A collection of articles reporting on activities related to Infinite Metaverse Alliance and working groups with contributing projects. This page will be updated as more articles are published.
Final report on the TMFFail project. The project developed a test object/protocol that could reliably replicate the problem. The project was publicized in a blog article. It attracted tests and expert opinion. A fix was developed by one of the OS Devs and placed in the OS 0.9 master.
Storytelling is popular is virtual worlds. It requires mostly talk, scenery and possibly music. All these can easily be provided in a web-world, where the access is much easier.
IMA WG31Test Management work group is organized and has begun work. One active project and two upcoming projects are described. Current members are listed, along with an invitation to join. The use of the IMA project management service is illustrated.
A new physics engine, ubODE, has been introduced in the upcoming version of OpenSimulator (OS0.9.X). Since some grids are running OS0.9.x, it is possible to get video demonstrations of vehicle performance under ubODE. Here are 3, showing that vehicle performance can be quite good.
Sometimes a persistent bug/defect is noted and the source is not immediately obvious. No one can investigate a problem unless it can be replicated. This becomes a greater problem if the defect is intermittent. In such cases, the IMA TestWG may be able to create a test object and test protocol to support investigation of the problem.
Since we have options in OpenSim, we need comparison data to provide a basis for choice. Here I describe some of the things we will need to test. Preparation for the tests will require gathering of collecting a test suite for each measurement objective.
The IMA TestWG will be developing test-management methods for several classes of tests. One prominent class is Quality Assurance. These tests are done (or should be done) when software under development is released for production use. QA generally requires a suite of tests designed to identify failures that are not likely to show up in the ordinary testing done during development. This article suggests the general method that will probably be used
Since a web-world can be embedded in multiple web sites, we will want to think about what kind of web-world designs might be worth embedding in multiple web sites. Here I propose one such design, a room that shows newcomers events upcoming on the hypergrid and how to find them.
IMA Commerce WG, call for participation, citing of stakeholders, and statement of initial objectives regarding digital economy, intellectual property, and intergrid commerce. Added comments about IMA's possible function as an OpenSim Chamber of Commerce.
