Kapp Notes

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Speaking today (noon ET) at Train-For-Success

Kapp Notes

It does not work through most corporate firewalls. Where: Train for Success Island in Second Life [link]. Live streaming: [link]. If you’re new to Second Life, open an account at www.secondlife.com and download the viewer. No registration needed.

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Big IBM/Second Life Announcement this Week!

Kapp Notes

He let everyone know on his blog posting The i-web Singularity Redux that at Virtual Worlds III this week the announcement was made that Second Life has worked out a deal with IBM to move Second Life behind the IBM corporate firewall. IBM announced today that it was changing that.

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A little about “Promise of 3D Environments for Learning and Collaboration”

Kapp Notes

Additionally, virtual immersive environment provide social networking tools which sit behind a corporate firewall tapping into the collective conscious of the organization.

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Recent Second Life Happenings: Going Corporate

Kapp Notes

Second, on November 4th (tomorrow), the behind-the-firewall release of Second Life will go public. Rumor has it that pricing for the behind the firewall Second Life Enterprise starts at $55,000 and that it will be handled by a value-added network of service providers (see more below.) See more at The Linden Prize.

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Using Games and Gamification for Employee Screening

Kapp Notes

The applicants compete for a limited number of spots and need to demonstrate knowledge of network software, creative approaches to firewall breaches and time to breach. So you do is create a contest where applicants needed to complete a series of challenging problems involving trying to breach various computer systems and networks.

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3D Virtual Worlds are NOT Dead, Dying or Disappearing

Kapp Notes

The platform is great for easy firewall access. Avaya’s Web.Alive had a large presences recently at a large K-12 trade show and in a presentation during a break out session they had standing room only. This is a web-based browser that is also being used by Anders in his Train for Success series. Vendors Go Beyond the Classroom.

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Five Tips on 3D eLearning and Training Courtesy of VenueGen

Kapp Notes

Offer an Alternative For Sound Many users do not have a headset or are behind firewalls that do not allow them to connect to the Voice Over IP channel required for most virtual worlds. This technique forces the selected content to enlarge and float in reading position within the 3D environment.