Hi Derek, Many of the items you listed are infact integral to the insors machines - the only problem with the insors nodes is that sometimes it is difficult to interact with AG nodes - but having the other features you mention creates a really nice tool.
Julie On 1/22/07, Derek Piper <dcpi...@indiana.edu<mailto:dcpi...@indiana.edu>> wrote: Yes, looks like Steve Smith was right on the money with that. So what happened with that project? I'd think that would have been a smarter way to go with AG3.. ah well. Derek Andrew Sharpe wrote: > Hi Derek, you might like a read of > http://people.vislab.usyd.edu.au/~ssmith/apac05/apac05-presentation.pdf > > Andrew > > Derek Piper wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Something I was thinking about was the differences between AG and >> H.323 and I was wondering if a 'blend' of the two, in a way, would be >> an interesting direction to go in. >> What I'm thinking about is this, and of course there are many >> questions and details to work out but I thought I'd bring it up to see >> what people might think: >> >> A 'Call server' that people log in to when the 'AG caller' client >> starts, analogous to the IM server, Jabber server or H.323 'gateway' >> Allows IM communication with all those connected >> 'Buddy lists' to see who's on? >> What about distribution of servers.. would you need an account on >> every server in the world? what about a registry of servers? >> >> IM 'calling' ..i.e. make a noise, flash something.. get user attention. >> nicer than speakers on hanging around in a venue >> people who don't know you're on or where you're on may stand a >> better chance of contacting you :> >> >> Initiate video call just allocates IP addresses in the same way as a >> venue and runs media tools against either multicast or unicast to a >> bridge if that preference is set. >> Simple 2-way video conferencing. We've achieved 'AG Skype' >> >> Add another participant to a 'call' by invite or by messaging each >> participant. >> >> Could also move to 'conference room' which is the same as an AG venue >> is now. >> Maybe launch full AG VenueClient at that venue? >> Then you could do the same shared-app stuff as we have now. >> >> >> I'm kicking this around as a possibility and a direction for a >> project either as something that the AGtk moves towards or is an >> add-on for it. One of the things I've noticed is that polycoms are >> often used as a back channel and an ad-hoc meeting method because you >> can *call* someone. It's a videophone. AG relies on someone turning up >> where you are, and that's sometimes very awkward and not what people >> want to do. >> Basically to implement it seeing as we have a Jabber integration >> doesn't seem that hard on the surface. The client would start off to >> appearing something like GAIM, Psi or Skype and you place a video call >> to someone or start a conference in a venue. >> >> I'm curious to hear some points of view about it. >> >> Derek >> > > -- Derek Piper - dcpi...@indiana.edu<mailto:dcpi...@indiana.edu> - (812) 856 0111 IRI 323, School of Informatics Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
