Tag Archives: second life

Speaking at “Train for Success” Panel on the Future of Virtual Worlds – Nov 8 @ noon Eastern

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

The Gronstedt Group hosts a weekly “Train for Success” speaking series, and this week I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on the State and Future of Virtual Worlds. The panel will be held in Second Life and starts on … Continue reading →

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“The effects of virtual space on learning: A literature review”

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

If you’re interested in the use of virtual worlds in education and immersive learning, it’s always a challenge finding good research papers on the subject. Which is why I was so excited today when I discovered Olle Sköld’s paper “The … Continue reading →

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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 by

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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An Obscured Opportunity: Opensim and Content Creators

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Opensim is a compelling platform for virtual world development.  And some new technologies have recently popped up that could potentially make Opensim even more compelling. Tipodean has launched a preview of their web-based viewer.  And Kitely just opened its doors … Continue reading →

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Virtual World Endgame: Collapsing the Metaphor

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Mitch Wagner recently posted a piece on his blog titled “Why I hardly ever go on Second Life anymore.” I respect and value Mitch’s perspective a lot.  He’s been exploring virtual worlds for years, and it’s clear that he loves … Continue reading →

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Communicating between Virtual Worlds – RADIONNE

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Many people are exploring virtual worlds such as Second Life as well as the growing constellation of Opensim-based worlds. Here’s a neat device that can help you communicate between them all. It’s called RADIONNE.

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My interview with Paisley Beebe on “Tonight Live”

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

On January 23rd 2011, I was an invited guest on Paisley Beebe’s “Tonight Live” show in Second Life.  Thank you again to everyone on the Tonight Live and Treet.tv team for working so hard to put on such a professional … Continue reading →

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On Being “Part of the Product”

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

Dusan Writer thinks a lot about the business of virtual worlds and, specifically, Second Life. He recently wrote a very thoughtful and interesting blog post titled “SECOND LIFE NEXT: 2011.“ In my comment on his post, I said the following: … Continue reading →

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Encore! Another Live Opera on FrancoGrid on Jan 6th – The Marriage of Figaro

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

The folks on FrancoGrid are hosting another live opera. It’s happening Thursday, January 6 @ 8pm French Time (11am SLT/2pm Eastern).  Our Hypergrid Adventurers Club attended the previous opera, which was simply brilliant. I’ll be leaving from the region Pathlandia … Continue reading →

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #26: Visiting VWERGrid (Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

For today’s meeting, we visited VWERGrid, the new home of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable community. On November 11th, 2010, the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable announced the opening of their second virtual home on their own Opensim grid called VWERGrid. … Continue reading →

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