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\f0\fs24 \cf0 Introduction Log\
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 ok\
<helen> me and the courtesan\
<helen> select another avatar from the wardrobe\
<helen> by clicking on it\
<helen> lag?\
<helen> did someone press reset?\
<helen> i'm going to  have to get my whip out!\
<helen> the megaphone is a lovely avatar\
<helen> such a beautiful symbol\
<helen> we lost some people, perhaps?\
<helen> refresh your browser if it doesn't seem to be changing\
 i'm  trying to get backdrops and such but it says no such.....\
<helen> ok, try refreshing the page again\
<helen> i'll try a better voice\
 cool it works\
<helen> mmm\
<helen> lovely water\
<helen> for a hot day\
<helen> can you understand me better now?\
 yes\
<helen> great\
<helen> is everyone able to hold an avatar?\
 no i dont know how....\
<helen> hallo\
<helen> and move around the stage?\
<helen> ok, to hold an avatar\
<helen> click on one of the avatar icons\
<helen> in the wardrobe above the chat window\
<helen> oana and mirela are here :) :D\
<helen> it will appear in the "mirror"\
<helen> the square beside the wardrobe\
<helen> that shows you what avatar you are holding\
<helen> to move\
<helen> nope.... \
<helen> just click on the stage\
<helen> and your avatar will go there\
<helen> to jump\
<helen> click on the green "fast"\
<helen> button under the mirror\
<helen> then click somewhere on the stage\
<helen> you will jump there\
<helen> we are clueles...\
<helen> ah, we meet the first bug\
<helen> the clear button\
<helen> it causes avatars to get stuck\
<helen> could we change the background?\
<helen> when this happens, \
<helen> you have to click on a different av in the wardrobe\
<helen> hi\\\
<helen> then back on your original av\
<helen> and you will be unstuck\
<courtesan1> we don't know who we are\
<helen> you will be pleased to know that\
<helen> this bug has been fixed\
<helen> it just hasn't been implemented on the server yet\
<courtesan1> oh, we are courtisan!\
<helen> would you like to change your name?\
<helen> be someone else?\
<courtesan1> yes\
<helen> yes\
<invis2> yes\
<helen> this is how you do it\
<helen> in the text input field\
<helen> how?\
<helen> type /nick newname\
<invis2> om/omuletz\
<squashed> type /nick and then\
<invis2> om\
<ideacritik> allo\
<ideacritik> the name you want\
<helen> great\
<ideacritik> i am avatar  cool now - \
<helen> some of you have got it\
<helen> i was bodysnatched\
<helen> another bug\
<helen> also fixed\
<helen> but not yet implemented\
<helen> soon everything will be much better : )\
<helen> you can also turn your name off\
<helen> by pressing the pink "name" button\
<helen> this is very good for invisible avatars\
<chaozy> how can we chose the directio nof avatar? \
<helen> you mean facing left or right?\
<helen> at the moment, you can't \
<invis1> \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
<helen> but it is about to be possible\
<linda> finally im on\
<chaozy> yes..and also up and down\
<helen> we have student programmers \
<helen> who are making this functionality right now!\
<helen> they have been working on the software all year\
<helen> and we are about to implement everything they've done so far\
<helen> so in a week or two it will be a lot better\
<linda> i feel so good with this dragon\
<helen> and changing avatars is one new thing\
<helen> which will be really great\
<helen> you wil make the avatar in flash\
<helen> with several frames\
<helen> and then select the frame you want\
<helen> using a /a command\
<linda> this drgon is so hot\
<ideacritik> the /a command in flash?\
<ideacritik> or in shere...?\
<helen> in here\
<helen> so you will make the avatar with say 4-5 positions\
<helen> and then when it is on stage\
<helen> you will be able to type /a 3\
<helen> or whatever\
<helen> to change position\
<helen> ooh\
<helen> someone hit clear?\
<helen> or reset?\
 clear me :(\
<hildegard> that's ok\
<zec2> i hit clear\
<zec2> sorr\
<chaozy> why is it neccesary that avatars to be png?\
<meeeeee> don't worry\
<meeeeee> all these problems are nearly fixed\
<meeeeee> that's what seems to work best\
<meeeeee> actually, what is really best is .swf files\
<meeeeee> that's what the turkish shadow puppets are\
<meeeeee> the megaphone & helen photo are jpegs\
<meeeeee> you can see they are kinda blurry\
<hildegard> we got stock?!\
<ideacritik> i am now going to ETC  stage....\
<meeeeee> other avatars?\
<meeeeee> hang on a sec\
<meeeeee> before you go roaming in the workshop\
<meeeeee> please remember that\
<meeeeee> this space is used by lots of other people\
<meeeeee> so don't delete anything\
<meeeeee> thanks\
<hildegard> where is hildegard?\
<helen> i think she came back\
<helen> we have guests 2,3,4,5,8, and 9\
<Schattie> mixing medizin\
<helen> plus 1 audience\
<Schattie> :)\
<helen> to see who is here\
<helen> type /details\
<helen> in the text chat input field\
<helen> so are you ready to have a look around the other stages\
<helen> and the workshop?\
<ideacritik> yes\
<grrls need internet> yes\
<helen> use the back button in the browser\
<helen> to get back to the workshop\
<helen> everything is explained there\
<helen> you can see all the avatars\
<helen> there are quite a lot\
<helen> to put avatars onto a stage\
<helen> you have to go into "manage stages"\
<helen> and select the stage to add it to\
<ideacritik> onlly thing is we try to uploasd jpg or such for avatar and not working... \
<helen> what's not working?\
<ideacritik> it says unabl3e to generate .swf\
<helen> did you read the instructions before you tried to upload?\
<ideacritik> (from the .jpg)\
<ideacritik> no....\
<helen> hehe\
<helen> ok, here's some things\
<helen> firstly,\
 does gif works for avatars or is it blury\
 ?\
<helen> the avatars grow mysteriously\
<helen> when you upload them\
<helen> so you must make them about\
<helen> three times smaller\
<helen> than you want them to appear on stage\
<helen> so before you upload anything,\
<helen> go away & make it tiny\
<ideacritik> you mean a size in px?\
<helen> tiny tiny tiny\
<ideacritik> ok\
<helen> like less than 100 pixels\
<helen> and then, save it as a .png\
<helen> trust me, it works better\
<helen> also in .png\
<helen> you can have transparency\
<helen> so you can see me through the courtesan's throat\
<helen> nice eh?\
 because is png?\
<helen> actually\
<helen> these karagoz figures were\
<helen> first .png\
<helen> for the transparency\
<helen> then i imported them into flash\
<helen> and resized them\
<helen> to be tiny\
<helen> then i exported them as an image\
<helen> so they were .swf\
<helen> it gives the best result\
<helen> jpeg & png come out a bit blurry\
<helen> i think meg was a .png\
<helen> and the round photo of me was a jpeg\
<helen> it's something to do with what happens when the image is uploaded \
<helen> and converted into the UpStage environment\
<helen> UpStage uses flash to serve to the browser\
<helen> so it likes .swf graphics\
<helen> i'm sorry that it means it's not totally open source\
 how many frames does must have for an swf?\
<helen> just one\
<helen> unless you are making an animated av\
<helen> like the snake\
<ideacritik> i am not sure how many frames he has\
 or like schattie?\
<ideacritik> and when we have the avatar swapping ability\
<ideacritik> then it will be a frame for each position\
 :)\
<ideacritik> yes schattie is also animated av\
<helen> does anyone there have flash?\
<helen> it can take a while to make the imagges\
<helen> just use a .png\
<helen> and make it small\
 what is the size of av in swf?\
 maybe we just download a picture and use it?\
<helen> make it about 100 px square\
<helen> these avs were around that \
<helen> you can always use the other avs that are already uploaded\
<helen> why don't you go for a walk through some of the other stages\
<helen> and see a bit of what is there\
 where are they?\
<helen> use your back button\
 ok\
<helen> to go back to the workshop\
<helen> and then click on the \
<helen> "complete list of stages"\
<helen> choose any stage\
<helen> have a look\
<zec2> hihihihi\
<helen> hey zecica!\
<helen> you dirty old rabbit!\
 i chose bluegrass\
<helen> donna & ursa might remember secica\
<helen> zecica\
<zec2> i dont kno why i have this name but its cul\
<helen> you have that name because\
<helen> you are an iconic rabbit\
<helen> zecica is female rabbit\
<helen> in serbian\
<helen> you are my travelling companion\
<helen> you've been round the world with me\
<helen> and you were at /etc 2004\
<helen> that is where that photo is from\
 how can we use avatars from other stages in here?\
<helen> good questions\
 :)\
<helen> you need to assign avatars to a stage\
<zec2> hehehehehe\
<helen> BEFORE your performance\
 ok\
<helen> if you try to add more avatars to this stage\
<helen> while we are on it\
<helen> then we will need to reload the page\
<helen> to see them\
<helen> it is best to set up a stage\
 ok\
<helen> with the avatars you want to use\
 ok\
<helen> prepare it for your performance\
<helen> and then invite your audience in\
 lets do that\
<helen> ok\
<helen> you can use the /etc stage\
<helen> from last year\
<helen> and most of the other stages\
<helen> let me check which ones you shouldn't use\
 is anyone else having trouvle uploading their image/avatars?? (like me)\
<tomtoo> i havent even tried ```````;`0\
<helen> ok there are a few stages you shouldn't use\
<helen> you can go onto them but please don't take avatars on or off them\
<ideacriitk> i'm on ETC\
<helen> they are:\
<helen> proposal; dtn2; JeanRichard; indigenous; worldx; therabbits; \
<helen> intimacy&inyerface, karagoz\
<helen> you can go into them\
<helen> just don't change the assigned graphics\
<helen> any of the other stages\
<helen> you can change the graphics\
<helen> ok?\
<helen> have a look at what is there \
<helen> it will be quicker than making your own\
<helen> for today anyway\
<helen> you are not going\
<helen> don't you want to look around?\
<helen> i will stay here\
<helen> this stage is called "presentation"\
<helen> in the list of stages\
<helen> come back here to ask me questions\
<helen> ok?\
<ideacriitk> ok\
<hildegard> I like my body as it is\
<ideacriitk> so when we submit queries for av atars... nothing happens?\
<helen> what do you mean by queries?\
<ideacriitk> well\
 i try to upload an avatar :)\
<ideacriitk> for choosing an uploaded avatart you press the 'submit query button']\
<ideacriitk> do you knwo what i mean??\
 oh, in the avatar upload place\
<helen> oops\
<helen> is that when you have uploaded an avatar?\
<ideacriitk> upon attempting to\
<ideacriitk> it seems to upload effectively since i am in avatar list\
<ideacriitk> but how to get it on the stage?\
<helen> ah yes\
<helen> then you need to go back to the workshop\
<helen> and into "manage stages"\
<ideacriitk> ok - the main info page?\
<ideacriitk> ok\
<helen> and choose the stage you want from the list\
<helen> then select the avatar\
<helen> check box\
<helen> then scroll to the very bottom of the page\
<helen> it is a long long page\
<helen> and save changed\
<helen> changes\
<helen> thatis another thing the students have done\
<helen> they have put that page into 3 columns\
<helen> and put the vaigation at the top as well as bottom\
<helen> navigation\
<helen> it's much better\
<helen> but for now\
<helen> we are still working with the old format\
<helen> looooooooong list\
<helen> hey, we haven't done any singing yet\
<helen> oooooooooooooo\
<helen> aaaeeeeuuuuuoooo\
<helen> and so it goes\
<helen> i am going to make myself a cup of tea\
<hildegard> iiiooooiiiiooooliiiiduuuuu\
<ideacritik> ok ! hoorayu i am on etc!!\
<helen> while you are looking around the workshop\
<helen> lovely\
<helen> you practice singing\
<helen> i'll be back in a minute\
<hildegard> siiihiiihiiihiiingiiing\
<hildegard> iiiieeeouuiiiiaaa\
<hildegard> yyyyyyy\
<meeeeee> i think i am lost,,:D\
<name ahhh> the upload worked\
<meeeeee> oo..i found myself iui,,,:D\
<helen> ok i'm back\
<helen> i have a bit of a cough : (\
<helen> spring cold\
<hildegard> you have spring now?\
<helen> it's bloody annoying\
<helen> yes\
<helen> other side of the world\
<helen> night time\
<helen> everything is the other way round\
<helen> you see black, we see white\
<helen> we walk on our heads\
<helen> how are people doing in the workshop?\
<helen> has anyone found a stage to work on?\
<hildegard> We like it!\
<hildegard> no\
<helen> ideacritik has put an av on the /etc stage\
<helen> let's go and have a look at her avatar\
<helen> i will come back here in a minute\
<helen> oh my goddess\
<helen> i am dying with coughing\
<helen> and the phone was ringing\
<helen> it was my colleague vicki\
<helen> who was trying to join us\
<helen> but her internet is down\
<helen> so, did you go to the /etc stage?\
<helen> helga has made some avatars\
<helen> and uploaded them\
<helen> excuse me a minute\
<helen> i am dying with coughing\
<helen> thank goodness this is not live audio!\
<helen> i think you ladies have lunch now, yes?\
<helen> hmm\
 ej helen, 3 people upload their avatars and attach it to the etc stage\\\
<helen> great!\
<helen> i saw two\
<helen> do they want to keep going or have a break?\
 the 3th is quite small and its under the others avatars\\\
 we will have a break\
 the food is coming in a sec\
<helen> yes, i thought so\
<helen> ok\
<helen> does anyone want to do a bit more after lunch?\
<helen> i can stay up another couple of hours\
<helen> but i have to be up for another online meeting at 7am\
<helen> so i don't want to stay up too late ...\
 helen its ok.. for now there is a lot of others plan for the afternoon.. and if somebody would like to continue i will help with questions\
<helen> ok great\
<helen> i've put the information on drupal\
<helen> and i will add the link there for joining the email list\
 ok, thanks for workshop\
<helen> you're welcome\
<helen> thanks for helping : )\
<helen> & thanks to all the participants! : )\
<helen> they can keep using the guest logins\
<helen> during this week\
 ok. we wont need more than guest2-guest5 logins\
<helen> ok\
 nice nap and see you in the evening\
<helen> not going to bed just yet\
<helen> i will save this log & do some other stuff\
<helen> & hang round in IRC for a couple of hours\
<helen> have a good lunch : )\
 oh \
 yeah\
<grrls need internet> by helen thnxxx a lot for the workshop :)))))\
<helen> you're welcome\
<helen> glad you enjoyed it}