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From: broehl@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Bernie Roehl)
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Subject: Re: Who says what to whom (was Re: VR Protocols.)
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In article <8204@milton.u.washington.edu> mike@x.co.uk (Mike Moore) writes:
>In my (humble) opinion, there isn't a need for every object to shout it's
>attributes at me when I enter a room.  An object is a passive item that is
>acted on

Agreed, provided we allow "acted on" to encompass "looked at".  That is, if
I tell an object I'm looking at it, it tells me what it looks like (unless
it's invisible).

The reason I was suggested such information be cached in the room server
is purely to reduce network traffic.

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