SL Business Communicators Meeting: SkyTran Tour Feb 1

Join us for a tour of SkyTran in Second Life, the simulation prototype of a futuritic, but real computer-controlled personalized transportation system that will move riders in two-person pods above the traffic-challenged freeways of California.  Crista Lopes, associate professor of informatics at University of California, Irvine will host us for a tour and discussion of her project on Friday, Feb. 1 at 9:00 a.m. SLT. 

Professor Lopes is using Second Life to test the software that will prevent the magnetically-levitated vehicles from colliding as they merge on and off the overhead roadway. She also hopes to build and test in Second Life the networking system that will allow passengers to direct the pods to a specific location as the project progresses.

Come and see the transportation simulation and learn how Second Life is allowing feedback to engineers and urban planners on the real world design.  The real world project is being built by Unimodal.

In addition to her work on SkyTran, Professor Lopes is the creator of web-based SL search engine and HUD, SLBrowser.  She'll also give us some insights into the search engine she developed for SL, which is being launched commerically by the technology incubator associated with the Unversity of California, Irvine, Tech Coast Works.  You can read a bit more on the SLBrowser and the incubator in this Orange County Register article.

Get a sneak peak at this new transportation system, learn about the SLBrowser, meet Professor Lopes and and bring your questions.

Reserve a spot and to get a landmark, IM Znetlady Isbell in-world or email me. 

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[csven]

Beauty. I'll be there (and crossing my fingers my machine doesn't lock up).