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AFRICA INFOSPHERE Virtual Reality Situation Room Point of Contact Jaque Davison (703) 644-7312 [email protected] Purpose • To establish requirements for a Proof of Concept (VR) Environmental Security Situation Room for Non-Government Organizations with an interest in Africa • To enable social networking • To provide a place to trade information and facilitate coordination Dynamic Data • The VR Africa InfoSphere is not an analytical tool - It is a capstone • Provides a synergism by putting people and data in the same place • Search once then publish for all • Any web based application will function in the VR Situation Room Six Degrees of Separation • “Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries.” • VR enables people oriented data mining Necessary Display and Navigation Objects Dynamic Pictures Signs activating web addresses Signs to transport/teleport to other information rooms VR Situation Room Layout • Cylindrical Construction • Signs & Pictures arranged in hoops • Subjects color coded (4096 colors available) • Command platform in the center – simple navigation Command Platform Issue Room Picture Ring Sign Ring Web Links Functional Areas Disease outbreaks Aid Organizations Natural Forests Peace Park Preserves Animal migratory patterns Natural Resources Somali Pirates Conflict Disease Population centers Religion Culture Language Sudan Open Conflict Peace organizations Piracy Economy Population Maps Ground Zero Eco Treasure Darfur Agriculture Various maps Crop production Arable land Insect migrations Hunger relief Water Weather Weather for the continent Current levels of rainfall Flood info Drought info Coastal degradation Water/Lake degradation Nubian Underground Water Aquifer Fisheries Information Density Major Piracy Risks Refugee Web Sites Landmine Density African Nations in Conflict Overwhelming current information and facts delivered in seconds or just one click User submitted changes – instant updates Six Degrees of Separation • Six degrees of separation applies to data as well • Every capstone page is a search another does not have to do • Good data mining is essential Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Web Page Development Tool • FileMaker Pro Database – Back up documentation – URL testing out of world – Preformatted scripting • Picture signs • Text Signs • Teleports Modes of Communication Between Avatars • Chat – Open discussion seen by all avatars present • Privileged CHAT – Private between only 2 avatars • Telegram WHISPER EMAIL – Like email but within the VR World • Email • Invite • Join Activeworlds Vs Second Life • Close to Cutting Edge • Will run on a modem • Will run on older machines • Will run standalone even if the server is down has a local cache • Built in 2D web browser strong integration with MS internet explorer • Supports Multimedia • Floating windows • Easy to build and change content • Object scripting is easy • Affordable & scalable • Can be Army owned • Graphic Cutting edge • Requires broadband as all content is streamed • Will not run with server down - no local storage • Requires high end computers and graphic cards • No built in 2D web browser • Poor interface to the 2D web • Supports Multimedia • Hard to build in or easily change content • Object scripting is hard • Expensive • Lease only ActiveWorlds User Interface Features Contact List (who is on-line) Telegrams (instant messaging) Worlds (Access controlled segments and where the users are) Teleports (saved 3D destinations similar to favorites in 2D ) Public and private chat boxes/Telegrams Active URLs in chats internal or external web display Multiple points of view Floating windows 3D Collaboration 2D Web Page Uses Microsoft Explorer technology - the standard web browser Anything that works on the web works with this product Start-Up Icon Point of Contact Jaque Davison (703) 644-7312 [email protected] New Avatars • Version 4.2 of the AW browser is in operation • New customizable avatars • Equal to or better than Second Life Avatars Africa InfoSphere Pavilions Ground Zero Maps Conflict Conflict Issue Room on Dafur Africa InfoSphere Pavilions Agriculture Weather Water Eco Treasures Africa InfoSphere Pavilions Disease VOIP Facility (Separate World) Population Population Economy Issue Room Floating Windows and Simple Object Syntax Uses a web site picture on a 3D object Activates a web site when clicked Weather Center Northern Virginia with hot updates from the web & showing multiple radar images at the same time with live dynamic updates Operations Center for a Virtual Reality Community Police Force When is Virtual Reality Applicable? Criteria Comment • Centers on a decision makers • The Non-Government Organizations • A consequence of inadequate Performance • Lack of coordination & communication • Lost opportunity money • Existing Reporters • Workers & changing web content • Existing Data – Database – Documents – Web sites • Data – Issues Database – Knowledge Centers