Archive for May, 2007
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
May 4, 2007 09:49am
I was one of the participants in yesterday's first meeting for Dan Undertone's (aka. Zellner) workshop on Theater in Second Life. Fortunately, as advertised, there was no experience required as my last on stage appearance (RL) was in the third grade.
We first met in one of the studio spaces in the Machinima building on NMC Campus:
where Dan did a little overview, and we practice aspects of movement (in a confined) space using an old but easy to remember game- ... more » »
Totally Vavoom (aka Vidya Ananthanarayanan) :
May 4, 2007 08:19am
Students in the virtual worlds promotions class at Trinity University have been hard at work this semester on SLeuth, a social networking service for Second Life. They will share their experiences and insights on Tuesday, May 8th, from 8:00 am to 9:15 am (PST) in the ampitheater on Metaversatility Island. Every one is welcome the presentation, so if you would like a spot saved for you, shoot an email to delwiche.trinity@gmail.com or send Carbonel Tigereye an IM in-world. Also, visit ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
May 2, 2007 05:23pm
The NMC is interested in learning more about the ever growing number of educators who are using or exploring Second Life. To conduct some research, we have just launched a 42 item, anonymous online survey aimed at educators (faculty, staff, student, administrator) who have an active Second Life account. Our questions aim to get an understanding of their SL preferences, behaviors in Second Life, their current or future planned educational activities, and some demographics/technology use of this group.
The ... more » »
Corwin Carillon (aka Nick Noakes) :
May 2, 2007 02:24am
In the Teachers Buzz meeting last Monday, it turned out that quite a number of the 35 avatars in attendance are teaching or mentoring on the teen grid. The three presenters, KJ, Clare and Victoria are conducting their research at least in part on the teen grid, so this is perhaps not so surprising. [Please see the links to their blogs in the earlier post here.]
During the discussion, which touched on the immersive nature of students and teachers experiences in ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
May 1, 2007 05:50pm
We got a handful of requests from our colleagues "down under" for a more friendly time to participate in Dan Zellner's Second Life Theater Workshop. Dan has graciously offered to hold a second section, this one starting Sundays, 6:00 PM PDT.
See below for the details on the new times- and be sure to read the original announcement for more details on the workshop and how to contact Dan with your interest in this second offering.
Dates and Time: Section 101 (original ... more » »
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