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OpenSimulator Community Conference 2018

OpenSimulator Community Conference 2018 - December 8 - 9, 2018

The OpenSimulator Community Conference is an annual conference that focuses on the developer and user community creating the OpenSimulator software. Organized by AvaCon, the virtual conference features presentations, workshops, keynote sessions, and community social events and tours across diverse sectors of the OpenSimulator user base.

More info at http://conference.opensimulator.org and to register, go to https://oscc18.eventbrite.com
Community social events can be scheduled on dates leading up to the conference on Saturday 12/8/18, after 7PM PDT on Sunday 12/9/18, or in the following days. Submit your community event for us to add to this conference schedule.

Events taking place Saturday, Dec 8, and Sunday, Dec 9 will be live simulcast streamed to https://gaming.youtube.com/c/AvaconOrg/live

ALL TIMES LISTED IN PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST/SLT) (-8 GMT)
TO CONVERT TO YOUR LOCAL TIME, USE THE TIME ZONE CONVERTER.

7:00am

#OSCC18 Opening & OpenSimulator Statistics OSCC Keynote RegionsJoyce Bettencourt • Maria Korolov

7:30am

OpenSimulator Core Developer Spotlight: Melanie Milland OSCC Keynote RegionsMal Burns • Melanie Milland

8:00am

Games and Activities for Language Learning in OpenSim: Principles for Project-based Learning OSCC Keynote RegionsMichael Thomas • Nick Zwart

8:30am

GUINEVERE, Games, and Let the fun of learning a language begin! OSCC Keynote RegionsSilvia Benini • Heike Philp • Michael Thomas • Nick Zwart

9:30am

Studying Spatial Games in OpenSimulator OSCC Keynote RegionsKevin McCabe

10:00am

How can we show the passage of time in history builds? OSCC Keynote RegionsGraham Mills

10:30am

Dream Grid Opensimulator: A simple to use Windows compatible Opensimulator Front-End OSCC Keynote RegionsFred Beckhusen / Ferd Frederix

11:00am

Blue Skies on Mars OSCC Keynote RegionsLyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne • Andrew Stricker • Barbara Truman

12:30pm

Beyond the Viewer: Evolution of Engagement OSCC Keynote RegionsMal Burns • Robert Adams • Aeonix Aeon / Will Burns • Adam Frisby • Crista Lopes • SingerGirl Mode

1:30pm

High-speed Virtual World Content Generation and Assembly Method OSCC Keynote RegionsRameshsharma Ramloll

2:00pm

Highlights from the Mainstreaming Virtual World Learning Colloquium OSCC Keynote RegionsJoyce Bettencourt • Lyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne • Valibrarian Gregg / Valerie Hill • Crista Lopes • Kay McLennan • Eileen O'Connor • Andrew Stricker • Barbara Truman • Rachel Umoren

3:00pm

BREAK OSCC Keynote Regions

3:30pm

State of Immersion: Tales of Front Line of Learning, Research and Engagement OSCC Keynote RegionsLyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne • Abacus Capalini • Barbara Truman • Kavon Zenovka

4:30pm

Storytelling Tools: Historical Immersion in a Modern Store Region OSCC Keynote RegionsDauna Kiser / Ghaelen D'Lareh

5:00pm

CHALLENGING GOLIATH: Bringing Virtual Reality into Higher Education OSCC Keynote RegionsSalie Davis • Cheryl Moore • Eileen O'Connor • Al Ritondo • Nicola Marae Allain / Ragitake Takakura

7:00am

Virtual Machine Viewers Enable OpenSimulator Access on Mobile Devices OSCC Keynote RegionsKay McLennan • Jason Lorino • Chris Villemuer

8:00am

Avatar Personalization with Classic Avatars OSCC Keynote RegionsBeth S. O'Connell

8:30am

The Future of User Created Immersive Art Worlds OSCC Keynote RegionsReiner Schneeberger / Art Blue • Juliette SurrealDreaming

9:30am

Avatar-Focused OpenSimulator Projects OSCC Keynote RegionsLisa Laxton • Frank Rulof

10:30am

Everything You Want to Know About the Educators Commons OSCC Keynote RegionsKay McLennan

12:00pm

Techland, Evolution of a Virtual World OSCC Keynote RegionsMichelina Occhioni

12:30pm

Experiences through the Hypergrid OSCC Keynote RegionsMal Burns • Han Held • John Lester • Crista Lopes • Leighton Marjoram

1:30pm

Blenderland, the Italian Blender Community Virtual World OSCC Keynote RegionsDario Galantini • Cinzia Raso

2:00pm

Mocap Dance Library: a challenge for inclusive research strands in dance OSCC Keynote RegionsIsabel Valverde

2:30pm

OpenSim Adventures for Middle School aged Children OSCC Keynote RegionsMary Howard • Andrew Wheelock

3:30pm

CVL Hypergrid Resource Library Opening 2019 OSCC Keynote RegionsValibrarian Gregg / Valerie Hill • Bethany Winslow

4:30pm

Grant Writing for Virtual Developers OSCC Keynote RegionsRachel Umoren

5:00pm

OpenSimulator VR Commerce: A Primer on Contributing to the Open Source Gloebit Money Module OSCC Keynote RegionsChris Colosi

5:30pm

Pilot Study: Immersive Financial Education for Building Positive Money Habits OSCC Keynote RegionsCheryl Moore