So far I have been successful in linking media from Voki to a prim in SL.
When I worked on this in the sandbox on my own, there were no problems with running any of the media or in receiving note-cards.
However, last Monday, when Maureen, Cosmas and I went to the sandbox, the media did not seem to be streaming very well and Maureen did not receive the note-card for at least 10 minutes.
These problems need to be worked out as there will be pairs of students using the tool at one time and if the presence of the avatars is causing the media to stream slowly, then the tool will be ineffectual. Plus, the learners need to receive the note-cards immediately otherwise the information will be arriving at different times and they will get confused. If the notes do not correspond to the location or suspect, the whole concept is invalid.
A further consideration is perhaps that the media will not stream well when it is placed close to other prims which are streaming media. Therefore the area selected to display the prims will need to be large enough for them to be well spaced. This can only really be determined when the LMU land has been agreed on, as at the moment I cannot display the prims outside the sandbox.
There is also an issue of sizing. The prims themselves are all tall and narrow with the media face on one side. This caused a slight problem when Maureen tried to activate the 'play' button the the prim as she couldn't see it when she was focused on the prim itself. I have not had this problem so it was useful to get feedback from another avatar. I need to think more about sizing and resolution and perhaps change the shape of the prims themselves to accommodate the media better.
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