Dear OS'ers, SL'ers and QNAP'ers,
Q-Sims
NOTE : Q-Sims runs on x86 NAS.
There is still an ODE lib issue to solve for x19 NAS.
Q-Sims - Quick-Sims is intended to provide a Mevaterses* Starter Kit for QNAP SOHO servers
* stands for meta-universes or virtual worlds like in Second life or MMORPG.
With the recent expansion of the Serious games, the metaverses have found a new application in addition to the online games and social networks.
[FOREWORD]
The Q-Sims project started on April 26th, 09 (https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=4 ... 82&start=0).
On Sep 10th, 09, we have released the Q-Sims project fo QNAP x86 platform ONLY.
Wikies about Q-Sims are available at http://wiki.qnap.com/wiki/Q-Sims_-_The_ ... s_for_QNAP
[ALPHA RELEASE - Beta testers]
Q-Sims is Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle status (because OpenSim, the metavers simulator, is still in Alpha status) but has reached a good level of maturity (see note below).
[Host your own Sims on your QNAP NAS]
Q-Sims LITE Edition will help you to setup your own Sims (made of one or more regions) and to connect it to a larger metavers (virtual world) using a Free Public grid such as OSGrid which already gathers more than 2,500 regions with 4,000 active users and about 25,000 accounts!
You may wonder what to do with a metavers! - see also the wikies -
They are already widely used in MMORPG and Social Networking but there are numerous applications not to mention the new ones that you will invent unleashing your creativity.
The latter is the reason why I started the Q-Sims project to make available a Mevaterses Starter Kit for QNAP SOHO servers.
More snapshots available here
The metaverses can be used for the creation and development of future web based applications including but not limited to:
[Requirements]
Read the wikies for instructions and details.
Software - download and install in the following order: - Right click the links and choose Save as...
[Releases]
For all x86 QNAP servers
[TROUBLESHOOTING]
Q-Sims
NOTE : Q-Sims runs on x86 NAS.
There is still an ODE lib issue to solve for x19 NAS.
Q-Sims - Quick-Sims is intended to provide a Mevaterses* Starter Kit for QNAP SOHO servers
* stands for meta-universes or virtual worlds like in Second life or MMORPG.
With the recent expansion of the Serious games, the metaverses have found a new application in addition to the online games and social networks.
[FOREWORD]
The Q-Sims project started on April 26th, 09 (https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=4 ... 82&start=0).
On Sep 10th, 09, we have released the Q-Sims project fo QNAP x86 platform ONLY.
Wikies about Q-Sims are available at http://wiki.qnap.com/wiki/Q-Sims_-_The_ ... s_for_QNAP
[ALPHA RELEASE - Beta testers]
Q-Sims is Alphahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle status (because OpenSim, the metavers simulator, is still in Alpha status) but has reached a good level of maturity (see note below).
[Host your own Sims on your QNAP NAS]
Q-Sims LITE Edition will help you to setup your own Sims (made of one or more regions) and to connect it to a larger metavers (virtual world) using a Free Public grid such as OSGrid which already gathers more than 2,500 regions with 4,000 active users and about 25,000 accounts!
You may wonder what to do with a metavers! - see also the wikies -
They are already widely used in MMORPG and Social Networking but there are numerous applications not to mention the new ones that you will invent unleashing your creativity.
The latter is the reason why I started the Q-Sims project to make available a Mevaterses Starter Kit for QNAP SOHO servers.
More snapshots available here
The metaverses can be used for the creation and development of future web based applications including but not limited to:
- Audio Conferencing (requires the FreeSwitch QPKG)
- Virtual Presence Instant Messaging
- Group discussion (Chat with automatic language translator)
- Internet relay Chat (IRC)
- Mailing
- WebSims (3D websites)
- Video and Movie display (streaming)
- Audio and Music (Download and background music)
- Social and Role Playing Games (MMOG)
- Education by 3D Immersion
- Trainings (Serious Games)
- 3D Design and Architecture
- Virtual traveling and Meeting
- Movies and 3D Animation creations
- Augmented reality applications (Paraverses)
- Virtual Economy and Business (under development)
- Second life compatible metaverses
- and much more ...
[Requirements]
Read the wikies for instructions and details.
Software - download and install in the following order: - Right click the links and choose Save as...
- Optware IPKG (you can use the RSS link on the QNAP QPKG Administration page of your server) Warning: this latest 2.4.2.3a version is required
- MONO 2.4.2.3a QPKG (The .NET Framework for Linux) See also Mono QNAP wiki
- FreeSWITCH 1.0.4 QPKG (optional for the Voice chat) See also FreeSWITCH QNAP wiki
- Q-Sims LITE Edition QKPG (archive below) Read the wikies
- Hippo viewer (to access and navigate into your Sims from a client computer - MAC, Windows or Linux)
- OpenSim Engine (Version 0.7.1 that works with mono 2.4.2.3a)
- a x86 QNAP server (TS-239 Pro, TS-439 Pro, SS-439 Pro, TS-509 Pro, TS-639 Pro, TS-839 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U RP, SS-839)
- a recent PC with a 3D Graphic card (see characteristics)
[Releases]
For all x86 QNAP servers
Kod:
2010-12-01 v2.5.1 Fix SQLite issues (need to downgrade to Mono 2.4.2.3)
2010-04-05 v2.5 Fix wrong message during upgrade
2010-03-30 v2.4 Support for TS-x59 series
2010-01-07 v2.3 Fix the issue preventing the watchdog to automatically restart Q-Sims after a failure
2009-12-20 v2.2 Minor change to handle QPKG interface in V3
2009-10-11 v2.1 Move to port 9005 to avoid conflict with port 9000 used by TwonkyMedia
2009-10-10 v2.0 Initial release[TROUBLESHOOTING]
- Q-Sims requires IPKG (Optware) to install screen and p7zip modules.
- Shall you have trouble to upgrade, save the backup folder created by Q-Sims to keep all your user files and proceed with a fresh reinstallation. Copy back the bin contents, the regions folders under bin and the settings folder into web/sqm_lite/settings. Copy the lastest version of your database under bin.
- Q-Sims fails to start with F/W version above 3.4.x. QNAP made some trials using /share/home/ user's directories. Create the appropriate directory with mkdir -p /share/homes/admin/.wapi/, Stop and restart Q-Sims.
