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• 2022-10-02 - Openvue continent available on OSGrid via home server run by Austin Tate.
• 2022-10-01 - Openvue continent available as a downloadable OpenSim Archive (OAR for 4x4 varregion) through DreamGrid OpenSim distribution. See this blog post.
• 2022-09-30 - Openvue grid taken behind School of Informatics Firewall and only accessible via viewers running on systems internal to Informatics or via the School's OpenVPN facility.
• 2022-03-01 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.9.2.2 in Grid Mode.
• 2021-12-05 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.9.2.1 in Grid Mode.
• 2021-07-19 - Open Educational resources (OER) for Vue and OpenVCE added via http://open.ed.ac.uk
• 2021-07-05 - AiLand grid moved behind University Firewall and inaccessible externally.
• 2021-07-05 - Openvue Addon Regions running on rona.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 2021-07-05 - OSGrid Vue Addon Regions running on ailsa.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 2020-01-07 - Openvue and AiLand running in OpenSimulator 0.9.2.0 in Grid Mode.
• 2019-10-28 - Openvue and AiLand running in OpenSimulator 0.9.1.1 in Grid Mode.
• 2018-06-15 - Openvue grid "Vue" regions as they appeared in Second Life around 2010 now available on OpenSimulator-based OSGrid. Lookup "Vue" in the viewer map.
• 2017-07-03 - AiLand moved onto new Windows 10 server coll.aiai.ed.ac.uk alongside tiree.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 2017-06-06 - Openvue moved onto new Windows 10 server rona.aiai.ed.ac.uk alongside struay.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 2016-10-24 - Openvue and AiLand running in OpenSimulator 0.9.1.0 in Grid Mode.
• 2016-07-25 - Openvue moved onto new Windows 10 server rona.aiai.ed.ac.uk alongside shuna.aiai.ed.ac.uk [Blog Post].
• 2015-11-24 - Openvue and AiLand running in OpenSimulator 0.9.0 in Grid Mode.
• 2015-10-19 - Openvue and AiLand running in OpenSimulator 0.8.3 in Grid Mode.
• 2015-03-17 - Openvue and AiLand running in OpenSimulator 0.8.2 in Grid Mode.
• 2014-10-01 - Experimental AiLand grid created in OpenSimulator 0.8.1 in Grid Mode to provide a backup for Vue OSGrid regions and for experimental use.
• 2014-06-18 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.8.1 in Grid Mode.
• 2014-05-15 - OSGrid Vue regions moved onto new server eriskay.aiai.ed.ac.uk alongside virtual4.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 2013-10-05 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.8.0 in Grid Mode.
• 2013-09-27 - "Vue-Port" regions on Openvue and OSGrid replace previous intermediate hypergrid jump regions which were provided to work round the "4096 Bug". [Blog Post].
• 2013-05-16 - Openvue grid main "Robust" services and core regions (Openvue, OpenVCE, Sandbox and Vue-5000 hypergrid jump region) moved to new Windows 8 server (virtual0.aiai.ed.ac.uk). [Blog Post].
• 2013-05-09 - Openvue grid moved from grid location near 1000,1000 to near 9050,9050 for improved Openvue-OSGrid interchange.
• 2013-02-05 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.6 in Grid Mode.
• 2012-09-10 - OSGrid Vue regions moved onto new server virtual4.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 2012-09-03 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.5 in Grid Mode.
• 2012-03-22 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.4 in Grid Mode.
• 2012-01-16 - Vivox voice services available on Openvue and OSGrid Vue regions.
• 2011-10-07 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.3 in Grid Mode.
• 2011-06-01 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.2 in Grid Mode.
• 31-May-2011 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.1.1 in Grid Mode. Vue add-on regions and hypergates also on OSGrid served from virtual3.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 23-Oct-2010 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.1 in Grid Mode on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk, with additional regions served from virtual2.aiai.ed.ac.uk and virtual3.aiai.ed.ac.uk, FreeSwitch voice and web services on virtual2.aiai.ed.ac.uk, and media services on media.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 19-Jun-2010 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.7.0 in Grid Mode on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 15-May-2010 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.6.9 in Grid Mode on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 23-Dec-2009 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.6.8 in Grid Mode on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 11-Nov-2009 - NewVue available for Virtual University of Edinburgh use on the New World Grid.
• 9-Sep-2009 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.6.6 in Grid Mode on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk.
• 5-Jan-2009 - Openvue running in OpenSimulator 0.6.1 in Grid Mode on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk
• 8-Mar-2008 - Openvue Wiki established.
• 4-Mar-2008 - OpenSimulator 0.5.1 running with 9 regions on Virtual AIAI Server [Map, Image]
• 22-Feb-2008 - realXtend 0.1 - OpenSimulator-based server and extended Second Life viewer tests [Image]
• 31-Jan-2008 - OpenlifeGrid "Scotch" region used for tests of OpenSimulator [Image, I-Room]
• 15-Jan-2008 - Media serving and terraforming (Scotland shape) experiments on OpenSimulator Standalone [Images: 1, 2, 3]
• 22-Sep-2007 - AIAI OpenSimulator 0.4 Grid running on virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk with 9 regions (approx r/1984)
• Jul-2007 - OpenSimulator server experimentation (approx r/1135)

Connecting to OpenSimulator with the Firestorm Viewer

The recommended viewer to access Openvue and other OpenSimulator-based virtual worlds is Firestorm. The latest OpenSim Version should be used. A Step-by-Step Guide (PDF format) written by Crista Lopes of UCI is available.

After installation, run Firestorm and go to Viewer -> Preferences -> OpenSim tab. In "Add New Grid" enter the loginuri as follows and hit "Apply".

http://virtual.aiai.ed.ac.uk:8002/

hop:// and secondlife:// web links typically open in the latest viewer you have installed.

Linden Labs Second Life Viewer

You cannot use the Linden Labs standard Second Life viewer to access OpenSimulator-based virtual worlds, since it contains a commercially licenced library for advanced physics computations.

Connecting to OpenSimulator with other Third Party Viewers

You can use any open source "Third Party Viewer" derived from the core of the main Linden Lab viewer (open source under LGPL licence) to access Opensim grids so long as it does not make use of the commercial licenced library. Examples are Singularity Viewer and CtrlAltStudio Viewer (including Stereoscopic 3D and Oculus Rift Support).

Enabling YouTube and Flash Content Playback in OpenSimulator

Instructions to allow Abobe Flash content (e.g. for YouTube videos) to be displayed in OpenSimulator are here.

Virtual Worlds viewers generally rely heavily on advanced graphical and grapical user interface features. However, some viewers do try to provide support for textual interfaces that are amenable to use of support technologies for the blind or visually impared.

• Radegast Viewer and it's Radegast Accessibility Guide.
• Virtual Ability - an organization that provides facilities and resources to help those with disabilities enter and use virtual worlds.

Visual Anomolies and Recommended Settings

Object-Object Occlusion (which skips rendering of objects that are hidden behind others) when on can cause the water surface of adjacent regions to flash on some graphics cards. If this happens it can be turned off with Ctrl+Shift+O (or via the Develop menu -> Rendering).

For meshes, levels of detail can drop out even when the objects are viewed from close by. This leads to details not being displayed. Adjust Advanced -> Show Debug Settings -> RenderVolumeLODFactor from the default to something like 3.0. This can also be done in the Firestorm viewer more directly via the Firestorm "Quick Preferences" button and using the "LOD Factor" setting.

Where voice services are provided via Vivox, users must respect the acceptable use policy available at http://corp.vivox.com/policies/aup.html or http://www.vivox.com/vivox_aup.html [Local Copy as at January 2012: here].

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