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Is there a Virtual World of Oz? OSGrid & Opensim introduction through the lens of the Wizard of Oz movie. Presented first in Second Life.
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The Wizard of OzGrid
There is No Place Like?
Live 3d Show byPhoenix & Stylianos
OSGrid
The Oz Grid?
Learning Goals
• Learn & understand OpenSim & OSGridarchitecture
• Learn, understand and evaluate OpenSim advantages
• Analyze & apply OpenSim use scenarios
OpenSimulator
OpenSim Ecosystem
• Opensimulator(open source server software)
• Grid (installation, virtual world)• Hypergrid• Region (256x256 m2 in a Grid)
OSGrid Regions
OSGrid: Mayor of OpenSim Grids!
OpenSim Grids
ReactionGrid
InWorldz
ScienceSim 3rdRock
Meta7
OSGrid
Metropolis
Quest
Courage
Heart
Brain
Home
OpenSim Advantages
Scalability
Affordability
Flexibility
Portability
OpenSim Weaknesses
• Alpha version
• Economy
• Population
Virtual Worlds Metrics (Dec 2010)
0 10000 20000 30000
Regions
8512
15094
31530
Second Life
OpenSim*
OSGrid
Population: OSGrid 54.154 - Opensim 147.565 - SL: 21,5 millions
Second Life vs. Opensim regions
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Dec-10
OSGrid
OpenSim*
Second Life
*Top-40 public OpenSim Grids
Useful Facts
• Second Life regions increased 6% in 2010• OpenSim Grids doubled in size in 2010• OpenSim Top40 Public Grids (Virtual Worlds)
grow by 10% every month• OpenSim regions will catch up with SL in 2011• OSGrid: 1/3 users & 3/5 total regions of
Opensim Grids
Don’t underestimate SL!
Second LifeSD of VWs
Por
tab
ility
Inventory
Regions
Sandbox
Portability
Hypergrid
oar
3ds Max
3d VW Interoperability
Scalability
Megaprims
Mega regions
Higher prim limits
Time-specific upscaling
Op
enSi
mSm
art
Use
s
Standalone
Hypergrid
Closed/LAN
Flexibility
Hybrid Model
• City state with embassies - portals
• Small estate in SL
• Main estate in Opensim - OSGrid
• Gridjumping?!
$10!
Affordability
The journey begins!
Virtual Academy I
OSGrid142,122,23
Who’s the true Wizard of Oz?
Virtual Emerald Palace
The Wizard of OzGridStylianos Mystakidis (OS)
e-learning Expert
University of Patras, UOC
blog.edu.gr
@stylianosm2
Stylianos Ling (SL)
Virtual Academy I
References
• http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
• http://www.osgrid.org/
• http://www.hypergridbusiness.com
• http://gridsurvey.com/
• http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-wizard-of-oz
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