PFS/PANMA: 7/29/2009: Other Spaces: Virtual World Options Beyond Second Life
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Tim (FlipperPA)
Jul 23, 2009, 9:22:03 AM7/23/09
to Philadelphia Future Salon
July 29th event: details, links, and pictures here:
http://www.peregrinesalon.com/2009/07/21/panma-7292009-other-spaces-virtual-world-options-beyond-second-life/
Here's the text:
Second Life has had the buzz, both positive and negative, among
virtual worlds for the better part of the past five years. More and
more options are starting to present themselves as viable
alternatives, especially open source options. Many local academic and
business entities have tried Second Life to varying degrees of
success, and are now looking for ways to take it to the next level.
Featured panelists for the event are Rachel Harper Joseph and Paul
Vigo of Rezzable, one of the most creative and well known virtual
worlds development agencies, who have created some of the most famous
virtual world regions, including Greenies, Black Swan, and Heritage
Key’s Discover King Tut Virtual Experience.
Rezzable has recently been moving all of their content from Second
Life to a private grid of virtual regions, hosted on OpenSimulator.
OpenSimulator allows you to host your grid compatible with the Second
Life viewer (and other viewers), offering a rich 3-D experience that
is becoming comparable to Second Life. This offers several advantages:
you can host the virtual world on your own servers, thereby saving the
$295 per month per region cost, and additionally, you become the
gatekeeper and control all the user names and passwords. It makes it
possible, for example, for a University to have a private grid open to
only their students and faculty, or a company to restrict access to
their employees.
Rezzable will talk about the experience of the move, and share some of
the “gotcha” moments they’ve had to overcome along the way. I will be
moderating the discussion, and Frank Taney will provide some brief
legal analysis, focusing on intellectual property issues that having
multiple grids raises.
The event will be held in Jon M. Huntsman Hall at the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania in room G65: from the Locust Street
entrance, walk through the lobby, past the check in desk, and turn
left. G65 is at the end of the hallway. Please pre-register at the
PANMA Registration Site to guarantee admission to the event:
http://www.panma.org/community/events/2009/07/virtual-world-options-beyond-second-life
We hope to see you there!
Regards,
-Tim
http://www.peregrinesalon.com/2009/07/21/panma-7292009-other-spaces-virtual-world-options-beyond-second-life/
Here's the text:
Second Life has had the buzz, both positive and negative, among
virtual worlds for the better part of the past five years. More and
more options are starting to present themselves as viable
alternatives, especially open source options. Many local academic and
business entities have tried Second Life to varying degrees of
success, and are now looking for ways to take it to the next level.
Featured panelists for the event are Rachel Harper Joseph and Paul
Vigo of Rezzable, one of the most creative and well known virtual
worlds development agencies, who have created some of the most famous
virtual world regions, including Greenies, Black Swan, and Heritage
Key’s Discover King Tut Virtual Experience.
Rezzable has recently been moving all of their content from Second
Life to a private grid of virtual regions, hosted on OpenSimulator.
OpenSimulator allows you to host your grid compatible with the Second
Life viewer (and other viewers), offering a rich 3-D experience that
is becoming comparable to Second Life. This offers several advantages:
you can host the virtual world on your own servers, thereby saving the
$295 per month per region cost, and additionally, you become the
gatekeeper and control all the user names and passwords. It makes it
possible, for example, for a University to have a private grid open to
only their students and faculty, or a company to restrict access to
their employees.
Rezzable will talk about the experience of the move, and share some of
the “gotcha” moments they’ve had to overcome along the way. I will be
moderating the discussion, and Frank Taney will provide some brief
legal analysis, focusing on intellectual property issues that having
multiple grids raises.
The event will be held in Jon M. Huntsman Hall at the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania in room G65: from the Locust Street
entrance, walk through the lobby, past the check in desk, and turn
left. G65 is at the end of the hallway. Please pre-register at the
PANMA Registration Site to guarantee admission to the event:
http://www.panma.org/community/events/2009/07/virtual-world-options-beyond-second-life
We hope to see you there!
Regards,
-Tim
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