I have an online vision

April 5, 2001 D. H. McKee

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I have a vision of an online community … a place where people can meet virtually, in a 3D environment, with freedom of movement and space in which to move around.
I want to build this place, host it on my servers, and allow those wishing a similar experience to come into my world and explore. They could chat, enjoy games, strike up new friendships, or otherwise enjoy the beauty and splendour of my world.

So what if it uses the Unreal engine? So what if we have to carry weapons around? Cyberspace is a pretty dangerous place, as we’re all aware. The Unreal Tournament game has proven itself to be fast, versatile, and capable of hosting dozens of players in huge environments. What’s better is that the levels are a cinch to compile, so creating and maintaining my world would be relatively simple compared to other 1st-person environments. And it has a rudimentary chat engine build right in.
Think of it as ICQ or MSN with guns… more dangerous, but way more interesting.

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About This Site

As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.