NMC Virtual Worlds Archive for February, 2010

SL Pro! Opens Tomorrow

published by Alan Levine Feb 22, 2010 05:48pm
cc licensed flickr photo shared by NMC Second Life SL Pro!, a conference for professional Second Life® content creators, opens tomorrow. The NMC was contracted by Linden Lab® to run the logistics and host the conference. So far, more than 200 people have registered for this three day event that we describe elsewhere as: SL Pro! will provide a forum to join in conversations with Lindens like T and Babbage, artists such as AM Radio and Stella Costello, innovative builder/scripters such as ... more...

Results of New NMC Two Minute Survey on Virtual Worlds

published by Alan Levine Feb 12, 2010 03:01pm
Recent results for the NMC Two Minute Survey on What's Happening in Virtual Worlds have been tallied and posted at http://www.nmc.org/2minute-survey/virtual-worlds. Also available is a 10-page listing of educational projects submitted by respondents. Some highlights include: The data indicate that virtual worlds have moved through the bulk of the hype surrounding them, and are now at the point where we are beginning to see real success, albeit also at a much more realistic level that early visions imagined.  Most survey respondents ... more...

Preparing for SL Pro!

published by Chris Holden Feb 4, 2010 09:13am
Following on from Beth's post I thought I'd post a couple of sneak peeks of the venue we're constructing for the event. It's been quite a challenge, though one we've had some prior experience with over at Hakone, our stand-alone sims hosted at Case. 2 Venues, seating for up to 400 avatars, simultaneous multimedia presentations across 4 sims, art, support facilities and much more! Of course I'm also working on my own presentation for the conference, in which I'll be ... more...

NMC Virtual Worlds Update

published by Beth Sachtjen Feb 1, 2010 11:52am
Hello friends and colleagues! I hope this update finds you one month in to a happy and healthy new year! Unfortunately, we have let far too much time slip between updates. We've had quite a few exciting projects on the table since the start of 2009. So far in 2010 we have had the pleasure of working with Loyola College, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Delgado Community College, and Cornell University. The case studies for these full sim projects and ... more...