CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 31, 2008 11:03pm
Larry Pixel's real live avatar, Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium (NMC), is trekking to Washington DC April 1 (no fooling!) to present testimony on the nature and state of virtual worlds before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Also presenting at the same hearing is Phillip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab and the inventor of Second Life®. Also speaking are Susan Tenby, Senior Manager, Community Development at TechSoup and Colin J. Parris, Vice ... more » »
Heidi TeeCee (aka Heidi Trotta) :
Mar 27, 2008 06:08pm
An in-world meeting took place on Tuesday, March 25th at the proposed location for the new Student Center project on the NMC Orientation Island (69, 167,29).  The gathering of students, educators and NMC staff was organized and facilitated by AJ Brooks (aka AJ Kelton, Montclair University).  Â
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 A lively discussion resulted in the identification of a number of planning considerations for the center which included purpose, activities and design possibilities. Students attending the meeting expressed an interest in a social space that would ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 26, 2008 11:46am
Tune in to NMC Friday over on Outreach to catch a live video Metanomics Series interview with Mitch Kapor the board chair of Linden Lab. With the latest news of shuffling leadership, its going to be an important opportunity to hear what is happening at the House of Linden.
This Friday, March 28th, 2008, at 10:30AM SLT (1:30 PM EST), Robert Bloomfield and Metanomics will hold a special session of Metanomics. We will be joined by Mitch Kapor, Chairman of the ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 25, 2008 11:23pm
The calendar link on this site has expanded from just the NMC Campus events (which is still viewable as its own calendar) to include all of the education events on the SLEDevents public calendar.
We now list now all events shared by colleagues on the Second Life Educators listserv, and we all owe Bruce Sommerville a big round of thanks for the task of keeping that calendar up to date.
So if you are looking for educational events in Second Life, ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 24, 2008 09:31pm
AJ Brooks (aka AJ Kelton) has been coordinating a discussion of a project to create a in world location of students to gather, a virtual Student Center. We are offering a spot on the open NMC Orientation sim as a place to pilot this concept.
Details and the ongoing conversation can be found at
http://sorry-afk.blogspot.com/2008/01/sl-student-center.html
The spot we are considering is a part of NMC Orientation that has not gotten much use, the Waterside Cafe which was designed as an informal gathering spot.
It ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 23, 2008 08:11pm
We love Second Life, but in virtual worlds space we are keeping an eye on other platforms. There.com has been around a while, and in Monday's Metanomics series, hot Robert Bloomfield will go "there" for a discussion of marketing in that space. But you can watch comfortably from NMC Campus in Second Life, as the live video is streamed to us thanks to the folks at SLCN.tv.
This Monday, March 24th, 2008, at 11:00AM-12:00PM PSR, Robert Bloomfield and Metanomics will broadcast ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 20, 2008 04:09pm
We had a great crowd and lots of interest in the tools that Bucky Barkley demonstrated at last Monday's NMC Campus Teachers Buzz Session. If you were there (or not) we just got word directly from Bucky that as a promotion, he is giving them away for free now through Sunday night! Check out the Free Buckaroo details.
So get over now to Buckaroo Store (Ileina Cove, 216/88/22)
You will have to buy the devices at their current prices:
SimpleSlider - 100L
Slider - ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 19, 2008 03:11pm
For well over a year, NMC Campus has been delighted to be the home for performances by the ZeroG Skydancers and they are showing us their thanks by providing a special performance just for NMC folks!
This will happen March 25 at 5:30PM PT. To get on the list, jut send an IM to Larry Pixel- the first 35 to so will get seats. They will go quickly, so sign up and show your support for the ZeroG troupe as ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 17, 2008 10:21pm
Thanks to all who turned out today to see the demonstration of tools Bucky Barkley provided over at the Museum of Music. for those who missed, we have a plain text and a rich-text version of the chat log.
Bucky Barkley
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CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 17, 2008 09:53pm
It seems having an academic researcher on Metanomics brought in more viewers to NMC's viewing location; we had over 25 avatars show up to watch host Robert Bloomfield interview Nick Yee.
Yee explained how his research at Stanford led to his position at the Palo Alto Research Center and discussed his interest in social interactions among avatars, how they are measured in lab, The Proteus Effect, and more.
Look for Yee's papers such as "The Proteus Effect: The Effect ... more » »
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