2020 #VWEDU: MUVEs: OSCC: IMA and Thales work towards improved voice in OpenSim (SceneGate), including security, accessibility, and features

IMA and Thales work towards improved voice 
in OpenSim (SceneGate), 
including security, accessibility, and features.

This presentation from Infinite Metaverse Alliance® (IMA) and Thales Group discusses progress towards improving open source code used in a self-hosted secure voice solution called EchoVoice. This is an alternative to ViVox which is commonly used for voice communication between avatars in OpenSimulator regions. The discussion is focused on the development work done to provide a modernized solution for HyperGrid-enabled regions as well as planned enhancements not currently available.

• Watch on YouTube
• OSCC videos are up
• Download SceneGate
• SceneGate Wiki 
• VidReader

Goals

• Voice at FERPA grade security
• Text-to-speech (accommodation)
• Speech-to-text (accommodation)
• Outworld connectivity (to other voice and text systems)

Background

• IMA SceneGate Viewer Release 1.0.0 for Linux and Windows
• Thales teams with Infinite Metaverse Alliance (IMA) to work on next generation collaborative and training tools.
• OpenSimulator Community Conference 2019 Dec. 14-15. Dec 15 events: Selected presentations with emphasis on education and broad interest
• OSCC videos are up

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Education

• Gathering educational support in OpenSimulator. Scenegate, RezMela™, Kitely Organizations, DTA

SceneGate

• The SceneGate Viewer open beta: Rationale, documentation, support, roadmap
• SceneGate has an extended mode for experienced users. Planned developments will offer more reasons for experienced users to want to use it.
• SceneGate improvements: Starting, voice, vision, performance, grid manager, button groups
• Scenegate improvements: onboarding, accessibility, performance, usability

Security Issues

• Can virtual worlds meet network security requirements? Some can and some still have problems.
• The digital teacher assistant and FERPA: there are security issues.
• HG Safari at Lighthouse Point: Counsellors and educators explore sexuality

Outworld connections

• Connections to systems beyond OpenSim
• Web-worlds, Discord, Frendica 

Other OSCC presentations

• AvaCon Inc 

Related

• Scenegate wiki
• Thales teams with Infinite Metaverse Alliance (IMA) to work on next generation collaborative and training tools.
• SceneGate Launch Party Fireworks
• SceneGate: updating the strawman model for education
• The SceneGate Viewer open beta: Rationale, documentation, support, roadmap
• Scenegate beginner's instructions: for people coming to a class or meeting in OpenSImulator. DTA content

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