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Here are the resources to accompany my address: Leveraging Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0 and Smart Phones for Educational Excellence at the Mid Pacific Information and Communication Technology Center. Here are the slides: MPICT Keynote Address View more presentations from kkapp. Here are some resources: GamesDiscussion of some of the key value of games for learning. […]
Continue Reading →Here are ten predictions about virtual worlds in Australia and beyond made by The Metaverse Journal in an article simply titled Virtual worlds predictions for 2010. Here is one of the interesting predictions Australia will have its first government funded virtual environment – a proposal is already underway to see this come to fruition. Education […]
Continue Reading →What seemed like science fiction a few decades ago is now reality. While creating products, working on deliverables and collaborating across organizations on a large scale in virtual worlds seems like science fiction, the truth is that 3D environments for working, learning and collaborating are the not-too-distant future. Today, for many, it is hard to […]
Continue Reading →According to the BBC: Virtual goods such as weapons or digital bottles of champagne traded in the US could be worth up to $5bn in the next five years, experts predict. In Asia, sales are already around the $5bn mark and rapidly growing. As one venture capitalist noted “We have seen companies go from nothing […]
Continue Reading →Here is a number of interesting predictions for virtual worlds done in a nice and interesting SlideShare presentation Virtual Worlds 2010+ View more documents from KZero Worldswide. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and GadgetsRecommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
Continue Reading →With the recent news of layoffs at Forterra Systems and the closing of Metaplace covered in Not a Good Week for the Virtual Worlds Space, there have been a number of discussions around the topic. See ProtonMedia’s take at If Forterra Systems and Metaplace have sparked a virtual world industry shakeout, the question is: Who’s […]
Continue Reading →With all the bad news in the virtual worlds space this week (read Not a Good Week for the Virtual World Space), I wanted to point out that many healthy 3D virtual immersive environments still exist and more are coming on line daily. Here are three more virtual worlds to explore Blue Mars Hanging out […]
Continue Reading →First, Metaplace announced it will be closing its virtual doors on January 1, 2010 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. This was one of the alternatives I listed for something other than Second Life in my Alternatives to Second Life (continued, again) I described Metaplace as: Is a Flash-based virtual world platform that allows players to […]
Continue Reading →One of the exciting things about working on the Learning in 3D book is that we are going to have a space for the book and some of its content in a 3D world. Here are some sneak peaks at the concept. It is in its early stages but we are looking forward to the unveiling […]
Continue Reading →A Virtual Immersive Environment is Not a Parallel Universe, It is an Alternative Reality. While it is possible to make a 3D virtual immersive environment (VIE) look exactly (or pretty darn close) to your actual office building or training room or college campus…what’s the point? The real power of a virtual immersive environment is the […]
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