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Pluo Fromund

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08-23-2008 13:17

I have been interested in the applications of virtual reality for a while. Having weighed the pros and cons of doing business ( I am an artist/software engineer ) in Second Life, I've decided to give it a go.

What I would like to know:
Is there any way to remotely access and manipulate a networked computer from within the Second Life environment, ala`RDesktop? My interest in this stems from the concept of creating and working in a virtual office space, which I believe would be a great boon for productivity.

Thank you very much for your time, in advance.

Rika Watanabe

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08-23-2008 13:38

There is a way to see a desktop from within SL. For this you need something that would compress it and produce a realtime video stream that you can then put on a prim.

However, there is no way to interact with that other than through textual commands, no hope for a mouse click.

Pluo Fromund

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08-23-2008 13:55

From: Rika Watanabeother than through textual commands[/QUOTE

Is the Second Life scripting language capable of performing this function?
A text interface would work just fine.

Rika Watanabe

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08-23-2008 14:04

From: Pluo Fromund

A text interface would work just fine.

Then either Daden's ready-made product, Daden Navigator, or something based on it that you could simply pay them for, should do you just fine. See https://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=795821 and visit them inworld in a sim called "Daden Prime" for a demo.

Pluo Fromund

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08-23-2008 17:47

From: Rika Watanabe

Then either Daden's ready-made product, Daden Navigator, or something based on it that you could simply pay them for, should do you just fine. See https://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=795821 and visit them inworld in a sim called "Daden Prime" for a demo.

This allows the viewing of html, and only through a proxy maintained by the creator; Is there any sort of mechanism in the scripting language that allows information to be transferred between the Second Life environment and elsewhere? Anything at all?
I'd settle for something akin to an IRC bot.
I've been looking for a bit now and haven't come across anything.

Dante Tucker

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08-23-2008 17:55

From: Pluo Fromund

This allows the viewing of html, and only through a proxy maintained by the creator; Is there any sort of mechanism in the scripting language that allows information to be transferred between the Second Life environment and elsewhere? Anything at all?
I'd settle for something akin to an IRC bot.
I've been looking for a bit now and haven't come across anything.

llHttpRequest can be easily used with a webserver and some small php coding to create a psudo command prompt in SL.

I have an object I wrote right in my house on my land that allows me to run console commands on my server and shows the output in sl.

Dante Tucker

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08-23-2008 18:00

Email is currently the prefered way to send information to an object in sl. And llHttpRequest is the prefered way of sending information from an object over the internet.

Functions exist in lsl to create any Client/Server model you can think of, and it is really quite easy.

However you must also have access to a server and sufficient programing knoledge to write the "server" half of the system outside sl.

Pluo Fromund

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08-23-2008 19:24

From: Dante Tucker

Email is currently the prefered way to send information to an object in sl. And llHttpRequest is the prefered way of sending information from an object over the internet.

Functions exist in lsl to create any Client/Server model you can think of, and it is really quite easy.

However you must also have access to a server and sufficient programing knoledge to write the "server" half of the system outside sl.

Exactly what I was looking for; Thanks again!

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Pluo Fromund Registered User Join date: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 4	08-23-2008 13:17 I have been interested in the applications of virtual reality for a while. Having weighed the pros and cons of doing business ( I am an artist/software engineer ) in Second Life, I've decided to give it a go. What I would like to know: Is there any way to remotely access and manipulate a networked computer from within the Second Life environment, ala`RDesktop? My interest in this stems from the concept of creating and working in a virtual office space, which I believe would be a great boon for productivity. Thank you very much for your time, in advance.
Rika Watanabe Highly improbable Join date: 3 Jun 2008 Posts: 245	08-23-2008 13:38 There is a way to see a desktop from within SL. For this you need something that would compress it and produce a realtime video stream that you can then put on a prim. However, there is no way to interact with that other than through textual commands, no hope for a mouse click.
Pluo Fromund Registered User Join date: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 4	08-23-2008 13:55 From: Rika Watanabeother than through textual commands[/QUOTE Is the Second Life scripting language capable of performing this function? A text interface would work just fine.
Rika Watanabe Highly improbable Join date: 3 Jun 2008 Posts: 245	08-23-2008 14:04 From: Pluo Fromund A text interface would work just fine. Then either Daden's ready-made product, Daden Navigator, or something based on it that you could simply pay them for, should do you just fine. See https://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=795821 and visit them inworld in a sim called "Daden Prime" for a demo.
Pluo Fromund Registered User Join date: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 4	08-23-2008 17:47 From: Rika Watanabe Then either Daden's ready-made product, Daden Navigator, or something based on it that you could simply pay them for, should do you just fine. See https://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=795821 and visit them inworld in a sim called "Daden Prime" for a demo. This allows the viewing of html, and only through a proxy maintained by the creator; Is there any sort of mechanism in the scripting language that allows information to be transferred between the Second Life environment and elsewhere? Anything at all? I'd settle for something akin to an IRC bot. I've been looking for a bit now and haven't come across anything.
Dante Tucker Purple Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 806	08-23-2008 17:55 From: Pluo Fromund This allows the viewing of html, and only through a proxy maintained by the creator; Is there any sort of mechanism in the scripting language that allows information to be transferred between the Second Life environment and elsewhere? Anything at all? I'd settle for something akin to an IRC bot. I've been looking for a bit now and haven't come across anything. llHttpRequest can be easily used with a webserver and some small php coding to create a psudo command prompt in SL. I have an object I wrote right in my house on my land that allows me to run console commands on my server and shows the output in sl.
Dante Tucker Purple Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 806	08-23-2008 18:00 Email is currently the prefered way to send information to an object in sl. And llHttpRequest is the prefered way of sending information from an object over the internet. Functions exist in lsl to create any Client/Server model you can think of, and it is really quite easy. However you must also have access to a server and sufficient programing knoledge to write the "server" half of the system outside sl.
Pluo Fromund Registered User Join date: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 4	08-23-2008 19:24 From: Dante Tucker Email is currently the prefered way to send information to an object in sl. And llHttpRequest is the prefered way of sending information from an object over the internet. Functions exist in lsl to create any Client/Server model you can think of, and it is really quite easy. However you must also have access to a server and sufficient programing knoledge to write the "server" half of the system outside sl. Exactly what I was looking for; Thanks again!