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Tony, Randy and Karl looking out over the audience and explaining Learning in 3D. Last night Tony and I had a chance to visit with some 3D pioneers at the University of Washington. Randy Hinrichs, Managing Partner of 2b3d and Affiliate Faculty for Virtual Worlds at their iSchool was a large contributor to Learning in […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →An important element in creating effective learning in a 3D virtual world is to create the right environment. Since virtual immersive environments are, by definition, immersive, the environment plays a critical role in the training process. A 3D world can be realistic like putting a person in a sales situation and asking them to perform […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →A number of exciting things are happening in 3D space… Caspian Learning just released a new version of its Thinking Worlds 3D software. This is version 3.3. According to the press release: The new additions to Thinking Worlds 3.3 include the ability to integrate files created in Adobe’s Flash effortlessly into 3d environments and publish […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are even a few more alternatives to Second Life for you to check out. OpenSimulator or OpenSim Building in OpenSim. OpenSimulator is a 3D Application Server. It can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) which can be accessed through a variety of clients, on multiple protocols. OpenSimulator is released under a […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Abbott Bundy looking for a chess partner. One of the great things about writing Learning in 3D is that we got to work with some great people doing some really innovative and exciting things in 3D and discuss how they got started working in 3D and, as important, we asked them how they overcame common […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Creating a 3D virtual scavenger hunt helps students better learn to navigate through a virtual world. It requires some set up because you need to create an item that you can hide in a virtual world setting that contains a definition of a term the students need to learn for the class. This is a […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Recently, I teamed up with ProtonMedia (makers of ProtoSphere) to write a whitepaper on the advantages of 3D virtual immersive environments for organizational collaboration. Here is a brief description and intro to the paper. You can get a hold of the free whitepaper at the download page. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and GadgetsRecommended […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Virtual world provider, VenueGen, recently came out of private Beta to a public Beta (whatever that means) and loudly announced their virtual meeting platform. They call it both visually appealing and easy to use. It has been described as a lot more than Cisco’s WebEx meeting platform, and a lot less than Linden Labs’ Second […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Customizing Abbott Bundy. When first introducing learners to a virtual immersive environment (VIE), it might seem like a waste of time to allow learners to customize their avatar. You might be tempted to think “hey, just pick a male or female avatar and let’s get going to the ‘real’ learning.” Don’t. Don’t ignore or “brush […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →A critical element in virtual world learning is the opportunity for the learner to reflect upon his or her experience. As a designer of a 3D virtual learning experience, you need to design part of the learning experience to include time for the learners to re-envision what they experienced and add meaning to that experience. […]
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