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Category Archives: OpenSim
Roth2 v2
Roth2 v2 Revision 2020-05-24 Based on Blender Mesh from https://github.com/RuthAndRoth/Roth2 (was DRAFT8_4) Use a viewer which supports Bakes on Mesh, e.g. Firestorm. Roth2 is a low-poly mesh body specifically designed for OpenSimulator and which can also be used in Second … Continue reading
Outworldz – DreamGrid – Hobbiton
Fred Beckhusen of Outworldz (avatar: Ferd Frederix), David Denny (avatar: Darkness Papp).and his team have done wonders again with another fine OpenSimulator-based region, released as an OpenSim Archive (OAR) licensed only for use on the DreamGrid distribution. Fred’s post on … Continue reading
Outworldz – Alexandria 30BC
Another fine virtual world build from Fred Beckhusen/Ferd Frederix and his team (Debbie Edwards aka Nyira Machabelli, Joe Builder and Avia Bonne) to recreate Ancient Egypt, specifically Alexandria in 30BC. It is located on the OpenSimulator-based Outworldz grid’s Alexandria region … Continue reading
Kitely Organizations
Kitely Organizations are a way to create a virtual grid inside the OpenSimulator-based Kitely grid. It allows groups to create and manage their own users, with control over which regions they can visit and what they can do in-world. A … Continue reading
AIAI Virtual World Social Space
This blog post is to provide details of of the virtual world and metaverse platform meeting spaces for AIAI in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Quickstart: Get an OpenSim avatar at http://osgrid.org if you don’t already … Continue reading
Posted in AI, OpenSim, Virtual World
Tagged AIAI, OpenSim, Social, Virtual World
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Supercar in OpenSim
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Ruth 2.0 LuvMyBod – Resources
Hyacinth Jewell, a content creator in OpenSimulator, has provided a revised higher definition version of the open source Ruth 2.0 avatar mesh. This post provides some resources and links for this. hop://grid.hgluv.com:8302/Luv Plaza/78/138/28
OpenSimulator Community Conference 2019 – OSCC19
The OpenSimulator Community Conference (OSCC19) ran again this year on December 14th to 15th, 2019 and was once again organised and run by Avacon. OpenSimulator Core Dev Panel OSCC19 Audience What is Good About OpenSim 0.9.1 The conference grid is … Continue reading
Singularity Viewer – Resources
Singularity Viewer is an open-source virtual world viewer for Second Life and OpenSim. It uses the “V1-Style” User Interface Viewer combined with the latest Second Life changes and features. The latest (Beta) versions support Bakes on Mesh. http://www.singularityviewer.org/ Singularity Downloads … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life
Tagged OpenSim, Second Life, Singularity, Viewer
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Firestorm VR Mod 6.3.3
A later version of Firestorm VR Mod 6.3.9 is available. See this blog post. On 28-Nov-2019 Peter Kappler provided an update to his Firestorm VR Mod Viewer at https://gsgrid.de/firestorm-vr-mod/ – go there to download the latest version and for usage … Continue reading
Cool VL Viewer – Resources
This blog post is to provide resources and access links for the Cool VL Viewer for Second Life and OpenSim. The latest version is “Cool VL Viewer v1.26.24.1, 64 bits, Nov 23 2019 09:42:01” and supports Bakes on Mesh (BoM). … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life
Tagged Bakes on Mesh, Cool, OpenSim, Second Life
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OpenSim 0.9.1.0
OpenSimulator 0.9.1.0 Snail ** is now formally released as the latest stable version of the open source virtual world platform. See http://opensimulator.org/ OSGrid Dev Outreach – Ubit and Ai – All the work down to Ubit – Halloween is Coming … Continue reading
Ruth2 and Roth2 Statistics
Ruth2 and Roth2 are low-poly mesh avatar bodies, specifically designed for Opensimulator and second Life. They are built to use standard Second Life UV maps using scratch-built open source mesh bodies by Shin Ingen with other open source contributions from … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life
Tagged Avatar, OpenSim, Roth, Ruth, Second Life
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OpenStorm – Resources
Update: 15-Jan-2020 – OpenStorm has not been made available in binary form for some time and it was last updated on GitHub back in November 2019. OpenStorm should not be used as it does not have necessary Bakes on Mesh … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Virtual World
Tagged OpenSim OpenStorm Firestorm, Viewer
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OpenSim Statistics
There has been a question** on how many OpenSim users use various virtual world viewers that are OpenSim compatible, like Firestorm, Singularity, Alchemy, Radegast, etc. For Second Life, user statistics and viewer usage is collected via Linden Lab. But for … Continue reading
Firestorm VR 6.2.4
Update: 28-Nov-2019: Peter Kappler now has a home page for Firestorm VR Mod at https://gsgrid.de/firestorm-vr-mod/ – go there for the latest version and information. The version of the Firestorm viewer on which the latest Firestorm VR Mod 6.3.3.58049 is based … Continue reading
Ai Austin Mk 2
A bit of a refresh of the Ai Austin avatar which I have been using in Second Life and OpenSim since 2006… Ai Austin Mk. 1 Ai’s original skin was a gift back in 2006 from a fellow educator who … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life, Virtual World
Tagged Ai Austin, Avatar, OpenSim, Second Life
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Pangea Roleplay on OpenSim Metropolis Grid
I have blogged before about the Pandora Universe group in Second Life which offers role play based on the “Avatar” film directed by James Cameron and based on Pandora, a moon of Alpha Centauri and the Na’vi that inhabit the … Continue reading
Bakes on Mesh – Resources
This is a blog post to collect together resources related to the Bakes on Mesh [BoM] feature for Second Life and OpenSim. Bakes on Mesh facilities allow mesh avatars to be used with standard avatar skins, tattoos, alpha masks and … Continue reading
Bakes on Mesh – Early Days
Update: 28-Nov-2019: This is an archive of the original “Bakes on Mesh – Resources” post.. which has now been updated to reflect the up to date position. New post here. Most viewers now also support Bakes on Mesh and some, … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life
Tagged Bakes on Mesh, OpenSim, Second Life
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Firestorm VR – Visiting OpenSim Virtual Worlds
As noted before in this blog post Peter Kappler has created a VR version of the Firestorm virtual world viewer (based on version 6.0.1.56538). It can work very well indeed for Social VR purposes allowing all the capabilities and content … Continue reading
Oil Rig Training Experience in Firestorm VR
The RGU Oil Rig enhanced education and virtual training experience created by the Robert Gordon University (RGU) Oil & Gas Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland ported to OpenSim OSGrid has been tested in Peter Kappler’s Firestorm VR 6.0.1. The VR mode … Continue reading
Social VR using Firestorm VR
As noted before in this blog post Peter Kappler has created a VR version of the Firestorm virtual world viewer (based on version 6.0.1.57000). If the graphics settings, draw distance and scene complexity allow it, this can work very well … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life, VR
Tagged Firestorm, OpenSim, Second Life, VR
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Firestorm VR – Resources
Update: 11-Dec-2020: There are later updates of Firestorm VR Mod. E.g. see https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2020/12/11/firestorm-vr-mod-6-4-12/ Update 23-Sep-2019: Peter Kappler has provided an updated version of Firestorm VR compiled for Second Life and OpenSim which should fix the “black screen” issue mentioned below … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Second Life, VR
Tagged Firestorm, Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, Steam VR, VR
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Virtual Worlds in VR
This blog post is a reminder that we can still view OpenSimulator and Second Life content in Virtual Reality (VR) headsets such as the Oculus Rift using the CtrlAltStudio viewer. Though this viewer is based on an older version of … Continue reading
Virtual Harmony – Mars Expedition
Virtual Harmony is an OpenSimulator-based educational simulation grid with contributions by Barbara Truman at the University of Central Florida, Cynthia Calongne at Colorado Technical University, Andrew Stricker at the Air University and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. An award winning rich … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSim, Space
Tagged Mars, OpenSim, Simulation
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Diva Wifi for OpenSim 0.9.1.0 and Later
This blog post covered changing configuration information for the OpenSim WiFi add-in module. A simplified blog post now covers the current configuration for OpenSim and Wifi compiled with .NET4.8 as at 17-Nov-2022. See https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/diva-wifi/ Update 24-Oct-2022: The Diva Distribution (D2) … Continue reading
OpenSim VR Viewer Under Development – Resources
Resources related to a new open source OpenSim content VR Viewer under development by Melanie Thielker of Avination and others… Open Source VR Viewer for OpenSim in Development — Low Cost Alternative for Social VR Projects, Blog Post: December 10, … Continue reading
Dreamgrid – Outworldz Dreamworld – OpenSimulator
Dreamgrid is an easy to use OpenSim platform created by Fred Beckhusen, aka Ferd Frederix. It includes MySQL, Dynamic DNS name provision, OpenSim (usually based on recent Dev Master code), Diva’s WiFi admin interface and a wide range of add … Continue reading
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Tagged DreamGrid, HyperGrid, OpenSim
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OpenSimulator Community Conference 2018 – OSCC18
The OpenSimulator Community Conference (OSCC18) ran again this year on December 8th to 9th, 2018 and was once again organised and run by Avacon.
Posted in OpenSim, Virtual World
Tagged OSCC, OSCC18
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