Difference between revisions of "Project Motivation"
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If we assume that virtual worlds will be a significant part of the future, then the following numbers might not be so far off: | If we assume that virtual worlds will be a significant part of the future, then the following numbers might not be so far off: | ||
* 60 million regions (probably more) (60 was mentioned [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Zero_Linden/Office_Hours/2007_Sep_18 here] by Zero Linden ) | |||
* 2 billion users | Scalability of world extent: | ||
* 50 - 100 million concurrency (on whatever device) | :* 60 million regions (probably more) (60 was mentioned [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Zero_Linden/Office_Hours/2007_Sep_18 here] by Zero Linden ) | ||
* 20 thousand | Scalability of world population: | ||
:* 2 billion users | |||
Scalability of concurrent users: | |||
:* 50 - 100 million concurrency (on whatever device) | |||
Scalability for events (concurrent users in a single region): | |||
:* 20 thousand per region ([[Talk:Project_Motivation|calculated here based on 2 bn users]]), rising to ([[Use_Cases#SecondlifeTube|millions in some use cases]]) | |||
These numbers will not be possible with the grid right now and additionally some more use cases need to be solved like connecting 3rd party hosted regions to the grid. | These numbers will not be possible with the grid right now and additionally some more use cases need to be solved like connecting 3rd party hosted regions to the grid. | ||
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[[Category:Architecture Working Group]] | [[Category:Architecture Working Group]] | ||
Revision as of 05:09, 1 October 2007
According to Zero Linden, the project was motivated by thoughts a year ago when Second Life was growing rapidly and Linden Lab was thinking about how to scale the grid.
There have been two timeframes set back then: The next few months and the next years. This architecture discussion is about the next years.
Scary numbers
If we assume that virtual worlds will be a significant part of the future, then the following numbers might not be so far off:
Scalability of world extent:
- 60 million regions (probably more) (60 was mentioned here by Zero Linden )
Scalability of world population:
- 2 billion users
Scalability of concurrent users:
- 50 - 100 million concurrency (on whatever device)
Scalability for events (concurrent users in a single region):
- 20 thousand per region (calculated here based on 2 bn users), rising to (millions in some use cases)
These numbers will not be possible with the grid right now and additionally some more use cases need to be solved like connecting 3rd party hosted regions to the grid.