Posted on September 19, 2009 by johnwaugh
LIFE IN A NEW ZEALAND VIRTUAL WORLD
ONGENS gets its first ‘Kiwi Tavern’
as virtual ‘Aotearoa’ grows …
Sign of the ONGENS times … The Kiwi Tavern at Port Cook.
Even though the New Zealand National Virtual World Grid appears to be going through a difficult and, at times, fragile gestation, there is a small band of enthusiasts who [...]
Filed under: Education, ONGENS, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Cira Emor, GNI Project, KAREN, Kiwi Tavern, Melanie Middlemiss, ONGENS Virtual Grid, Open Source, OpenSimulator, Otago Open Source Software Initiative, Scott Diener, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Weltec | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 22, 2009 by johnwaugh
Upcoming Aotearoa New Zealand events
GNI Project Symposium ‘09
An invitation has been issued by Melanie Middlemiss to the GNI Project Symposium ‘09 to be held from 8.30 am – 5 pm on Friday, September 4, 2009, at the School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Online Registration is free but must be completed before [...]
Filed under: Education, ONGENS, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Ako Aotearoa, Angie Farrow, Canterbury University, Colin Cox, eFest 2009, GNI Project, Helen McPhun, KAREN, Lisa Emerson, Massey University, National Virtual World Grid, Neuro Semantics, Ongens, Paul McElroy, Teaching and Learning, UCOL, University of Otago | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 9, 2009 by johnwaugh
‘Exciting’ Kiwi development
Major New Zealand universities seek funding
to establish national virtual world grid
Proposal pdf here
Three major New Zealand universities are planning to establish an open-access, open-source New Zealand National Virtual World grid based on the ONGENS OpenSim grid which is currently under development.
The universities are Otago University, the University of Canterbury, and the University of [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in virtual worlds, ONGENS, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: GNI Project, KAREN, Melanie Middlemiss, New Zealand National Virtual World Grid, NVWG, NZNVWG, Ongens, ONGENS Testbed, OpenSim, Otago University, REANNZ Donald Clark, Telecom, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, Weltec | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 21, 2009 by johnwaugh
THE ‘OPENSIM’ EXPERIENCE
Worlds of difference but ones that Kiwi
developers should probably try out
My experience in OpenSim, OSgrid, OpenLife and New Zealand’s own ONGENS would suggest to me that the variety and usability of multi-user virtual worlds are really opening up and educators should not rule out any of the possibilities.
I have [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in virtual worlds, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Capalini, KAREN, Ongens, Open Space, OpenLife, OpenSim, OSgrid, Second Life | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 29, 2009 by johnwaugh
SL: import-export with ‘SLENZ Shuffle’
The new ‘Arfur Daley’?
Import-export “expert” bot, SLENZ Shuffle, with creator, Toddles Lightworker
SLENZ Shuffle? Well he might not be the new “Arfur Daley” (of TV Minder fame) but it looks like he might be able to do a good job in the virtual world import-export business.
He has already successfully [...]
Filed under: Education, Education in virtual worlds, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Cochrane, IBM, Import-Export, Interaction design, KAREN, Ongens, OpenSim, SLENZ Shuffle, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Zha Ewry | Leave a Comment »
