Using Open Wonderland Preview 5 for Education

Using Open Wonderland Preview 5In Education

Nicole YankelovichExecutive DirectorOpen Wonderland Foundationnicole@openwonderland.org

Jonathan KaplanOpen Wonderland ArchitectOpen Wonderland Foundationjonathan@wonderbuilders.com

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What is Open Wonderland?100% Java, free, open-source toolkit for

creating 3D immersive virtual worlds

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Vision• 3D Web

> Federated, specializedvirtual worlds

> Common way to express behavior across platforms(Java mobile code)

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Wonderland Core Features

• Application Sharing> Unmodified X11 apps> Collaboration-aware Java apps

• Immersive Audio> Includes mix of recorded and live audio,

range of audio fidelities, individual volume control, audio recording, and audio applications such as the virtualmicrophone and cone-of-silence

• Telephone Integration> Includes dial-in, dial out, and connecting

avatars with telephone audio

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Adding Content• Drag-and-drop

> Images: .gif, .jpg, .png> Documents: .pdf, .svg> 3D Models: .kmz, .dae> Others depending on configuration

• Application launches on drop

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3D Artwork• Direct support for Google

Earth (.kmz) format> Thousands of free models

in Google 3D Warehouse> Create models for free

with Google SketchUp

• Also standard COLLADA (.dae) format> Industry-standard tools

• Free: Blender • Proprietary: Maya, 3DS,...• Any tool with COLLADA exporter

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Arranging Objects

• Edit tools to move, rotate, and resize and Details pane for precise positioning

• Top placement forquick arrangement

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Adding Apps• Every OWL server has

a different selection of2D & 3D apps

• Video and poster appsbundled in Preview 5

• New apps can be found in theWonderland ModuleWarehouse

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Wonderland Module Warehouse

• Browseapps &features

• Share• Comment• Rate

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Modules for Extensibility

• Modules akin to “plug-ins”• Mechanism for packaging & sharing

Wonderland extensions written in Java> Can contain code, artwork, audio,

scripts, web management and web services> Also world configurations for sharing whole worlds> Deliver art assets via embedded HTTP server> Packaged as archive (jar) files

• Modules can depend on other modules

ModuleModule

CodeArtworkScripts

Assembled worldsOther resources

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Modules can add Objects

• Multi-user, interactive 2D objects

• Interactive 3D objects

Mic Twitter Feed PortalAudio Recorder

Whiteboard Screen SharerFirefox Webcam Viewer

2D + 3D Combined

Comp Sci Lesson

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Modules can add Menu items

• New functionality appears in menu hierarchy

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Modules can add Capabilities

• Capabilities are functionality that can be applied to any in-world object

• Each can optionally include a property sheet

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Capability Examples• Audio

> Add recorded audio or audio stream

• Container> Group objects; contained objects inherit properties

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Capability Examples• Placemark

> Turn object into a landmark

• Clickable Link> Launch external web browser

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Security Capabilities• Cone of Silence

> Sound-proof areas

• Object-level security> View or modify permissions

Team member's view Visitor's view

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New Capabilities• Basic enhanced

> Turn collision and selection on/off

• Sitting• Best View• Tooltip• Performance

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Web-based Admin Console

• Manageservers,users,apps,content,groups/security,modules,worlds

• Snapshots forsaving work

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New Default Worlds

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Build Worlds for...

Collaboration with Live DocsCollaboration with Live Docs

3D Data Visualization and Analysis3D Data Visualization and Analysis

SimulationSimulation

Mixed-Reality InteractionsMixed-Reality Interactions

Integrating with Real WorldIntegrating with Real World

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Virtual Academy - VEGA

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MiRTLE – University of Essex

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MiRTLE – South HS, Minneapolis, MN

Virtual classroom display

Presentation Board

PresentationBoard

Virtual Classroom

DisplayCeiling Webcam

Roofmounted

Projectors

Instructor'sDesk

Instructor's Workstation

Wonderland Client Machine

Internet Connection to WL Serverat St. Paul College

Classroom Layout

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SIMiLLE – University of Essex

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+ Spaces – University of Essex

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ShangAI Lectures – U of Zurich

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iSocial – U of Missouri

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Bicycle Game – U of Alberta

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COMSLIVE – Birmingham City U

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Medical Training – IAVANTE

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– Sun Labs

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TEALSim Physics - MIT

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Gouy Experiment – U of West Indies

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Microscopic World - WonderBuilders

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Music Browser – U of Aizu

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Virtual Warehouse – Ngee Ann Poly

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Alice Integration – Stanford / CMU / Sun

Program animation in Alice3 Drop into WL and interact

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WonderSchool – Startup

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Sorting - WonderBuilders

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P2PU Course – OWL Community

P2PU + Open Wonderland = Learning virtualworlds development with and from each otherJose Dominguez7am PT, Saturday, March 19th

Building: WEST; Room: West Auxiliary

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Subsnapshots – OWL Community

Learning to Program Collaboratively in OWLJonathan Kaplan, Nicole Yankelovich, Kathryn Aten, and Nina Nussbaum-Jones1pm PT, Saturday, March 19th

Building: SOUTH; Room: South Auxiliary

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Reason to try Open Wonderland

• Adding slides in SL> Save slides as individual

images> Batch upload and click

through 42 dialogs (!)> Pay money> Load images into tool

• Adding slides in OWL> Save slides as PDF> Drag and drop

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Open Wonderland Resources• Open Source Project Site

> http://OpenWonderland.org> FAQ, download code, find documentation and discussion forum

• WonderBlog - Ofcial Wonderland Blog> http://blogs.openwonderland.org

• Facebook and Twitter> http://facebook.com/openwonderland> http://twitter.com/openwonderland - use hashtag: #openwonderland

• Workshops> “Learn to Build an Open Wonderland Virtual World”

http://www.eventbrite.com/s/3sUB> “Basics of Open Wonderland Development”

http://www.eventbrite.com/s/3sXd