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OpenSimulator Community Conference 2016 

The OpenSimulator Community Conference is an annual conference that focuses on the developer and user community creating the OpenSimulator software. Organized as a joint production by Core Developers of OpenSimuator and AvaCon, the virtual conference features presentations, workshops, keynote sessions, and social events across diverse sectors of the OpenSimulator user base.

More info at: http://conference.opensimulator.org and to register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opensimulator-community-conference-2016-registration-28824725530 

Events taking place Saturday, Dec 10, and Sunday Dec 11 will be live simulcast streamed to https://gaming.youtube.com/c/AvaconOrg/live

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Saturday, December 10 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Beyond the Viewer - the Future of World Interfacing

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Worlds on the web, discussing new access devices and haptics, plus the future of interfacing with virtual worlds and 3D/VR immersive spaces. Open Simulator, its forks and especially the hypergrid represent years of content, community and a compelling prototype for a formative “metaverse”, but as new players and platforms emerge, are we ready to push for a place in the accelerating scheme of online participatory environments?



Moderators
avatar for Mal Burns

Mal Burns

Inworld Review
Mal Burns is host of the "Inworld Review" - a weekly news and discussion program which has been running for almost 10 years. He and Tara Yeats run Metaworld Broadcasting to provide input and output services for TV in virtual worlds and the expertise for the same. Mal has used virtual... Read More →

Speakers
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selby EVANS

Retired, 1929
Writer and editor of Virtualoutworlding blog:  http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/ Retired as Professor of Psychology at Texas Christian University. Taught courses in psychological measurement, computer applications, and systematic problem-solving. Conducted research in pattern... Read More →
avatar for John  Lester

John Lester

Immersive Learning and Virtual Worlds/VR/AR Designer
As a self-employed independent consultant and contractor, I'm currently working on Product Design at Achievement Network, an education nonprofit that helps schools boost student learning with teaching that’s grounded in standards, informed by data, and built on the successful practices... Read More →
avatar for Crista Lopes

Crista Lopes

Professor & OpenSimulator Developer, University of California Irvine
Crista Lopes (Diva Canto) is professor within the Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California Irvine and a core OpenSimulator developer. She developed Hypergrid, which is a federation architecture and pro... Read More →
avatar for Beth Reischl

Beth Reischl

President, InWorldz Inc.
Beth A. Reischl is a partner at InWorldz, LLC, a computer game company specializing in 3D virtual world industry simulation, initially based off the open SIM software, free self-created avatars with no membership charge, and help and support. A lofty background in sales, customer... Read More →


Saturday December 10, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/