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Author Archives: John "Pathfinder" Lester
About John "Pathfinder" Lester
John Lester is an expert in the educational use of virtual worlds and 3d simulations. His background is in neuroscience research and medical education, and he previously worked at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Linden Lab. John is currently the Chief Learning Officer at ReactionGrid Inc. John currently works with ReactionGrid Inc., helping clients develop new systems for immersive learning using web and mobile-based virtual world platforms.Guest Speaker on MetaReality Podcast
Posted on February 10, 2012
Yesterday I was a guest on MetaReality’s weekly podcast about virtual worlds. We chatted about my time at Linden Lab, cool stuff happening at ReationGrid, virtual world platforms like Jibe and Opensim, the Hypergrid Adventurers Club, and the future evolution … Continue reading →
Looking Forward: My New Role at ReactionGrid – Chief Learning Officer
Posted on January 27, 2012
It’s been a year since I started working at ReactionGrid, and my initial role with the company was Director of Community Development. As of this month, I’m very excited to announce that I have been promoted to Chief Learning Officer. … Continue reading →
Posted in Announcements, Education, Virtual Worlds
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Tagged avatars, chief learning officer, CLO, education, leadership, leaning, metaverse, online communities, ReactionGrid, virtual worlds
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Hypergrid Adventurers Club visits OSGrid home of LindaKelllie.com – Jan 19 2012
Posted on January 20, 2012
Today, the Hypergrid Adventurers Club took a trip from jokaydiaGRID to the OSGrid home of Linda Kelllie, a talented content creator who gives away a wide range of excellent items (including OAR files of entire regions) on her website LindaKellie.com. … Continue reading →
Hypergrid Adventurers Club visits Dune-inspired science fiction world – January 10 2012
Posted on January 11, 2012
The Hypergrid Adventurers Club took a trip from jokaydiaGRID to OSGrid, where we visited an amazing Dune-inspired Sci-Fi area created by Lani Global Systems. Read on for a summary, some pics, and instructions on how you can make the journey … Continue reading →
My Diva Standalone Opensim Grid – Pathlandia
Posted on January 9, 2012
To help with my exploration of the hypergrid, I’ve set up my own hypergrid-enabled Opensim grid running on my home office workstation. Please feel free to visit and explore. And check out our Hypergrid Adventurers Club meetings if you’d like … Continue reading →
Hypergrid Adventurers Club visits OSGrid – January 5 2012
Posted on January 6, 2012
To celebrate the reboot of the Hypergrid Adventurers Club, we took a trip from jokaydiaGRID to OSGrid. It was a very successful journey, and I hope everyone had a good time. Read on for a summary, some pics, and instructions … Continue reading →
The Hypergrid Adventurers Club RELOADED
Posted on January 4, 2012
I started the Hypergrid Adventurers Club (HGAC) over a year ago to create a venue for folks interested in exploring the Hypergrid together. While we were working on some major OpenSim upgrades here at ReactionGrid the past few months, I … Continue reading →
Posted in Announcements, Avatars, Hypergrid Adventurers Club, OpenSim, Virtual Worlds
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Tagged avatars, education, HyperGrid, Hypergrid Adventurers Club, jokaydiagrid, metaverse, OpenSim, ReactionGrid
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Avoiding Virtual Couch Potato Syndrome: How to create a web-embedded video display that interfaces with your Jibe 3d virtual world
Posted on November 17, 2011
With Jibe, you can create your own multiuser 3d virtual world and embed it on any webpage. This means you can have your Jibe world living on a webpage along with any other web-based content you like. Today we’ll learn … Continue reading →
Posted in Announcements, Avatars, Education, Jibe, Uncategorized, Virtual Worlds
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Tagged avatars, education, Jibe, metaverse, online communities, ReactionGrid, Unity, Unity3d, video, virtual worlds
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“Interfaces for the New Decade” – Join the ReactionGrid team Online at The Tech Test Zone 2011 Conference (Nov 15th)
Posted on October 28, 2011
The Tech Museum and The Tech Virtual are hosting a conference on “Interfaces for the New Decade,” Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (PT). This event will bring together interactive technology researchers, developers, and users for … Continue reading →
Posted in Announcements, Avatars, Education, Jibe, Presentations, Unity3D, Virtual Worlds
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Tagged avatars, education, Jibe, metaverse, online communities, ReactionGrid, the tech museum, the tech virtual, Unity, Unity3d, virtual worlds
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I’m presenting at the “Midnight to Noon Conference for Second Life Educators and Researchers” on Oct 27
Posted on October 21, 2011
The folks at EduFinland are hosting a conference on October 27 called the “Midnight to Noon Conference for Second Life Educators and Researchers.” Although the conference is being held in Second Life, the presentations will discuss a wide range of … Continue reading →
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Tagged avatars, education, finland, innovation, metaverse, online communities, ReactionGrid, second life, Unity, Unity3d, virtual worlds
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