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Vscene:Video conferencing from

Jisc

Tim BoundyTeam manager,

Applications and video development

Why is this so complicated?

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Vscene: Video conferencing from Jisc

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WhoPerson to person

vs Video system calls video

system

WhenOn demand

vs Scheduled (booked) events

WhatShared physical rooms

vs Personal endpoints

WhereSemi-permanent virtual room

vs Temporarily brought together

Two ways to use Vscene

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Scheduled conferences

Virtual rooms

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Changes are afoot…

1. Interface improvements2. More efficient infrastructure

Development Phase 2 - February to August 2016

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Existing Vscene infrastructure

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ISDN endpoint

Telephone

H.323/SIP Endpoint

H.323/SIP Endpoint

Janet

Irish H.323/SIP Endpoint

HEANet

NREN B

VCS Infrastructur

e

STREAM

Vidyo Portal

VidyoReplay Cluster

VidyoRouter Pool

VidyoGateways

NREN C

Visimeet Servers

Cisco MCUs

Cisco MCUs

ISDN Gateways

Constant improvement – Phase 2, Aug 2016

»Investment in the interface (Usability Review)»More help with everything… › Fewer confusing terms› More graphics, FAQs, video tutorials, etc› HTML emails for readability and understanding

»Telephone access, recording and streaming in virtual rooms

»Mobile App for joining a conference»WebRTC browser access»A more consistent experience23/03/2016


The Janet Videoconference Service (JVCS)

»1995 to 2015»Used by education,

research, admin, content providers

»Snapshot on 30 July 2014…› 8,151 VC Systems› (no browser option)› 9,866 users› 1,112 organisations› ~45,000 conferences per

year

JVCS

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The Janet Videoconference Service (JVCS)

»1995 to 30 July 2014»education, research, admin,

content providers› 8,151 VC Systems› (no browser option)› 9,866 users› 1,112 organisations› ~45,000 conferences per

year

JVCS

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»35% churn of users»2014 to present

› 3,354 VC Systems plus browser option

› 9,021 users› 1,284 organisations› 31,727 conferences (2015)› ~16,500 virtual

room sessions

Vscene

Why are they using it?

»In 2012* VC saved the UK Higher Education sector:› £66 million in costs › 10.25k tonnes net of emitted CO2

»For the nine universities studied in detail, savings were between £152k and £1.6million pa

»Each meeting replaced by a VC saved an average of £175

*SusteIT initiative: “Financial and Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Conferencing and Virtual Meetings in UK Universities” http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk/display/18440789 23/03/2016


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A day in the life of VsceneWhat are they doing with it?

Tutorials

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Regular lectures

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Broadcast lectures

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International teaching

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https://youtu.be/L-xy0dKp0C0?t=569

Expert contributions

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Make your own free virtual room now!vscene.jisc.ac.uk

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We are all guilty! Please consider your victimsVideo conferencing crimes

You can VC from anywhere!

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Pee po…

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Its like you’re in the same room/nostril…

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Gotham is calling

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Gnome conferencing

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And not forgetting the…

»Eaters»Breathers»Snorers (yes really !!!)»Paper shufflers»Pen tappers»Aggressive typers»Daydreamers »Pretenders

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jisc.ac.uk

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Tim BoundyApplications and Video Development Team [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

https://vscene.jisc.ac.uk/jsp/li/li000.jsp

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/