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Visit LVM BLOG Read all about creating the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) in Second Life. Read the full story Visit LVM Interactive Archive Explore a menu of bilingual mixed media resources... Read the full story

Assessments in Virtual Worlds - Warm-up Exercise I Objective: Identify and discuss how educators are assessing learning in virtual worlds. Resources and Readings

22 July 2010 Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK.

The Virtual World Framework (VWF) is a fast, light-weight, web-based architecture for creating and distributing secure, scalable, component-based, and collaborative virtual spaces. It leverages existing web-based standards, infrastructure, and emerging technologies with the intent of establishing a powerful yet simple to use platform that is built on top of the next generation of web browsers.

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!

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