http://www.funkencode.com/spec Specifications for the Fractally Unified Network Knowledgesphere Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:52:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A discussion mentioning CAD file formats motivated me to make this entry.  A file format is a particular way to encode information for storage in a computer file. Wikipedia Today information systems are used to either simulate and augment the tangible world or represent a fictional, virtual reality(see Meshverse 101). Except for modeling ... http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/08/02/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-file-formats/ The already important issue of interoperability is raised to another level in this post about the upcoming Lego virtual world Having a generational migration path through the various platforms, some for play some for work, raises all the questions about how we represent ourselves in each and how we are able ... http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/04/13/can-legos-rap/ Scoble on Croquet reminded me that in it's first incarnation - see scobleonrap.pdf Back then RAP was Javascript only and on the serverside only supported in Web Crossing so it's come a long way. http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/03/20/rap-was-scobleized/ Here's a video of the new demo of RAP. This video shows a cube in Croquet and a cube in Second Life exhibiting the same behavior(changing the color of the cube) via RAP messages send from in-world web browsers. The key steps seen in the video are described below. RAP messages ... http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/03/20/new-rap-demo-available/ FUNK In Second Life has the Linden Scripting Language implementation. http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/03/02/second-life-implementation/ There have been many products, projects and books that have influenced the development of FUNK over the years. These are being documented incrementally on the Influences page. Each update will be posted here so you can subscribe to the Influences category to keep abreast. http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/02/17/updated-influences/ FUNK Elements specification released. http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/02/13/funk-p-the-packet-specification/ 3ObligatoryExample,Hello%20world%21 http://www.funkencode.com/spec/2007/02/12/hello-world/