Archive for Education

Creating Educational, Immersive Experiences and Simulations at VWBPE

Business, Community, Education, Machinima, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on March 12th, 2010 No Comments

Sand Castle Studios, has been given the honor of hosting a panel discussion on Creating Educational, Immersive Experiences and Simulations, along with award-winning, machinimagrapher, Draxtor Despres.

Everything You Need To Know About Second Life Viewer 2.0 (Beta)

Business, Community, Education, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, content creation, social media on February 23rd, 2010 18 Comments

Today, in a much anticipated announcement, Linden Lab launched the Beta version of their new Second Life viewer. It will undoubtedly completely revolutionize the way we view and use Second Life.

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My Challenge to Frontline’s Digital National

Branding, Business, Community, Education, Machinima, Marketing, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on February 22nd, 2010 9 Comments

Recently, the PBS program, “Frontline,” featured a 90-minute documentary entitled “Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier” which examined what it means to live, work, socialize, in a digital world.

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The Future of Second Life

Second Life 2.0: Tom Hale Presents the New Second Life Viewer, Website, and Interactive Web Media at SLCC

Business, Community, Education, Marketing, News Announcements, SLCC, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, content creation, events on August 19th, 2009 9 Comments

The biggest news coming out of the Second Life Community Convention this year was a tour of Second Life 2.0 including a new SL viewer and website.

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California Legacy in SL – Episode 4: Dickens in Camp by Bret Harte

California Legacy Project, Community, Education, Machinima, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on August 14th, 2009 2 Comments

Here is our latest episode of The California Legacy Series features Bret Harte’s 1870 poem “Dickens in Camp.”

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Lindens Announce Roadmap to Protect and Manage Content and Intellectual Property

Branding, Business, Community, Education, Intellectual Property and Copyright, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on August 5th, 2009 1 Comment

Linden Lab Vice President of Customer Relations Cyn Linden has a very lengthy, but clear and concise post on the company’s official blog detailing their new “Content Management Roadmap” for Second Life content and its creators.

Cyn says that Linden Lab is “committed to empowering content creators to better manage and control their content.” She presented a multi-faceted plan help manage content on several levels.

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Linden Lab Presents a New Professional Face to Virtual Worlds

Business, Community, Education, Marketing, News Announcements, Non-Profit, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on July 27th, 2009 No Comments

Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life, debuted a new portal for organizations to serve as a more professional face for the virtual world. The new “Work” sub-domain continues the company’s slow, but steady revamp. The site features case studies of enterprises successfully using Second Life and offers a free tour of the [...]

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Using Virtual Worlds to Engage

Obama Administration’s Deputy CTO Beth Noveck Takes Questions from Second Life

Community, Education, Marketing, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on July 21st, 2009 No Comments

White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Beth Noveck, recently participated in a mixed reality event to promote her new book, Wiki Government.

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Understanding Virtual Worlds

The Obama Team Officially Gets a Second Life

Community, Education, Marketing, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on July 17th, 2009 5 Comments

President Obama speaks to a live audience in Ghana, while his address is streamed to audiences in the virtual worlds of Second Life and Metaplace. The event was announced by CBS News and organized as an official White House event by the U.S. State Department.

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Playboy May Develop Its Own Virtual World

Branding, Business, Community, Education, NESIM, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on May 7th, 2008 No Comments

Playboy’s Q1 2008 earnings conference call, Playboy Enterprises chairman and CEO Christie Hefner (the daughter of Hugh Hefner) discussed the company’s future plans and in doing so hinted that Playboy may be developing its own virtual world in the future.

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NESIM/VESIM Education Project

Education, NESIM, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on April 24th, 2008 6 Comments

Fast forward to current time… while we knew markin’s concept was innovative, we never could have predicted the amount of attention it would receive and the way it would change education as we know it in Second Life. NESIM has been recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nurseweek Magazine, and many other publications and blogs. John Miller himself has become somewhat of a celebrity for his work using NESIM. Other organizations have been inspired and are beginning to work on similar projects.

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