Understanding Virtual RealityCHOOSING YOUR THREAD AND CREATING A MALET KNOWLEDGE-BASEThere is more information in this 10 minute talk-along that goes with this PowerPoint

Many ways to study, plan & evaluate virtual realities

Virtual reality

Provider /

owner

Developer &

building

Content &

programs

Users – training / avatars /

governance

Ways to procure virtual experiences

Virtual Usage Approaches (join

communities)Second Life / Active Worlds / other

providersRent

islands Get advanced

avatar w/ small land

Sharecrop / field trips

Or, get Open Source (code from SL)

Stand alone or hypergrid

Types of viewers

Try on your computer

“World Providers” http://secondlife.com/

“World” Providers

https://www.activeworlds.com/index.html

ActiveWorld was used by Harvard as the basis for River City

Reaction Grid w/ Jibehttp://www.reactiongrid.com/

Types & viewers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSimulator

http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page

Meetings among developers in Open Sim

Joining community groups

http://www.avacon.org/blog/

More “world” providers are becoming available quickly; look at the HyperGrid Business for upcoming ideas

http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/

Many new providers are emerging; check them out!!!

http://www.kitely.com/

http://www.dreamlandmetaverse.com/

Work on human interface & avatars

Appearance – changing / clothing / styles / body types

Inventories – usage; nomenclature

Creating and selling items for avatars You’ll have opportunities

here in the practicum part of the course

Work on buildings & locations

Design or use environment Practice making your own creations

You’ll have opportunities here in the practicum part

of the course

Research and study areas, perhaps

Psychology and sociology Motivation (consider the Game-Based Learning too) Identity (consider the Immersion and Identity course too) Institutional acceptance / planning / grants – partnering-

ideas Both literature on virtual specifically but on “humans” in

general Start asking and studying your own questions:

“What makes a virtual environment different . . . from a webinar . . . from a Facebook environment . . . for the under 20 . . . for the digital immigrants???”

As you work, you will develop resources

Documenting your ongoing development work

Populating the Virtual Knowledge-Base

Comments & attachments

Some pages use Google Drive documents

if having trouble, email instructor for access

Ongoing virtual knowledge-base development

Suggest new website pages to add / this is just a starting point

Be part of the efforts to find new ways to extend and share Wikipedia format? eMeetings beyond ESC? Other? Other?

The MALET program is about emerging tech & emerging forums

YOU WILL SELECT EITHER A CONTINUOUS THREAD OR CHANGING THREADS TO REPORT-ON IN EACH MODULE AND POSSIBLY TO BRING TO THE VIRTUAL MEETING

http://conference.opensimulator.org/2013/archives-resources/complete-presentation-archives/

Open Simulator Sept 2013 conference

Strands and categories Developer & open source Artistic Business Training / education

Some have video only / others have video and slides Follow up with the speakers

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Ongoing virtual knowledge-base development

Suggest new website pages to add / this is just a starting point

Be part of the efforts to find new ways to extend and share Wikipedia format? eMeetings beyond ESC? Other? Other?

The MALET program is about emerging tech & emerging forums

YOU WILL SELECT EITHER A CONTINUOUS THREAD OR CHANGING THREADS TO REPORT-ON IN EACH MODULE AND POSSIBLY TO BRING TO THE VIRTUAL MEETING