NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
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Chantal Harvey gathered some talented Second Life collaborators for the Aniboom Sesame Street Animation contest only to be dis-qualified for “Game Content.” Join us at the Metanomics Main Stage or watch it on our Community Forum page on Thursday, April 29 at 12pm SLT/ PST to hear how she reacted, how they created it and ... more » »
The review panel has completed its work reviewing the proposals for the NMC’s “Free Island in Second Life!” competition. We received many excellent proposals and we would have loved to have been able to fund them all!
We have awarded the use of the island to the Wired Humanities Projects and The Center for Learning in Virtual Environments at the University of Oregon for their “Virtual Oaxaca” Project:
“Virtual Oaxaca,” A Second Life Island for an NEH Summer Institute
This July, ... more » »
The review panel has completed its work reviewing the proposals for the NMC’s “Free Island in Second Life!” competition. We received many excellent proposals and we would have loved to have been able to fund them all!
We have awarded the use of the island to the Wired Humanities Projects and The Center for Learning in Virtual Environments at the University of Oregon for their “Virtual Oaxaca” Project:
“Virtual Oaxaca,” A Second Life Island for an NEH Summer Institute
This July, ... more » »
The review panel has completed its work reviewing the proposals for the NMC’s “Free Island in Second Life!” competition. We received many excellent proposals and we would have loved to have been able to fund them all!
We have awarded the use of the island to the Wired Humanities Projects and The Center for Learning in Virtual Environments at the University of Oregon for their “Virtual Oaxaca” Project:
“Virtual Oaxaca,” A Second Life Island for an NEH Summer Institute
This July, ... more » »
Hello Everyone
Please join us for the next Global Agenda 2010 – Speaker Series – Understanding Political Islam
On: April 28, 2010, at 4:30p.m PT (7:30pm ET)
Our Guest this week is: NAIF AL-MUTAWA – Political Islam: The Graphic Novel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
Naif Al-Mutawa is the creator of THE 99, the first superheroes born of an Islamic archetype. A Ph.D. [...]
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NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
Metanomics will be interviewing game designer and professor Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell games on Wednesday, April 21 to talk about the future of games as they continue to root themselves in our daily lives.
Jesse Schell is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches classes in game design and collaborative teamwork. He came to our attention after his 20 ... more » »
Linden Lab has contacted us to reach out to the NMC community and find individuals that would be interested in being paid mentors for a Beta test of newcomer orientation. The Beta test will run for one week and will involve an 8 hours per day/ 40 hours per week commitment (Pick your shift between 8am and 8pm PST). The final dates of the Beta test have not yet been set.
Please let me know if you would be interested at ... more » »
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We’ll use this page to collect your input, find new ways to help the SL educator community, connect you to amazing Second Life stuff, facilitate virtual world discussions, and update you on NMC Campus events.
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Over the past week I’ve been standing at the intersection of many new frontiers, all coming together in one of our next big projects: NMC Orientation 2.0. This project will involve not only the brand new Version 2.0 viewer, but also the culmination of over two years of reflecting on and updating our previous NMC Orientation. The original NMC Orientation is not only one of my favorite projects but also one of our most visited and loved locations. There ... more » »
The Unrendered is an art installation created by Failed Inventor. Failed describes his creation as a “glimpse into unrendered heaven..holding creations and shapes untainted by color”.  Please join us for the opening of this exhibit on April 19th at 6pm slt, or stop by at your liesure, the installation will be up for one month.
 It [...]
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