La Cantine Presentation, Paris, 10th June 2011
- 1. The Technology Behind VastParkCraig Presti, CTOcraig@vastpark.com@craigomatic
- 2. DisclaimerSome experimental features will be shown…
- 3. FLEXIBLE
- 4. How VastPark worksIMML Host(ie: WorldServer)IMML Renderer(ie: VastPark Player)UserMedia Storage(ie: Amazon S3)Authentication(ie: VastId)
- 5. Technologies
- 7. SpecificationsWe don’t find one that works, we create itRoyalty free, open specification license:http://www.vastpark.org/wiki/1/Open_specification_licenseLIXA
- 8. Immersive Media Markup Language
- 10. Scriptable DOMIMML<PrimitiveName="Prim"Position="0,0,0"Type="Box"/>VastScripte = scene:getelement(‘Prim’)e.position = vector3(1,2,3)All scene elements have globally unique names within that context.
- 12. HTML functionalityWeb ElementSpatially PresentedWeb ElementDocked Flat
- 13. Video functionalityVideo ElementSpatially PresentedVideo ElementDocked Flat
- 14. Audio functionalitySpatial AudioAudio Properties and MethodsPitch
- 15. Volume
- 16. Streaming
- 17. GetSpectrum
- 18. GetSampleRateTexture Functionalityvar t = ImmlElementFactory.CreateTexture();t.ID = Util.GenerateUniqueID();t.SetParkEngine(_ParkEngine);t.Load(bytes);t.WritePixels(pixels);
- 20. Plugin Extensibility<Plugin Name=“MyPlugin" Enabled="True" Source=“my.plugin"> <Parameter Key=“Uri" Value=“http://example.org" /></Plugin><Trigger Event=“Loaded" Target=“OnLoad" /><Script Name=“OnLoad" Language="Lua"> function main(obj, args)myplugin:dosomething() end</Script>publicclassMyPlugin : IPluginComponent{publicstring Uri { get; set; } publicvoidDoSomething(){//do work}}
- 21. Plugin FrameworkAvailable via nugetShips with the Player and WorldServerRecommended way to write Plugins for VastPark
- 22. Portable IMMLDistribute a virtual world like a PDF!Supports URI impersonationBoth single-user and multi-user scenarios are supportedSupports encryption
- 23. WidgetsA type of IMML containerEmbeddable within other IMML contexts
- 24. ContinuumContinuum captures state changesBinary file formatSupports forward and backwards playback and random seekDesigned to be streamed over a networkSupports arbitrary capture formatsICodec
- 25. OpenAvatar
- 26. OpenAvatar
- 27. LIXASupports groups of bones, allowing specific animations to play on specific bone groups independently.Human readable layout, making it easy to copy and paste animation sequences from one file to another.
- 28. MetaforikEntertains the idea of media as a conceptSupports for multiple representations of that conceptPermissionsDiscovery
- 29. Distributed ProcessingPlayerWorldServer<IMML/><IMML/>CLIENTSERVERClient PluginServer Plugin3rd Party Service
- 30. World DeploymentTwo primary output options:Portable IMML (like a PDF)IMML (like a web page)Many hosting options:WorldServer (multi-user, single user)IIS, Apache, etc (single-user)FileServer(single-user)Local HDD (single-user)
- 31. TeamFlex
- 32. WebGL & HTML5Being heavily promoted by Googlehttp://www.chromeexperiments.comOpenGL 2.0 ESHTML5 applications native in Windows 8WebGLuncertainty
Editor's Notes
- #9: 3D models, Primitive (Box, Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, Plane), Camera, Shader, Video, Effect (particles), Script, Trigger, Background, Plugins, Widgets, Anchors, Timelines, Lights
- #20: Crane demo
- #22: Piano demo, HQ demo (behaviour based capture) show codec acquisition
- #23: Two main goals: Better looking, more realistic avatars. Reusable way of generating them
- #25: Demonstration of default animation + override animation
- #29: Provides an avenue into the virtual world ecosystem with zero-barrier to entry