... from how to navigate in Second Life to simple scripting with building, teleporting and designing Second Life training ... Yesterday, graduate student Matt Monahan and I presented at the Training 2008 conference. Our topic was "Learning in ... knows Second Life very well. Participants pose for a picture. One audience member gave a great account of how he is using Second Life to reproduce a critical incident at a power plant. He explained how employees receive an email about ... Second Life just as they would drive or fly to the plant that had the failure. The group then meets with the ...

I certainly haven't got all the Second Life lingo yet, but I'll try to pose my question here anyway. I was looking at a virtual conference in Second Life coming up that had some health care topics involved. Thinking about this I thought neat, I could register and give it a try to see what was covered and how they even do a conference in SL . I then wondered though, if I wanted to create/send coworkers into SL for a virtual experience how would that be done. I realize it would take some time to get land and create my area (Sim? is that right?), but then what. Would you just tell ...

... teamed up at several conferences as co-presenters (see ASTD TechKnowledge 2008, Lots of Fun and Second Life Training ... Preston providing instruction and answering questions in Second Life. So the second week of the summer ... explaining Second Life and he knows the ins and outs of the program extremely well. However, the class is having a little problem with the summer freshman who were supposed to contact my graduate students to start a Second Life project. A number ... Second Life environment. Currently we are exploring how to build small houses and shelters on our land.

... versions of real life. For a complete review of the product check out the review by Jose C Gomez in his blog entry Google Lively Review on his blog josecgomez.com Rather than a platform for 3D training and adventure, the product is currently more like a place to hang out with friends or have a quick conference in 3D...however, I expect Google to ...

I'll be conducting a Second Life Workshop in conjunction with the folks from Training Magazine as an extension of my conference presentation on the topic. To learn more go to LOL's description of Second Life: Basic Design Workshop. If you want to sign up...Save $100-register with Discount Code tme27f online at: www.TrainingLiveAndOnline.com. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

Here is a list of alternatives to Second Life. Forterra Systems Inc. The company offers private, secure virtual ... projects, facilitate meetings, conduct corporate training or establish a virtual office. Unisfair The company offers "virtual events" and "virtual environments" for marketing, recruiting and augmenting physical conferences. The ... customizable branded web site tied to the event, virtual venues-a main hall, conference hall, exhibition hall and a resource ... Corporate Training markets. The applications offered facilitate highly interactive, self-paced learning and ...

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to particpate with colleagues from IBM and Duke CE in a plenary session at the HRPS Conference Our session was entitled “ Second Life: What's the Business Case for HR in the Virtual World?” My buddy Steve Mahaley (Ace Carson in SL) did an awesome job of producing this plenary. And boy was it ... Industry Applications at IBM that dealth with HR (Recruiting, Call Centers, Intern Training, Onboarding, Alumni etc, etc ... Makers and we got a lot of positive feedback after the session. All in all it was a great conference and I think we got ...

I participated in the Train for Success weekly session today for the first time. Anders Grondstedt was traveling, but Eilif did a great job giving the attendees a quick review/update of the Virtual Worlds Conference held recently. You can get directly to the Secondlife location from his SLURL here . Read more about virtual worlds and learning in 2 of the elearning guild reports - Immersive Learning Simulations , Synchronous Learning . DevLearn - The eLearning Development Conference & Expo Co-located with the Adobe Learning Summit November 5-9, 2007 San Jose, ...

San Diego. This was a great turnout given that this conference caters to high level decision makers in enterprise learning ... consider this” to “How do we do this.” By the time Training 09 rolls around I predict we’ll have more than 50 people in the 3Di workshop. Lorri Freifeld (Executive Editor of Training Magazine ) asked me to write a ... , information has a social life all its own. It moves through time and space based on the desire and ability of individuals ... the innovation agenda with more efficient productivity-focused training strategies and technologies is akin ...

... at 01.15am: I'm Busy Enough ... What Do I Need a Second Life For? By Alan Levine. Session 704 at 02.45pm ... In preparation of the live blogging I have planned during the eLearning Guilds Annual Gathering , I list my schedule. If any of you are planning to blog on this conference, let me know your schedule, we could link to one another. The tag I use for this conference is AG08. Thursday 15 April: Session 103 at 10.45 am: The Secret of Delivering Outstanding Virtual Classroom Training by Frank Gartland. Session 206 at 01.00 ...

... in training less than 1 year), conferences have to cater to a different audience. Since there is no content for the rest ... truly new or are a great application. I dont need to see a screenshot of Second Life or of Wikipedia again, but if theres a ... Better Conferences - Response Needed : eLearning Technology Im pretty sure its not just me... I believe we can build better conferences. And, I need you to help by ... suggestions for what youd like to see in future conferences (add comment). If you dont vote, then well assume you ...

O'Reilly ETech *Serious Games Summit *SLCC Second Life Community Convention *Supernova *SXSW ... OK...here is a HUGE list of conferences, primarily developed with a focus on games, simulations etc. I am in the ... conferences I have missed, reviews of conferences, etc. I'm also working with some folks to make this list live and editable and will get back with the link to that as soon as we get that created. Thanks!! Game Developers Conference 2009 March 23-27, 2009 www.gdconf.com Defense GameTech User's Conference April 29-30, 2008 ?? 2009 Orlando, PEO STRI ...

... ssential Solutions . Who provided an innovative solution of using Second Life to develop the instruction. E-ssential solutions present their Second Life Solution. They also included a large portion of on-the-job instruction. They group of three provided a good presentation with insightful information and ideas of how to use Second Life within the classroom. E-ssential Solutions presents their budget to the CAC member. The second team was named E ... year the Request for Proposal was a fictious request to create training for Traffic Enforcement Officers for the city ...

Next week, I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop at ASTD's Techknowledge Conference & Exposition on February 25, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. Once again, I will be presenting with Matthew Monahan (see Second Life Training ... Kapp and Matthew Monahan This informative full-day workshop examines the 3D world of Second Life from the perspective of a learner in Second Life. You should have some familiarity with Second Life and have visited the application once or twice to gain some initial comfort with the environment. During the workshop, you will become an avatar within Second ...

... conference was (and will be over the next two days) available through NDU's islands in Second Life. I'm looking forward to a couple of days of seeing how much growth there has been since the inaugural conference in November. From the looks ... latest version of Training & Simulation Journal arrived. The cover story was called " Gathering of ...

Meeting in Second Life with some folks from Learning Times to discuss the learning potential of the space. Over at Learning Visions, Cammy Bean has an interesting post called Second Life Backlash and Controversy . I can't help but keep relating the whole 3D web and especially Second Life to the birth of e-learning...way back in the late 1990s ... hype and were realistic became successful. Today, the 3D web and specifically Second Life (as it is the most visible example) is following the same hype, decline, realism cycle. For a while Second Life was it! The future of learning ...

During my recent conference in San Francisco (shown above), Gordon Snyder, Jr. the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the National Center for Telecommunication Technologies (NCTT) gave a great presentation on MMORPGS and how they can be used in community colleges and training programs. He mentioned a number of uses of Second Life and how it can be used to help teach math and science concepts. During the subseqent discussion, someone mentioned that she ... Second Life or any other metaverse . The real power of the metaverse concept is when we use the platform to do things ...

... weeks working on a presentation. One of the requirements was that the second phase of the training had to be performed in a 3D envrionment like Second Life or some other 3D Metaverse. All but one of the four teams chose Second Life. The ... create training for security guards across PA in the areas of ship terminals, airports, truck terminals and other ... the RFP, bidder's conference questions and corresponding proposals. You can click here . Read an alumni's post ...

... you can foster informal learning in 3D worlds like Protosphere and even Second Life. Among the other speakers at the ... On Tuesday, June 26th at 1 pm (ET), I will be presenting on "Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning" in a lively online discussion sponsored by the great folks at InSync Training . You can go here to register and find out more about the ... ! In July (which is not that far away either) the eLearning Guild is having an online conference called Strategies ... /conference. Great speakers lined up and good information will be available to anyone thinking about how to ...

Raph Koster, at the last Game Developers Conference ( 1 , 2 ), shocked a few people when after showing pictures of Club Penguin and Second Life - he juxtaposed those with images of Darfur and Haiti. His point was to ask why game developers are doing what they do - and if they were perhaps squandering the potential of this powerful medium in which they ... . These two pieces just have me wondering - is the learning/training industry asking itself this question? Is theer ... training and page-turners - then how do we answer the inevitable follow-on: how do we do something more meaningful and ...

Intel. Only the Paranoid Survive, right Andy? Let's figure out if Second Life is even going to be a viable corporate tool ... just in from Virtual Worlds News: "This week IBM will release a set of rules for its 5,000 employees who use Second Life and other virtual worlds. Intel is working on a set of voluntary classes and guidelines to follow suit." I think Intel ... , developers, etc. within a fun little SL conference room. (Actually, the one I experienced was quite nice) But Intel will ... different geo's will ever meet in a SL area for training, project meetings, etc. Oh good grief. If ANY company in ...

... you ready? Social Networking Platforms Our Second Life Meetings Wk 10: Looking for online community: Virtual ... Meeting with Grad Students in Second Life - a photo by Pathfinder Linden Pathfinder Linden spoke at a weekly meeting held by grad students who are using Second Life as part of their academic research. My discussion focused on the importance of ... about their work: http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Grad_Student_Colony Most people use the ... in Second Life - a photo by Pathfinder Linden Pathfinder Linden spoke at a weekly meeting held by grad students ...

... too distant future.) After lunch I went to “I’m Busy Enough…What Do I Need a Second Life For?” mostly because Angela White (who I met at the conference) was so enthusiastic about Second Life. I went in as a ... agents. What I learned from her is that we should provide support tools first and think about formal training second. In ... Levine from NMC presented the session and “demystified” Second Life for me. I’ve heard of it, but never ... training. Early in my career I was fully indoctrinated into HPT. Janet reminded me of what should be my primary ...

... learning simulations , performance simulations , interactive strategies , and activities based training . Social Networking? And then there is the question of to includes Social Networks or not? Pros: Most people lump Second Life ... and have different value propositions (see Top Ten Missing Features of Second Life ). But including social networking adds words such as world , life , or environment, and sometimes virtual . ... a ___ approach, or I am going to a conference to learn more about ____"). Here are the top ten: 10.

... learning simulations , performance simulations , interactive strategies , and activities based training . Social Networking? And then there is the question of to includes Social Networks or not? Pros: Most people lump Second Life ... and have different value propositions (see Top Ten Missing Features of Second Life ). But including social networking adds words such as world , life , or environment, and sometimes virtual . ... a ___ approach, or I am going to a conference to learn more about ____"). Here are the top ten: 10.

... with some of the legends of Serious Games at the Second Life party and got a preview of some genius games recently ... inside Second Life with ways for companies to foster more collaborative learning methods. Says Intel Corp. learning ... .  After meeting Mark Oehlert at Learning2005 we partnered up to present at the Serious Games conference in SanFrancisco as part of the Game Developers Conference.  Awesome good time!  Mark knew everyone there and so ... also quoted me for part of their series on SecondLife in an article called My Virtual Life .  That's always ...

Virtual Environments - see Second Life and Learning eLearning Trend #3 - Open Source and Free Tools eLearning ... Second Life and Learning - Tony O'Driscoll Informal Learning and New Managers ... - Hot Topics in Training - A Crude (but mildly interesting) Analysis This is a hopeless exercise because of the ... great from a techie perspective, but I would have expected to find a great big piece on engaging and training the ... happening. In some ways, people working in training and performance were just catching up to web-based training ...

Second Life Lite A medium size Virtual Classroom / Meeting Tool will announce features in 2008 that are not 3D ... with some web pages and maybe some embedded training snippets or an embedded fun Flash Quiz . Short, fast and to the ... at eLearningGuild in the Fall, success of the virtual conference with George Siemens, discussion with Jay Cross and others about a conference for people with more experience, and discussion by Luis Suarez about a targeted virtual conference ... topics. The format of the virtual conference that George and I put together wasn't quite right - still a ...

... conferences (training & eLearning conferences). Adobe/Macromedia Captivate - most popular tool, easy to use, file sizes a ... Corporation 585 7.99 Flashform Rapid eLearning Ski.. Rapid Intake 48 7.90 Second Life Linden Research, Inc. 19 7.87 Raptivity ... market leaders shown in the graph above. Articles & Posts: Simulation Levels in Software Training Instruction and Feedback Models for Software Training Captivate File Size Tricks for Software Training via Simulations Tools ... Decision Tool Media 1 3 6.20 OutStart Softsim OutStart 28 6.00 LearnCenter Learn.com 11 5.56 Wizard Training Suite ...

Warcraft, Second Life - Commercial solutions aimed at social networking. - Proof of concept and tools potent - Problem - about ... , Federation of American Scientists ------------------- Brigadier General Sanford Holman He really loved this conference (good to hear). Joint Knowledge Online Capability (JKO) - Ability to deliver joint training across the branches ... multi-national forces - Coordinate overall military training efforts. Reserve and Active + International components - Time, cultural, language constraints Host 2 of 3 capabilities - Part of training transformation initiative - Train ...