brains r us technology

BRAIN’S R US TECHNOLOGYBrains R Us is in Notha, Second Life

Contact: Nathan Zetkin, Nevada Beattie

Goals

Make virtual life easier Provide a new social networking venue

within SL Enhance communications between

avatars and the web

Brains R Us System Components

Technology

Plug-in architecture Common data sharing Communications Networking

Plug-in architecture

Included plug-ins: Email Context Teleport Region Info Object rezzor Particle effects Object finder

Brain Upgrades

Brain upgrades install more plug-ins into brains to add functionality. Currently available:

Twitter HUD plug-in

Coming soon: AO plug-in Movement plug-in Security plug-in

Common data sharing

In the brain, data is shared between plug-ins. Data is defined by type. Any plug-in may use shared data or

provide it. Shared data is saved in a context

based memory and may be retrieved at anytime.

Example uses: Teleport history To do lists Command history

Communications

Each brain can send and receive email.

The email plug-in provides email in and out of Second Life.

Address book for often used addresses.

Brain Server provides constant email address and store and forward of incoming email.

Networking

Brain Servers may be networked to allow brains to be connected in a group.

Allows brain to brain email.

Pictures can be sent along with text. Twitter like feeds with

pictures. Region blasting of

messages and pictures. (advertisments)

Brain HUD

Brain emailSend and receive indicators

Picture browser (pics, profiles, maps, particles)

Region display

Target alignment indicatorMessage area

Brain connected indicator

Brain menus

Sim performance indicators

Nearby avatars

Online indicators

Radar (not shown)

Brain HUD features

Menus make brain commands easy to use

Picture browser shows pictures, profiles, maps and particle textures Profile pictures gathered from nearby

avatars automatically Click on profile pic to see full profile

Maps of regions visited saved automatically

Target alignment indicator makes for perfect hugs.

THANK YOU!!

Our blog: http://slbrains.blogspot.com/Brains R Us in Notha: http://tr.im/slbrains