... in the Second Life environment. Matt answering questions about Second Life in this hands-on session. So thanks to ... from how to navigate in Second Life to simple scripting with building, teleporting and designing Second Life training ... 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 ...

... reading up on possible implications of second life at the wiki of Jo Kay and Sean FitzGerald. and found an interesting link at Tony Karrer which send me to a Harvard Law course which uses the Second Life environment.

Morneau from Capella University who are providing a session on Second Life. So, I am taking some notes: The presentation will talk about history of virtual environments and a theoretical framework for Second Life in the classroom. They are defining Second Life as "A 3D virtual world created by its inhabitants." Things you can do: Shopping, having classes ... Creating Learning Spaces in Second Life Problem-Based Learning in 3D Environment Second Life Webinar-Today The ... ." He discussed the companies in Second Life including: Dell, BMW, IBM, Toyota, Circuit Ciy and others. He ...

... which reproduce life-threatening conditions in a safe ‘virtual' environment. I've written about Second Life before and it seems to me with the work of simulation pioneers like John Miller, the potential of Second Life as a simulator are being slowly unveiled. I contacted John Miller in Second Life (his avatar's name is JS Vavoom) and he let me ... simulation hosted within Second Life. He's also working in collaboration with the nursing school at nearby Centralia ... out John Miller's nursing simulator but you don't have a Second Life account? No worries! John has made a video tour ...

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. Here are two more. MPK20:Sun's Virtual Workplace "Wonderland" The MPK20 virtual world is also known as Wonderland. Sun employees can accomplish their real work, share documents, and meet with colleagues using natural voice communication. Plans for future updates include the ability to share applications in the virtual environment, and to link whiteboards in physical meeting rooms with the ... 'Second Life'. You can download the application and check it out. InXpo InXpo has a virtual ASP ...

Here is this Month's ASTD Big Question: Second Life Training? More specifically: In what situations, do you believe it makes sense to develop a learning experience that will be delivered within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would you consider essential for teaching ... first I want to say that we need to get away from thinking the only 3D learning envrionemnt is Second Life . Many other ... Second Life activity but also activity in other 3D worlds. Here are the Two Videos. The first one I created and ...

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 ... people to show up? I'm thinking not. It takes some time to get use to the environment, moving and looking ...

... of 'scouts' within the institute to try out the Second Life environment, make a network and brainstorm about educational ... interesting article 'Another Life' of both Jay and Tony in eLearn magazine. With an added bonus to the Second Life - Moodle ... is involved in education with developing countries, Second Life seems far off. On the other hand new technologies get ... I have in looking at MMORPGs as free decision making environments is... the fact that you need to walk the path ...

... here is the MSIT Second Life Wiki which ontains the paper for the conference and a ton of useful resources. Here are some resources I mentioned concerning other Second Life presentations I've done. Here are the slides from an ASTD TechKnowledge Presentation . Here are a couple of books used for Second Life. Here are the links: Other resources: SL Portal LSL Wiki Here is a post to additional links: Second Life Resourses: Supporting NCTT Opening Address ... Today I am presenting on the topic of Designing Problem-Based Learning Environments in a 3D On Line Virtual World ...

... negatives. Can you explain the negatives of Second Life." Aah, I LOVE half empty people! (oops, I mean people who view the ... negatives of Second Life ...enjoy, I guess. There are definite "non-business friendly" areas which should be avoided ... experiences. Because Second Life started more or less as form of social networking and chat-based software, it allows ... space completely undressed. It also means that Second Life is populated with many virtual "red light" districts and ... with night clubs and cheap hotels. (See Sex in Second Life .NSFW) If you are careful in your selection of ...

... discussing our article at IBM's location in Second Life. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books ... Here is a link to an article I wrote called Defining and Understanding Virtual Worlds for ASTD's Learning Circuits. And here is a good companion piece if you haven't read it already, check out Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning at eLearn Magazine . One of the authors of that article is Tony O'Driscoll who I am workign wth on an article about 3D synchronous learning environments for the E-Learning Guild . Tony has a great concept called "The ...

If you were running a business and your clientele rose from 3 million to 11 million in just one year, then people would be buzzing about you too. That's what has occurred on Second Life (SL) in the 2007 calendar year . Maybe there's been some buzz about Second Life (SL) in distance education circles for awhile now but the massive increase in users is ... striking up more than just a casual friendship. This type of environment could be a distraction to educational pursuits ... environment. Are you in SL? What do you think about reality, or the potential, of SL from a distance education ...

This weekend I attended an English as a Second Language (ESL) class. It was a surreal experience for two reasons. 1) I already speak English (unfortunately, the only language I do speak except for a little French which I continually butcher, oui) 2) the class was in Second Life (SL). The instructor, Kip, separated the attendees into two groups and then asked a series of questions in English using slides and then the participants answered with written English sentences ... for the restroom or walk down a street in Paris and ask a policeman for directions. The SL environment provides a ...

Here is a video I created for my "Learning in 3D Class" which contrasts the world of 2D Synchronous tools with 3D Synchronous learning tools. I hope it illustrates some of the advantages of 3D environments and some of the things that can be done to faciliate learning within a 3D environment. The video is based on the work Tony O'Driscoll and I did for the e-learning guild's Synchronous Learning 360 Report . For a full discussion of 3D synchronous learning, you ... environments within organizations. Also, you can check out a webinar where I co-presented with Steve Wexler and ...

The Second Life wiki of the NMC campus Second Life, and virtual worlds in general, are high on the hype curve this ... it has a place for e-Learning. Second Life is an easy target for shoot-from-the-hip media articles, and it's proponents ... participants will share the experiences and lessons learned from the New Media Consortium's activities in Second Life, starting in ... Life education landowner (50+ sims). In this session, you will learn: * An inside look at Second Life culture and ... interaction and creativity in Second Life * How an organization can effectively conduct meetings and events in ...

First, it links Second Life (SL) with Immersive Workspaces 2.0 - a 2D environment that integrates tools such as screen ... How about "Second Life gets its suit on!"? Or..."Hey, Its take your virtual world to work day!"? Er..."Your avatar got so drunk at the holiday party...?" Help me out here. What we have are multiple channels ( Virtual World News , Massively ), including official ones from River Runs Red and Linden Lab ... utility in. Second, and perhaps more importantly, this moves Linden a step closer to a true, ...

Once again I am teaching a class using virtual worlds, this class "Learning in 3D" will include the use of both ProtoSphere and Second Life. The quick six week class will cover just the basics of navigating in 3D worlds, building a small structure and learning about the different type of environments available. The first class had the usual Second Life ... my graduate class are teaching some summer undergraduate Freshmen how Second Life works. So my students are creating lesson plans to teach the Freshman how to operate Second Life and how to create a basic shelter in Second Life. It ...

Second Life environment. Currently we are exploring how to build small houses and shelters on our land. Last ... Preston providing instruction and answering questions in Second Life. So the second week of the summer ... teamed up at several conferences as co-presenters (see ASTD TechKnowledge 2008, Lots of Fun and Second Life Training ... 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 ...

Some colleauges of mine have asked me to forward on this important announcement about Second Life Research. Participate in a study that examines the experiences of individuals collaborating in virtual environments. To participate, you must have a Second Life avatar and account, and access to a Second Life client on a PC. Participation will involve 2 online surveys and completion of a team exercise in Second Life. The 1st survey takes about 10 minutes to complete, the exercise about 30 minutes, and the post-exercise (2nd) survey about 15 minutes. For participating you will ...

Last night I attended my first meeting in Second Life. It was sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education better known as ISTE. (that's me in the hat with the blue and black striped shirt.) It was facilitated ... a Second Language (ESL) and the creation of ancient cities as well as role-plays. The meeting was, at times, chaotic with many people chatting and, I noticed, Second Life doesn't really have any classroom management features, it is hard to ... the environment in which the chat took place. We had about 22 folks attend the meeting. The diverse group is trying ...

Public health officials from the California Department of Health Services have created a massive online virtual training program. Researchers from the University of California-Davis Health System re-created a 3-D model of the California Exposition and State Fair in Second Life and conducted the training within that environment. Here is how it worked ... environment look reasonably like the real thing. Also, feedback from state employees indicated the program worked quite ... Public Safety Officials Practice for Real-Life Threats _ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets ...

... flipping virtual switches in the virtual world of Second Life. The University of Maryland simulated a highway emergency ... after the person watches them being manufactured in the virtual world of Second Life. (see Virtual Jeans=Real Jeans ... and figures about immersive learning environments. But first, let's define the term. Immersive Learning-An umbrella ... learning in an immersive learning environment produce results that are either somewhat or much better than other forms of ... €œsecond life", but not necessarily in Second Life." The use of virtual worlds as learning platforms is hitting the ...

... concepts, without experimentation or reflection. Running a business in something like Second Life is inexpensive and better way to teach business concepts than having students run an actual business in Real Life with big bucks. Another ... were engaged in the Spanish environment and had a richer experience. The richer experience was reflected in their ...

... them to hang out in the virtual world and have "fun" we need to create engaging in-world environments that are ... than one person to really make it work. To make virtual worlds work as an instructional environment, I have found you ... learners who are also engaged in the activity The activity is supported by the 3D environment (meaning the environment matches the activity, like teaching security checks in an environment in which the security guard will be working ... " environment" that works in a virtual world and it does engage students individually but those environments will continue to ...

... experiential learning environments...a design set up so avatars can just loiter or hang out doesn't work. See my post Scripting a ... the target audience values or needs to be in a virtual world or if they are comfortable learning in that environment ...

... environment that we can all see. It is important because it brings together the students from distant geographical areas ...

... within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would ... This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is: Second Life Training? More ... - Virtual Worldly Second Life et al Bill Brantley - Using Second Life for Online Classes 50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life Mick Leyden - Can we possibly use Second Life? G-Cube - e-Learning and Second Life - How viable is it? Donald Clark - 10 reasons not to use Second Life in learning Peter ...

... within Second Life? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would ... This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is: Second Life Training? More ... - Virtual Worldly Second Life et al Bill Brantley - Using Second Life for Online Classes 50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life Mick Leyden - Can we possibly use Second Life? G-Cube - e-Learning and Second Life - How viable is it? Donald Clark - 10 reasons not to use Second Life in learning Peter ...

Second Life has come under a lot of attack recently because "it's empty." One especially hard hitting article How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life complained that "there's the question of what people do when they get there. Once you put in several hours flailing around learning how to function in Second Life, there isn't much to do." Then the Yankee group made a statement that the average person in Second Life only spends 12 minutes a month in ... people getting into Second Life don't understand it. Second Life is a Synchronous tool which means, you need more ...

Bart Pursel of Virtual Learning Worlds and an alumni of our program presented on Virtual Worlds. He defined a Virtual World as a computer-based environment intended for users to inhabit and interact via avatars in a 3D represented world. Bart gave a list of different 3D worlds and provided a great comparison between a Internet Service Provider and Linden Labs (the company behind Second Life.) For example an island is analogous to a server. Bart mentioned that many people are doing prototyping and product development in Second Life, people are doing education and ...