3d

OLPC 3D

This page is designed to describe several experiments in the convergence of OLPC and 3D, either on the laptop itself, or in virtual worlds.

Grassroots OLPC support in Second Life

As of 11/20/07, the xo now has a presence in the 3D virtual world Second Life, courtesy of the volunteer work and assistance of Semper, LLC, who donated temporary quarters on "Human Resources Island", and lent the services of some SL designers, who came up with ideas and then worked with Todd Kelsey to refine the design. Several other islands have expressed a willingness/interest in hosting copies of the XO Kiosk.

Phase 1: G1G1

Due to the limited time window of the G1G1 campaign, the design was escalated and is basically just a method of clicking through from Second Life to the www.laptopgiving.org Web site. It also includes a way for any visitor to get a free virtual OLPC t-shirt.

The picture above shows "Ransom Weston" (Todd Kelsey, an OLPC volunteer), standing at the grassroots OLPC kiosk.

The "Second Life URL" is: http://slurl.com/secondlife/HumanResource%20Island/178/69/30

When you get to Human Resources island, look for the red column of light and follow the little red arrows.

(Note: If you don't have second life installed you may need to install it for the link above to work.)

Get a free OLPC t-shirt in second life by clicking on the little floating laptop, to add the t-shirt to your inventory.

Phase 2: ???

Future more interactive versions of the xo in SL are planned. More to come.

Grassroots 3D Animatic on YouTube

We made a short animatic on youtube; it needs music; I was just trying to find a way to take some of Alexandra's 3D images and do something dynamic with them as a step towards full blown 3d animation, kind of like storyboarding, so i asked her to make a series of images, then I basically composited in Flash and did a few things, then rendered out to video and uploaded to youtube. looking back i'm not sure what it achieves -- but it was a learning experience at least -- some jazz piano music, something lively/playful could make it more interesting. -tk

[Click here to jump to YouTube]

Feedback/Thoughts/Interest

There isn't an email list per se for this 3D experimentation, but interested parties are welcome to send an email to tekelsey "at" gmail.com