***2016 HG: HGProjects and the OSHG initiative. Summary, Fall 2016

HGProjects and the OSHG initiative.  
Summary, Fall 2016 

HGProjects has been a continuing theme on this blog for several years.  Now I have added a new initiative: OSHG initiative aimed at improving the software development support for OpenSim and Hypergrid.  This effort will require funding and the development of an organization to manage the software development.  There has also been significant progress on some of the HGProjects I had listed earlier.  Here is an updated summary.

HGProjects

• HGProjects is code I made up to mark  to find relevant articles on the topic.
• To search this blog for relevant articles:
• put HGProjects into the search bar (upper left on any blog page).
• The HGProjects revealed!
• How are the HGProjects going? Summary May 14, 2016
• This previous summary page is updated through Sept 2, 2016

OpenSimulator Development

• OSHG development committee: Planning for OpenSimulator/Hypergrid development
• Comments on OSHG Development (collection 2). HGProjects
• Plans to support development of OpenSimulator/Hypergrid: Moses developments HGPprojects
• New Media Arts plans to support the development of OpenSimulator/Hypergrid HGProjects
• The acronym OSHG is intended to remind us that Hypergrid is an important element.
• Army to release browser-based viewer for OpenSim (open source)

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• (More after the break)
• Where is Arcadia?

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Metaverse events, current and upcoming

• Selby's daily news collection:  Virtual worlds are real    
• AvatarFest 2016: Sept 30-Oct 2
• Kitely adds events calendar to login page
• Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
• Entertainment on the Hypergrid
• HYPERGRID EVENTS
• Destination guide: OpenSimWorld
• Opensim AAM Virtual Performers
• Sign of the Kite 
• WELCOME TO SEANCHAI LIBRARIES
• In a virtual world, your deodorant never fails.

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Previous plans and progress

Ease of installing software Firestorm's part done.

• Army to release browser-based viewer for OpenSim (open source)
• Can't we have a Firestorm APP? Apps work with the mass market
• Starting in a virtual world need not be a puzzle game. Imaginary grid-starter viewer 

Entry and newcomer welcome Partly done

• Planning for HG Welcome Centers, Kitely and elsewhere. Outline/summary
• Bringing new people into virtual worlds? Bring them in via Cookie II or use the NMA method on your own site
• Community-based entry paths on the hypergrid
• NMA low tech entry path for starting in Hypergrid  

Ease of finding places of interest Done

• OpenSimWorld. Destination guide for the Hypergrid
• I have no other suggestions at this time

Ease of finding events of interest Done

• HYPEvents 
• Entertainment on the Hypergrid
• HYPERGRID EVENTS
• Opensim AAM Virtual Performers
• I have no other suggestions at this time

Ease of evaluating grids Partly done

• HyperSpace resources - The 300+ Worlds. Binder's worlds

Ease of finding friends and communities of shared interest Partly done

• Google Communities Maria's big list.
• Welcome kiosk for community collaboration 0.4
• Virtual worlds: Where is everybody? How do I find people?
• Interested in virtual worlds? Start with people. Metaverse communities
• Community-based entry: Welcome paths for community seekers in OpenSim

Promotion needed to tell new people what is available

• We need systematic efforts in this area. 

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News and Notes

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The Hypergrid WIP Show

The Hypergrid WIP is a one hour "show & tell" of works in progress or recently completed. All builders from beginner to pro are invited.  Presentations are in voice and text.  For text presentations, best bring the text in a notecard and paste it into chat.  Voice presentations may be captured in video.  Stills and videos from the show may appear in this blog and elsewhere.

Next WIP show 

• Next WIP show: Sun. Sept 11, Noon SLT 
• Narasnook  location (second Sunday of the month)
• Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
• world.narasnook.com:8900
• Put the line above in your World Map next to Find.  Click Find. TP
• At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora

• Narasnook  location (second Sunday of the month)
• Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
• world.narasnook.com:8900
• Put the line above in your World Map next to Find.  Click Find. TP
• At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora

• Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
• HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II 
• in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
• hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22

Previous Articles from the WIP show 

• WIP Show: How to with NPC, Nara Malone. Storytelling of the future
• WIP on Cookie II, Kitely, 9/20 Dolls, Discos, and Discussion
• WIP August 23, A conversation about being creative
• The WIP show, 7/18/2015: Virtual mobile art by Lucy Afarensis
• WIP Show at Hobo Sandbox on Cookie II, Kitely
• WIP Show, works in progress on the Hypergrid June 3, 2015
• Hypergrid WIP meeting. The creatives of the hypergrid

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• Entertainment on the Hypergrid, a G+ community   
• HYPERGRID EVENTS   
• Hypergrid Destinations

HG links-- depending on your interests 

• Hypergrid Tour 2016-01-- 167 virtual worlds
• Sign of the Kite
• Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
• Best metaverse communities   
• Top avatar outfitters on the hypergrid
• Arcadia Asylum All Around   
• G+ community: Hypergrid Safari
• G+ community: Metaverse Tours
• Opensimworld. Destination guide for the Hypergrid

Radio in the virtual world

• Radio Danko
• Retro Roots Radio
• Chicken Fried Country Radio
• OpenSimWorkingRadioStreams (OSWRS). Invited article by shawnkmaloney
• Aviation radio: Music to fly by. And to promote your aviation event.
• Radio for your place - Radio for the metaverse. Anyone for podcasts?

Metaverse beginner help

• NMA entry path 
• How to Enter Kitely Virtual Worlds
• Metaverse 101 Info + Tutorials for getting started in Opensim
• Fr43k Paine/Dealing With Griefers
• A Dimension Beyond
• Virtual Outworlding Table of Contents. Summary
• Newcomer help in virtual worlds
• Virtual worlds are about people. Communities, communication, shared goals
• Time conversion: put time/zone into Google search to get your time 

Schools in virtual worlds

• Heritage Christian Online School
• HCOS Brochure

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