Mark Kingdon will unveil Linden Lab’s stand-alone server solution (still code-named Nebraska) at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco on November 4th. The event will be broadcast in-world on Metanomics, as Amanda revealed this weekend in a longer comment about work avatars:
“Ok, back to the core issue. (Work avatars). The question that quite insightfully came up again and again is, “Why are you writing about this now?” It’s a very good question. There are two reasons why.
First, we are going to be releasing Second Life Work multi-cultural avatars with the upcoming behind-the-firewall solution. I’m looking forward to sharing more information about those avatars, and the product, next week. Yep, you heard right.We’re going to be announcing the beta of the stand-alone, behind-the-firewall version of Second Life on Wednesday, November 4th. M will be speaking on Metanomics (www.metanomics.net) and at Enterprise 2.0 (www.e2conf.com) on that day. More to come on that later this week. (Now you know why I’ve been so busy!)
But, there’s a second reason. A less obvious, but much more important reason, looping back to the theme of choice specifically around avatars, attire, and accessories. Right now, there are not many choices for business people who want more traditional work avatars, attire, chairs with work appropriate animations, etc. (How many of us have sat in chairs that made us look like we’re doing something obsene or like we’re bored out of our minds?) There’s a huge market opportunity out there and I am hoping that you all can capitalize on the wave of demand that’s about to flow into SL.”
More details to follow, but mark your calendars for November 4th, 11:00 a.m. PST/SLT.
Just a quick note should anyone take up the question of money to be made re gestures and seating arrangement.
Many of you would have taken part in phone/voip and other such conferencing tools on the web and would recognize the tools such as hands up, clap, ask questions etc? I would pay good money for a chair in virtual world that gave me a HUD for such gestures, and to go further would by way of the HUD ask pertinent questions of the audience real time, which may be collated after event, or even better shown to audience real time. Akin to the age old clapometer .
We have all taken part in-world of great tools created to do just this , but apart from the ones that ask you to place your avatar on vote spots none have integrated the gesture of holding arms up or nodding of head etc as data.
Julius Sowu Virtually-Linked London
Julius,
You’re describing just some of the features associated with Immersive Workspaces. It does what you’re asking, plus all meetings are recordable: brain storming sessions, action points, follow up and next steps. All archived and retrievable after the meeting on the web.
Be great to show you a demo, let me know.
Justi
Not a complete solution, Julius, but AngryBeth Shortbread does a chair that allows the avatar to raise/lower its hand using the PgUp/PgDn keys. L$2 and L$5 with a bunch of other useful stuff. Copy/mod, I think. Possibly also available from ICT Library on Info Island but for sure today from her shop at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gourdneck/192/238/67
theres stuff out there, been stuff for many years in the SL “world” but notice how “behind OUR firewall” became the only real difference that was bought. we dont want a world, we want a fort.!
anyhow it seems that “raising hands to speak” in a media that cant specify where a avatars camera is facing at any moment when in a larger group seems an odd “solution” to acknowleging a questioner..
its interface that needs to be developed, not imitation of a reality that isnt being presented in a mediation.
Multiple layers of trust but verify… Armani suits with avatars not doing a disco dance while sitting is only ONE layer that can have a purpose in realife usage of virtuality mediation. And it may turn out not to be tne most important.
vertical markets again- maybe this time:)
c3
I think there are some great anims out there that show avatars looking like they are fidgeting and crossing and uncrossing their legs — should work great for sitting in a boring business meeting.