Transcript of Intro to Open Sim for Second Lifers
- 1. Intro to Open Simulator for Second LifersPresented at slcc
2010
Paul Emery (CasiasFalta)
&
StiofainMacTomais (Stiofainx Rau)
- 2. Why should Second Lifers be interested in . . .
Because: Open Sim lets you create a 3d region or a world of regions
in which you can do most every thing you can do in Second
Life.
Also, its open source and so btw its free.
A regionor a grid of regions Remember, a grid of regions in SL is
the World grid
Of course it is ALPHA stage Soft ware. . .But here is how you might
want to learn about it.
- 3. Four Ways to Use Open Sim Now
Local Region asHobby region on your home computer. Install on
mid-range home cpu. Use for fun. Does not require internet
connection to use.
Local Region as Sandbox for Development on you home computer. Can
move objects to Second Life after finished building using Emerald,
Imprudence or Meerkat Client.
An expanded build of something you have in smaller detail in set up
a portal from SL to OS. Stiofain will explain later. Oh
Yea,GridJumping
An Under the Radar Build one for exclusive use by an Organization,
Group, Business.Situation where only invited persons will have
avatars and access.School classes, organization meetings,business
training. There are probably 1000 + open sims running under the
radar for schools and businesses.There be $$ here.
- 4. Three Basic Parts of Open Sim Technology
Simulation Server Software Runs on PC or MAC does not have to be
compiled.
Client/Viewer Software
Network Connection Stuff
- 5. Simulation Server Software
DwnLd, install and run OPENSIM.EXE
Configure your world - Create region(s) and Create avatar(s)
Open ports to server machine if need access over LAN or
Internet
Set up mySQL database if to be a larger build
Learn how to use the Console Window
- 6. Install and start Open Sim to see the Console Window
Enter commands into console window
To create an avatar(s).
. to create a region(s) using x, y coordinates (Program
automatically creates a file for each region.)
Console stays open as long as your world is running. Do all the
admin of world from console. E.g. save oar and load oar to backup
and restore a whole region.
- 7. File set up for Open sim installation
- 8. Some Client/Viewer Options
Second Life viewer
Hippo
Emeraldfor sandbox
Imprudence for sandbox
Meerkatif can get it for sandbox
- 9. How a Viewer Finds your World (only needed if client is not
running on same machine as your server.)
The remote client needs to know the IP Address and port number of
the machine running the server.
LAN IP Address
e.g. 192.168.1.1
Internet IP Address plus port number
e.g. 67.24.4.5:9000
or if domain is registered DNS -http://casias.com:9000
- 10. Re-Cap: 3 Parts of OS Technology
1. Server Opensim.exe
2. Client Hippo, Emerald, Imprudence, Meerkat
3. Connection LAN or Internet ip or DNS
If you take care of these 3 things, you will have whats called a
Stand Alone / Private region or world
If you want the publicto be able to see your world, you need to be
connected to a Grid. So a little on this next.
- 11. Connect to a Grid Gridded RegionsBe part of a larger
world
There are a number of grids based on open sim technology that you
can be part of. You can place your region(s) on their world map and
you can let other avatars come into your world
We suggest you try OSgrid to start, there are others
- 12. Sign up at OSgrid and you get an avatar that is registered
and able to travel in the Osgrid world.
Note: Osgrid is not the same as OSSim. Also, note your avatar for
Osgrid will not be the same as your SL Avatar, although you might
want to give them the same name
- 13. Revised opensim.exe setup to create a gridded region(s) on
Osgrid world
Create an account and get Avatar from OSgrid
Look at their world map to get unusedx,y coordinates and check to
see that the name you want to use for your region is not already
used.
Dwnldand install THEIR version of opensim.exe. When it starts up it
will tell Osgrid what your machines ip address is.
Configure your region(s) on your server with the proper name and
x,y coordinates.
- 14. File setup for Open Sim
- 15. Using an Open Sim Client
- 16. Find Your Region in OSgrid
The Teleport Directly to the region.
- 17. One of our Nine Regions
- 18. Our Nine Regions on the OSGrid
- 19. StiofainMacTomais (Stiofainx Rau) Video 1 Export object as
xml file and textures as jpgs on local hard drive then jump to
another sim, import object and textures and watch it
re-appear.
- 20. Stiofain Will take over to
1. Explain about grid jumping and the concept of using SL as a
portal to more complete OS build
2. Do some resource comparisons between using SL and OS
- 21. StiofainMacTomais (Stiofainx Rau) Video 2
- 22. Take Home
Intro to Open Simulator uses for Second Lifers
Presentation at SLCC 2010Presenters Paul Emery (SL: CasiasFalta),
pablo@lansing.comStiofainMacTomais (SL: Stiofainx Rau),
stiofain@nbmcmedia.comHelpful links.How to quickly set up a stand
alone world p recommend use the Diva Distribution
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2010/07/how-to-set-up-a-mini-grid/Where
to get the Imprudence client viewer
http://imprudenceviewer.org/wiki/DownloadsThe OSGrid if you want to
run regions connected to this large grid
http://www.osgrid.org/elgg/index.phpA list of a bunch of open sim
grids and worlds to visit. http://www.hyperica.com/
The place you get the official OS software for customizing you
installation. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
A chat room where you can ask questions and usually get some help
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=opensim