Virtual Worlds Resources
Worlds
Viewers
This is a list of viewers selected to prsent a variety of features.
Not all those from the directory of third party viewers are included.
You can see the full list there.
Simulators/Servers
Software for Creation
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AVimator:
Quote from the page:
"Development of Avimator has been put on
hold for now. In the meantime, try
QAvimator".
The AVimator pages appear to be gone.
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Blender an animation program
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Blender Manual
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gimp (GNU Image Maniuplation Program)
a raster-based picture editor, both for photographic editing and drawing
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gimp Manual
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Inkscape a vector drawing program
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Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
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Krita
"a KDE program for sketching and painting ...
Fields of painting that Krita explicitly supports are
concept art, creation of comics and textures for renduring."
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Poser
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QAvimator
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Rokuro
free software (donation requested) for Windows 32 to create sculpties;
and
Tokoroten
free software (donation requested) for Windows and Mac to creat sculpties;
from the
Kanae project;
other creation software is available from the project, including
a Pro version of Rokuro
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Synfig Studio,
mainly a 2D cartoon animator and "tweener"; perhaps not directly
useful for 3D worlds.
Other Software
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SketchUp from Trimble
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OpenMetaverse library:
The original project developed an open source library implementing
the protocols for exchanges between a Second Life viewers and servers.
Apparently some code was developed as part of Google Code. It is
unclear whether the original project was closed or forked.
There is
source code
on GitHub. It is unclear whether this is being actively maintained.
LSL Scripting Links
Machinima
Free Content for OSGrid
Other Content and Creation LInks
Useful LInks
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Applying 3D Virtual Worlds to Higher Education
by Eero Palomake, Master's Thesis,
Degree Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management,
Faculty of Information and Natural Sciences,
Helsinki University of Technology,
December 8, 2009
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Acceleration Studies Foundation
and the
Metaverse Roadmap (but the latter has only fairly old information
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Be Cunning and Full of Tricks
quoting the "About" page:
"the blog of John 'Pathfinder' Lester,
an expert in online communities and market development
in social media and virtual worlds."
Note that he worked from 2005-2010 for Linden Labs,
the owners of Second Life, promoting development
of education and healthcare uses for Second Life.
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e-learning & distance education resources
managed by Tony Bates, with
Resources on Virtual Worlds and Games for Learning
managed by Natasha Boskic, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia.
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Google Cardboard 3D view with an Android phone
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Hypergrid Business
An on line news magazine
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Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
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Presentations by John DeDourek
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Virtual Theater (dated August 27, 2015)
Back to:
UNB Home Page
or
UNB CS Home Page
or
DeDourek Home Page
John M. DeDourek, Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B. CANADA
Document:
https://www.cs.unb.ca/profs/dedourek/virtualworlds.wpag
Maintained:
nodedourekspam@nospam.unb.ca
Revision:
38.0 2023 August 19
