<s>
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
Project	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
open-source	B-License
toolkit	O
for	O
creating	O
collaborative	O
3D	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
is	O
completely	O
extensible	O
;	O
developers	O
and	O
graphic	O
artists	O
can	O
extend	O
its	O
functionality	O
to	O
create	O
entirely	O
new	O
worlds	O
including	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
existing	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vision	O
for	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
is	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
environment	O
that	O
is	O
robust	B-Application
enough	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
security	O
,	O
scalability	B-Architecture
,	O
reliability	O
,	O
and	O
functionality	O
that	O
organizations	O
can	O
rely	O
on	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
conduct	O
real	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organizations	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
virtual	O
presence	O
to	O
better	O
communicate	O
with	O
customers	O
,	O
partners	O
,	O
and	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individuals	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
their	O
real	O
work	O
within	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
collaboration	O
tool	O
when	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
with	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
had	O
been	O
funded	O
by	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
since	O
its	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Oracle	B-Application
who	O
decided	O
to	O
cease	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
is	O
now	O
continuing	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
community-supported	O
open-source	B-License
project	O
named	O
"	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
toolkit	O
's	O
client/server	O
architecture	O
supports	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
interactive	O
,	O
dynamic	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
worlds	O
can	O
be	O
secured	O
behind	O
a	O
corporate	O
firewall	O
if	O
desired	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
integrate	O
with	O
an	O
enterprise	O
's	O
existing	O
authentication	O
and	O
identity	O
management	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
a	O
module	O
is	O
provided	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
LDAP	B-Language
authentication	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
fine-grained	O
security	O
,	O
any	O
object	O
within	O
an	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
world	O
can	O
be	O
associated	O
with	O
an	O
access	O
control	O
list	O
to	O
govern	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
see	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
,	O
or	O
edit	O
the	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Federation	O
enables	O
users	O
of	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
worlds	O
to	O
navigate	O
from	O
one	O
world	O
to	O
another	O
through	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
user	O
interface	O
mechanisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
worlds	O
is	O
shared	O
,	O
the	O
specialized	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
programs	O
that	O
run	O
in	O
these	O
worlds	O
are	O
not	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonderland	O
's	O
federation	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Programming	I-Language
Language	I-Language
's	O
ability	O
to	O
dynamically	O
load	O
code	O
,	O
means	O
that	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
moves	O
from	O
one	O
world	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
the	O
necessary	O
missing	O
code	O
is	O
downloaded	O
on	O
an	O
as-needed	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
features	O
tight	O
integration	O
of	O
immersive	O
,	O
high-fidelity	O
stereo	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
voice	O
bridge	O
,	O
'	O
jVoiceBridge	O
 '	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
do	O
you	O
hear	O
recorded	O
audio	O
in	O
stereo	O
at	O
CD-quality	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
also	O
can	O
hear	O
other	O
live	O
people	O
at	O
this	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
voices	O
or	O
other	O
sounds	O
become	O
softer	O
as	O
you	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
them	O
,	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
easily	O
supports	O
multiple	O
,	O
simultaneous	O
conversations	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
virtual	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
an	O
in-world	O
virtual	O
telephone	O
allows	O
users	O
without	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
to	O
dial	O
in	O
to	O
meeting	O
in	O
an	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
developers	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
rich	O
audio	O
experience	O
for	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
type	O
of	O
shared	O
applications	O
are	O
multi-user	O
2D	O
Java	B-Language
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
most	O
types	O
of	O
2D	O
applications	O
,	O
developers	O
can	O
enable	O
drag-and-drop	O
of	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
desktop	O
into	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
type	O
of	O
shared	O
applications	O
are	O
multi-user	O
3D	O
Java	B-Language
applications	O
.	O
</s>
