OpenSpace3D

Another month, another version of  OpenSpace3D : version 0.2.2 is available!

We have done a huge work on HCI (or Human-Computer Interactions) interfaces. Now you can easily manage the well known Joypad (by the way, Wii Mote was already supported), plus a bunch of less known interfaces, like the Text to Speech generation, Voice Recognition, and the innovative brain-computer interface NeuroSky Mindset headset.

And, as usual, all of those news functionalities are easily usable in your applications without coding, thanks to OpenSpace3D’s PlugIT system.

On the visual side, we are now supporting Ogre’s particles scripts (work is in progress to make a particle editor available), and you can also render the scene in wired mode. We also added a tool-bar that let you test an animation or a particle system within the editor interface.

Furthermore, the editor now allows panel resizing, multi-selection on PlugITs, and much more !

And last but not least, we have greatly optimized the OpenSpace3D object management system (scene loading time, physics, etc. are improved).

Go to the download section to give it a try. You can also check our online demos, Kid Kitchen (a serious game on home safety), Car Showroom (if you got a microphone, you can now change colors by voice!) and a Virtual Tour.

Version 0.2.1 is available for OpenSpace3D!

It incorporates significant improvement on the management of browsers for the online distribution of real-time 3D applications performed with OpenSpace3D

We have also  optimized the Scene loader, made corrections in the management of materials, and improve usability by adding the Drag and Drop function for importing resources.

Go to the download section for details.

The last version (0.2.0a) is now available.

This version introduce new features like, skeletal bones manipulation, a better animation support, compositor effects and more.

New examples and the “Kid Kitchen” demo are included in this version.

Go to the download section for details.

Kid Kitchen

On the occasion of the Laval Virtual trade show, I-Maginer will release a new application demo : Kid Kitchen, a serious game on home safety for children in the kitchen aimed for young parents.
Based on a universe inspired by cartoon, Kid Kitchen includes the concept of crash test applied humorously to the child in the kitchen (test different hazards situation).
The scenario is based on both the dangers of kitchen for children and the world of crash testing, thus, the camera, tinted windows, adapted logos, will be part of the decor. It takes place in several stages:
• Preparation of the room by the parent. Using cameras, he/she will place the appropriate tools to secure his/her environment.
• Opening a door, which lets the child, equipped with his crash test helmet, enter.
• Child’s walking in the area of the kitchen, monitoring the child is done by an automatic change of cameras to the best viewing angle.
• The child tries every means possible to hurt himself  and test the security of the kitchen. If successful:
• The view changes to the cameras that show a predefined cinematic / animation, in which an accident happens to the child.
• The animation freezes on the injured (or weeping) child and displays a small message explaining the behavior (preventive or curative) to have this type of situation. The message needs to be checked to disappear.
• After having finished his tour, a small animation starts (depending on the number of errors found), then the child is released.
This new application uses the latest version of Openspace3D, an open source user friendly platform for the development of interactive 3D environments.

From April 7 to 9 this year, I-maginer will be exhibiting at booth G3 at the 12^th International Conference on Virtual Reality: LAVAL VIRTUAL.

We will be presenting demos of our open source platform OpenSpace3D with new features.  All our team members will be happy to meet you there.

More info: http://www.laval-virtual.org/

The last version (0.1.9a) is available now.

As expected, the team wants to offer you regularly some new improvements.

What’s new?

• A web plugin to launch applications in web pages, compatible with most of the browsers.
• Ergonomics of the OpenSpace3D editor have changed too, to facilitate the development of 3D real-time applications.
• More, we offer some new examples of rendering to permit you to create realistic 3D contents.
• The developer tools permit now to create your own plugIT and load it dynamicly without restarting OpenSpace3D
• Indeed on, many bugs have been fixed and many optimizations have been realized.

For our users, download to update your version! For the others.. download to discover it !

19 February 2010 : Discover OpenSpace3D at La Cantine during the Barcamp : virtualworldscamp !

More Info :

http://barcamp.pbworks.com/virtualworldscamp

This new release of Openspace3D that we are launching today will be first time exhibited next February 4th and 5th at the IMAGINA tradeshow in Monaco.

This new release adds much more stablility and ergonomics. It also contains many new features: integration of physics, flash control, stereo mode, browser plugins, network and comes with new demos.

With this new release we aim to develop new uses for 3D real-time collaboration in the field of training (serious games), simulation, marketing (Virtual Showroom) e-commerce, real estate ( virtual tours) and industry (rapid prototyping) and offer an alternative to proprietary platforms.

I-Maginer offers you a partnership in your 3D real-time development projects with a wide range of services associated with the opensource platform Openspace3D:
- Project management consulting
- Custom development
- Training
- Integration and server installation

Our production and R & D teams (project managers, engineers, developers and technicians) are at your service.
Feel free to contact us directly for more information.

Try this application made with OpenSpace3D :

Scene 3D

We are working on the next release of OpenSpace 3D

Incoming features :

- Networking with a multi-plateform Java server, coming with network plugITs like a chat and avatar

- Physics with newton engine

- Interfaces in 3D using flash controls

- 3D Stereo mode

- Embeded plugin for firefox, Chrome, Safari and internet explorer

- and more …