EduGeek Journal

(Many thanks to Erin, our newest EduGeek, for sending this to me!) MIT’s Technology Review posted this week a really interesting article discussing the inevitable merge of social virtual worlds (i.e. Second Life, There) with mirror worlds (i.e. Google Earth, Microsoft’s Virtual Earth). Great detail is given on what’s currently being done in these two [...]

3pointD.com recently got a sneak preview of Princeton University’s island in SL, which is currently closed to visitors. The blog includes extensive information on buildings and architecture featured on the island. Princeton obviously dedicated plenty of resources to create an impressive virtual presence. The sim will open to the public for the next academic school [...]

Greetings all! Darren, Matt and I are back from a very successful conference. Our two presentations went very well. Below are the presentations for your viewing pleasure! Email us if you have any questions! Tweet This Post

Howdy folks! Just a quick reminder that the SL Best Practices in Education conference is today! Check out the organizer’s wiki for links to the events and exhibits. Tweet This Post

In continuing the conversation about the whole Teen Grid/Main Grid issue I discussed earlier, I found myself listening to a semi-recent SecondCast episode that discussed this very issue. In listening to the podcast, I found out that there is an actual Teen Grid Unification Proposal that has been submitted, and according to the guests of [...]

(Found this on 3pointD today…) Virtual world architecture firm in-world momentum is in the early construction phase of a new build called Virtual Munich. You can get updates on their progress on the Virtual Munich blog. (Scroll down a bit to find the posts in English.) Yet another promising addition to the totally immersive learning [...]

The first ever annual international Second Life Best Practices in Education conference is happening in-world on May 25. UTD (the university Darren and I work for) will be attending as exhibitors. Unfortunately (or fortunately) we won’t be able to attend since we’ll be at a (1st life) conference, but our wonderful co-worker and virtual architect [...]

The Lindens recently announced a new age verification system they’re testing to address the problem of underage users creating accounts to access Second Life. I think this brings up an issue that has long since been overlooked. Teens should be allowed to access the “real” Second Life. And here’s my reasoning. As we all know, [...]

Even though they go by many different labels, I like to call online learning programs “learning management systems.” Some people have a huge problem with that, some agree, and some don’t care. I tend to be in the don’t care group. I’m more interested in what they do, and not what they are labeled. Currently, [...]

Today’s news about the tragedy at Virginia Tech is just gut-wrenchingly horrific. A memorial has been set up in Second Life in honor of those we lost today. To visit the memorial, while in Second Life, go to Info Island 90, 116, 33. (NOTE: You must have Second Life installed on your computer to visit [...]