IEEE Internet Computing: VWRAP for Virtual Worlds interop

A brief history of virtual worlds

• <<<The only thing I can bring to this section is a small acquaintance since 1996 with what became ActiveWorlds, a decade of excessive online gaming in 3 major MMOs, and 5 years of Second Life + a little Opensim. I don't consider that a usable background for writing a history of VWs. Morg>>>

The Second Life virtual world model

• <<<Intro to Linden Lab and the rise of SL>>>

• <<<Paragraph on the SL grid/simulator/client model>>>

• <<<Short paragraph on the SL data model>>>

Opensim and open source virtual worlds

• <<<libsecondlife and reverse engineering of SL protocols>>>

• <<<Founding of Opensim project and goals>>>

• <<<OSgrid and other Opensim-based grids>>>

• <<<Interop mechanisms available in Opensim>>>

• <<<User expectations for the SL/Opensym ecosystem>>>