Babbler2 Beta Open
on Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Follow the SLink from this post to be taken to the Babbler2 distributor. Beta, so I am limiting number I give out, so get them while they last.
Some people asked me about translators a few months ago. Can’t find your Av names, so hope you see this.
*Note - seems to be some problem with XML-RPC from time to time with SL. If it doesn’t work, try a bit later*
Babbler Guide v2.0
Hi. Welcome to the Babbler 2.0.
*How to Use Your Babbler
- The Ear
You set the language YOU will be speaking
(push the button with the EAR on it).
- The Shouting Man
You set the language you would like Babbler to Translate Too by pushing the button with the Man Head Icon.
- On-Off Switch - Start it up
You then start by pushing the button with the Pointy Hair Silhouette. (The first button on the Left)
- The Q Button
The button with the Q symbol turns on or off Quiet Mode. With Quiet Mode OFF, Babbler with translate whatever you say in Public.
With Quiet Mode ON, Babbler will tell you a Random Channel to talk to it on.
-The Gift Button (Disabled in Beta)
This lets you pass a copy of Babbler to someone else. This allows you to share the babbler, while stopping people who may try to Charge for the Babbler.
If you paid for a Babbler, please let Max Case know, since its meant to be free.
Enjoy
Max Case
Wanna Help?
- Need someone to write better documentation. Also, would like to provide instructions in other languages (would be handy, yes?)
- Need someone who actually types in Japanese or Korean in SL to help test those languages, and try to troubleshoot it. For all I know, it already works - Im not setup for Jap/Kor on my system.
- A better looking HUD. Got an idea for a Design? Better looking Icons? Let me know.
- Scripters who would like to help make it better. Someone with language experience in or out of SL would be handy - As I mention, I want to get Non-Western charsets working.
- Support Names - People willing to help others who may be having trouble using the device.
Contact Max Case.
About
Babbler is something I started a while ago [http://www.maxcase.info/?p=379](in My Day you spoke to objects dammit! none of this new fangled HUD business). It worked, but was less-than-user friendly, so I never moved it out to general circulation.
I finally found the inclination and time to revisit it, and the new one works much better, and may even scale :).
I scrape Google for the translations.
Questions? Comments?
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February 7th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
I love the babbler I have gotten so used to it it is hard not having it anymore.
July 18th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
I love the babbler! It is excellent and has enabled me to chat with people from all other the world.
I think that the Babbler can have an additional use-on tonights American Inventor show there is a guy-Christopher who is deaf and is trying to make a handheld device that can hear the spoken language and then he can respond to the person by typing into it. SO the hearing person can read and understand the deaf person!
Imagine if the babbler was part of that device! What a great use for the babbler–imagine now a deaf person can be understood in different languages!
July 19th, 2007 at 6:52 am
thans sheva - but babbler is just a bridge between SL and RL translation on the web. :)