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It was a great but quick summer semester for Learning in 3D. The last class we took a tour of some well known Second Life locations and discussed the educational implications while sitting around a camp fire. So the final questions are: What is the potential of 3D virtual immersive environments for learning? How far […]
Continue Reading →Monday night in class we had the opportunity to check out VirtualU and see how it functioned. Here we are gathering to begin our journey to different worlds within VirtualU. It was a fascinating virtual environment that provided a number of great examples of how virtual environments can be used for instruction. The tour was […]
Continue Reading →Last night in class we had the opportunity to check out VenueGen and see how it functioned. The software provided a great opportunity for students to see a professional virtual world and to explore how it functioned. We held the class in the VenueGen courtroom to experience how virtual environments could be used to ground […]
Continue Reading →The first class we once again ran into some technical difficulties. Second Life is being strange on our one island, it keeps throwing visitors into a perpetual teleport. This is really getting frustrating. One interesting thing we are doing this semester is to visit a number of different 3D virtual worlds so that students get […]
Continue Reading →Well designed virtual worlds serve as more than mere 3D doll houses; instead, they provide the connectivity across distances, the opportunity to rapidly prototype and the ability to provide diverse training venues. A three-dimensional virtual immersive environment provides an opportunity for employees to work together regardless of distance. While time zones still present a problem […]
Continue Reading →Here is an interesting example of using an immersive 3D learning environment to provide a realistic training experience and an unusual examination process. Below are some highlights from a case study sent to me by Caspian Learning, the makers of the 3D simulation software, Thinking Worlds. Its pretty fascinating and ground breaking use of 3D […]
Continue Reading →At the end of last year, I was interviewed on the topic of “Making Money in Virtual Worlds” and spoke at the University of Washington Virtual Worlds Program 2011. It was a lot of fun and the questions were very thought provoking. Here is the interview.
Continue Reading →Well, its the time in my life where things have gone full circle. I am now touring colleges with my oldest son. I remember tour colleges myself trying to find that perfect fit. So, we pile into the car and drive all over in search of the perfect campus. But…there will soon be another way […]
Continue Reading →Congratulations to ProtonMedia who recently (this week) won the Enterprise Connect 2011 Innovation Award. Here is some of the information from the ProtonMedia blog. Enterprise Connect has selected ProtonMedia for its prestigious Innovation Showcase….the Innovation Showcase competition recognizes four innovative start-up companies that are taking enterprise communications and collaboration to a new level. The show’s […]
Continue Reading →Recently, I wrote an article for ASTD’s Learning Circuits titled Barriers to Adopting Games in Corporate Environments. The concept behind the article is that there are some major reasons why games, which should be readily adopted as efficient, effective learning tools are not being adopted. So, here is the list of the reasons why they […]
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