Sunday, June 11, 2017

2017 SEE: VIDEO: Bora Bora, Digiworldz, a stop on the Metaverse Tour

Bora Bora, a stop on the Metaverse Tour   
Video: A video by WWanderer: recreation of Bora Bora, an island in French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano.

Go there

  • Bora bora HG Address:
  • login.digiworldz.com:8002:Bora Bora
  • Put the HG address in the Find bar of your world map. Click Find, TP
  • We keep in touch by group chat in the group "Metaverse Tour"
  • So be sure you are a member (open join -- you can join when you are in Kitely.)

Join the Metaverse Tour

  • Metaverse Tour travels weekly at 1 pm California time 
  • Starting at Kitely Welcome Center HG address
  • grid.kitely.com:8002:Kitely Welcome Center
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    Saturday, June 10, 2017

    2017 SEE: VIDEO: Dragon's Nest on Ferd Frederix's Outworldz: Metaverse tour

    Dragon's Nest on Ferd Frederix's Outworldz: 
    Metaverse tour
    The Metaverse Tour visited Dragon's Nest, another of the elaborate and active worlds build by Ferd Frederix.  Dragons to ride.  The abominable snowman.  Harpies.  Things that are hard to find in the "real" world.  WWanderer got a video.

    • Watch on YouTube
    • The Metaverse Tour travels every Saturday at 1 pm California time
    • The tour starts at Kitely Welcome Center.    HG address:
    • grid.kitely.com:8002:Kitely Welcome Center
    • Other metaverse tours:

    Go there

    • Outworldz: the grid cannot be reached from the web.  
    • Go to any OpenSim grid on the Hypergrid (HG) and take the HG from there.
    • HG Address Outwordz Welcome Center:
    • http://www.outworldz.com:9000
    • or
    • www.outworldz.com:9000
    • Put the HG address in the Find bar of your world map. Click Find, TP
    • At the Welcome Center, find the wall poster for Dragon's Nest, and click for TP
    • DO NOT use the world map to go there.
    • Note: Some people have run into problems in getting to Outworldz grid. 
    • If you can't get there, try from another location or try another day.
    • Outwolrdz has the kind of IP address that changes from time to time.
    • If the grid you are using has not gotten the update, it won't find Outwordz.
    • Maybe it will get updated in a day or so.
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    Friday, June 9, 2017

    2017 OSHG: IMA Test WG: Problem analysis tests, objects and protocols: Example: TMFFail

    Problem analysis tests, objects and protocols: 
    Example: TMFFail
    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. 
    TMFFail
    The defect appears in two prims on the right
    Click image to enlarge

    Example problem 

    • Texture multiple face fail (TMFFail)
    • In an object with multiple faces, you can apply the same texture to all faces at once.
    • This is done in the texture panel of the edit window.
    • Sometimes the process fails on one or a few faces.
    • The failure is intermittent, so not easy to replicate.
    • This test object makes replication easier.  
    • Thanks to Kayaker Magic for the initial design of this test object.
    • And gives more confidence of failure to replicate when that is found.
    • The  test object might later be incorporated into the QA test suite.
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    Tuesday, June 6, 2017

    2017 OSHG: IMA Test WG: Comparison suites for versions, modules, etc.

    IMA Test WG:  
    Comparison suites for versions, modules, etc. 
    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.


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    Monday, June 5, 2017

    2016 WRITE: Sudden stories: A set of pictures. A hook line. What happened here? Would it make a story?

    Sudden stories: A set of pictures.  A hook line.  
    What happened here?  Would it make a story?
    A challenge for a writers group in virtual worlds.  Get together and exercise the writing parts of your brain.  Here is a half-written story.  
    • Booland Redux - where the patient person recalled me from the night previously. "Thanks for wearing pants," she said.
    • "Pants??" I whisper to myself ...
    • Sorry, the scene is no longer there.
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    Sunday, June 4, 2017

    2017 IMA: OSHG: IMA Test WG: suites needed: Quality Assurance

    IMA TestWG:  suites needed:  Quality Assurance
    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
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    Saturday, June 3, 2017

    2017 EDU: Metaverse Tour does the Rome of Ferd Fredrix

    Metaverse Tour does the Rome of Ferd Fredrix
    A short video of Ferd's display of some elements of ancient Rome.  The video was produced by WWanderer on a recent metaverse tour.  

    Go there

    • Outworldz: the grid cannot be reached from the web.  
    • Go to any OpenSim grid on the Hypergrid (HG) and take the HG from there.

    • HG Address Outwordz Welcome Center:
    • http://www.outworldz.com:9000
    • or
    • www.outworldz.com:9000
    • Put the HG address in the Find bar of your world map. Click Find, TP
    • At the Welcome Center, find the wall poster for the Egypt and Rome, and click for TP
    • DO NOT use the world map to go there.
    • Note: Some people have run into problems in getting to Outworldz grid. 
    • If you can't get there, try from another location or try another day.
    • Outwolrdz has the kind of IP address that changes from time to time.
    • If the grid you are using has not gotten the update, it won't find Outwordz.
    • Maybe it will get updated in a day or so.
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    Friday, June 2, 2017

    2017 OSHG: IMA: Web-world general rooms, the Eventorator Room

    Web-world general rooms, the Eventorator Room
    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.
    Eventorator web walk
    • The current Eventorator is a walk with posters presenting selected web pages.
    • These pages present calendars and other pages with upcoming Hypergrid events.
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    • A web-world could present much more content.
    • It could have live hosts at times--perhaps an hour before the start of an event.  
    • A live host could promote the event, telling details, such as a song list.
    • A live host could talk new people through getting to the inworld venue.
    • Performers could meet people in the web-world and promote events.
    • Any event streamed over the web could be streamed to the Eventorator
    • A web-world can be embedded in multiple web pages.
    • Plan for the HG eventorator
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    Tuesday, May 30, 2017

    2017 BIZ: IMA: Virtual world money: Virtual world commerce needs micropayments

    Virtual world money: 
    Virtual world commerce needs micropayments  
    Commerce in virtual worlds depends on selling things at low cost.  We can do that because replacement cost is zero and selling costs are very small.  But low cost means that we need a way to pay in micro-payments.   Here I give some background, cite various systems for micro-payments, and give superficial consideration to their prospects. 
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    • Virtual world goods will only sell at prices considered small by the customer.
    • Inworld currencies can use denominations that accommodate that need.
    • Content creators want to convert inworld earnings to outworld money.
    • OpenSim has many grids.  Single grid currency is not satisfactory.
    • How can we have a multi-grid currency that converts to outworld money?
    • And also accommodates micro payments. 
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