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© Yesha Y. Sivan Metaverse standards challenges

Feb 2007

MetaverseIntro for Software Workshop (sadna)

Spring 2007 (0368-3500-19)

Presented by:Presented by:Dr. Yesha Y. SivanDr. Yesha Y. Sivan

yesha.sivan@afeka.ac.ilyesha.sivan@afeka.ac.ilhttp://dryesha.blogspot.comhttp://dryesha.blogspot.com

Queen, Dragon and Turing MachineIn my Living Room

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Focus of Talk

• Inform: share some ideas about the Metaverse; show some concrete examples;

• Excite; fun.• Tips.

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Feb, 2007 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Campus/72/198/27

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Contents:

1. Introduction: Background

2. Review: Metaverse Cases

3. Analysis: Concept Map

4. Action Items

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1. Introduction: Background

2. Review: Metaverse Cases

3. Analysis: Concept Map

4. Action Items

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Background: me1. Lego

2. Learning (gaining new knowledge)

3. Harvard Research into knowledge age standards

1. Rail Roads

2. Elevators

3. ASCII (space=32)

4. 9 keys to a knowledge infrastructure

5. Enterprise Portals

6. Tree of knowledge

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Background: the big picture: singularity

Metaverse

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Background: Metaverse• The Metaverse, a phrase coined by Neal Stephenson's science

fiction novel Snow Crash (1992) constitutes Stephenson's vision of how a virtual reality-based Internet might evolve in the near future.

• In Snow Crash, the Metaverse can be accessed through public-access terminals in reality. However, using them carries a social stigma among Metaverse denizens, in part because of the low visual quality of the rendered avatar; the Metaverse representations of a user in virtual-reality. Entering the Metaverse through a private terminal, making it possible to customize your avatar, is possible from almost any location using portable devices. In the Metaverse, status is a function of two things: access to restricted environments (such as the Black Sun, an exclusive Metaverse club) and technical acumen (often demonstrated by the sophistication of one's avatar). The Metaverse is frequented mainly by the upper and middle classes.

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1. Introduction: Background

2. Review: Metaverse Cases

3. Analysis: Concept Map

4. Action Items

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The Case of Google Maps

• All the world• Visual• Business Information• Next Level: Google Earth• Next Level: Sketch• Business application• Google-ware

• http://www.google.com/maps

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AntWeb – mapping of ants.

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Build your own stadium.. Google sketch up

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The case of virtual worlds: WOW

• WOW:World of Warcraft– Mutli User game– 15$ a month– Client– Over 7.5 million users.

• Url:– http://video.google.co

m/videoplay?docid=-1183166541829744835

Shortcut to Official BURNING CRUSADE TRAILER NEW RACE--DRAENEI.gvi.lnk

Shortcut to Intro O.OWow.gvi.lnk

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The case of virtual world lineage II

• Movie• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-

3200106929562119843&q=lineage

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How many users?Source: http://www.mmogchart.com/

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A new kind of player: Second Life

• Second Life– Free, basic and more accounts (0-500$)

– Build stuff

– Business on line

– First Version of the Metaverse

• URL– http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1826

032096934378600Shortcut to Second Life Promo Video.gvi.lnk

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Second Life Cases

1. Queen

2. Singer/club

3. Club

4. Dancing

5. Ohh yes..

6. My island

7. IBM & circuit city

8. Toyota

9. Dragon Lady

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1. Introduction: Background

2. Review: Metaverse Cases

3. Analysis: Concept Map

4. Action Items

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Metaverse Basic Model

Servers ClientsNetworks

Social Design

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Standards

Metaverse Basic Model need…

Servers ClientsNetworks

Social Design

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Metaverse Basic Model: review

• Servers– Database– Scaling– 3D engine– Physics

• Client– Computing (3D motion CPU)– Smart caching– Voice, Video, sensors

• Network– Latency– Speed– Caching– Peer-to peer (IMVU)

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Metaverse Basic Model: review

• Social Design– User created content– Rules– Grieving– Democracy– Economy– Justice

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Second life: the other side

• Numbers• Technical problems• Business as not as usual• Does not really work• Yet – and this is interesting… still popular

Sat, 02-Feb-2007 20:08

Mon, 15-Jan-2007 19:00

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1. Introduction: Background

2. Review: Metaverse Cases

3. Analysis: Concept Map

4. Action Items

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Action Item – Pre Game

• Warning: SL is Addictive. Plan your action carefully.• You need a reasonable computer (with Graphics

Card). See • Review Second Life Official sites.• Review blogs• Be aware of the sexual content• Focus on building (both objects and scripts)• Review Linden Scripting WIKI• Find about elf community that left second life• Be aware it is BUGGY!!

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Conclusion

• A universal Turing machine is emerging.

• We must deal with the dragons…

• So all of us become happy…

Dr. Yesha Y. SivanDr. Yesha Y. Sivan

yesha.sivan@afeka.ac.ilyesha.sivan@afeka.ac.il

http://dryesha.blogspot.comhttp://dryesha.blogspot.com