btw there's a great major refactor of the three.js animation code done now (in july&august 2015) which looks good and i think will come to a near future release, it achieves AFAIK many of the needs that Ludo recognized for virtual chars originally (back in 2013) Untangling the ThreeJS animation structure https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/issues/6881 ~Toni On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 1:28 PM, "Lasse Öörni" <lasse.oorni at ludocraft.com> wrote: > 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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