1. The Virtual Worlds Research Discussion Group has another interesting session this week (thanks to Greg Wadley for the heads-up): This week's research discussion is hosted by Jeremy Kemp of San Jose State University. All researchers and educators are welcome. Jeremy will be talking about his dissertation research under the heading 'How to Start Right: Lessons from a Second … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
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Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Sick of hearing the clack-clack typing sound when engaging in text chat in Second Life? Here's how to turn it off. 2. Toxian City is one of ten noteworthy role-playing areas in Second Life, as outlined here by New World Notes. 3. Sirikata is a new open-source virtual world in early development. 4. The Second Life Herald has woken up to Metaplace and takes a solid swipe … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Habbo Australia are hosting World Wrestling Entertainment®’s Batista™ (nicknamed “The Animal”) tomorrow at 4:00pm AEST (Monday 9th March). This is a free event and the venue will be the 'Opera House' public room. 2. Australian educator Jokay Wollongong held one of her regular 'Unconferences' today and there's some great notes and links from it here. 3. I receieved the … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Australian Second Life content developers, Top Dingo, have created a tribute sculpture for Victorian bushfire victims. You can see it here. 2. Do Avatars Dream of Human Sleep? is a mixed reality collaboration between the artists of The Physical TV Company (Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman) and MUVEDesign (Gary Hayes) on a research project supported by Critical Path, … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
1. The latest Second Life Education in New Zealand blog has an interesting update on a NZ-based Second Life creative project that's exploring issues around public urban spaces. 2. Volume 3 of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is now available and as usual contains a range of interesting research. A glimpse of some of the peer-reviewed research papers: Spectacular … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds