FROM: Virtually there: a presentation for EDayz 2008 KerryJ Education Officer- Collaborative Tools

Virtually There Learning Objectives Creating an immersive online experience What tools are available Preparation for an in-world experience in Second Life

Learning Objectives

Creating an immersive online experience

What tools are available

Preparation for an in-world experience in Second Life

This Is Not a Game: Virtual Worlds Coming to Your Business, Forrester Predicts By C.G. Lynch January 09, 2008 — CIO — In five years, enterprise versions of online virtual worlds like Second Life will be just as important to business as the Web is today, and the trend will make it useful for companies to begin experimenting with 3-D online environments for in-house collaboration projects. IBM , BP, Intel , Sun , U.S. Army , Healthcare – mental and physical NASA, museums, art galleries, universities, TAFEs, governments

By C.G. Lynch

January 09, 2008 — CIO — In five years, enterprise versions of online virtual worlds like Second Life will be just as important to business as the Web is today, and the trend will make it useful for companies to begin experimenting with 3-D online environments for in-house collaboration projects.

Are they relevant to VET learners? Immersive learning used in military training Relationship building for geographically isolated teams Architecture - modeling RL structures Role playing – customer service, interviews Tourism - virtual builds of sites

Immersive learning used in military training

Relationship building for geographically isolated teams

Architecture - modeling RL structures

Role playing – customer service, interviews

Tourism - virtual builds of sites

Are all virtual worlds equal? Genres Sports TV/Film/Book Games/Fantasy Roleplay/Quests Mirror Worlds 3D chat Content creation Source: Kzero Research Virtual worlds marketing

Genres

Sports

TV/Film/Book

Games/Fantasy Roleplay/Quests

Mirror Worlds

3D chat

Content creation

3D Chat Relationships | Bandwidth-friendly | Role-playing

Relationships | Bandwidth-friendly | Role-playing

Shared online experiences Relationships | Bandwidth-friendly | Training

Relationships | Bandwidth-friendly | Training

Content creation Online and LAN-based | Realism or whimsy Audio chat | High level of customisation

Online and LAN-based | Realism or whimsy

Audio chat | High level of customisation

Content creation Learning curve | Resource-intensive

Learning curve | Resource-intensive

Second Life – my thoughts Not the largest, but has critical mass Aimed at 30+ demographic High level of customisation Communities of practice/resources Not constrained by game rules / roles Mix of fun, business, education

Not the largest, but has critical mass

Aimed at 30+ demographic

High level of customisation

Communities of practice/resources

Not constrained by game rules / roles

Mix of fun, business, education

Second Life – What’s required? Headset with microphone Late model computer with dedicated graphics card Broadband internet connection with plenty of download Hard drive space for storage/ program files Pandora Kurrajong

Headset with microphone

Late model computer with dedicated graphics card

Broadband internet connection with plenty of download

Hard drive space for storage/ program files

Second Life – basic skills for tonight’s session Talk via text chat Hear audio Walking Instant message Use a teleport

Talk via text chat

Hear audio

Walking

Instant message

Use a teleport

Second Life – turning night to day To view video, visit: http://neotenousvid.blip.tv/file/1486600/ .

Second Life – Talking via text

Second Life – hearing and responding to audio

Second Life – adjusting audio

Second Life – teleporting To view video, visit: http://blip.tv/file/1486627

Second Life – Sending IMs To view video, visit: http://blip.tv/file/1486664

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