The Wizard of OzGrid

There is No Place Like?

Live 3d Show byPhoenix & Stylianos

OSGrid

The Oz Grid?

Learning Goals

• Learn & understand OpenSim & OSGridarchitecture

• Learn, understand and evaluate OpenSim advantages

• Analyze & apply OpenSim use scenarios

OpenSimulator

OpenSim Ecosystem

• Opensimulator(open source server software)

• Grid (installation, virtual world)• Hypergrid• Region (256x256 m2 in a Grid)

OSGrid Regions

OSGrid: Mayor of OpenSim Grids!

OpenSim Grids

ReactionGrid

InWorldz

ScienceSim 3rdRock

Meta7

OSGrid

Metropolis

Quest

Courage

Heart

Brain

Home

OpenSim Advantages

Scalability

Affordability

Flexibility

Portability

OpenSim Weaknesses

• Alpha version

• Economy

• Population

Virtual Worlds Metrics (Dec 2010)

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Regions

8512

15094

31530

Second Life

OpenSim*

OSGrid

Population: OSGrid 54.154 - Opensim 147.565 - SL: 21,5 millions

Second Life vs. Opensim regions

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OSGrid

OpenSim*

Second Life

*Top-40 public OpenSim Grids

Useful Facts

• Second Life regions increased 6% in 2010• OpenSim Grids doubled in size in 2010• OpenSim Top40 Public Grids (Virtual Worlds)

grow by 10% every month• OpenSim regions will catch up with SL in 2011• OSGrid: 1/3 users & 3/5 total regions of

Opensim Grids

Don’t underestimate SL!

Second LifeSD of VWs

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Inventory

Regions

Sandbox

Portability

Hypergrid

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3ds Max

3d VW Interoperability

Scalability

Megaprims

Mega regions

Higher prim limits

Time-specific upscaling

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Standalone

Hypergrid

Closed/LAN

Flexibility

Hybrid Model

• City state with embassies - portals

• Small estate in SL

• Main estate in Opensim - OSGrid

• Gridjumping?!

$10!

Affordability

The journey begins!

Virtual Academy I

OSGrid142,122,23

Who’s the true Wizard of Oz?

Virtual Emerald Palace

The Wizard of OzGridStylianos Mystakidis (OS)

e-learning Expert

University of Patras, UOC

blog.edu.gr

@stylianosm2

Stylianos Ling (SL)

Virtual Academy I

References

• http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page

• http://www.osgrid.org/

• http://www.hypergridbusiness.com

• http://gridsurvey.com/

• http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-wizard-of-oz