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Some colleauges of mine have asked me to forward on this important announcement about Second Life Research. Participate in a study that examines the experiences of individuals collaborating in virtual environments. To participate, you must have a Second Life avatar and account, and access to a Second Life client on a PC. Participation will involve […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →The line between real life and the virtual world of Second Life just keeps getting blurrier and blurrier. This article on the Rolling Stone blog titled “Second Life” Bluesman Gets Record Deal in Real Life describes how a blue’s singer got national recognition and eventually a record contract because of his performances in a virtual […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →IBM has released a 3D game to teach engineering concepts to kids. It comes complete with lesson plans for teachers including one called windturbine design and build challenge. They are working through a group they helped form called TryScience . Read more about IBM and TryScience here. You can read about their other partner, New […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a machinimia done as a class assignment. It is on the topic of guided tours (a very popular topic in the Learning in 3D class for the machinimia project.) Also, if you are interested in lesson plans for Second Life check out the class site wiki. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Today, I received a video posted on YouTube created by one of my students that explains a learning archetype from my Learning in 3D Class. This summer one of the options of the machinimia assignment was to create a video based on a learning archetype. More videos will be coming soon.Enjoy. __ Catalog of Recommended […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is the class exploring NCTT Island. I am sitting in a session with Scott St. Onge of NCTT and Keith Morneau from Capella University who are providing a session on Second Life. So, I am taking some notes: The presentation will talk about history of virtual environments and a theoretical framework for Second Life […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here we are sitting around the conference room discussing our visits to far away places in the metaverse. This was an exciting class, we first learned to create note cards and then learning about Learning Archetypes in Second Life which are picking up some momentum. We also learned some ideas about developing lessons within Second […]
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Leave a Comment (12) →Here is a great article about how learning about other cultures in a 3D world like Second Life can translate into the real world. The article is called Study abroad through Second Life Here are some quotes from the article: If you learn about a culture … and your behavior changes in Second Life while […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Preston providing instruction and answering questions in Second Life. So the second week of the summer Learning in 3D class was exciting. We have an impromptu guest speaker…Preston Straaf aka Matt Monahan. Matt and I have teamed up at several conferences as co-presenters (see ASTD TechKnowledge 2008, Lots of Fun and Second Life Training Presentation […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life, many packages were missed. Here are two more. MPK20:Sun’s Virtual Workplace “Wonderland” The MPK20 virtual world is also known as Wonderland. Sun employees can accomplish their real work, share documents, and meet with colleagues using natural voice communication. Plans for future updates include the ability to share […]
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