Posted on November 17, 2009 by johnwaugh
The potential: “Daddy, Miss America wont share her toys.”
Obama vision could be crippled
by rich, greedy US institutions
… and commercial interests who want an arm and two legs.
1. Sharing knowledge – The Gronstedt Group begins tour of the SLENZ birthing unit.
The more time I spend in Second Life and other virtual worlds the more I become [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by johnwaugh
CAN NEW ZEALAND USE THIS LESSON?
Texas shows the way forward in
virtual world education …
John Lester (SL: Pathfinder Linden) and Leslie Jarmon (SL: Bluewave Ogee)
meet in front of the virtual version of Johnson Claudia Taylor Hall
at the University of Texas System.(Picture: Pathfinder Linden)
The New Zealand tertiary education system should probably be looking at following the virtual [...]
Filed under: Distance education, Education, Education in Second Life, Education in virtual worlds, ONGENS, SL Medicine, SLENZ Project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Educators Coop, John Lester, Leslie Jarmon, Linden Labs, Ongens, Second Life, slenz, University of Auckland, University of Texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 1, 2009 by johnwaugh
CARTOON OR SUPER-REALISM
Do the graphics really matter
in virtual worlds?
… and is Blue Mars really the third generation?
Blue Mars 2050 … does super-realism matter?
I have always wondered just how much the graphics matter in virtual worlds: I know my personal preference falls into the super-realism category when it comes to graphics but [...]
Filed under: Education, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Blue Mars 2050, Club Penguin, Cryengine2, Entropia Universe, Facebook, Grand Theft Auto, Habo Hotel, Kaneva, kzero, Larry Johnson, Lenova Lounge, Linden Labs, MySpace, Nebraska, Neopets, New Media consortium, OLIVE Forterra, Ongens, OpenLife, OpenSimulator, OSgrid, Outback, Poptropica, Second Life, Star Dolls, There, Twinity, Vastpark, Victor Keegan, Wonderland, World Of Warcaft | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 11, 2009 by johnwaugh
Need a virtual loan?
Creating a ‘real buck’ - virtually-speaking
Picture: Freefoto.com
The Linden dollar has had its ups and downs and Linden Lab’s is probably making a fortune out of of its forex dealings, but there is still no dedicated “real world” banking/forex facility in Second Life, or any other virtual world.
That, however, is now changing with the [...]
Filed under: Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: Businessweek, Calypso, China Market Research Group, Entropia, Forex, Linden, Linden Labs, Mark Methentis, Mind Bank, MindArk, Olga Kharif, PED, Project Entropia Dollars, Second Life, Shaun Rein, Tom Hale | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 8, 2009 by johnwaugh
Coming to a screen near you
Another Second Life may live behind firewall at your work
IBM in Second Life … now trialling stand-alone Second Life
Business and sometimes academic administrators’ worries about the lack of security of intellectual property within Second Life appear to be about to be put to rest by Linden Labs with the announcement that [...]
Filed under: Second Life, Virtual Worlds | Tagged: IBM, Linden Labs, NMC, Northrop-Grumman, NUWC, Second Life, Standalone Second Life | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 16, 2009 by johnwaugh
Making SLENZ work!
Learning by doing
Learning by doing … Aaron Griffiths, building developer, Terry Neal, joint project leader, and Merle Lemon, lead educator (foundation leaning). Background: Sarah Stewart (lead educator midwifery).
The SLENZ project team has continued to test and modify the design and development processes, despite some on-going communication challenges which are similar to those faced [...]
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