User:Octavio LeShelle

STALEMATE Second Life

STALEMATE[1] focuses on in-world rapid application development environments for virtual modeling and avatar intelligence for mobile augmented-reality gaming in support of decisions in the investment markets.

All free software delivered permits copying, modification and transfer under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.0[2] or the GNU lesser General Public License v3.0[3].

Second Life and virtual time travel: Feasibility considerations

In evaluating Second Life as a viable immersive, decision-support platform for augmented reality, the focus lies on the requirement of context switching (teleporting) seamlessly between past, present and future/potential scenarios or simulated worlds. While offering a stress test, a case is made for its usability for virtual time travel.

To circumvent global grid-level implementation aspects for the moment, a local viewer approach from an intelligent avatar perspective employs a semi-transparent, geodesic dome-shaped, time-travel vehicle. From inside this vehicle the avatar ultimately projects a (prototyped) simulation model of the world in question (quasi-)panoramically onto the interior wall.

Earlier incorporation of the geodesic dome with (physical) time travel include a Mojave Desert landmark[4] and Disney's Epcot Theme Park's Spaceship Earth[5] inspired by Buckminster Fuller. A Lego version of the idea has also been tested on ROBLOX[6]. The form also lends itself naturally in conjunction with from planetaria derived surround projection technologies as IMAX (3D).

Salient features inherent in the general approach include:

- reassessed human-computer interaction by uploading knowledge-based models to the avatar for user decision support in collaborative or educational settings

- the prospect of using the virtual world as an agile, knowledge-based, model-driven, simulation-directed development environment for virtual worlds and generated applications

Mobile agent-assisted virtual modeling for augmented reality

The on Google Code hosted Project STALEMATE KBSDE Extension[7] includes investigation of requirements for a Second Life viewer being integrated with Firefox/Chrome under Android. The goal is to develop a mobile client environment for distributed, intelligent avatar-assisted virtual modeling of augmented-reality applications supported by Web mining and data warehousing.

Second Life on Steam/Steam in Second Life

[Implications and opportunities inherent in the recent announcement[8] concerning collaboration between Linden Lab and Valve Software with its Steam gaming platform[9] will be discussed here. Second Life has yet to be submitted on Steam for Greenlighting[10], with Linden Lab apparently intending to precede this with the build tool Patterns[11]. Conversely Linden Lab has already introduced Pathfinder Non-Playing Characters[12] in emulation of mainstream gaming platforms such as Steam. The various aspects of (potential) cross-fertilization in this regard are worthy of some consideration.]

Second Life according to Augmented Reality Gaming

[This is intended as a proposed alternative ontology/taxonomy of Second Life to exploit the potential target applications offered by augmented reality gaming.]

 - Featured Events[13]
 - Editors' Picks[14]
 - Popular Places[15]
 - Photogenic Spots[16]
 - Chat Hot Spots[17]
 - Adults Only[18]

• Simulation

 - General

   Adult Arts & Culture[19]
   Adult Clubs & Entertainment[20]
   Adult Fashions & Commerce[21]
   Art[22]
   Bars & Pubs[23]
   Beaches[24]
   Business[25]
   Castles & Ruins
   Discussions & Communities[26]
   Fashion & Style[27]
     Animations[28]
     Shoes[29]
     Hair[30]
     Jewelry[31]
     Tattoos & Accessories[32]
     Clothing[33]
     Skins & Shapes[34]
     Gadgets[35]
   Home & Garden[36]
     Furnishings & Decor[37]
     Gardens & Landscaping[38]
     Homes & Buildings[39]
   Land & Estates[40]
   LGBT Friendly[41]
   Linden Realms[42]
   Media, Movies & TV[43]
   Miscellaneous[44]
   Music[45]
     Country & Folk[46]
     Live Musician Spots[47]
     Pop Music[48]
     Hip-Hop, R&B & Reggae[49]
     Rock & Metal[50]
     Electronic & Dance[51]
     Indie & Alternative[52]
     Jazz & Blues[53]
     Cafes & Cabarets[54]
     Live DJ Spots[55]
     Duran Duran[56]
   Pets & Animals[57]
   Romance[58]
     Wedding[59]
     Romantic Spots[60]
   Second Life Origins[61]
   Spirituality & Belief[62]
   Underwater[63]
   Winter Attractions[64]

 - First Life

   Cosmic[65]
   Education and Nonprofits[66]
   International[67]
     Turkish[68]
     Spanish[69]
     Russian[70]
     Portuguese[71]
     Polish[72]
     Korean[73]
     Japanese[74]
     Italian[75]
     German[76]
     French[77]
     Arabic[78]
     Other Languages[79]
   Memorials[80]
   Nature & Parks[81]
   Science & Technology[82]
   Virtual Tourism (Real Life)[83]

• Gaming[84]

 - Action
 - Adventure
     Cyberpunk[85]
     Haunted[86]
     Strange & Mysterious[87]
     Zombies[88]
 - Strategy
 - Role-playing Communities[89]
     Historical[90]
     Pirates[91]
     Sci-Fi[92]
     Urban/Noir[93]
     Vampire[94]
     Steampunk[95]
     Fantasy[96]
 - Adult Role-playing Areas[97] 
 - Casual
     Rides & Mazes[98]
 - Racing
 - Sports & Hobbies[99]
     Sailing & Boating[100]
     Surfing[101]

• Help & How To[102]

 - Newcomer Friendly Spots[103]
 - Adult Newcomer Friendly[104] 
 - Creator Resources[105]
 - Sandboxes[106]

• Premium[107]

 - Premium Gifts[108]
 - Premium Sandboxes[109]
 - Wilderness[110]
 - Racer's Gulch[111]
 - Premium Flight Zones[112]

Copyright = Copyleft

All material published on this Linden Lab Second Life Wiki user page is subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license[113]. The ideas expressed originate from the author alias user Octavio Leshelle[114] or are in the public domain or otherwise free unless referenced as prior art. Proper attribution to the author includes "© <year [span]> S.M. Claassen @ STALEMATE".