Comments on: Intel launches ScienceSim virtual world for education and visualization, ties in with SC09 http://insidehpc.com/2009/02/02/intel-launches-sciencesim-virtual-world-for-education-and-visualization-ties-in-with-sc09/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Fri, 03 May 2013 04:44:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: John West http://insidehpc.com/2009/02/02/intel-launches-sciencesim-virtual-world-for-education-and-visualization-ties-in-with-sc09/#comment-146736 John West Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:54:10 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=3637#comment-146736 John - thanks for posting! Would you like to write a (short) post for us telling our readers about some of the early uses of ScienceSim and giving some examples? I think that might help folks grok the difference between SL and what you are doing. John – thanks for posting! Would you like to write a (short) post for us telling our readers about some of the early uses of ScienceSim and giving some examples? I think that might help folks grok the difference between SL and what you are doing.

]]> By: john hengeveld http://insidehpc.com/2009/02/02/intel-launches-sciencesim-virtual-world-for-education-and-visualization-ties-in-with-sc09/#comment-146520 john hengeveld Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:00:13 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=3637#comment-146520 hi There.. thought I'd just reply to this... As I said in my posting... I struggled with SL as to when it will be useful.. The goal in Sciencesim is enabling more tailoring by the SERVER to match the environment you are trying to create for a user experience. Instead of SL's one experience fits all and lets play with prim's mentality, what we strive for is region specific modules that can be used to create more dynamic visualization, and more compelling and interesting behavior of objects. I dont want ONE next big thing.. I want a set of rules to the road that each of us can create the compelling experience we want our users/community/customers to share. This is not a place to come walk around... this is a place to attach to.. More like a university, a physics department hosts one type of sim, the psych department another, economics a third... all interconnected... Objects in these sims have distinct behavior that matches the educational purpose.. students/colleagues range between them. With this as a starting spot, some folks might build virtual collaboration environments or experimental control. I have an interest in visual analytics.. I'm hopeful an interest group might emerge in that area. ITs not about the viewer... its about the servers this time... If enough people have ideas and innovation to share... there will be plenty interesting to learn and do. john hi There..
thought I’d just reply to this…
As I said in my posting… I struggled with SL as to when it will be useful.. The goal in Sciencesim is enabling more tailoring by the SERVER to match the environment you are trying to create for a user experience. Instead of SL’s one experience fits all and lets play with prim’s mentality, what we strive for is region specific modules that can be used to create more dynamic visualization, and more compelling and interesting behavior of objects.

I dont want ONE next big thing.. I want a set of rules to the road that each of us can create the compelling experience we want our users/community/customers to share.

This is not a place to come walk around… this is a place to attach to.. More like a university, a physics department hosts one type of sim, the psych department another, economics a third… all interconnected… Objects in these sims have distinct behavior that matches the educational purpose.. students/colleagues range between them.

With this as a starting spot, some folks might build virtual collaboration environments or experimental control. I have an interest in visual analytics.. I’m hopeful an interest group might emerge in that area.

ITs not about the viewer… its about the servers this time… If enough people have ideas and innovation to share… there will be plenty interesting to learn and do.

john

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