can you load me up some flight sim on that?

September 25, 2004 12:52 AM

The Visualization Portal's default description page starts off kind of slow and ho-hum, with some pretty basic and dated looking graphics. And even a little weird, artsy. The actual main news page is better. The Visualization Portal is nearly a Heinlein-esque 3D 3D visualization tank. These pics of past events are cool. You can visit the portal at UCLA for free.
posted by loquacious (2 comments total)

The tech sounds a little dated, but I have a feeling it's one of those organic/analog*/artsy things done well. (*metaphorically)

If I visit and there's no one there or just a few people, I'm certainly going to ask them - and the other attendees - if they would like to load up a game or flight sim or something fun like that. Sure would be fun in 3D with that sound engine going.
posted by loquacious at 12:53 AM on September 25, 2004

I've been meaning to check out this place for awhile. I'll have to drop by one of their open houses. I was actually going to do a post on the UCLA Urban Simulation Team but there wasn't much material online.
posted by euphorb at 10:00 PM on September 25, 2004