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Snowcrash Hoffman
Digital mind virus
Join date: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 282
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06-20-2005 17:58
In my opinion two killer applications can lead to dramatic expansion of SL. If future version of SL integrates the ability to easily "download" your power point slides and set up video conferencing by streaming video from your camera in real time. The possibilities than become extremely interesting for numerous reasons. Are there any plans for these technologies to be integrated into SL?
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Burke Prefect
Cafe Owner, Superhero
Join date: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 2,785
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06-20-2005 17:59
i'd write a few lines on why this might not work, but I'm on lunch break at work.
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Echinacea Wallaby
Registered User
Join date: 9 Mar 2005
Posts: 34
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06-21-2005 08:39
Actually, I was at a conference (RL Work in SL) the other day & they actually did something similar to that. The presenters imported their presentation slides as textures and attached them to an object so they could "almost" do a slide show! Very cool!
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Snowcrash Hoffman
Digital mind virus
Join date: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 282
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06-21-2005 08:59
Actually, I was at a conference (RL Work in SL) the other day & they actually did something similar to that. The presenters imported their presentation slides as textures and attached them to an object so they could "almost" do a slide show! Very cool! Wow ! That is exactly the type of thing I am thinking but maybe more user friendly. This can make going to conferences or RL meetings obsolete. I really think Lindens should focus on this aspect (if they are not already). |
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FlipperPA Peregrine
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Join date: 14 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,703
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06-21-2005 09:39
This is actually quite easy to do.
OpenOffice.org, the free, open-source Microsoft Office clone, has a program in it called PRESENT (Powerpoint Clone). You can open any Powerpoint document - and here's the cool part - save it as FLASH! Then you can upload your .swf Flash file to any web server and stream it to a prim using the media URL on your land. Regards, -Flip _____________________
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Travis Lambert
White dog, red collar
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,819
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06-21-2005 09:46
This is actually quite easy to do. OpenOffice.org, the free, open-source Microsoft Office clone, has a program in it called PRESENT (Powerpoint Clone). You can open any Powerpoint document - and here's the cool part - save it as FLASH! Then you can upload your .swf Flash file to any web server and stream it to a prim using the media URL on your land. Regards, -Flip o.O Neat!  Not the same, but if I'm not mistaken - at Cory's last town hall, creating a "Whiteboard" prim came up in discussion as well. _____________________
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FlipperPA Peregrine
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Join date: 14 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,703
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06-21-2005 09:48
Interactive flash on a prim would be quite cool. Maybe that'll come in 1.7.x with the browser? From what I hear the challenging is figuring out the correct X,Y location on the prim face when clicked. Maybe just stick to flat faces for now?
Regards, -Flip _____________________
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Eloise Pasteur
Curious Individual
Join date: 14 Jul 2004
Posts: 1,952
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06-21-2005 12:56
Actually, I was at a conference (RL Work in SL) the other day & they actually did something similar to that. The presenters imported their presentation slides as textures and attached them to an object so they could "almost" do a slide show! Very cool! The tools for the 'slideshow' and a beta version of an MIS/regsiter tool are now available at http://www.slboutique.com/index.php?sid=79A00C0F54607463&&p=buy&itemid=10380 |
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FlipperPA Peregrine
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Join date: 14 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,703
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06-21-2005 13:47
I've tried it, and its fantastic Eloise! I really like the new pre-caching feature.
/me makes a mental note to switch to cookies soon on SLBoutique.com so URLs work better, heh. -Flip _____________________
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Jeffrey Gomez
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Join date: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,522
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06-21-2005 15:30
I've given a powerpoint presentation with Second Life before.
One problem though... this was during "omg I can't log in" week. Luckily I kept a real powerpoint presentation handy as a backup.  _____________________
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