Articles Tagged "virtual worlds"

Join Global Kids for their Upcoming Live Second Life Show!

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Jan 10, 2012 08:37am
Global Kids will once again gather in Second Life to produce and take part in a live virtual world talk show called "Let's Talk Sustainability." We would love for you to take part in Let's Talk Sustainability as audience members,  this Friday, January 13th from 5pm-6pm EST. There will be two separate shows/topics occurring back-to-back: Climate Change - What is the science of climate change?  Are there solutions to climate change that we can take action on now, or is it too late? Electronic ... more...

Upcoming Art Exhibit!

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Dec 14, 2011 12:57pm
The full sim exhibit celebrates ART with MUSIC, MOTION, LIGHT & COLOR.  Join us in Second Life on Sunday, December 18th at 12pm slt. [caption id="attachment_11671" align="aligncenter" width="508" caption="STAR DANCE-Created by Gwen Carillon"][/caption] In the above 3d light sculpture, the pieces glide gracefully to mimic a beautiful dance.  You cannot see the motion and movement, or hear the music and sound of the pieces in this exhibit ...unless you drop by and see them! The exhibit can be found on the NMC Campus ... more...

Global Kids Present in Second Life

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Dec 1, 2011 12:16pm
Recently a group called Global Kids met up in Second Life to produce and take part in a virtual world talk show called "Let's Talk Sustainability." In the first episode, Global Kids teen leaders gathered in Second Life to share a video clip from The Meatrix, as well as a slideshow describing the production of a fast food product.  They discussed the video and slideshow and shared a game where audience members were able to participate and  express their opinions on ... more...

Educators in Second Life: University of Technology, Sydney

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Nov 17, 2011 07:21am
The University of Technology, Sydney Australia (UTS) conducted a case study in 2011 with undergraduate students in the French and Japanese intermediate language and culture subjects offered in the International Studies Program. Each class participated in a series of Second Life activities over one semester during tutorials to complement traditional weekly lessons based on a textbooks and other materials.  A virtual representation of a two story furnished house was built in Second Life to simulate private space. In front of this building, ... more...

Educators in Second Life: Fachhochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Oct 11, 2011 01:38pm
Thomas Molck, of the University of Applied Sciences shares how he uses Second Life to engage students. The information below was obtained from a paper which can be found on the university  website. Since 2007, the Department of Social Sciences & Cultural Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf  has been offering  courses in Second Life in the area of "culture, aesthetics, and media". The Virtual world is used as a field of work for aspiring social workers, as well as ... more...

Educators in Second Life: Capella University

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Sep 6, 2011 07:43am
Wm. H.'Bill' Burkett, Ph.D. of Capella University explains how  they are creatively using Second Life as an educational platform. [caption id="attachment_9361" align="alignnone" width="508" caption="Capella University"][/caption] Capella University's School of Undergraduate Studies Information Technology Department is proud to be an innovator in using Second Life. One use we have for Second Life is in conducting our IT2240 Introduction to Programming. We use the Linden (Second Life) Scripting Language, which is an event driven language, as our beginning vehicle to learning  the theory of ... more...

Educators in Second Life: Middlebury College

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Aug 17, 2011 06:51am
Our educators were asked to share how they are using Second Life as an educational tool, and in the coming months we will report on their exciting projects. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, VERMONT Professor Maria Wololson & Joe Antoniole the Manager of Web and Interactive Media of Middlebury College did a presentation on our Middleverse project at a conference in Madison. The project consisted of constructing a virtual social space for language acquisition. One of the questions answered in their presentation was why use virtual ... more...

Art Programs in Second Life

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Jul 20, 2011 10:18am
Part 2 of a 3-part series: A Virtual World, Endless Learning Potential What is a world without art? People find joy in viewing, creating, and discussing works of art. Art is a means of expression and exploration. Learning about art means becoming immersed in another culture, another time period, and at times another world. Imagine being able to step foot into the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam...from your house. Or recreate a famous piece you've always longed to have in ... more...

A Virtual World, Endless Learning Potential

published by Carol Pfeifer/Tayzia Abattoir Jul 12, 2011 11:52am
[caption id="attachment_4301" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="CISI Cyber-Campus via David W. Deeds"][/caption] Part 1 of a 3-part series Second Life can be utilized by educators for almost any curriculum. Art, English, writing, language, fashion design, architecture, science, social studies, physics .... the list grows everyday. As is the case with any emerging technology, the innovation shines through in the real life examples of educators using Virtual Worlds to better engage students. Angela Giovanangeli, a lecturer from the Cultural Studies Group at the University of Technology ... more...

50 Virtual Worlds in 7 Minutes

published by Alan Levine Aug 6, 2008 02:12pm
We all know there are places beyond Second Life... but did you imagine there were fifty active virtual world spaces? Gary Hayes, Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Media Production in Sydney, has just released his 2008 Metaverse Tour Video: The Social Virtual World’s A Stage : I am doing a commercial report and curriculum development on the evolving range of social virtual worlds and have recently ventured into fifty of them to review and sample the culture, creative, business and educational ... more...