Over the past few months or I've followed the efforts of Dale Linegar and Stefan Schutt in establishing what is now known as The Lab. Melbourne-based and dedicated to providing support and skills to 10-16 year olds with Asperger's Syndrome, The Lab is already showing some great results. It's one of those initiatives that deserves much more kudos and funding than it is … [Read more...] about The Lab: virtual worlds learning at its very best
The Archive
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. PhysOrg (USA) - Interview: Dr. Ben Goertzel on Artificial General Intelligence, Transhumanism and Open Source (Part 1/2). " Dr. Goertzel spoke with Critical Thought’s Stuart Mason Dambrot following his talk at the recent 2011 Transhumanism Meets Design Conference in New York City. His presentation, Designing Minds and Worlds, asked and answered the key questions, How can we … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Journal of Virtual Worlds Research: new issue
The latest issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research has been out for a few weeks now, and I’ve been meaning to posts a synopsis, so here’s exactly that for the peer-reviewed articles in Volume 3, No.3, with some horribly abbreviated summaries of findings for those too lazy to read the articles or the abstracts themselves. Synthesizing Presence: A Multidisciplinary … [Read more...] about Journal of Virtual Worlds Research: new issue
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. The Guardian (UK) - China used prisoners in lucrative internet gaming work. "As a prisoner at the Jixi labour camp, Liu Dali would slog through tough days breaking rocks and digging trenches in the open cast coalmines of north-east China. By night, he would slay demons, battle goblins and cast spells. Liu says he was one of scores of prisoners forced to play online games to … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Emotion transference: Telenoid
This story appeared earlier this week over at sister-site Metaverse Health. As a clinician fascinated by the use of new technologies to achieve outcomes, it's hard to go past anything that is looking at bridging the divide between human emotions / touch and technology. Telenoid is one such project. It's aim is to provide an effective way to transfer people's presence. The … [Read more...] about Emotion transference: Telenoid