Conference organizers expect the OpenSimulator Community Conference 2014 to be a sell out event this year. The conference will be held on November 8-9, 2014 on an OpenSimulator grid designed specifically for the event, and focuses on the developer and user community creating the OpenSimulator software.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegistration has been brisk this year,\u201d said conference organizer Chris Collins. \u201cWe have fewer than 100 general admission tickets remaining and they seem to be going quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The conference features several high profile keynote speakers this year, including Philip Rosedale, CEO of High Fidelity, who will speak about the future of the Metaverse, and Steve LaValle from Oculus Rift, who will discuss the Oculus team\u2019s race to deliver consumer grade virtual reality for mainstream adoption.<\/p>\n
In addition, a keynote panel of core OpenSimulator developers will discuss the future of the platform, including the Hypergrid, content licensing and permissions, scalability, and project maturity. Keynote panelists include Justin Clark-Case, Crista Lopes, Mic Bowman, Oren Hurvitz, Michael Cerquoni, and Melanie Milland.<\/p>\n
Conference organizers have also asked members of the OpenSimulator community to consider volunteering for the conference or making donations of content to help showcase the features and possibilities of the OpenSimulator platform.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still need volunteers to help with audience assistance and greeting, so we encourage experienced OpenSimulator users to sign up to be a volunteer,\u201d said Collins. \u201cWe also hope to give people more avatar choices this year, so we appreciate donations of avatar components or other content that can be shared with conference attendees.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Learning Lab track is a new addition to the conference schedule this year, featuring hands-on learning sessions to help content developers, teachers, and others learn how to design and create engaging content in the OpenSimulator platform.
\nTopics in the Learning Lab include developing interactive fiction and gamification components for community building, importing and exporting content from other platforms, and using OpenSimulator for K-12 education.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe conference is a great introduction to OpenSimulator for those who aren\u2019t familiar with it,\u201d said Collins, \u201cand we hope experienced OpenSimulator users will come away with new tools and practical knowledge to continue to grow the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n
Registration for the virtual OpenSimulator Community Conference is free and open to the public. The conference will also be livestreamed through UStream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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