Hi, on the subject of Virtual Characters, I have no opposition to dropping it as a separate GE. Its most important functionality (animation playback, animation blending) should IMO be part of the 3D-UI GE, but these are generic features and not restricted to avatars / characters. -- Lasse Öörni Game Programmer LudoCraft Ltd. > Hi - one note about AR: > > I just saw the CIE folks and they are working on getting previous AR > release to shape quickly now, despite the license requirement changes that > happened mid-project on the FIWARE side. > > For future work there is a reorganization at the university (where CIE is) > and we can check if the new home for those things is interested in the AR > dev -- they have quite long background with AR, having organized > summerschools on mobile AR dev with leading professors & companies in the > area (profs Feiner from US and Billinghurst from NZ, came to visit here > from Google), using MetaIO SDK (bought by Apple since) and Qualcomm's > mobile AR solution (with unity). > > Of course is great that DFKI and also others (for example Adminotech that > also works with AR things otherwise) in the chapter know and work with AR > too, but just a note about the status on the University of Oulu side. > > ~Toni > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Philipp Slusallek < > philipp.slusallek at dfki.de> wrote: > >> HI all, >> >> Here are my suggestions of how to reorganize WebUI in the light of the >> changes proposed by the commission. The changes are also based on the >> outcome of the internal architecture review. >> >> Here are the proposed actions for WebUI in short >> >> 1. *3D-UI GE*: Keep them both implementations; work on closer >> integration/compatibility between the two versions that target >> different >> use-cases; strengthen content pipeline >> 2. *Sync GE:* Keep this GE and strengthen it by moving all DFKI >> resources from the Middleware GE (in the I2ND chapter) to the FiVES >> Sync GE >> to become the new GEri; use additional resources to help integrating >> Sync >> functionality also into Context Broker (common API); improve >> real-time >> performance and scalability. >> 3. *AR **GE:* This is a hot topic and it is important to offer a good >> solution here. Current license issues need to be resolved (probably >> via >> original DFKI solution (Xflow)); DFKI is involved in ARVIDA project >> which >> is creating AR technology that can be integrated here; CIE seems not >> to be >> interested/able to continue development -> continue with DFKI? >> 4. *GIS GE:* To be discussed further >> 5. *POI GE:* To be discussed further >> 6. *CloudRendering: *Will be put in maintenance mode for now, but >> external update (DFKI via Open Source Community) is planned; No >> further >> funding via FI-Core needed. >> >> The following GE should be discontinued, as I see little chances to >> argue >> for these GEs. >> >> 1. *2D-UI:* It will be integrated into the 3D-UI as decided before >> and >> partially done already. No more work needed here. >> 2. *Real-Virtual-Integration:* Will be put in maintenance mode and >> continue to be available. >> 3. *VirtualCharacters:* Will be put in maintenance mode and continue >> to be available. >> 4. *Interface Designer:* Will be put in maintenance mode and continue >> to be available. >> 5. *2D/3D-Capture:* Will be stopped and removed as a GE in the medium >> term. >> >> The dropping of funding for 6 of our GEs will free some funding (exact >> amount to be determined). This funding should be invested in more >> external >> promotion of the capabilities of the WebUI chapter as an integral part >> of >> FIWARE. I suggest to invest this available funding particularly into: >> >> - Execute *QA and friendly testing* of all remaining GEs >> - *Improve handling of tickets* and reduce time to resolve (already >> pretty good some some exceptions) >> - Provide direct help to A16 and SMEs when using WebUI technology >> - *Better** demonstrate** the* *Unique Selling Point** that WebUI >> GEs* *brings >> to **FIWARE* >> - Show application of WebUI GEs for *OpenData* provided by FIWARE >> - Better integration with *ContextBroker GE* as well as new NGSI v2. >> - Better integration into *WireCloud GE* >> - Support data visualization in *BigData Analysis GE *(and where >> possibly SpagoBI) >> - Dockerization of individual as well as bundles of these GEs with >> demos to simplify uptake of WebUI technology >> >> Ideally, the partners previously involved in these canceled GEs will be >> able to do this. Otherwise this funding will have to be transferred to >> those partners able and willing to do these tasks. >> >> I have tried to arrange things such that we can keep most resources >> within >> WebUI (as I discussed on Wednesday) and actually add to it (e.g. >> transfer >> from Middleware). However, some resources may have to be transferred >> elsewhere based on Juanjo's decisions. I have contacted him about this >> already, arguing along these lines. >> >> Please let me know what you think and provide alternatives, where you >> disagree. >> >> >> Best, >> >> Philipp >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) GmbH >> Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern >> >> Geschäftsführung: >> Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (Vorsitzender) >> Dr. Walter Olthoff >> Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: >> Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans A. 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