmers hold at least one key to the future for business systems development. But IBM's latest research project - a "secret island" within the confines of Linden Labs' Second Life massively multi-player games environment - brings that possibility a whole …
Thankyou for such a great article. It was good to be able to show you what we have been doing. I do indeed appear to have a title 'to-die-for'.
Can I just add, that the multichairs are from a talented UK based SL resident called Timeless Prototype. I did not want us to take credit for the multigadget simply that many of us use it in Second Life.
I'm so glad this is happening - business users have had 2nd-class UIs for too long - and I remember the PM for Websphere talking about the use of games programmers on the Websphere Express user experience some years ago.
But, sadly, I suspect that many pointy-haired managers won't like their minions looking like they might be enjoying themselves on company time - even if this does make them more productive...
Idea was very well "designed" in Neal Stephenson´s Snow Crash.
Even to the avatar level.
But to me it does not look like a Business Model, more like a step beyond videoconferences, multicaller, VoIP, Sametime, Chat, etc:
Absolutely awesome GUI.
Strategy Boutique Warriors must be really salivating.
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