Hi Tony, Adams ... I'm also interesting in virtual education worlds, in particular, Naali + Taiga. Please, could you say us more things about the related educational projects? Currently I'm writting my doctoral theis about virual worlds (Taiga) in education and references will be wellcome. Thanks for all Carlos Miguel Lorenzo
2011/1/22 <[email protected]<realxtend%[email protected]> > > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend/topics > > - Some newbie questions about > realXtend...<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_group_thread_0>[4 > Updates] > - Taiga > 0.2.0<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_group_thread_1>[1 > Update] > - Naali 0.4.0 > release<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_group_thread_2>[1 > Update] > > Topic: Some newbie questions about > realXtend...<http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend/t/8c0df86448bba01f> > > Groove <[email protected]> Jan 21 08:39PM -0800 > ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_digest_top> > > I'm new to virtual worlds, but looking at setting up a sim server for > educational use. > > I have a couple of questions about realXtend... > > 1) Can assets/worlds designed for opensim be used in Taiga? > > 2) How mature is voice support using Taiga + Naali? > > 3) Is there any way to auto-login a user (with real name) who is > logged in to a Joomla or Moodle site? > > 4) Can Taiga run on cloud servers (eg Rackspace or Amazon)? > > > > > Toni Alatalo <[email protected]> Jan 22 12:44PM +0200 > ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_digest_top> > > On Jan 22, 2011, at 6:39 AM, Groove wrote: > > I'm new to virtual worlds, but looking at setting up a sim server for > > educational use. > > I have a couple of questions about realXtend... > > Welcome :) > > We have made quite an interesting toolset for educational use recently > -- there is not much of it out yet (like videos or a demo server), but > hopefully soon enough. > > > 1) Can assets/worlds designed for opensim be used in Taiga? > > As far as the server goes, yes, because Taiga is Opensim (just with > some modules added). > > It is more of a viewer question. Naali has basic prim support, so > things should work. It is not currently optimized for rendering a large > number of small individual prims, though. In our project with schools we've > used meshes (but don't expect the teachers and the pupils to know polygon > modelling - have just added tools how they can create 3d text objects and > bring in images and web pages etc. easily to new meshes, and use ready-made > mesh objects from the web). > > > 2) How mature is voice support using Taiga + Naali? > > We have had mumble support since last May or so, and as far as I know > people have been happy with it. It has been enhanced along the way, mostly > by adding configuration features like allowing separate voice channels for > groups etc. (that was also made in that project with schools). > > > 3) Is there any way to auto-login a user (with real name) who is > > logged in to a Joomla or Moodle site? > > Yes. We have used web login to authenticate both with OpenID (google, > yahoo, all kinds of providers) and Microsoft LiveID (which is similar I > think). If Joomla or Moodle can act as an OpenID provider, it should just > work. If not, is quite simple to add something to your website to allow > authentication. > > Those openid authentication things in current Taiga are from the Cable > Beach 2 project by Intel, which I think later changed to be Simiangrid .. > it > might be quite straightforward to upgrade to simiangrid usege too if > needed. > > In Naali the web authentication can be integrated in the viewer GUI as > it embeds a web viewer. But I think there is also already builtin support > for launching the viewer from an authenticated external web browser. > > > 4) Can Taiga run on cloud servers (eg Rackspace or Amazon)? > > I think yes, has the same requirements as Opensim in general. Am not > 100% sure though, don't do hosting myself. > > ~Toni > > > > > Groove <[email protected]> Jan 22 03:13AM -0800 > ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_digest_top> > > @Toni - Many thanks for the information! > > > > We have made quite an interesting toolset for educational use > recently -- there is not much of it out yet (like videos or a demo server), > but hopefully soon enough. > > Are you alluding to TOY, eg: > > > > http://www.maxping.org/technobabble/platforms/open-source/free-virtual-worlds-based-education-platform-done-in-realxtend-beats-second-life-5-0-and-more.aspx > > or something else? > > > > > Toni Alatalo <[email protected]> Jan 22 02:00PM +0200 > ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_digest_top> > > On la, 2011-01-22 at 03:13 -0800, Groove wrote: > > Are you alluding to TOY, eg: > > > > http://www.maxping.org/technobabble/platforms/open-source/free-virtual-worlds-based-education-platform-done-in-realxtend-beats-second-life-5-0-and-more.aspx > > yes. > > realxtend has been used for education things also in other projects, > both before and after TOY, but that was the thing i was referring to. > as > has been the only one i've been involved in and know anything about :) > and 'we' referring to playsign in this case (is a bit vague, sometimes > it means all of realxtend and sometimes just some company) > > ~Toni > > > > Topic: Taiga > 0.2.0<http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend/t/9ea92c86606b6eab> > > CecilBergwin <[email protected]> Jan 21 03:47PM -0800 > ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_digest_top> > > Thanking you all kindly :) > > > > Topic: Naali 0.4.0 > release<http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend/t/3ecf2cf77b04720e> > > "Antti Ilomäki" <[email protected]> Jan 21 06:58PM +0200 > ^<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#12dae509e1b1f78b_digest_top> > > I would again like to thank Enne guys from Spain. Their contributions > were very welcome and I hope their example will encourage others to > join in as well. So thank you again to everyone who has contributed > code, testing, good ideas or a few encouraging words. Let's keep > working together and see the community grow. > > > > > -- > http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend > http://www.realxtend.org -- http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend http://www.realxtend.org
