Like a lot of virtual worlds observers, I've written repeatedly on the need for virtual worlds like OpenSim and Second Life to be simpler to use - ideally web browser based. Kitely, a project underway since 2008, takes a big step toward achieving that by making the establishment of an OpenSim grid nearly as simple as it gets. It took me under ten minutes to get set up in … [Read more...] about Kitely: open source virtual worlds simplified
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Second Life / OpenSim developers sought
I had the pleasure of meeting Dale Linegar last year - he's one of many innovative Australian educators working in virtual worlds. He's after some developers as detailed below, preferably Melbourne-based. If you're interested, drop him an email. We are a small, dedicated team of educators, developers and programmers who are working on a range of virtual world, AI and mobile … [Read more...] about Second Life / OpenSim developers sought
Why Second Life is already second-best for education
The announcement by Linden Lab in the past 24 hours that their discounting of pricing for educators and non-profits would cease in January 2011, has engendered the expected level of outrage. And rightly so, given the critical mass of educators that have generated significant outcomes for Second Life. In fact, it could be argued that it's only the good news stories generated by … [Read more...] about Why Second Life is already second-best for education
The ins and outs of Intel’s OpenSim scaling
By now, you’ve probably read about Intel’s experiments in boosting the performance of open-source Second Life workalike OpenSim to very large numbers of users – or at least very large numbers of users compared to a traditional Second Life simulator. You may have seen the video, if not, it’s here: All of this, ultimately, is apparently going to become an open part of the … [Read more...] about The ins and outs of Intel’s OpenSim scaling
Interview – Kyle Gomboy, CEO of ReactionGrid
ReactionGrid is one of the OpenSim-based grids that's been making an impact during the year. The more formalised partnership with Microsoft has only increased the momentum for ReactionGrid, as has the increase in educators moving or diversifying to OpenSim grids. I took the opportunity this week to catch up with ReactionGrid's CEO, Kyle Gomboy, to have a detailed chat about … [Read more...] about Interview – Kyle Gomboy, CEO of ReactionGrid