Second Life

Recently, we want to go forward to create a next step in virtual learning and strongly believe that an integration of Second life and Sakai system will construct a most powerful virtual interactive learning environment with the most wanted features.

Have an interest in using immersive learning environments and have ten minutes or so to spare? TAFE SA's Jacinta Ryan and Ruth Fraser are taking a group of students into Second Life to practice their customer service skills - and are looking for volunteer guest educators to come in world and role play as customers on the day. FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2009

Nature Networkers will be familiar with Science Online London: a one-day conference held at the Royal Institution on London covering all aspects of online science. The conference is co-hosted by Nature Network, Mendeley and the RI, and features sessions including "What is a scientific paper?" "Legal and Ethical Aspects of Science Blogging" and "Real-time statistics in science".

"Warcraft: Culture, Gender and Identity," a credit-awarding class being offered at Inver Hills Community College in Minnesota. At the helm of this innovative course is Landon Pirius, Ph.D., also known as Nodnal the Gnome Warrior of Blackwater Raiders-US. No stranger to the convergence of WoW and academia, Dr. Pirius wrote his doctoral dissertation on "Massively Multiplayer Online Virtual Environments: A Potential Locale for Intercultural Training." We didn't go quite that deep in this interview; we simply visited with him about his wildly successful college course and how it's helping shape modern educational methodologies.

Sloog is a bookmarking service for Second Life residents. It allows users to save favourite places and avatars and search for them later, both in-world with a simple plug-in (HUD) or via web browser at www.sloog.org

This makes your scripting in Sl easier.

Dans les mondes virtuels, l'oeil est le guide de l'avatar Cogain rend possible le déplacement d'un personnage virtuel par les seuls mouvements des yeux. Le système s'adresse aux personnes à motricité réduite, à des fins ludiques et de formation en ligne.

I might be missing the point - but IMHO this is a 3D singles club/Contiki tour/dating service with porn options.

An interview about the x3D standard, a standard that allows 3D rendering of content across platforms. For those that know, is the successor to VRML.