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SL4B Meetings/2007-04-02

2007-04-17T01:15:36Z

Orientation Islander: added cat

Transcripts are boring to read through, and although are available upon request, won't be posted here, only the notes.

== Sim Layout ==
* Due to permissions issues, the original plan for having multiple instances of a 4-sim estate was turned down (understandably)
* After reflecting on the experience with last year's birthday celebrations, and taking the population increase into account, a 9-sim layout with 2 sims per period with an additional past/future sim in the center would be best.
** A rectangular 8 sim layout was suggested, but after rezzing a quick plywood model for a 9 sim layout, it was decided that having to walk over 768m to get from Y1 to Y4 would probably be a bad thing.
* To allow for the full (tasteful) freedom of expression for the non-PG communities in SL, it was decided that since we have 2 sims per year, that one should be PG, and the other Mature.

<table border="1px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr align="center">
<td height="64px" width="64px"> SL04 </td>
<td width="64px"> SL04 PG </td>
<td width="64px"> SL01 PG </td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td height="64px"> SL03 </td>
<td> SL4B </td>
<td> SL01 </td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td height="64px"> SL03 PG </td>
<td> SL02 PG </td>
<td> SL02 </td>
</tr>
</table>

== Linden World ==
The possibility of re-creating [http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/08/18/historical-movie-lindenworld-august-2001/ Linden World] was suggested, but turned down due to the scale and complexity of the task rivalling that of organising SL4B.

== Marketing Materials ==
It was suggested that to aid in getting as many people as possible aware of SL4B, that the audio and video marketing materials for SL4B

=== Audio ===
[[User:Johnny Ming|Johnny Ming]] agreed to assist with SL4B's audio submissions contest via SecondCast, much in the same way the SecondCasters assisted the Second Life Relay for Life with their podcasting goodness.

=== Video ===
[[User:moo Money|moo Money]] will be organising the judging of video submissions contest, as she is organising the Machinima stuffages for SL4B.

=== Rules ===
# All submissions must be PG
# Submissions must be made before Midnight GMT, May 1st 2007
# Audio :
## Audio clips should be 30 seconds long
## Audio clips should be in Ogg FLAC or zipped/7zipped/gZipped WAV, so as to avoid quantization errors when transcoding to the lossy format of choice for each individual broadcaster.
# Video:
## Video clips should be no shorter than 30 seconds long, no longer than 2 minutes.
## Video clips should be available as 320x240 movie that can be played in QuickTime without any 3rd party modifications.
## Video clips should feature the candles being produced by [[User:Mera Pixel|Mera Pixel]], which will be available
# Audio and Video clips must be released under a Creative Commons license
# Audio and Video submissions should be sent to SignpostMarv Martin via an IM program listed under http://onxiam.com/people/SignpostMarv

== For-profit content ==
For profit content with historical significance will be permitted to be displayed at SL4B under the following conditions:
* No vendors
* No adverts saying "Buy this here"

== Next Meeting ==
* {{hCalendar event
|summary=SL4B Meeting (EU Friendly)
|dtstart={{RFC 3339/PDT|2007|04|16|10|00|00}}
|dtend={{RFC 3339/PDT|2007|04|16|11|00|00}}
|start=Monday April 16th, 10am
|end=11am SLT
|location={{SLurl/simple|Pro Racer|185|110|25|Volunteer Auditorium, Pro Racer}}
|}}
* {{hCalendar event
|summary=SL4B Meeting (US Friendly)
|dtstart={{RFC 3339/PDT|2007|04|16|18|00|00}}
|dtend={{RFC 3339/PDT|2007|04|16|19|00|00}}
|start=Monday April 16th, 6pm
|end=7pm SLT
|location={{SLurl/simple|Pro Racer|185|110|25|Volunteer Auditorium, Pro Racer}}
|}}

[[Category:SL4B]]

SL4B Portal

2007-04-17T01:15:20Z

Orientation Islander: added cat

SL4B - Second Life's 4th Birthday.

This year on June 23rd we celebrate Second Life's 4th Birthday- 4 years since Second Life was opened to the public.

Planning and organisational efforts will be centred around articles listed here, and in the SL Anniversary Event Volunteers group in-world.

Any general queries should be voiced on the [[Talk:SL4B Portal|talk page]] or sent directly to [[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] via [mailto:sl4b@signpostmarv.name sl4b@signpostmarv.name] .

== Notes ==

* Main organisation is being done by [[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]]
* The tentative sim layout is being worked on in {{SLurl/simple|Pro Racer|124|159|256|5=Pro Racer}}
** The central dome is being prefabbed [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pro%20Racer/128/128/396/?&title=400m+over+Pro+Racer 400m over Pro Racer]
* A calendar of the events is available at [[SL4B Calendar]].

Information on the previous birthday events can be read on the SL History Wiki.
# [http://slhistory.org/index.php/First_Birthday_Event First Birthday Event]
# [http://slhistory.org/index.php/Second_Birthday_Event Second Birthday Event]
# [http://slhistory.org/index.php/Third_Birthday_Event Third Birthday Event]

== Meeting Notes ==
{{:SL4B Meetings}}

== Calendar ==
{{:SL4B Calendar}}

[[Category:SL4B| ]]

User:SignpostMarv Martin

2007-01-13T19:22:02Z

Orientation Islander: adding stupid idea from my alt account

And so ends 14 hours of Wiki editing. [[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 23:08, 8 January 2007 (PST)

== My Accounts on SL ==
* [[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]], obviously
* [[User:Orientation Islander|Orientation Islander]] - redirects back here, couldn't resist taking the name :-D

== Things Marv would really like it if you took notice of ==

=== [[Template:old-info]] ===
This template should come in useful as time goes on and the number of articles grows.

It's configured to add an article to the [[:Category:Articles in need of updating|Articles in need of updating]] category.

Simply add <nowiki>{{old-info}}</nowiki> at the top of the article that looks like it needs to be brought up to date.

==== [[:Category:Articles in need of updating]] ====

* Try to avoid using this category directly, as there aren't many situations where the old-info template wouldn't apply

=== [[:Category:Articles in need of expansion]] ===
Articles listed here are those which are listed under under [[Special:Shortpages]], but which require more immediate attention, or those which are not necessarily short, but are still missing information or over-simplifying a particular point.

=== [[Template:SL-hCard]] ===
This is a template that I straight copy & pasted from the template I created on the SL History Wiki. It's in need of some love from people who have a better idea of MediaWiki template syntax than I do, as it seems that the SL Wiki doesn't like the code as much as the History Wiki does.

=== URL shortcuts ===
Because typing out urls over and over again is a pain in the ass and leads to <del>tipos</del> <ins>typos</ins>.

==== LSL Wiki ====
* [[Template:lsl]]
** A handy little shortcut to make maintenance of the Wiki easier, should the LSL Wiki move, or be down for extended periods (we're talking weeks, not minutes or hours here).

==== SL Knowledge Base ====
A couple of handy little shortcut to skip over typing the same repetitive chunks of the URL over and over again
* [[Template:slkb-cat]] - For linking to SL Knowledge Base categories
* [[Template:slkb]] - For linking to SL Knowledge Base articles

== Marv's stupid ideas for features for the SL client ==

=== Wiimote Integration ===

* Being able to use it as a gun in mouselook mode
* Being able to use it for sports applications (golf)
* Generic mouse pointer
* Ummm..... ask [[User:Javier Puff|Javier Puff]]
** Pseudo motion capture - "Rhythm Control"
** Force-feedback & sound effects
* Gesture control system similar to the one employed in Black & White
* AO Integration
** Raising the Wiimote in a drinking motion to trigger a drink anim
** Waving it back and forth to trigger a wave anim

=== iTunes/generic music store Integration ===

* Go to a live concert in SL, click a button on the streaming music tab, pay for a track in L$
** Same goes for video

== Marv's slightly less stupid ideas ==

=== Plugins for the eventual plugin support ===

==== MIDI Device Integration ====
* Map a MIDI signal to a message, inject message into stream (e.g. using MIDI signals to trigger chat macros)
** Could theoretically be used to provide direct, manual control of [[User:Robbie Dingo|Robbie Dingo]]'s Hyper instruments

==== AMIP "Now Playing" support ====
This plugin could be written two ways:
# Injecting data into a generic chat-input plugin
# A purpose-built "Now Playing" plugin that would be more flexible for AMIP or other Media Player plugins

==== Webcam support ====
Combine with [[Community Bounties#VLC instead of QuickTime]] and [http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/04/logitech_quickcam_orbit_mp_1.html Logitech's technology] to:
* stream your avatar in-world onto a video screen
* '''take full and direct control of your avatar's facial muscles'''

===== Allow quadriplegics to use Second Life =====
* Add speech-to-text
** Avoid using spoken commands for movement, nobody has been able to implement such a thing that doesn't suck.
*** Use a hotspot system for "move to here".
* Use a hotspot and eyeball tracking algorithms to enable "clicking"

==== Parallel Metaverses ====
A "Parallel Metaverse" is a cluster of servers not owned & operated by Linden Lab that is accessible from the World Map.

The owner of the "Parallel Metaverse" would buy a low-powered server connected to the grid whose sole purpose was to provide a gateway from the LL grid to their own grid.

===== Problems =====
* Logging into the other grid without restarting the client
* Economy - Will likely be seperate
* Inventory - Will likely be non-transferable
** Viewers should be adapted so Residents could have their own locally installed "hubs" where they could store and view inventory content (changes made here would not be reflected in the relevant metaverse unless the are the creator or it's allowed by server permissions)
* Double-clicking on a "Metaverse Gateway" should allow the Resident to view the world map for the "Parallel Metaverse".

==== Down with AOs! Up with P2P distribution of AO data and client-side overrides! ====
# Use P2P communication protocols, or extensions to OpenID Attribute Exchange Protocol.
# Use the recieved data to override information sent by the server- e.g. the default anims for each event.

* Offloads a bunch of server-side overhead for a client-side effect to where it should be- the client.
* Allows users to disable AO's if they wish to do so
* If OpenID Attribute Exchange Protocol is used, making use of the HTTP headers for content timeouts would allow for idle anims to be cycled through a list of anims, allowing for more interesting effects when the user goes AFK
** Avatar's attachments could gain access to additional data to trigger events to play with an animation, such as a Yo-Yo or loofah
** Until the feature is widely supported, such tools should be advised to trigger as AO for backwards compatibility with non-supporting clients.

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