Well again you make it sound like a union that all vendors are part of (and you're the official spokesman).  You most certainly do not know what "all" vendors have done.  You're welcome to make your best guess though. ;)  I just think it's some of the wording, M3dia.

I've done a variety of different things and don't have a specific focus of any type of product.  I enjoy creating utilities when I feel that I have something to contribute that I feel would make Poser more fun and interesting to use and that advance on what I've done prior.

Apart from that I released a toon bear in December, which did very well.  Suzy and Dude did very well (and continue to have residuals), of which I was the rigger and polisher and that I also accessorized.

I have done some V4 works but (of late) those were part of a team effort and in that situation it was my job to rig/morph so that was being there to support a team concept.  But as far as Joe solo goes, I don't think I've made completely self-published content (clothing, skins and what you would consider standard fare) for any of the older generation figures in well over 4 years.  And that's not a V4-hater statement, it's just that its not the "end all" of anything for me. ;)

Back to OT, I don't really have much to contribute except that I do like the instancing idea and stewer has suggested that it likely feasable to do, by saying that other requests have been done (but that doesn't mean it's easy, just might not require the code base rewrite that is perceived to need to happen).

On the Genesis and all that, I think we know everyone's opinion already.  I don't think either company should feel they must shack up with the other, no matter who's foot the shoe is on.  If it could be done in some way that both could meet at a middle ground and each take a step forward, I think that would be the best route without anyone having to make sacrfices.  Maybe SM could move more towards a Genesis-type system (but keep the Poser ideals intact) and DAZ could move towards producing a native Poser file to work within that system.  Don't you think that sounds better than just "adopt someone else's technology natively" in your own program?

I'm not in the mood to be lambasted over the whole genesis thing this week but I'm actually very neutral on the whole thing.  It it winds up working natively, great!  Something to look forward to.  If it doesn't... I'll still be moving forward doing whatever I do :)  Sorry that I'm sickenly positive but that's how I gotta roll.

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