It's no secret that Australian educational institutions are getting involved in Second Life, much like their counterparts overseas, but who is involved now and what is the purpose of their respective virtual presences within the Australian educational community? It's been some time since the last wrap-up post concerning Australian education in Second Life; “First in, best … [Read more...] about Australian Educational Institutions: what are they thinking now?
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ViZiMO at Tokyo Metropolitan University
We've covered Hidenori Watanave's work before and we were pointed to an interesting project recently completed at Tokyo Metropolitan University. A three-week workshop was held with the theme 'Translating real space into virtual space', with eighteen students taking part. An application called ViZiMO was used to create the final works, and fascinating those works are: You … [Read more...] about ViZiMO at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Bitfilm’s virtual art city in Twinity
Metaversum's virtual cum mirror world, Twinity, is hosting the German digital media festival Bitfilm in an underground city called Bitropolis. It houses a cinema to view Bitfilm entries as well as an art gallery and bar. Digital media artists can rent their own cube close to the cinema to use for their screenings or other exploits. The Bitfilm promo gives a snapshot of the … [Read more...] about Bitfilm’s virtual art city in Twinity
Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop: call for participation
After last year's successful 'Discover Your Second Life' session, a number of educators have banded together to organise the first Australian Virtual Worlds Workshop (AVWW). It's scheduled for the 28th and 29th November 2008 at Swinburne University in Melbourne. The organising committee are currently calling for participants, so if you'd like to get involved, check the AVWW … [Read more...] about Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop: call for participation
$100,000 in virtual learning prizes up for grabs
The New Media Consortium (NMC) have announced they have 100 thousand US dollars available to fund up to twenty "innovative open-source learning experiences". Read all about it here - I get really inspired by the momentum that's behind education in virtual worlds now. … [Read more...] about $100,000 in virtual learning prizes up for grabs