1. Anyone still not convinced about the growth of virtual meeting spaces within business might like to check out the one created for the Virtual Edge Summit by Officepodz. More on this later in the week. 2. Twinity have expanded their virtual Berlin area. As of now, there's a 'be Berlin citystore', which is part of the 'be Berlin' tourism marketing campaign. The citystore will … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
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The Multiplicities of Internet Addiction – a book review
This book review appeared yesterday over on Metaverse Health, but given the book's Australian author and it's broad examination of online behaviour, I thought it was worth re-posting it here. Nicola Johnson from the University of Wollongong in Australia, recently released a book titled The Multiplicities of Internet Addiction - The Misrecognition of Leisure and Learning. … [Read more...] about The Multiplicities of Internet Addiction – a book review
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Second Life educator extraordinaire, Jokay Wollongong, is having a Eurovision party this coming Sunday. 2. Caleb Booker has an interesting article on funerals and virtual worlds. He links to a YouTube vid of an incident a few years back in World of Warcraft that I'd seen before, as a basis of showing how mindsets have changed about the death of avatars and their real world … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Health Beyond 2009 – e-health, Serious Games and Second Life
Posted originally over on Metaverse Health: As a Registered Nurse with a passion for the use of emerging technologies to improve health, it can sometimes be a little frustrating when things don't seem to progress as fast as one would like. There's also the 'they just don't get it' phenomenon amongst some in health leadership and management roles, which can lead to the … [Read more...] about Health Beyond 2009 – e-health, Serious Games and Second Life
Skoolaborate: Linden Prize finalist
Linden Lab have announced the finalists for their US $10000 Linden Prize, and amongst the handful of finalists is Skoolaborate, By its nature, Skoolaborate is an international venture, but some Australian educators are key driving forces behind the project. Good luck to all the finalists - all illustrate some of the significant good coming out of virtual worlds. … [Read more...] about Skoolaborate: Linden Prize finalist