cil2

Education & Business in Virtual Worlds http://tinyurl.com/cil2009vw Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. March 31, 2009 Copyright © 2009, Hurst Associates, Ltd. All rights reserved .

Gartner Hype Cycle Technology Trigger Peak of Inflated Expectations Trough of Disillusionment Slope of Enlightenment Plateau of Productivity

Technology Trigger

Peak of Inflated Expectations

Trough of Disillusionment

Slope of Enlightenment

Plateau of Productivity

Second Life: Residents Logged In (3/17) 1.4M 1.0M 722K 560K Last 60 Days Last 30 Days Last 14 Days Last 7 Days

Quick Facts - Education Discovered benefits & applications (#4) Hundreds of K-16 educators Similar interaction as face-to-face Addresses different learning styles Visual, audio, or kinesthetic / tactile Topic-focused learning

Discovered benefits & applications (#4)

Hundreds of K-16 educators

Similar interaction as face-to-face

Addresses different learning styles

Visual, audio, or kinesthetic / tactile

Topic-focused learning

Quick Facts - Business Disillusionment (#3) Virtual trade shows, conferences, meetings VW commerce is not replacing RL commerce

Disillusionment (#3)

Virtual trade shows, conferences, meetings

VW commerce is not replacing RL commerce

Trends Creating VWs for simultaneous use by all ages More VWs financially sustainable Businesses searching for the right model Virtual isn’t enough, people want to be physically present – Liz Lawley

Creating VWs for simultaneous use by all ages

More VWs financially sustainable

Businesses searching for the right model

Virtual isn’t enough, people want to be physically present – Liz Lawley

Jill Hurst-Wahl [email_address] Meebo & Skype: jill.hurst.wahl www.HurstAssociates.com www.Digitization101.com www.eNetworking101.com

Jill Hurst-Wahl

[email_address]

Meebo & Skype: jill.hurst.wahl

www.HurstAssociates.com

www.Digitization101.com

www.eNetworking101.com