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OPENSIM TECHNOLOGY: ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR CREATING YOUR OWN
VIRTUAL WORLDS
Matt HibbardVirtual Worlds Practicum
SUNY Empire State CollegeDr. Eileen O’ConnorJanuary 25, 2014
There are many alternative virtual world options other than Second Life that use an open source code for creation and rent space for less Kitely Logicamp Oliveira Virtual Lands SASSO Zetamex Others, visit
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/opensim-hosting-providers/ for more options
This presentation will use KITELY as an example to illustrate the benefits
KITELY Allows you to visit worlds created by others,
similar to Second Life. Similar look, feel, and controls.
Allows you to experiment creating your own virtual world Free = gets you one region you can build in for a
limited time (6 hours) $15 per month open unlimited time to build. Limited
to 15,000 prims (building blocks) and 10 avatars $50 per month = 4 regions, 60,000 prims, and 40
avatars $100 per month = 16 regions, 100,000 prims, and
100 avatars Second Life regions run from $75 per month to
$300 per month
WHAT’S THE CATCH? Doesn’t have the community of Second
Life Is that a problem? Perfect for educators
Private space for… Meetings Training Simulations Roleplaying
Does not require high technical skills Korolov, M. (2013, April 8). Opensim 101: Renting land. Retrieved from http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/04/opensim-hosting-101/
EXPLORING KITELY
My free island to build on. I haven’t started yet.
EXPLORING KITELY
Kitely Welcome Center, one of the public worlds you can visit
EXPLORING KITELY
UNIVERSAL CAMPUS Great place to host classes. Meetings,
trainings, conferences, etc. Built under creative commons licensing.
You can essentially transfer it to your own island for free and then modify it.
UNIVERSAL CAMPUS
Hallway of lecture rooms / conference rooms
UNIVERSAL CAMPUS
UNIVERSAL CAMPUS
UNIVERSAL CAMPUSOpen Sim Technology allows you to build virtual content outside of the game and import it. I envision building machines with critical components and importing them into a space like this and doing a virtual “walk-around”