Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 23, 2009

With all the bad news in the virtual worlds space this week (read Not a Good Week for the Virtual World Space ), I wanted to point out that many healthy 3D virtual immersive environments still exist and more are coming on line daily. Tags: virtual immersive environment.

Second Life 172

Second Life Alternatives Virtual World Flash 172

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2009

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.

Virtual World 160

Virtual World Research Resources Wiki 160

Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2010

The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) launched an online resource for potential and current educators in West Virginia called Teach West Virginia and as part of the initiative, a 3D world is playing a key role in the process. Tags: virtual immersive environment.

Virtual World 195

Virtual World Second Life Movie Teach 195

Kapp Notes

JUNE 24, 2011

Researchers from the University of Washington Information School are conducting a research study investigating exciting and useful alternative capabilities for Second Life. These exhibits let you interact with new design possibilities aimed at improving the social and information aspects of Second Life. to 4:00 p.m.

Second Life 145

Second Life Linden Confidentiality Privacy 145

Kapp Notes

MARCH 31, 2010

Here is an interesting rumor and a potentially large game-changer in the virtual world space. It is rumored at the web site metaverselyspeaking web site that News Corp might be taking over Second Life. adding Second Life to their already wide-spanning media portfolio. Here is a quote from the article.

Second Life 100

Second Life Linden MySpace Mac 100

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

Summary: “Ready to teach with Second Life, but not sure how to begin? Using it already, but need to migrate your course content for virtual world delivery? Come prepared to have fun as we explore how to design learning activities for use in Second Life. Getting Started. Class Environment.

Second Life 193

Second Life Classes Environment Learning Environment 193

Kapp Notes

JUNE 22, 2010

There is a great deal of "churn" in the 3D virtual immersive environment space. Microsoft has awarded one of its innovation awards to 3D Virtual Immersive Environment Enterprise provider ProtonMedia. See my analysis of the recognition in What it means that MS LifeScience Award Goes to 3D Virtual Conference Design James A.

Virtual World 157

Virtual World Linden Industry Virtual Classroom 157

Kapp Notes

JULY 29, 2008

Onge of NCTT and Keith Morneau from Capella University who are providing a session on Second Life. So, I am taking some notes: The presentation will talk about history of virtual environments and a theoretical framework for Second Life in the classroom. became ISO standard in 1997 and is still used today as X3D.

Second Life 100

Second Life Virtual World Simulations IBM 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Some interesting things are going on with the folks over at Linden Labs , the developers of the virtual immersive environment of Second Life. Second Life is going corporate. The criteria for winning are: Work in Second Life that also achieves tangible, compelling results outside of Second Life.

Second Life 100

Second Life Linden Firewalls Virtual World 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Recently, I received a some really good questions related specifically to Second Life but primarily are about virtual worlds and the use of these worlds for education. I'll answer the questions here since I think they reflect concerns that many educators have related to the social networks and Second Life.

Second Life 100

Second Life Social Networks Social Network Case Study 100

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

OK, I admit that I’m not really expecting to be able to apply anything in Second Life for my current job. Tips for Teaching in a Virtual World. Virtual classrooms don’t have to have desks in rows. Site to compare virtual worlds provided in chat: [link]. Dr. Dobbs Life 2.0: [link].

Second Life 170

Second Life Teach Virtual Classroom Social Networks 170

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Here is a little email intercept I received from an unnamed source (ok, it's from Snickers' Doodles in her post Linden Lab to announce Viewer 2 beta tomorrow which she received in-world from Pink Linden. link] Tom Hale, our Chief Product Officer will announce the availability of the next generation of Second Life viewers—Viewer 2 Beta.

Second Life 100

Second Life Linden Virtual World News 100

Kapp Notes

MAY 20, 2008

Second Life and movies have had a history. In my post Second Life at the Movies , I discuss the possibility of a full-feature length movie being created in Second Life. Molotov Alva turns the virtual camera on his virtual self. Well it has finally happened as a documentary. don't answer that.)

Second Life 105

Second Life Create IBM Movie 105

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

We had a lot to cover from how to navigate in Second Life to simple scripting with building, teleporting and designing Second Life training solutions in between. He was poised and well spoken and he knows Second Life very well. Matt answering questions about Second Life in this hands-on session.

Second Life 113

Second Life Simulations Training Train 113

E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 24, 2014

There once was a time when I thought Second Life was going to take over the world. Well, the virtual world. Second Life was different. Alas, Second Life had an Achilles heel. For a start, if you wanted your own space, you had to buy your own virtual real estate.

Authoring Tools 213

Authoring Tools Second Life Augmented Reality Gartner 213

Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2008

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. MPK20:Sun's Virtual Workplace "Wonderland" The MPK20 virtual world is also known as Wonderland. For more information, you can read Sun unveils corporate 'Second Life'. InXpo InXpo has a virtual ASP show platform.

Second Life 100

Second Life Alternatives Sun Virtual World 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Here is a companion post to two previous posts on the topic: Alternatives to Second Life Alternatives to Second Life Continued If you know of more, please feel free to add in the comments section. For educational users, Activeworlds launched The Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU).

Second Life 100

Second Life Alternatives Virtual World Flash 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Dan Bliton of Booz Allen Hamilton asked Tony and Karl to present a webinar entitled "Enterprise Learning and Collaboration in 3D Virtual Worlds." It is a great opportunity to you to check out a "corporate" virtual world and to try out some of the learning archetypes first hand. Here are the supporting resources.

Virtual World 165

Virtual World Enterprise Resources Collaboration 165

Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2010

Here is a press release about one big virtual world event where Tony and I will be speaking about Learning in 3D. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (VWBPE) will feature more than 150 presentations and a keynote address by Mark Kingdon, the CEO of Linden Lab® creators of Second Life® (SL).

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Linden Second Life Social Networks 100

Kapp Notes

JULY 14, 2008

Here are some interesting videos showing how Second Life can be used to design and deliver health related training and actual client support within a virtual world. This one demonstrates various views of how a virtual platform can help mental health and other patients. This one is focused on nursing education.

Second Life 100

Second Life Virtual World Games Guide 100

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). For instance, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been an eager expenditure for organizations. Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show?

Trends 147

Trends Cognitive Virtual World Second Life 147

Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2010

Yesterday, I had the privilege of touring a fascinating project in the 3D virtual immersive environment of Second Life. It is called The Virtual Worlds Story Project with the tag line "Weaving the Narrative Threads of Our Lives." What better place to start than in a 3D Virtual Immersive Environment.

Virtual World 154

Virtual World Second Life Linden Cognitive 154

Kapp Notes

MARCH 28, 2008

ID Stadium which is used for in-world presentations. Today I am presenting a webinar titled " Second Life in Education " for NETWORKS which is is a National Science Foundation Resource Center that is focused on the advancement of semiconductor, automated manufacturing, and electronics education. Virtual Jeans=Real Jeans.

Second Life 100

Second Life Wiki Virtual World Network 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 4, 2008

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.

Second Life 100

Second Life IBM Firewalls Virtual World 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2010

There are many creative ways to leverage virtual world platforms from conducting job interviews over a distance to conducting training on critical incidents to machinima to teaching new military recruits. Very ingenious method of using Second Life for effective modeling of real life behaviors.

Virtual World 154

Virtual World Second Life Behavior Guide 154

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 22, 2009

First, Metaplace announced it will be closing its virtual doors on January 1, 2010 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. This means that a user created "portal" into a virtual world can be accessed from web location. It is inevitable that the 3D Virtual World space will have acquisitions, mergers and failures.

Virtual World 133

Virtual World Second Life Flash Alternatives 133

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Yesterday, I presented with Tony O'Driscoll at the DevLearn event virtually. Assisting us expertly was Matt Monahan my graduate assistant who has been helping me with many Second life tasks. Neither Tony or I could make it in person so we presented virtually. Which, of course, was a perfect use of Second Life.

Second Life 100

Second Life DevLearn Virtual World Classes 100

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). For instance, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been an eager expenditure for organizations. Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show?

Trends 130

Trends Cognitive Develop Virtual World 130

Learning with e's

MAY 7, 2010

Today, Tim Handorf writes about the experiences of one university in Second Life. We all know that Second Life, the virtual reality world that has become basically indistinguishable from our increasingly unreal physical worlds, is a powerful tool for learning.

Second Life 66

Second Life Linden Virtual World Write Blog 66

Kapp Notes

JULY 9, 2008

Here is a story titled Congress Goes Virtual in Online World Hearing that explains how a sub-committee in congress got together to experience a virtual world. Could Second Life be used as a place to launder money? Are children safe in online worlds? Are there churches in there?

Second Life 100

Second Life Virtual World Internet Games 100

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I’ll start by reflecting back on something I wrote before , about virtual world affordances. At the time, platforms like Second Life were touting the advantages of an immersive navigable world. Of course, the promises were all-encompassing: everything would move to virtual worlds.

Cognitive 286

Cognitive Virtual World Brain Second Life 286

Moodle Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Apart from my work here at Bromley Colleg with Moodle and all that that involves, some time ago, I think it must be about 7 or 8 years now, I discovered 3DML and started to do some developing with buidling 3D worlds or Spots as they were called back then. Anyway I built a Spot, and trialed it with my students with really encouraging results.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Second Life Moodle Alternatives 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 28, 2009

One of the great things about what I do is getting to meet and work with really thoughtful and creative people and the other day, I got a chance to brainstorm with a group of great people on the topic of Virtual World Implementations. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds. It makes it more fun and more engaging.

Virtual World 113

Virtual World Cognitive Second Life Press 113

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Here is a very funny video put together by a grad student of mine about the tv show The Office and Second Life.The Office is a really funny show and this clip is funny. As you may or may not know.CNN now has an office in Second Life. Check it out. It is very "LOL" as the gamers would say.

Second Life 100

Second Life IM IMS Virtual World 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The other day, I was speaking with virtual world learning expert Anders Gronstedt about teaching in a 3D virtual immersive environment. Anders provided some great insights for anyone who is conducting a class or session in a 3D virtual immersive environment. Competencies in leading virtual worlds learning programs.

Virtual World 133

Virtual World Discussion Second Life PowerPoint 133

Kapp Notes

JULY 10, 2009

Waiting for the tsunami to hit on NOAA's island in Second Life. My advice to other federal agencies interested in virtual worlds is to define your goals before you break ground. My advice to other federal agencies interested in virtual worlds is to define your goals before you break ground.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Second Life Metrics Examples 100

Clark Quinn

JULY 31, 2009

In last night’s #lrnchat , the topic was virtual worlds (VWs). The first question to be addressed was whether virtual worlds had been over or underhyped. Everyone pretty much derided the presentation of powerpoints in Second Life, however (and rightly so!). It was a lively session, as always.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Cognitive ADL IBM 100