Exploring the Interconnected: How Past Dreams evolve into Future Reality

1. John Pathfinder Lester Chief Learning Officer ReactionGrid Inc. Opensim Community Convention OSCC 2013 September 7-8, 2013 Exploring the Interconnected How Past Dreams evolve into Future Reality

2. These Slides (with Hyperlinks) bit.ly/PathfinderOSCC2013 (case sensitive)

3. Session Description Join us to hear more about how dreams from the past can dramatically change and evolve into something completely new. In this presentation you will hear all about John's initial experiences in OpenSim while still working at Linden Lab, the creation and management of "Pathlandia," initial explorations of the Hypergrid, and how it all fits in with what he remembers as Linden Lab's original vision of an expanding Metaverse of self- hosted and interconnected virtual worlds.

4. Presenter Bio John "Pathfinder" Lester is a leader and expert in Knowledge Management, 3D Simulations, Multiuser Virtual Worlds and Immersive Learning. His background is in neuroscience research and medical education, and he previously worked at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Linden Lab. John is currently the Chief Learning Officer at ReactionGrid Inc., helping clients develop new systems for immersive learning using next-generation virtual world platforms that integrate with the web and mobile devices. Contact Info

5. Past Dreams

6. Past Dreams

7. Past Dreams

8. Past Dreams Video

9. Past Dreams 2007 Linden Lab’s Architecture Working Group (AWG) begins work on Open Grid Protocol (OGP) 2008 Open Grid Public Beta begins with teleports between SL Beta Grid and IBM’s Opensim Grid Crista Lopes invents OpenSim's Hypergrid system 2009 VWRAP (Virtual World Region Agent Protocol) Working Group chartered 2010 Linden Lab ceases involvement in VWRAP Working Group and Virtual World Interoperability 2011 VWRAP Working Group shut down (Crista Lopes’ post mortem) 2013 OpenSim version 0.7.5 released with HyperGrid version 2.0

10. this image actually sums it all up

11. Evolution and Growth The Future arises from Opposing Elements

12. Organizations are Conversations Conversations can Change Quickly

13. Perfect is the Enemy of Good Frontiers need Risk-Taking Pioneers

14. From Past into Future JokaydiaGRID

15. From Past into Future HyperGrid Adventurers Club

16. HyperGrid Adventurers Club

31. HyperGrid Adventurers Club Definitely visit FrancoGrid at Christmas

32. HyperGrid Adventurers Club A Flashmob of Content Sharing

33. HyperGrid Adventurers Club A Message in a Bottle

34. The Flag Phenomenon Footsteps across a Frontier

35. The Flag Phenomenon Footsteps across a Frontier

36. Setting up my own Grid Pathlandia

37. Pathlandia

38. Future Reality Digital Rights Management Brand New Business Models Protect existing Revenue Streams Go with the Known Embrace the Unknown Bet the Farm

39. Healthy Futures requires Freedoms Example: Using the Singularity Viewer to export a prim-based object in OpenSim to an industry-standard mesh model in a web- based Jibe world. A limited-use license is not ownership. Technology that allows you to save your content locally and then migrate it to other platforms is a GOOD THING. Ownership is a critical freedom.

40. Build and gather around comforting campfires... ...then go explore the unknown night together.

41. Thank You Slides: bit. ly/PathfinderOSCC2013 (case sensitive)

Exploring the Interconnected: How Past Dreams evolve into Future Reality

John Lester

Exploring the Interconnected: How Past Dreams evolve into Future Reality