Kevin Roebuck: Talk on Project Wonderland

I just got the email tonight that Kevin Roebuck, Sun Microsystems, will be talking tomorrow morning (Thursday March 27^th) in Second Life on Project Wonderland. Here are the specifics:

Where: Dr. Dobb’s CMP Amphitheatre

When: March 27, 10:00am PT

Summary: Project Wonderland is an open source toolkit for creating 3D virtual worlds. It features immersive audio, live application sharing, and a high degree of extensibility that allows virtual world developers to create unique, interactive experiences. Topics covered in this session include motivation for using 3D environments in distributed organizations, an overview of Wonderland features, a high-level technical description of the system and a discussion of the project’s roadmap for the future in Education including the Open Virtual Worlds Project with the New Media Consortium and Immersive Education Initiative at Media Grid.