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Resources for Researching Virtual Worlds

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Recently, a number of individuals have inquired about resources for virtual world research. Journal of Virtual World Research --Great resource. This journal has freely available PDF articles describing the vast amount of work being done in virtual worlds. Here are some valuable links. by Robert J.

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The Metaverse Journal's 2010 Virtual World Predictions

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Here are ten predictions about virtual worlds in Australia and beyond made by The Metaverse Journal in an article simply titled Virtual worlds predictions for 2010. Also, another interesting article in The Metaverse Journal is a review of how they did on their predictions for 2009.

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Virtual World Vendor Forterra Systems Purchased by SAIC.

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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post called Not a Good Week for the Virtual Worlds Space where I reported, based on other reports, that Forterra Systems had laid off some of its workforce. billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.

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2009 Top Posts and Topics: Kapp Notes

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The ASTD Big question this month is an annual question: What did you learn about learning in 2009? So one of the tasks I will do to answer this question is to see what posts were the Best of 2009 from several different sources. How Long Does It Take to Develop One Hour of E-Learning-Updated for 2009.

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Gaining "Momentum" 2009 PDG Conference

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Opening my talk at the PDG Momentum 2009 Conference in Philadelphia. And speaking of the book, here is the world wide premiere of the cover. Great presentation from a couple of guys who are really thinking about the use of virtual immersive environments (VIEs) for learning. I was challenged with a really interesting topic.

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Using Games and Avatars to Change Learner Behavior

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Flying around a virtual world as a superhero made subjects nicer in the physical world. Any participant who did NOT help had been in the virtual world as a passenger in the helicopter. No former virtual world helicopter passengers helped pick up the spilled pens. Pers Soc Psychol Bull 2009 35: 752. [2]

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ASTD ICE 2013 Presentation Resources

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Walk a mile in digital shoes: The impact of embodied perspective-taking on the reduction of negative stereotyping in immersive virtual environments. See more research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. This as reported by Fox and Bailenson (2009). August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Reference : Fox, J. &

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