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An epic (from theGreek adjective ἐπικός (epikos), from ἔπος (epos) "word, story, poem") is a lengthy narrative poem ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry "Be all Epic and stuff." a classroom mantra in Mrs. Sheehy's WoW in School http://wowinschool.pbworks.com.

Second Life official website. Second Life is a free 3D virtual world where users can socialize, connect and create using free voice and text chat.

Inworldz is a free virtual world based on the OpenSim software. Here are the basics to getting started.

EVE Online is a battle, strategy simulation virtual world. EveOnline is centered around "New Eden," outer space in the distant future. Players are pilots of their own spaceships and can specialize in a myriad of skills. Here are the basics to getting started.

SIGVE - ISPR: International Society for Presence Research Understanding, evaluating and researching online, virtual and in-direct forms of presence. Extremely interesting, please read.

Learning in a virtual world? See examples of education and nonprofits in Second Life, the leader solution for virtual meetings, events, training and simulations.

MMORPGs and World and Warcraft as Professional Development

In a world of increasing complexity, we at Human Mosaic Systems help individuals and organizations manage human dynamics and interrelationships, building networks, gaining emotional energy, and understanding multiple perspectives of complex issues through the use of powerful immersive 3D environments or virtual worlds.

MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses for free to a virtual community of learners around the world. It will also enhance the educational experience of its on-campus students, offering them online tools that supplement and enrich their classroom and laboratory experiences.

A snippet video of our Tuesday Evening discussion with Beverly on Leading Edge, taken by Jack

Lyr Lobo's educational Blog Great Apples! *grins* What a fun project! Love it! Project by a student in EM 210 Winter 2012.

A more in-depth informational Prezi on the panel in ___ Conference discussing the 7 possible futures of American Education. Panel members included John Sener, Cynthia Calongne(aka Lyr Lobo) and several other education technology forerunners. What to expect in the next ten years or so...

Our "Is the New Normal Anything But?" panel at the recent 2010 NUTN Summit rocked! Thanks to Susan Kannel, Lisa Cheney-Steen, and Cynthia Calongne, my fellow panelists*. The "six scenarios" seemed to provide an excellent framework for our conversation; the interaction with our audience and each other was excellent, and the discussion could have gone on for hours.

A machinima by the SL Director Ambrosia Lanley. Very cool, please watch.

Creating SIGMOS (significant moments) through dynamic products and performance Everyone's a critic, but a writer developing new work needs something more than criticism -- they need feedback that will help them as they complete their work. Critique is an opportunity to provide valuable feedback that speaks to an author's needs.

Read and download presentations by Cynthia Calongnen (aka Lyr Lobo), a resource that should not be abused. Please do not use/take/steal without the proper citation and acknowledgment to the creator. She has spent a considerable amount of time to make these and has graciously offered her presentations as tools for teachers and educators to use and teach with. DO NOT ABUSE!

"Space Makes you Bitter" - Sandbox culture in second life and EVE online slideshare presentation by Kavon

Machinima entitled "Crumple's Pet Skunk Tutorial. Created in LegoUniverse by an Elementary Student under the instruction of Knowclue Kidd.

photos from the ventures in Minecraft