Several people in the past few weeks have asked me about whether or not virtual worlds not classified by ACMA and/or Massively Multiplayer Online RolePlaying Games (MMOs, MMPORGs, MMOPRGs) like World of Warcraft would be banned under the new filtering regime currently being tested by the government relating to games classification and online games.
I’ll admit […]
30 October 2008 – 7:07 am
Nortel, a Canadian Telecom company, is developing a project that they feel brings a needed dose of reality to virtual worlds and 3D chat environments. They’re working on it through a rapid prototype development cycle via a project they’ve dubbed Project Chainsaw (not surprising for Canadians I guess). ; )
Photo Copyright Nortel - Project Chainsaw […]
6 October 2008 – 11:12 pm
This Friday 10 October, Australian online social networkers will be going blue for Beyond Blue Day, to raise awareness of anxiety and depression disorders as part of Beyond Blue’s ADA awareness month.
To get involved, you can change the image you use on your favorite online sites — either by creating your own or getting one […]
Many thanks to Gary Hayes over at Personalized Media for the amazing work he did in putting together a tour of 50 virtual worlds in 7 minutes! It’s an amazing feat — complete with links to all the worlds covered.
Complimented by a map of virtual worlds by age group and focus created by a UK […]
Close your virtual world, click the x on your personal learning environment. Step away from your keyboard. Log off from your computer and shut it down. Put your smart phone in a drawer. Turn off the IWB, television, radio, MP3/MP4 player, close the door to the computer lab and let’s go for a walk.
Are your […]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, here is a 60-second video that demonstrates one of the major strengths of vritual worlds -the sense of immersion and shared experience.
Last night edna workshop participants from Canada, New Zealand and the US got the chance to jam out and create music together and then share some […]
Yesterday was the first run of edna workshops conducted online using Live Classroom during the day and Second Life in the evening.
It was a long day for those who signed up for the full menu. Breakfast with Kerrie Smith and Gemma Mayfield at 730am Adelaide Time covered the me.edu.au service and discussed social networking. I […]
Since 2005, the Second Life education community has grown to 4700 plus members (according to their listserv figures). This month Linden Labs has re-launched a blog for educators to complement its education events calendar and listservs.
I wish I could be enthusiastic about it. The people who run the calendar are supportive of Australian events and sympathetic to those […]
31 January 2008 – 11:19 am
The ability to get hands on in problem solving. The lack of real world constraints in exploring concepts. Role playing. These are just a few of the best practices identified in the Virtual Worlds for Learning Roadmap.
The report findings came out of the Second Life Community Conference Education Track, held in August 2007, rather than […]
15 January 2008 – 2:56 pm
As my research into Second Life machinima begins, I’m finding a out a whole lot about the great resources available in the SL knowledge base itself. I tend to be an immersive learner - diving in first and then taking time out to read the directions.
I was very glad I chose to read directions […]
