SceneGate improvements: Starting,
voice, vision, performance,
grid manager, button groups
SceneGate improvements for beginning users and those with disabilities. This article is explicitly licensed Public Domain (CC0).
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SceneGate Improvements
Cognitive load
- A simplified mode was developed for beginners. It is the default mode.
- This mode provides only controls needed to attend meetings and classes.
- Thus the "steep learning curve" is left for when it is needed.
- An Extended mode is available for experienced users.
Voice
- Hear voice equally from all positions (default=On)
- Voice on (mic off) at start.
- We can instruct new people in voice immediately.
- People with hearing problems need not cope with changing volume.
- TBD: Secure voice connections.
Vision
- Wide range of color options for the UI.
- Instructions TBD
Performance
- Dynamic texture loading times were greatly reduced.
Grid Manager
- Error checking for added URI blocks nonexistent addresses.
- User is advised of error.
Button grouping
- Functional button grouping is the default.
- Left: User's account
- Right: Going places
- Bottom: Frequently-used tools
Related
- The SceneGate Viewer open beta: Rationale, documentation, support, roadmap
- Gathering educational support in OpenSimulator. Scenegate, RezMela™, Kitely Organizations, DTA
- SceneGate: updating the strawman model for education
- SceneGate Wiki (in development)
- Thales teams with Infinite Metaverse Alliance (IMA) to work on next generation collaborative and training tools.
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This will help so many individuals, I have a visual disturbance that causes me to see things "crooked" so if I build something correctly I have to adjust it to look correct for my vision, I need lots of help building in-world. A bit distorted :) Cannot use Mouselook at all. One day maybe they will have a viewer to compensate. Very interesting article.
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