The document discusses the OpenSimulator (OpenSim) virtual world platform and the OSGrid, the largest OpenSim grid, highlighting key features of OpenSim including flexibility, scalability, portability, and affordability compared to Second Life. It also provides an overview of the OpenSim ecosystem and useful metrics on the growth of OSGrid and OpenSim regions compared to Second Life.

1. The Wizard of OzGrid

2. There is No Place Like?
Live 3d Show by
Phoenix & Stylianos

3. OSGrid
The Oz Grid?

4. Learning Goals
• Learn & understand OpenSim & OSGrid
architecture
• Learn, understand and evaluate
OpenSim advantages
• Analyze & apply OpenSim use scenarios

5. OpenSimulator

6. OpenSim Ecosystem
• Opensimulator
(open source server software)
• Grid (installation, virtual world)
• Hypergrid
• Region (256x256 m2 in a Grid)

7. OSGrid Regions

8. OSGrid: Mayor of
OpenSim Grids!

9. OpenSim Grids
Metropolis Meta7
ReactionGrid
ScienceSim 3rdRock
InWorldz
OSGrid

10. Quest
Brain
Courage
Home
Heart

11. OpenSim Advantages
Flexibility
Scalability
Portability
Affordability

12. OpenSim Weaknesses
• Alpha version
• Economy
• Population

13. Virtual Worlds Metrics (Dec 2010)
31530
Second Life
15094
Regions OpenSim*
OSGrid
8512
0 10000 20000 30000
Population: OSGrid 54.154 - Opensim 147.565 - SL: 21,5 millions

14. Second Life vs. Opensim regions
30000
25000
20000
OSGrid
15000 OpenSim*
Second Life
10000
5000
0
Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Dec-10
*Top-40 public OpenSim Grids

15. Useful Facts
• Second Life regions increased 6% in 2010
• OpenSim Grids doubled in size in 2010
• OpenSim Top40 Public Grids (Virtual Worlds)
grow by 10% every month
• OpenSim regions will catch up with SL in 2011
• OSGrid: 1/3 users & 3/5 total regions of
Opensim Grids

16. Don’t underestimate SL!

17. Second Life
SD of VWs

18. Portability
Regions
Inventory Sandbox

19. Portability
Hypergrid 3d VW
Interoperability
oar
3ds Max

20. Scalability
Megaprims
Mega regions
Higher prim limits
Time-specific upscaling

21. OpenSim Smart Uses Flexibility
Hypergrid
Closed/LAN
Standalone

22. Hybrid Model
• City state with
embassies - portals
• Small estate in SL
• Main estate in
Opensim - OSGrid
• Gridjumping?!

23. $10!
Affordability

24. The journey
begins!

25. Virtual Academy I

26. OSGrid
142,122,23

27. Who’s the true Wizard of Oz?

29. Virtual Emerald Palace

30. The Wizard of OzGrid
Stylianos Mystakidis (OS)
e-learning Expert
University of Patras, UOC
blog.edu.gr
@stylianosm2
Stylianos Ling (SL)
Virtual Academy I

31. References
• http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
• http://www.osgrid.org/
• http://www.hypergridbusiness.com
• http://gridsurvey.com/
• http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-wizard-of-oz