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Introducing the Access Grid

The Access Grid (AG) is a pioneering collaborative working environment, specifically designed for large-scale video and audio communication. During the ETF Management Meeting on December 12, 2005, in Manchester, various AG features were showcased, including natural audio with echo cancellation and multiple video streams. It supports initiatives in mathematics education for children in deprived areas and provides resources for collaborative workshops across different disciplines, from language learning to neuroscience. Explore its locations, features, and support services to enhance academic collaboration.

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Introducing the Access Grid

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  1. Introducing the Access Grid Sara Hawkins Collaborative Working Developments Manchester Computing 12 December 2005

  2. ETF Management Meeting SC Global Seminar SC Global Workshop e-Social Science Weddings

  3. Typical Views of Access Grid

  4. Typical Views of Access Grid

  5. Typical Views of Access Grid

  6. Main Features of Access Grid • Large-scale display • Multiple video streams • Natural, full-duplex audio with echo cancellation • “Advanced Collaboration Environment” • Virtual Venues • IP multicast Usually, but…

  7. Locations of QA Tested AG Conference Rooms Many more personal nodes

  8. Access Grid in Manchester • Smith Building (full-size lecture theatre with AG functionality) • Room G95 (first node in the UK, integrated with videoconference suite) • Room 1.10 (integrated with passive stereo system) • Jodrell Bank (situated at site of major radio telescope, 20 miles from Manchester) • Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning (from Oct 2005, teaching & learning suite) • http://www.mc.manchester.ac.uk/services/accessgrid

  9. Access Grid Support Centre • General support • QA Tests • Training • Documentation • Virtual Venue Servers • Multicast-Unicast Bridges • IG Pix • IG Recorder

  10. Maths Teaching over the AG • DTAGMATHS – teaching Maths to school children in deprived areas using the AG • http://www.sve.man.ac.uk/Research/AtoZ/DTAGMATHS

  11. Joint MA in History of Political Discourse – Hull & UEA

  12. Arctic Region Supercomputer Centre • Music workshop • Collaborative Neuroscience class • German Language Lab with Montana • Japanese Language/Cultural Exchange • Unified Parallel C Workshop

  13. Better Video • H.264 (inSORS) • MPEG4 • HDV & DV • UltraGrid (HDTV)

  14. Meeting Memory and the AG • Memetic – improving the ways we conduct meetings to enable asynchronous collaboration • http://www.memetic-vre.net

  15. Access Grid on the Beach • Chromakey-like technology • Provides sense of location

  16. Visual Cues & Audio Localisation • WIP, but may solve the problem of “who’s speaking?!” • Highlight the vic window • Adjust audio to location of displayed window • Determined by position on screen • Changes when the window moves • http://scv.bu.edu/~putnam/ag-audio/misc/poster.pdf

  17. Research Support ServicesManchester Computing http://www.agsc.ja.net http://www.mc.manchester.ac.uk/services/accessgrid accessgrid@manchester.ac.uk

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