Real Business in Virtual Worlds Gina Schreck, CSP

Gina Schreck , CSP President & Digital Immigration Officer, Synapse 3Di, LLC International Speaker Over 14 years in speaking/learning field Evangelist for Immersive learning environments; co-created and social learning content; learning in byte-sized pieces Published author Host of Getting’ Geeky www.GettinGeeky.com [email_address] Twitter: @Ginaschreck Facebook, LinkedIn : Gina Schreck

International Speaker

Over 14 years in speaking/learning field

Evangelist for Immersive learning environments; co-created and social learning content; learning in byte-sized pieces

Published author

Host of Getting’ Geeky www.GettinGeeky.com

[email_address]

Twitter: @Ginaschreck

Facebook, LinkedIn : Gina Schreck

What is Virtual World Technology? A 3D viewer on a website A 3D space to interact with others Think Wii Webkins Disney’s Club Penguin World of Warcraft Now give it a business application

A 3D viewer on a website

A 3D space to interact with others

Think

Wii

Webkins

Disney’s Club Penguin

World of Warcraft

Now give it a business application

Many Worlds to Choose From Second Life (A Linden Labs Company) Qwaq Active Worlds Protosphere Reaction Grid/ Open Sim Webkins Club Penguin

Second Life (A Linden Labs Company)

Qwaq

Active Worlds

Protosphere

Reaction Grid/ Open Sim

Webkins

Club Penguin

How Are VW’s Used? 400+ Universities Princeton Vassar DU Penn State Corporations IBM Dell Cisco Sun Microsystems Kraft Comcast Manpower

400+ Universities

Princeton

Vassar

DU

Penn State

Corporations

IBM

Dell

Cisco

Sun Microsystems

Kraft

Comcast

Manpower

How Are VW’s Used? Personal/Professional Development Writers Groups Coaching Conferences & Classes Networking Meet Ups Business Ecommerce Meetings Recruiting Personal Chat Rooms  Virtual Clubs Clubs of ALL Kinds

Personal/Professional Development

Writers Groups

Coaching

Conferences & Classes

Networking Meet Ups

Business

Ecommerce

Meetings

Recruiting

Personal

Chat Rooms  Virtual Clubs

Clubs of ALL Kinds

Go From This To This

Getting Started Go to www.SecondLife.com Check system requirements to be sure you can run the program (Computers over 3 years old may have problems) Choose a name (This can be the hardest part) and basic acct set up Be sure to write your avatar name and password down somewhere Look for confirmation email Download the viewer (this is your 3D Browser)

Go to www.SecondLife.com

Check system requirements to be sure you can run the program (Computers over 3 years old may have problems)

Choose a name (This can be the hardest part) and basic acct set up

Be sure to write your avatar name and password down somewhere

Look for confirmation email

Download the viewer (this is your 3D Browser)

How Can You Incorporate VWs? Conferences that reach global audiences Post (live) event coaching Self-directed learning areas with your content Exposure to your products/services to a whole new network of people

Conferences that reach global audiences

Post (live) event coaching

Self-directed learning areas with your content

Exposure to your products/services to a whole new network of people

Where Do You Start? Keep Adventurous Spirit Travel with Buddy or Group Attend Networking and Business Meet Ups Synapse 3Di has a weekly meet up on Wednesdays at 9am (PST), 10am (MST) Noon (EST) – simply click on this link to “teleport” just before the meeting start time: http://slurl.com/secondlife/MSIT/204/161/37/?title=Synapse3Di&msg=Tour%20of%20facilities Check out sites like Discovery Channel Island, NASA, Science Island, IBM, Dell, Vassar University, Penn State University by typing these into the search box and being adventurous.

Keep Adventurous Spirit

Travel with Buddy or Group

Attend Networking and Business Meet Ups

Synapse 3Di has a weekly meet up on Wednesdays at 9am (PST), 10am (MST) Noon (EST) – simply click on this link to “teleport” just before the meeting start time: http://slurl.com/secondlife/MSIT/204/161/37/?title=Synapse3Di&msg=Tour%20of%20facilities

Check out sites like Discovery Channel Island, NASA, Science Island, IBM, Dell, Vassar University, Penn State University by typing these into the search box and being adventurous.

Your Choice