Students Use Internet2 To Create Game

blueZhift writes "The Northwestern NewsCenter reports that a team of Northwestern University music students used Internet2 with Access Grid video software to collaborate with students from eight universities in four nations and five states in the creation of a video game designed to teach youngsters about myth and mythical narrative. The game, Descent to the Underworld, recreates a myth common to many cultures. In it, an individual must retrieve a loved one who has been captured and removed to the underworld. The payoff for the player is a narrative film whose construction is based on the actions of the player. Supporters of the project include Apple Computer, EB Games, MAGPI, Argonne National Labs and the Internet2 Consortium. It is being promoted through UNESCO's Digital Media Arts sector."

What's new?

[syrion]

So they collaborated online. Yes, I understand that it was done through Internet2, but what is the practical or philosophical significance of this development? People have been collaborating online for two decades.

Re:What's new?

[Gothic_Walrus]

This would be a case where reading the article - and then thinking about it - would help.

Imagine how difficult it would be to share work in progress over a standard connection. Internet2 would make sharing models, renderings, audio, and any other part of the process far easier because of the speed of transfer.

In fact, depending on the complexity of the project, there's a chance that this level of collaboration might have been impossible using any other, non face-to-face method we have now.

Re:What's new?

[deanj]

People regularly use the Access Grid to do this over the existing Internet.

And, btw, "Access Grid" is a bit of misnomer. It's just VIC and VAT when you get down to it.... seriously, that's what they use. The rest is just repackaging.

RTFA Links

[lw54]

Register to Play
http://www.gamefilm.tv/Register.php [gamefilm.tv]

Begin Play
http://www.gamefilm.tv/LogIn.php [gamefilm.tv]

Game tip for prospective players

[Mikito]

Hint: don't look back.

Re:Game tip for prospective players

[InsideTheAsylum]

Quite off topic, but I got a -1 redundant first post once o_o. http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=150487&t hreshold=-1&commentsort=0&tid=235&mode=thread&pid= 0 [slashdot.org] =D

Re:Game tip for prospective players

[Pluvius]

It's actually valid to give Redundant mods to a first post that repeats something that's in the article and/or blurb without adding anything. Your post didn't do that, though, so it's just another case of some mods not knowing what they're doing.

Rob

Re:Game tip for prospective players

[KDR_11k]

How about we disallow those mods on unmoderated posts? Modding up should always have a reason and overrated is usually used for agenda enforcement.