Fish4Knowlege (F4K): a Virtual World Exhibition Space for a Large Collaborative Project Dr. Jessica Chen-Burger1, Prof. Austin Tate2 1Computer Science, Heriot-Watt, University 2 Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute, University of Edinburgh and Virtual University of Edinburgh (Vue) Y.J.ChenBurger@hw.ac.uk

What is F4K Project ? A EU funded 2.5 millions Euro FP7 project Detecting targets in noisy environments open sea at sites of the south Taiwan Recognising fish species Exploiting ontologies to interpret user queries. Exploiting ontologies to convert queries into workflow sequences. Storing and accessing massive amounts of video and RDF data in a timely manner. Integration of the research in a publically usable web tool. Creation of a fish database suitable for behavioural and environmental studies. Training of staff in cross-disciplinary methods (computer vision with database and workflow scientists, computer scientists with biologists). http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-commerce David Whiteley, e-Commerce: Strategy, Technologies and Applications, 2000 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/E-Commerce-Strategy-Technologies-Applications-Information/dp/0077095529 David Whiteley, eCommerce slides - http://www.e-bookspdf.org/view/aHR0cDovL3JlcG9zaXRvcnkuYmludXMuYWMuaWQvMjAwOS0yL2NvbnRlbnQvRjA2NjIvRjA2NjIxNTgyMS5wZGY=/RSBDaGFwdGVyIDE6IEVsZWN0cmljIENvbW1lcmNlIEMgTyBNIEU=

PIs of F4K Robert Fisher (coordinator), Univ. of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) – machine vision Jessica Yun-Heh Chen-Burger, Univ. of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) – workflow Daniela Giordano, Università di Catania (Italy) - machine vision Lynda Hardman, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (Netherlands) – user query Fang-Pang Lin, National Applied Research Laboratories (Taiwan) – HPC, data mgmt Kwang-Tsao Shao, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica – domain expert

Source: NCHC

Sensor Grid in Taiwan 福山 鴛鴦湖 關刀溪 塔塔加 南仁山 Orchid Island Ken-Ting 墾丁 Orchid Island 蘭嶼 Ken-Ting coral reef at Third Nuclear Power Station Source adapted from: NCHC

Motivation for the F4K Virtual World Gallery Technologies for 3D interactive virtual environments for multiple simultaneous users are advanced and maturing Fish4Knowledge project has an important visual aspect to show marine life observations Addition outlet to traditional academic web sites, scientific conferences and journal publications.

Front of the F4K Gallery 2012 B2B E-Commerce Survey: Results and Trends, Feb 2012

Ground Level Exhibition Hall 2012 B2B E-Commerce Survey: Results and Trends, Feb 2012

Tunnel to the Underwater Level 2012 B2B E-Commerce Survey: Results and Trends, Feb 2012

The Underwater Level 2012 B2B E-Commerce Survey: Results and Trends, Feb 2012

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Conclusions and Discussion To provide a fun, interactive and educational space - to provide different learning experiences and to attract different audience Promotion of the virtual world site is difficult, due to technical requirements and issues Age limitation prevents young people’s involvements: primary/secondary school children Nevertheless, this project has attracted people outside of normal research communities, and we are keen to have follow-up projects, when appropriate Second Life is generally for adults 18 years and older; however, if you are 13 years of age or older you can use Second Life with some restrictions. If you're: 16-17 years old you can access regions and search results that have a General maturity rating.8 Feb 2012 Issues Encountered in the Development of the F4K Virtual World Facilities The central design idea of the underwater virtual aquarium is to provide a fun, interactive and educational space that gives its visitors a “surreal” experience - in that visitors can “walk about”, “touch” things, interact with objects or “talk” with virtual fish. When there is more than one visitor in this space, people can choose to share their experiences through Second Life and OpenSimulator’s live voice and text-chat facilities. When appropriate, the Fish4Knowledge team has run events and can hold future exhibition events where project works are presented. This learning experience is intended to be different from those provided by conventional publications, web sites and 2D media. What we have encountered are the difficulty of introducing new users to the complexities of the viewer interface, especially when they lack any game playing experience or have lower power computers. Voice set up can be especially difficult. We have also found that the promotion of the facility to the potential community of interest is difficult even with the various social interaction mechanisms used by virtual worlds like Second Life and the OpenSimulator community. One problem was also the age limitations set for Second Life users which meant that we could not attract primary and secondary school children to our site. Nevertheless, our real-life project had attracted many marine scientists and enthusiasts’ interests that we continue to receive feedback. If possible, we plan to create follow-up projects, when we will consider how to enhance our current set up in the virtual world to encourage more participants.

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