article thumbnail

Part 3 of Interview with Virtual Worlds 3D Pioneer Randy Hinrichs

Kapp Notes

Here is a link to his fascinating book about 3D virtual worlds that you should really check out. Kapp: What do you see as the obstacles to widespread adoption of virtual worlds for learning? They have been around for almost a decade in terms of 3D graphical virtual worlds but still, the overall adoption rate seems low.

article thumbnail

Happenings in the Corporate Virtual World Space

Kapp Notes

Here are some emerging events happening in the corporate virtual immersive environment (VIE) space. Forterra System's OLIVE integrates virtual meetings into web based intranets, extranets or portals, and can assure a user's identity based on authentication systems like LDAP. Also, Activeworlds turned 15 this year!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Training: A Primer For Hosting Live, Online (Virtual) Classes

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

While the company is typically ahead of the curve when it comes to technology, she was being tasked to spearhead a corporate initiative that was outside of her field of expertise. These days, the technology you need to begin hosting virtual sessions is minimal. What follows is the information that I shared with her. no fooling.

Hosting 100
article thumbnail

Second Summer 2012 Learning in 3D Class

Kapp Notes

Last night we visited several exciting venues in the virtual 3D world of VirtualU. It is the virtual world of Digitell, Inc. It was a great venue to see 3D virtual immersive environments in action. We started the tour in the Digitell World Convention Lobby Environment.

Classes 145
article thumbnail

Screen-Sharing’s Got Nothing on a Hands-on Experience. Here’s Why.

Cloudshare

We even encourage our own customers to integrate Zoom technology (or Skype, or Webex, or any other VoIP software for that matter), for the audio component of our virtual labs solution, to boost IT training or sales enablement. How Valuable is Screen-Sharing, Really? Let’s be clear, we think Zoom is fantastic!

VOIP 52
article thumbnail

The Value of Student-Directed Learning

eFront

Outside of the obvious savings in expenses such as textbooks, paper, and fuel, there is the convenience factor and a much wider array of data and material available on the world wide web. Children of Technology. But what will happen if online technology completely replaces the classroom environment? The Adult World.

article thumbnail

The Benefits of Blended Learning

eFront

During one of my most recent visits to a retail cellular store to browse through the newest mobile technology, I wasn’t surprised too surprised to see a three-year-old rifling through his mother’s cell phone, then quickly giving that up to play with one of the new tablets on the showroom floor. Dave Landry Jr.