https://pm.infinitemetaverse.org/projects
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41 Public Working Groups (12 Active, 10 Forming, 19 TBD)
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Accessibility
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Forming |
Timber Wolfe |
11 WGs: 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13 |
| Research best practices in virtual world design for accessibility. Avacon to host Accessibility Center. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
11 WGs: 15, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13 |
| Research number of and type of people with disabilities using virtual worlds. |
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Forming |
Leader needed |
12 WGs: 15, 16, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13, 32 |
| Web-based and client viewer user interface design research focus group. |
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Commerce
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Mike Lorrey |
3 WGs: 26, 23, 24 |
| Research intellectual property concerns associated with virtual content. |
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Mike Lorrey |
3 WGs: 25, 23, 24 |
| Research and discuss FinCEN and IRS rules for virtual currencies. |
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Community Interests
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TBD |
Leader needed |
11 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13 |
| Conduct community surveys to collect ideas on improving accessibility to support research. |
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Shawn Maloney |
3 WGs: 34, 41, 31 |
| Collect data on web-based viewer options and conduct comparison testing to support research. |
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Lisa Laxton |
3 WGs: 19, 20, 21 |
| Research publication and presentation opportunities. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
1 WG: 39 |
| Document creative commons content projects to support research. |
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Selby Evans |
5 WGs: 28, 35, 36, 37, 45 |
| Objective: support development of open source software for user-built virtual worlds. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
2 WGs: 32, 31 |
| Web-based viewer research focus group for general use. |
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Complete |
Shawn Maloney |
1 WG: 28 |
| Build community website for infinitemetaverse.org and build community welcome center region. |
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Forming |
Leader needed |
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| Share best practices in 3D mesh modeling for virtual world technologies in IMA's knowledge base. |
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Forming |
Leader needed |
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| Create or share Open Simulator User Generated Content Tutorials in IMA's knowledge base. |
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Forming |
Leader needed |
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| List and compare video capture tools for virtual world activities in IMA's knowledge base. |
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Forming |
Leader needed |
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| List free and open source software used for 3D Modeling in virtual worlds in IMA's knowledge base. |
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Development
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TBD |
Lisa Laxton |
7 WGs: 35, 36, 37, 4, 2, 13, 38 |
| Web-based Open Simulator viewer research and development. |
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Lisa Laxton |
7 WGs: 8, 6, 2, 4, 17, 45, 34 |
| Dedicated Open Simulator client viewer research and development. |
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Lisa Laxton |
11 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13 |
| Improve server software accessibility to support research. |
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TBD |
Tim Elliot |
12 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13, 33 |
| Improve viewer software accessibility to support research. |
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Education
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Lisa Laxton |
4 WGs: 19, 20, 29, 11 |
| Research topics of interest and grant opportunities. |
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Lisa Laxton |
11 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 17, 37, 4, 2, 13 |
| Document 504 and 508 compliance issues to support research projects using virtual worlds. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
2 WGs: 32, 31 |
| Web-based viewer research focus group for education and government use. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
1 WG: 30 |
| Study ways to minimize the learning curve and improve bootstrapping/onboarding. |
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Engineering
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TBD |
Leader needed |
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| Research virtual worlds and synthetic training environment open source software. |
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Forming |
Leader needed |
1 WG: 33 |
| Develop hardware/software compatibility matrix tool to support research and enterprise planning for use of virtual worlds. |
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Grid Security
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TBD |
Leader needed |
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| Research best practices in authentication and monitoring. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
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| Research and document vulnerabilities of virtual world grid technologies. |
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Human Computer Interface
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Forming |
Leader needed |
12 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 37, 4, 2, 13, 33 |
| Research devices available to improve accessibility. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
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| Research topics in rehabilitation using virtual reality and brain machine interfaces. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
14 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 4, 2, 13, 32, 31, 14 |
| Web-based viewer device testing group. |
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Industry
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Forming |
Selby Evans |
3 WGs: 24, 25, 26 |
| Research virtual world software opportunities to support greater adoption. |
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TBD |
Lisa Laxton |
3 WGs: 23, 25, 26 |
| Research and propose small business innovation research topics. |
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Specifications
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Forming |
Lisa Laxton |
6 WGs: 1, 2, 42, 45, 12, 14 |
| Develop inter-grid interoperability (IGI) specification for virtual world platforms. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
13 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 2, 13, 32, 33 |
| Develop applicable accessibility specification for virtual world and virtual reality technologies. |
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Standards
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Forming |
Lisa Laxton |
3 WGs: 3, 42, 12 |
| Research applicable security and virtual economy standards for virtual world and virtual reality technologies. |
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Forming |
Lisa Laxton |
14 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 13, 32, 33, 3 |
| Research applicable accessibility standards for virtual world and virtual reality technologies. |
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Forming |
Lisa Laxton |
5 WGs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 45 |
| Monitor and communicate applicable software standards changes to working groups. |
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Active |
Lisa Laxton |
4 WGs: 31, 33, 3, 42 |
| Working Group to explore creating a set of standards for testing OpenSim and other Virtual World systems. |
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Training
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TBD |
Leader needed |
4 WGs: 29, 20, 21, 11 |
| Research topics of interest and grant opportunities. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
3 WGs: 19, 29, 21 |
| Research augmented and blended training topics. |
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Transaction Security
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Forming |
Leader needed |
2 WGs: 19, 21 |
| Research encryption methods for virtual worlds for HIPAA and FERPA compliance. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
2 WGs: 1, 3 |
| Research national security implications and risks associated with virtual currencies. |
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User Interface Design
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Active |
Lisa Laxton |
12 WGs: 15, 16, 38, 27, 7, 8, 22, 17, 37, 4, 2, 32 |
| Research software development requirements associated with 504 and 508 standards compliance. |
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Active |
Lisa Laxton |
2 WGs: 37, 3 |
| Research applicable W3C guidelines for usability and accessibility testing. |
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TBD |
Leader needed |
2 WGs: 28, 33 |
| Web-based and client viewer user interface design research. |
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19 Private Working Groups (8 Public View Projects, 11 Internal Projects)
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IMA Innovation Center
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Forming |
LC |
TBD |
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IMA Halcyon Test Grid
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Complete |
IMA |
Decommisioned |
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IMA R&D Server
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Complete |
IMA |
Decommisioned |
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IMA Webcom Server
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Complete |
IMA |
Decommisioned |
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IMA Project Management Site
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Active |
IMA |
Moving to a new server |
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IMA Open Simulator Test Grid
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Complete |
IMA |
Decommisioned |
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IMA Helios Test Grid
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Active |
IMA |
Moving to a new server |
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IMA Community Grids
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Active |
IMA |
Moving to a new server |
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IMA WhiteCore-sim Test Grid
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Active |
IMA |
Moving to a new server |
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IMA Expo Grid
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Active |
IMA |
Moving to a new server |
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IMA Outposts
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Active |
IMA |
Alpha build complete and moved to production server, Beta design complete with build in work, Gamma to be used for proposed perpetual "world's fair" hyperport, Delta to be used for shopping hyperport |
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WebWorldz Development
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Active |
Multiple |
Much progress made during development of two systems (Cybalounge and Web-Worldz) - testing support by IMA continues. |
