by Ian
20. October 2011 12:37
Hey Everyone,
The Client Development team has been hard at work planning and working on a whole ton of new technology and ideas that we're going to use to make our virtual worlds more interesting and interactive. The biggest change is going to be putting the power of building in your hands in ways we've never done before. Driving all of it will be a scripting engine known the world over as being reliable, fast, and a game-changer when it comes to what you'll be able to do with the whole experience, from game world to your screen. We're using Google's JavaScript V8 engine to give everyone the tools to change the world in new and interesting ways.
JavaScript was an obvious choice for us because it is proven technology and a well-known language used by millions of developers worldwide. Rather than forcing everyone to use the same user interface and the same scripts on props, users will be able to customize rooms, props and the tools they use to access the world in ways that we never would have been able to do before. Scripters will have access to a wide range of functionality through easy-to-use functions that will let them develop AIs for bots, game systems that spawn one or more rooms, and custom user interface that could show anything from a scoreboard to a map of their game world.
Oh, and please forgive the developer art.
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