A-VIEW SETUPS: FROM STUDIOS
TO MOBILES
Prof. Kamal Bijlani
Director, Amrita E-Learning Research Lab,
Amrita University
kamal@amrita.edu
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AMRITA VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE ELEARNING WORLD(A-VIEW)
A-VIEW: BASIC CONFIGURATION
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Laptop
Can receive talks
 Interact with chat
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TEACHER INTERACTING USING A-VIEW
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A-VIEW: BASIC CONFIGURATION DESKTOP
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SINGLE WINDOW LOGIN: A-VIEW
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A-VIEW SINGLE WINDOW
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MULTIPLE WINDOW LOGIN: A-VIEW
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A-VIEW: 2 DISPLAY (RECOMMENDED)
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A-VIEW FOR 2 DISPLAY: VGA IN LAPTOP
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A-VIEW: 3 DISPLAY
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IIT BOMBAY USES A-VIEW (3 DISPLAY) FOR
TRAINING MORE THAN 3800 TEACHERS ONLINE
A-VIEW: 4 DISPLAY
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VGA FOR DESKTOP – FOR MULTIPLE DISPLAYS
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VGA Card with 2 outputs
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EQUIPMENTS FOR SETTING UP A CLASS VIA
A-VIEW FOR A LARGE AUDIENCE
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Desktop/Laptop with Internet Connection
8 Channel Mixer
Multiple Speakers
Microphones (Cordless/Wired)
Webcam/Handycam/Video camera
Writing Devices like Take Note, U Board, Smart
Board, etc
Display Devices like Projectors, TVs, etc
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PC CONFIGURATION
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SERVER SIDE CONFIGURATION
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Server configuration details:
Processor: Intel Quad Core-E5504 Xeon(R), 2.0GHz,
4MCache, 4.86GT/s
 Memory: 8 GB RAM
 Hard disk: 500 GB
 OS: Microsoft Server Edition 2003 64 bit
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Bandwidth required (Recommended):
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Download speed = 5 Mbps, Upload speed = 15 Mbps
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAMERAS FOR VIDEO
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MICROPHONES
Avoid usage of USB Microphones
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MICROPHONES WITH ECHO CANCELLATION
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COMPUTER SPEAKERS
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8 CHANNEL MIXER
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DISPLAY DEVICES
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LED TV, LCD TV, Projector,
PC Monitor
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WRITING DEVICES
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A-VIEW: ADAPTIVE BANDWIDTH
UNIQUE FEATURES OF A-VIEW
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Configurable Multiple Displays (1 to many)
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Adaptive Bandwidth Usage (56k to 2MB)
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No Proprietary Hardware (Can Use
existing)
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Echo Cancellation
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Firewall & Proxy Navigation
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Automatic Updates
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Self Testing of Audio/Video
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Devices/Bandwidth
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Class Level Management
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Class Administration
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Scalable & Robust Architecture
Multimodal Student – Teacher Interaction
Crystal Clear Live Document Sharing
Multi Device Compatible White Board
A-VIEW SUPPORTS MULTIPLE DEVICES
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A-VIEW MEETING
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FEATURES OF A-VIEW MEETING
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Provide ad-hoc and planned meetings
Rich collaborative interactions
High quality video conferencing experience
Ability to interact via video, audio or text
Instant preparation of meeting agenda and
minutes of the meeting
Efficiently manage users with low internet
bandwidth
Conduct live poll and get instant results
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THANK YOU!!!