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I Have Seen the Future of Conferences.and it is 3D!

Kapp Notes

Terrence Linden discussing the new Second Life browser at VWBPE conference. The conference took place entirely in the virtual immersive environment of Second Life with a venue of presenters from around the world. Terrence Linden discussing the fact that 60% of top universities are in Second Life.

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Second Life Happenings: CEO Steps Down (again)

Kapp Notes

Yesterday, Philip Linden (AKA: Philip Rosedale ) stepped down as CEO of Linden Labs (yes again). Bob will lead Linden Lab while we conduct the search. He said many longtime Second Life users are angry at the recent decisions by the company that runs the service, Linden Lab. He has done this before and then come back.

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Using Virtual Worlds in the Conspiracy to Create an ah-ha Moment

Kapp Notes

Yesterday, I had the privilege of touring a fascinating project in the 3D virtual immersive environment of Second Life. If you want to gain a glimpse into an effective and exciting way to provide context, experience and learning, this is the place you should check out. A better explanation was provided by Marty.

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Learning in 3D Summer 2009: Class Five

Kapp Notes

Visit Hillary Mason's AutoScript page to create your own Second Life scripts without having to know anything about the Linden Scripting Language. The Particle Laboratory contained all types of interesting tips and techniques for incorporating particles into your Second Life environment. The class checks out the particle lab.

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Second Life.Its Synchronous

Kapp Notes

Although Linden Labs disputs that finding. Once you put in several hours flailing around learning how to function in Second Life, there isn't much to do." Then the Yankee group made a statement that the average person in Second Life only spends 12 minutes a month in world.

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Embedding social learning into texts and enterprise software

Jay Cross

He ran Michael Milken’s Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio before he became VP, Platform & Technology for Second Life at Linden Labs. One of my aspirations for this year has been to find a way to embed what we know about learning process into social business environments. He did early stuff with Atari, EPYX, SEGA, and Leapfrog.

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LearnTrends: Backchannel

Jay Cross

Moderator (Harold Jarche): all internal departments are "artificial" boundaries - need to rethink roles in a networked environment. leslie lannan: @littleasklab Linden Labs new HR platform for 3D and whuffie points has some big implications for performance reviews. Holly MacDonald: focus on performance and outcomes.