Thanks -- but the discussion is more useful as what I really wanted to know was whether I could connect to the system the Czechs have chosen from here (& from Seattle / Mountain View) for the conference, not about web conferencing in general :-)
I will double check whether this is one of the things that can be done in the Architecture / Mech Eng VR room. Joanna As Julian Padget wrote (Today at 12:19am): > And finally, the first hit on google is www.accessgrid.org - full story > there Joanna. > > --Julian. > > On Wed, 2006-04-26 at 23:22 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > skype - i'm sure you know - gives users FREE calls+web-cam over IP; > > a microphone and monitor are needed, a camera is optional. > > even Bath can afford to spend zero. > > > > > > > Yes, it's a system for teleconferencing over the internet. The standard > > > implementation requires several projectors, a wall of screens and a > > > myriad of other devices.... and a dedicated room. There is also a > > > cut-down version called the Personal Interface to the access Grid (PIG). > > > that is just a screen, camera and mike. There are probably also > > > requirements for channels with guaranteed bandwidth. Rest assured it is > > > not the sort of thing that a second-rate university like Bath can offer. > > > > > > --Julian. > > > > > > On Wed, 2006-04-26 at 21:28 +0100, Joanna Bryson wrote: > > >> Does anyone know about "access grid"? Thanks in advance, > > >> > > >> Joanna > > >> > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:04:35 +0200 > > >> From: Denisa Kera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: Joanna Bryson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Cyril Brom > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Subject: Re: Unreal "conference" > > >> > > >> It will be a teleconference over access grid > > >> http://ciant114.cesnet.cz/agnode/index.php/Main/Howto > > >> in which we want to use the unreal engine and show examples of what > > >> people do > > >> with that. > > >> > > >> There will be people here in Prague, Georgia Tech + East London > > >> University. > > >> > > >> Will you be on line on some good connection? Access grid is very tricky > > >> - it is > > >> used for group to group interactions not very suitable for personal > > >> use... you > > >> also need a public IP address. > > >> > > >> dk > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Joanna Bryson napsal(a): > > >> > But is "there" online, or Prague? > > >> > > > >> > JB > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > As Cyril Brom wrote (Yesterday at 12:18pm): > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > To my knowledge, it is rather about presenting a working (or a > > >> > > work-in-progress) project and "putting people together", so anyone > > >> can > > >> > > put > > >> > > there a quick review or a paper published elsewhere provided he/she > > >> > > presents > > >> > > also his/her/their project briefly. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Is the e-workshop free & > > >> > > > over the web? > > >> > > > > >> > > I think so. > > >> > > > > >> > > Denisa -- am I right? > > >> > > > > >> > > Cy > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Joanna > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > -- Dr. Joanna J. Bryson ---------------------- > > >> > > > Artificial models of natural Intelligence > > >> > > > http://www.bath.ac.uk/comp-sci/ai/AmonI.html > > >> > > > -- University of Bath, UK ---------------------- > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > As Cyril Brom wrote (Apr 12 at 5:22pm): > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Hi -- > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > there is a small e-workshop on stuff in Unreal in Prague (see > > >> > > > > below), > > >> > > > > together > > >> > > > > with Transistor workshop http://transistor.ciant.cz/. Perhaps, > > >> > > > > you > > >> > > > > may be > > >> > > > > interested in it... > > >> > > > > Papers are not mandatory (they will probably not be published > > >> > > > > under > > >> > > > > an ISBN > > >> > > > > either...) > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > Joanna -- we can put there POSH/Unreal stuff... maybe you can > > >> > > > > discuss > > >> > > > > it with > > >> > > > > your students and Jakub? > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > If you have any technical/organisation questions, please, > > >> > > > > contact > > >> > > > > Denisa Kera > > >> > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/kera/. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > Cyril > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > -------------- > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > On the 13.6 we want to organize a conference in > > >> > > > > the unreal engine enviroment and distribute it > > >> > > > > over the access grid. The papers will present or > > >> > > > > perform what different people are doing with the > > >> > > > > unreal engine. I am sending you an example. The > > >> > > > > presentations will be recorded and archived on the > > >> > > > > Polylogue portal > > >> > > > > http://ciant114.cesnet.cz/agnode/. At the end of > > >> > > > > 2006 we will prepare a DVD with all the sessions > > >> > > > > in 2006. Polylogues is a joined activity of > > >> > > > > CIANT - International Centre for Art and New > > >> > > > > Technologies, Prague (http://www.ciant.cz) New > > >> > > > > Media Studies, Charles University, Prague > > >> > > > > (http://uisk.ff.cuni.cz/). 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