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VIRTUAL ISLANDS FOR BETTER EDUCATION:
JOURNEY TO OPENSIMStephen L. Gasior, PhD
Biology Instructor, Ball State University
Stephen Xootfly (in virtuo)
NonProfit Commons, Oct 3rd 2014
VIRTUAL WORLDSBehind the Curtain
OPEN (BSD) = use and modify to
your content (and ability)
Community of Developers
Slide 1
Framework: .NET mono mono
Operating System
VIRTUAL WORLDSHosting
OPEN (BSD) = use and modify to
your content (and ability)
Slide 3
VIRTUAL WORLDSHosting
can control access
can have running when necessary
depending on hardware and network, can expand when necessary
duplication of content is not an increase in cost
one can have highly specialized regions/single purpose regions
can save and archive all the data for every registered user
don't have to pay an outside vendor Slide 4
ContentYOUR OWN VIRTUAL WORLD(S)
filename.oar
LindaKellieWesternTown.oar StudentOutfits.iarLindaKellieKidsCenter.oar SolarSystemKit.iarSlide 7A
ContentYOUR OWN VIRTUAL WORLD(S)
boyscout_backup.oar (disk, dropbox)
load boyscout_backup.oar
Slide 7B
VIBE Grids and BuildersOUR OWN VIRTUAL WORLDS
Avatar Affiliation SL Build OpenSim Grid(s)
Stephen Xootfly (fmr) U of New OrleansBall State University
Some chemistry stuff, PGS
VIBE Hub, Showcase (sandbox regions)
Max Chatnoir Texas Wesleyan U Genome Island Genome Island
Nova Saunders Indiana University of Pennsylvania
IUP Archaeology Nova Archaeology
Clowey Greenwood Northern Michigan U
BIOME BIOME, BIOME4Kids
Rachel Gloedu Indiana U IU Global Health Traveler, Global Health, 3D Teams, SPH Places
Kalaeon Resident Independent Project Alexandria
Slide 8A
VIBE Grids and BuildersOUR OWN VIRTUAL WORLDS
repo.bio-se.infoProject Alexandria
Can make objects with
libraries of
notecards/images.
Kaleaon can make you
an OAR or IARhttp://was.fm/opensim:project_alexan
dria
SELF HOSTING
Slide 10
IP autodetect and configuration tools
Web interface to opensim (both IAR and OAR uploads and access to the console)
auto restart of opensim if it crashes
simple update tool for Debian and OpenSim
daily saves of OARs and IARs
Clockwerk by Wizardy and Steamworkshttp://was.fm