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3D Virtual Worlds for Language Learning
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Stigmergy in Virtual Worlds
Many researchers have been talking about stigmergy in Web-based environments. Sarah Intellagirl Robbins has been doing research in facets of Virtual Worlds and their potential for education. Stigmergy is one of the affordances she...
Microsoft Doesn’t Believe in Open Source Virtual Worlds
As seen in this article from PC Magazine reported by ITExaminer, Microsoft (via Craig Mundie) doesn’t seem to believe in Open Source virtual worlds such as Second Life. While I agree that (open) virtual...
Alternate Second Life Viewers
Many people complain about Second Life’s drain on processor performance. Linden Labs created this wiki page with alternative Second Life viewers that might be of interest to those trying to experiment with Second Life....
Tips for Teaching and Learning in Second Life
CollegeDegree.com posted a list of resources, link,s tips and tutorials for those who want to teach or provide learning experiences in Second Life. This list compiled by Heather Johnson is definitely worthwhile.
Google Lively – 3D Chat/Virtual World
As if Google wasn’t already trying to be the know-it-all and the have-it-all of the Web, now they also try to compete with 3D chat rooms and virtual worlds in this new release in...
How NOT to teach in Second Life
An interesting interview with Milosun Czervik on the use of Second Life for teaching and how most people just replicate flawed real-life environments and approaches when using MUVEs for learning. Interview conducted by Kevin...
Second Life Hands-free Immersive Experience
NOW we can have immersive experiences that involve our body movements in MUVEs. This was something experienced mostly by Nintendo Wii users when playing boxing and dodging a punch. Well, Linden Labs has been...
Immersive Education – Education Grid Initiative
An interview with Aaron Walsh, professor of virtual environments and games for learning at Boston University: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8eK0jfbYRA&hl=en]
