====== Welcome to ScienceSim ======

The 3D Internet refers to a currently disparate but rapidly converging set of 3D technologies used for visualizing 3D information on the web. This convergence promises to provide a new set of collaborative tools with application in collaborative visualization, education, training and scientific discovery. As part of the [[http://sc09.supercomputing.org/|Supercomputing Conference]] this year working with supporters in the community we have made available a virtual world based on the open source package [[http://opensimulator.org|OpenSim]]. You will find instructions for accessing this environment and packages for extending the environment into your facility at this link. We encourage you to [[GettingStarted|join ScienceSim]] and experiment with new uses.

Please join us for one of our community meetings:

  * **__ScienceSim Senate Meeting__**: 8am PDT/SLT, [[secondlife://kepler/200/190/45|Kepler Castle]]
  * **__ScienceSim Users Meeting__**: 9am PDT/SLT, [[secondlife://kepler/75/138/33|Cabin Meeting Hall]]

[[http://techresearch.intel.com/UserFiles/en-us/File/terascale/ScienceSimWP.pdf|Intel White Paper on ScienceSim]]

===== Using ScienceSim =====
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  * [[GettingStarted|Get Started as a User]]
  * [[InstallSimulator|Host Your Own Virtual Land]]
  * [[PlacesToVisit|Interesting Places to Visit]]
  * [[Calendar]]

===== The ScienceSim Community =====

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  * [[foundation:start|ScienceSim Foundation Proposal]]
  * [[SciSimSenate|ScienceSim Senate]] 
  * [[UserMeeting|ScienceSim User Meeting]]
  * [[Sponsors|Sponsoring Organizations]]


===== Contact Information =====

  * [[http://groups.google.com/group/scisim-discuss|ScienceSim Discussion Group]]
  * For support, send a message to [[scisim-support@googlegroups.com]].