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Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to a group at the University of Washington Virtual Biodome. It was part of a innovative curriculum taught by Randy Hinrichs who is CEO of 2b3d. And, last night wearing the hat of professor teaching at University of Washington in a Virtual World Certification program. I also […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →For those of you struggling to decide what last minute learning related gifts to give for co-workers, clients, friends and relatives, here are a few ideas. Gamification If you know someone interested in Gamification, here are a few ideas: Virtual Worlds If you know someone interested in virtual worlds: Mobile Learning Someone interested in mobile […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a presentation by Gabe Zichermann who blogs at gamification.co that explains how gamification is fundamentally rewriting the rules of engagement for product design and marketing. From Foursquare to Farmville and from Nike to the Navy, game mechanics like points, badges, levels, challenges, rewards and leaderboards are being used in ever greater numbers. The […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Join me and Brent Schlenker on Thursday (December 16) for a webinar called “Breaking Down Social Learning’s Brick Wall.” The webinar is free and sponsored by Meridian Knowledge Solutions. Here is some information about our presentation: A lot of “ink” has been spilled on the benefits of social learning in the workplace. In spite of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Check out my newest whitepaper titled Compliant Collaboration & Learning in Virtual Immersive Environments The whitepaper describes how life science companies are effectively leveraging virtual worlds to successfully facilitate collaboration and training. Here is a sneak peak at some of the content: Three-dimensional virtual immersive environments created on a computer and rendered in three-dimensions allow […]
Continue Reading →I am co Principle-Investigator on a project team called Simulation and Modeling in Technology Education (SMTE) which is part of a National Science Foundation five-year project to develop and research the academic potential of a hybrid instructional model that infuses computer simulations, modeling, and educational gaming into middle school technology education programs. The instructional video […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Gamification— making things that don’t seem to be a game into a game is growing in popularity. Game mechanics, scoring, points, time elements, pattern seeking, item matching, content ratings are quickly working their way into almost every element of life. One huge proponent of the movement is Jesse Schell, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Recently I did a presentation titled for the Drug Information Association. Here are the slides and some related links. Beyond Four Walls View more presentations from Karl Kapp. Related Links: Key Advantages of Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations What it means that MS LifeScience Award Goes to 3D Virtual Conference Design Fighting Phobia’s with Augmented Reality […]
Continue Reading →Event Last week, ProtonMedia made a formal announcement about a project I first reported on in September of this year that ProtoSphere, the 3D enterprise collaboration and learning tool, is now fully integrated with Microsoft’s Lync Server 2010. The Lync server is a software product that unifies enterprise voice, instant messaging and web-, audio- and […]
Continue Reading →The other day, I caught up with Warren Haseley at SAIC about the 3D virtual world of OLIVE (On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment). Since Forterra was purchased by SAIC a while back, I had been curious about what the company was up to and how they were doing since they were purchased. So I asked Warren […]
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