A story from our sister site, Metaverse Health John Wilson has done an interesting interview with Edina Renfro-Michel from Montclair State University. The topic is the education of counsellors, and the outcome has been improved learning outcomes from students who took part in the Second Life than those who didn't. As Edina mentioned in the interview, the virtual worlds … [Read more...] about Educating Counsellors in Second Life
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The ins and outs of Intel’s OpenSim scaling
By now, you’ve probably read about Intel’s experiments in boosting the performance of open-source Second Life workalike OpenSim to very large numbers of users – or at least very large numbers of users compared to a traditional Second Life simulator. You may have seen the video, if not, it’s here: All of this, ultimately, is apparently going to become an open part of the … [Read more...] about The ins and outs of Intel’s OpenSim scaling
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Department of Defense (USA) - Government Invites Public to Solve Challenges. "The federal government has a lot of problems to solve, and a new website it launched this week will give average citizens a forum to discuss and potentially solve those problems while vying for rewards for the best solutions. Bev Godwin, director of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Center … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Rochester Post-Bulletin (USA) - Mayo Clinic expands in the virtual world. "Mayo Clinic has opened a new, virtual bookstore in the imaginary world called Second Life, one of many online realms that increasingly are taking on real-life importance. Mayo first opened a Second Life Gonda Building in December 2009. But now you can walk into the Mayo bookstore by signing onto … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. There's a solid lineup on the latest Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe that's well worth checking out - there's talk on the scrapped community gateway program and the future of Linden Lab. 2. Tateru Nino continues to fire on all cylinders with some great yarns on the Emerald Viewer and the disappearance of more staff at Linden Lab. 3. Most readers here won't need convincing … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds