Virtual worlds have the potential to serve as a flexible platform for various applications beyond just games and simulations. These include skills training, data visualization, remote meetings, and collaboration. The document discusses how building applications as web services allows them to be accessed from any environment, including virtual worlds. This could reduce costs while increasing benefits by providing a single technical platform for various socio-spatial applications. Virtual worlds may function as a socio-spatial operating system in the future.

1. Virtual Worlds as a Socio-Spatial Operating System David Burden Daden Limited

3. Who We've Worked For

4. What We Do…. Built Environment Visualisation and Consultation Artificial Intelligence and Web Integration Collaboration, Meetings and Data Visualisation Learning, Training and Education

5. Synthetic Environments

10. Synthetic Environments Action Scope Goal Scope Serious Games Simulations Virtual Worlds “ sandbox games”

11. Application Platforms Scope Of Action Range/Number/Complexity of Goals Serious Games Simulations Virtual Worlds Game engine Simulation engine Virtual World engine

13. One Platform – Many Environments Vastpark as 2D user interface Vastpark as avatar-less game Vastpark as virtual world Vastpark as simulation

14. Socio-Spatial Applications

15. Procedural/Task Training

16. Interpersonal Skills Training

17. Data Visualisation

18. Remote Management

19. Building Design

20. Remote Meetings

21. Remote Conferencing

22. Spatial/Social Applications Skills Training Ops Mgt/Trg Data Viz /Intel Building Design Remote Meetings/ Confs Collabor- ation

23. Applications in/as Worlds Skills Training Ops Mgt/Trg Data Viz /Intel Building Design Remote Meetings/ Confs Collabor- ation Platform A Platform B Platform C Platform D Platform E Platform F Game/ Simulation/ Virtual World

24. Towards a Flexible Architecture

25. The PIVOTE Model Skills Training App Second Life OpenSim VastPark ... Web Management Interface Virtual Worlds Internet Web Services Web Mobile

26. Virtual Worlds as User Interface Different Virtual World User Interfaces Web/Mobile User Interfaces Web Management Interfaces Virtual World Web Web Services Skills Training Ops Mgt/Trg Data Viz /Intel Building Design Remote Meetings/ Confs Collabor- ation

28. Web: www.daden.co.uk Blog: www.converj.com/blog Email: [email_address] Twitter: daden5 Second Life: Corro Moseley Second Life sim: Daden Prime Virtual Worlds as a Socio-Spatial Operating System David Burden