Kindlelab

SketchWorlds - Draw your world

2010-08-29T11:24:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for "Sketchworlds" ... based on OpenCobalt and intended for 2nd-4th graders - it should be a very fun virtual worlds to play with !

New work on our Web2World Opensim tools - Google Docs Integration

2010-04-12T12:05:00.000-07:00

Getting Google Docs integrated into the Web2World suite. The new Google Docs drawing tool integrates nicely so far:

Flash Based Whitebaord on a Secondlife Prim & in Opensim

2010-02-24T13:27:00.000-08:00

Mobile Immersive Learning Lab Material List

2010-02-22T13:58:00.001-08:00

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Rocketworld - Powered by Opensim

2010-02-20T17:12:00.001-08:00

From your Android Phone to Opensim - and Back

2010-01-10T18:22:00.000-08:00

As Flash version 10.1 rolls out here in the next few months we are excited about the possibilities of Android phones being able to collaborate with Opensim virtual worlds via our fresh out of the labs .... AudioWhiteboard:

Stay tuned for the progress !

Web2World and Scribblar Room Tutorials for Opensim

2009-12-02T20:44:00.000-08:00

Immersive Education Scribblar Room Opensim Tool

Immersive Education Web-2-World Opensim Tool

DYNAMIC SCULPT MAPS IN OPENSIM

2009-11-23T15:15:00.000-08:00

After a twitter discussion with Justin Clark-Casey (more on his blog here) it seems a osSetDynamicSculptieURL() function for Opensim is feasible … A step closer to bring something like this (see below) to Opensim for kids.

Dynamically loading Plopp Sketches into Opensim

2009-11-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

With the KindlelabSolo project goals clearly defined we are shifting gears to a few functions. One of the first being the ability to dynamically loading Plopp Sketches (Plopp allows kids to easily create simple sketch based 3D models) into Opensim much like dynamic textures can be rendeded onto surfaces using OsSetDynamicTextureURL

We will keep those interested in the progress updates through this blog.

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KindlelabSolo to a Touch3D Implementation

2009-11-12T08:46:00.000-08:00

With KindlelabSolo Beta 01 out to a Touch3D Implementation for Beta 02 - 03 is now being planned. Think Edusim on Opensim to get an idea where Touch3D is headed.

KindlelabSolo Beta 01 - Opensim + Snowglobe + Kindlelab Scribblar Room

2009-11-12T08:16:00.000-08:00

KindlelabSolo combines: Opensim + Snowglobe + Kindlelab Scribblar Room
all running locally on the students machine for them to privately build, explore,
& get comfortable with Opensim worlds & the Kindlelab Scribblar Room.

Get KindlelabSolo at (Currently Beta 01):
Windows: http://kindlelab.com/KindlelabSolo/KindlelabSolo_B01WIN.zip
Mac: Coming Soon

The Scribble Room Implementation

2009-11-05T18:16:00.001-08:00

Dynamic Textures in OpenCobalt?

2009-10-15T20:11:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for Dynamic textures in OpenCobalt (as yo you see in Opensim)

Virtual Worlds in College Growing

2009-10-11T08:10:00.000-07:00

Via pixelsandpolicy.com

Colleges around the country are turning generic computer science and programming courses into studies in applied science. Instead of learning how to script or design from a textbook, professors are taking their students in-world across a variety of virtual worlds to practice their skills on real objects.

These courses aren't just for kicks - as the article notes the skills required of successful designers and content/world creators have applications outside mere play. From educational simulations to military war games, video-game design is booming while other sectors of the economy continue to contract.

Our Latest "web-2-world" Whiteboard - Posted on ReactionGrid

2009-10-04T15:55:00.001-07:00

I have built another really quick and simple web-2-world board using Dabbleboard this time. Drop on into ReactionGrid and give it a whirl.

Let me know if you want one on your sim (with your own collaborative & protected room)
rich@kindlelab.com

The Scribblar to Opensim "Web-to-World" Tool

2009-09-30T20:45:00.000-07:00

Another of our web-to-world tools has just been release as part of our Opensim virtual world tools package

Kindlelab Developments on the World-to-web tools

2009-09-27T10:29:00.000-07:00

We will very soon announce and demo a package of open source web-to-world tools as well as more work towards the Scratch-4-Opensim that we announced back in early July .

The primary focus moving forward is the eventual "Universial WebHUD" for simple virtual world content authoring for students. A "Scribble Room" that will allow students to quickly share drawn work (from a web based tool). And a new project to extend the Edusim concept using an Opensim implementation (and the "Scribble Room") for the classroom interactive whiteboard.

Web-to-World Opensim tools development

2009-09-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

The in-world Opensim texture changer is just the start of some of the "web-to-world" tools we have been working on here at Kindlelab. A focus going forward for the next several months will be to roll out more tools to seam web authored content into Opensim worlds. These tools will lower the threshold for students being able to submit work to "stations" within the Opensim environment using a web dashboard. Currently we are working on world-to-web authentication using very simple Avatar UUID permissions going into the dashboard. Stay tuned as we plan to preview these tools here soon !

The Universal Virtual World Client WebHUD

2009-09-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

Interesting discussion last night regarding how the universal VW client could in the beginning be a web browser that manages which vw web embeded plugin gets loaded and where the avatar is/was/favorites/landmarks etc.

In particular how Opensim, Wonderland, OpenCobalt worlds (once they are all web embedable) can be coordinated via the web "HUD". When navigating from world platform to world platform the web manages which plugin loads, passes credentials etc.

We should have some psydo-design documents up in a few weeks or so for the "Universal Virtual World WebHUD"

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Dynamic Texture Loading in Opensim - a Simple Texture Manager

2009-09-09T05:19:00.000-07:00

A very simple web based dynamic texture manager I put together as a prototype:

Open Source 3D Virtual World Software Platforms

2009-09-02T11:44:00.000-07:00

Open Source Software Platforms

The Opensim Project: OpenSimulator is a 3D Application Server. It can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) which can be accessed through a variety of clients, on multiple protocols. OpenSimulator allows you to develop your environment using the technologies you feel work best - we've designed the software to be easily extendable through loadable modules to build completely custom configurations. Project Website: http://opensimulator.org
The OpenCobalt Project: Open Cobalt is a free and open source virtual workspace browser and construction toolkit for accessing, creating, and publishing hyperlinked multi-user virtual environments. Powered by Croquet technology, Open Cobalt uses an ordered group messaging protocol that provides participants with a shared, consistently replicated, real time, computationally dynamic set of multi-participant virtual workspaces and eliminates the need for virtual world servers. Project Website: http://opencobalt.org
The Wonderland Project: Project Wonderland is a 100% Java and open source toolkit for creating collaborative 3D virtual worlds. Within those worlds, users can communicate with high-fidelity, immersive audio, share live desktop applications and documents and conduct real business. Project Website: http://projectwonderland.com

Coming Soon !

2009-09-02T07:53:00.001-07:00

The Kindlelab project will be launching soon ... keep you browser pointed here http://kindlelab.com !