Project G2 Lockjaw

Challenges Entered:

Interaction will be with Facebook applications, database enabled websites and the Second Life Grid at first. The idea is to allow the virtual world to communicate with the web at large creating a 2D/3D Mashup. LibSL, an open source implementation of the Second Life protocol is at the base of our efforts to enable communication to and from the virtual world. We are also looking at XMLRPC and HTTP methods to allow websites and web apps to drive the 3D in Second Life. Inworld training, 3D Plots, Weather, GPS Tracking, Simulations and more can all be achieved by connecting datastores with the Second Life Grid. www.secondlife.com www.facebook.com www.sldnug.net www.itprosinsl.net www.siliconreef.net http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab/archive/2007/12/09/c-day-is-a-success.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab/archive/2008/02/19/c-day-v-2-another-great-event.aspx

What else have you done in this area of work?

http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab/archive/2008/02/19/c-day-v-2-another-great-event.aspx http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=19878157960&oid=6452491450 http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=19797492960&oid=6452491450

Project Details

Project url:

http://www.codeplex.com/sldnug

Project video:

Supporting organization:

GSquared

Project Assessment

Financial support:

Project has financial support

Project goals:

People will be able to communicate and learn in a virtual environment with their progress and notes being carried with them perpetually. Business will be able to organize and collaborate using less impactful technology than airlines and other forms of mass transportation. People of many cultures and languages will be able to communicate easily and become friends and business partners. Enabling communication to and from Second Life will empower educators and non profits to better leverage their reach in Second Life. G2 plans to open source this project and spur others to action creating their own mashups. http://www.codeplex.com/sldnug

Identified Obstacles:

Budget to buy programming time is all needed initially. Most of the projects foundation is in place and in use by Microsoft and other companies with more looking into the possibilities each day.

Location

Ft. Pierce, FL

United States

See map: Google Maps

Submitted by G2 on February 21, 2008 - 11:29am

Good luck!

Submitted by Tora on March 14, 2008 - 1:50pm.

Great project, Kyle! I just gave it a star.

I have looked into using Second Life to do how-to videos for small businesses in developing countries, especially to run the story once, and then change the avatar to look like different people - Fijian man, Afghan woman, etc. Look forward to telling you more about it.

Meanwhile, I have submitted a mashup project called Biz-o-mat which you can see here. It helps small businesses in developing countries.

If you like it, please give it a star before COB today.

Thanks! See you in California in May!