IBM and Virtual Worlds
IBM “Sametime 3D”
project
IBM Research and Lotus
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Immersive experiences bring to
users
The Sense of Self
The Death of Distance
The Power of Presence
The Sense of Space
The Capability to Co-Create
The Pervasiveness of Practice
The Enrichment of Experience
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How does it work -- in 20 seconds or
less?
Avatar - an avatar is a
representative of you
in a virtual world.
Avatars can meet and
interact with other
avatars in a 3D
environment
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Business value of virtual world platforms
Increased
Efficiency
Greater leverage of key Improved Realtime collaboration on
across an experts tasks
Access
organization
Enhanced
Learning and
Collaboration
Decreased
Cost
Enables connection of globally
Faster response to organization
dispersed teams
and client issues
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Sametime 3D- A new way to collaborate
Business Value:
Supports enhanced collaboration
activities using virtual worlds
integrated with Lotus Sametime
Business Venues:
Collaboration space
Theater
Boardroom
Business Platform features:
Secure (behind enterprise firewall)
Accessible via Sametime and Web
Reusable meeting space
In-world tools to support virtual
meeting activities
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Meetings are created using the
SameTime plug-in
Select participants via
group chat
Voice chat
Choose from meeting Create new or invite to existing meeting
space templates
(Boardroom, Collaboration
area, Theater)
Upload file (optional)
Send invitation
Use ST Voice (up to 5
people) for in world
meeting voice chat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Collaboration space
Key features:
Seating area with
presentation
viewers and “sign
in tool”
Brainstorming tool
(“sticky note” style)
Action item wall
Planning calendar
New user
orientation space
and clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Collaboration space
Key features:
Seating area with
presentation
viewer and “sign in
tool”
Brainstorming tool
with voting and
content export
Action item wall
Planning calendar
New user
orientation space
and clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Collaboration space
Key features:
Seating area with
presentation
viewer and “sign in
tool”
Brainstorming tool
(“sticky note” style)
Action item wall
(including export)
Planning calendar
New user
orientation space
and clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Collaboration space
Key features:
Seating area with
presentation
viewer
Brainstorming tool
(“sticky note” style)
Action item wall
Planning calendar
(including export)
New user
orientation space
and clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Collaboration space
Key features:
Seating area with
presentation
viewer
Brainstorming tool
(“sticky note” style)
Action item wall
Planning calendar
(including export)
New user
orientation space
and clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
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Web based user Interface for
meeting space management
Key features:
Create new
meeting spaces
from web
Re-enter existing
meeting space
Upload additional
presentations
Invite new
participants to
meeting
Delete meeting
spaces
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Sametime 3D high level architecture
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Want to learn more?
Check out the video on youtube-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfqGwKFStuw
Contact
Karen Keeter (kkeeter@us.ibm.com)
for more information
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