Projects
The Global Lab hosts a growing number of projects and applications. Our OpenSim-based projects are hosted on the GlobalLab Grid, which allows you to interactively and immersively experience Intelligent Transport System (ITS) visualization, a game promoting eco-friendly driving, galaxy formation and molecular dynamics.
To connect to our GlobalLab Grid, do the following:
- Get necessary client software:
- Download Hippo OpenSim Viewer.
- Install and start it.
- Add the GlobalLab Grid to the viewer:
- Click the Grids button.
- In the Grids dialog, click Add.
- Enter grid.globallabproject.net into the Login URI field and click Get Grid Info. The remaining fields should now be filled automatically.
- Click Apply and OK to save the settings.
- Sign up for an account:
- Back in Hippo OpenSim Viewer’s main window, make sure that the GlobalLab Grid (glgrid) is selected in the Quick Grid Select drop-down menu.
- Click Sign up for account. A browser window with the sign up form should open.
- Fill out the form and click create.
- Close the browser window.
- Login:
- Enter the name and password chosen in the previous step in Hippo OpenSim Viewer’s main window.
- Click Log In. Welcome to GlobalLab Grid!
The projects are located in different areas (regions) of the Grid:
You can quickly move around by clicking the Map button and double-clicking on the desired location in the World Map dialog to teleport there.
This is the complete list of our projects.
Science and Engineering oriented projects:
- BeGreen: BeGreen is a serious game about driving in a safe and eco-friendly manner.
- OpenEnergySim: An immersive and collaborative environment for assessing the impact of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) measures on CO2 emission.
- OpenMol: A collaborative environment for bio-molecular modeling and molecular dynamics.
- OpenBSLab: A virtual Bio-safety Lab (BSL) as an immersive training environment for health workers.
- Zebrafish: A project in developmental biology.
- Mobile Social Networks: MSNs are validated in Second Life.
- OpenAstroSim: Environment with enhanced visualization of astrophysical phenomena in OpenSim.
- AstroSim: An educational interface for experimenting with computational astrophysics in Second Life.
- Participatory Agriculture: Sensor data from a field server are represented in the virtual world, and the field server is operated in-world.
- SensorSim: The simulation of a RFID sensor based system is visualized, and its configuration can be changed interactively by avatars.
Avatar oriented applications:
- EmoHeart: An application that automatically recognizes emotion from Instant Messages and displays emotions graphically in Second Life
- AuGe (Automated Gesture):An application that automatically generates gestures from textual analysis.
