Million dollar idea of the day
Someone needs to build a virtual panorama camera head like the one described here:
Figure 1: Peace River Studios PixOrb camera head
The tools are now available to accurately control a virtual camera angle to the point where you could reconstruct a quicktime VR file composed of virtual snapshots.
Why would you want to do this? Right now virtual worlds face an entrance barrier. People hear about something exciting, but then realize they need to download software, sign up for an account, and literally learn how to fly. Tools like DTV allow export of virtual ventures to the unbelieving masses. They also allow for a greater number of visitors by taking advantage of traditional 2-D web infrastructure. A virtual quicktime VR generator would be another tool for such an arsenal.
While we are at it, why not a streaming quicktime VR setup that would update every time the virtual camera mount had enough photos to cycle the image? It would be like being in a virtual world without ever logging in to the environment.
