Viewer 2.0. Shared Media one of the exciting improvements! 2010 Linden Lab 2

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2 Viewer 2.0 Shared Media one of the exciting improvements! 2010 Linden Lab 2

3 Shared Media Brings the Web Into Second Life Web Pages Yes, Including Flash! Yes, even Flash video! Yes, on any surface! Yes, even attached to your Avatar! Be the first to wear animated clothing! It s not just about the Web, it s about forms of interactivity and animation that were not previously possible in Second Life Linden Lab 3

4 New Experiences and Businesses Shared Media enables new possibilities: Highly interactive, animated Games Interactive Store Kiosks, Displays, Signs Playful Collaboration (play Pictionary on a Shared White Board) Business Collaboration Live Twitter Feed on Your wall be creative! 2010 Linden Lab 4

5 Video If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then let s watch a video You Tube Links: (that second link has underscores in it) 2010 Linden Lab 5

6 Shared Browsing Basic shared experience: Everyone sees the same URL User clicks on a link, everyone follows Scrollbars, text fields don t automatically synchronize 2010 Linden Lab 6

7 Synchronicity is Content Specific Go beyond shared browsing, by making content that actively keeps itself synchronized Leverage a server solution for maintaining state and passing messages Etherpad is a cool example for collaborative document editing: Linden Lab 7

8 Basics of Putting Media on a Prim Select Face Add Media from Texture Tab 2010 Linden Lab 8

9 Media Settings General: Home Page Current Page Auto Loop Auto Zoom Auto Play Media Auto Scale Size 2010 Linden Lab 9

10 Media Settings Customize: Controls: Standard / Mini Permissions Allow Navigation & Interactivity Show Control Bar for Owner Group Anyone 2010 Linden Lab 10

11 Controls (in action!) Full Mini None Standard Mini None 2010 Linden Lab 11

12 Media Settings Security: Only Allow Access to Specified URL patterns That is, you can enable a white list 2010 Linden Lab 12

13 New LSL 3 New Functions llsetprimmediaparams llgetprimmediaparams llclearprimmedia Provide script based control over all the options in the new Media Settings 2010 Linden Lab 13

14 Near by Media Controls New Controls in top right of the UI Stop/Start All Media Enable what can play: All Media Enabled Allow Media to auto play Show media outside current parcel Show media attached to other avatars 2010 Linden Lab 14

15 Media Related Preferences Additional access to Media Settings in the Preferences dialog: 2010 Linden Lab 15

16 Web Skills are now SL Techniques Suddenly, creating content for Second Life can leverage technology and skills that go WAY beyond LSL and SL Building Flash, Actionscript, FMS HTML, JavaScript PHP, Ruby on Rails, J2EE, Django,.NET, you name it! Be nice to yourself, be patient with the learning curve! 2010 Linden Lab 16

17 Shared Media / LSL Communication Keep in mind this is a many to one relationship LSL runs on the simulation server Shared Media runs in the viewer Access to LSL Via HTTP Cross Domain Security Problem LSL server has a lindenlab.com domain Your media is from your own domain Browser (WebKit) prevents most cross domain interactions for security reasons Currently, need to proxy LSL HTTP through your domain Easier, enabling solutions being considered 2010 Linden Lab 17

18 Frequently Asked Questions How is this different than Parcel Media? It s fully interactive and can be put on any surface! What do you mean I need the Flash Plug in? Flash Player Plug in from Adobe is probably already installed on your computer. However, if you have only the ActiveX control (for IE), SL also needs to Plugin that all other browsers use. How about Volume control for media? We re working on it! I promise! Can people see my private web content? No Linden Lab 18

19 Flash Media Server (FMS) There are many ways to create synchronized experiences. FMS is an easy way, if you re comfortable with Flash and Actionscript Remember to think about scalability how many concurrent connections? How much bandwidth? Check out influxis.com for affordable hosting 2010 Linden Lab 19

20 Viewer Transition The more ubiquitous Viewer 2.0, the more you can rely on Shared Media for improved experiences Promote Viewer 2.0 with images on Shared Media objects in Viewer Linden Lab 20

21 Demos If enough of you are attending in Viewer 2.0, we ll attempt live demos: Mahki Match 3 Colored Block Game White Board Collaborative Drawing You Tube Search and watch videos with friends! 2010 Linden Lab 21

22 Shared Media Challenge Winners! Thank you for your entries! Judges had a great time reviewing your creations. It was a tough decision. Drum roll please! 2010 Linden Lab 22

23 Thank you If you haven t already, please download Second Live Viewer 2 Beta and try it out! Feel free to reach out with questions, comments and feedback. Edelman Linden edelman@lindenlab.com 2010 Linden Lab 23