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academic gaming is a failure
Academics are flocking to use virtual worlds and multiplayer games as ways to research everything from economics to epidemiology, and to turn these environments into educational tools. But one such highly anticipated effort--a multiplayer game about Shakespeare meant to teach people about the world of the bard while serving as a place for social-science experiments--is becoming its own tragedy.
Re.ViCa is a project funded by the European Commission. It is doing a review of Virtual Campuses all over Europe. As part of this project, and to disseminate its results, Re.Vica has created a wiki (www.virtualcampuses.eu) . Extract from the wiki:
European wiki on virtual campuses - globally | Tony Bates
A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk as part of a lecture series here at The University of Texas at Dallas. The series is part of the events commemorating the 40th anniversary of the University, and as such I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a stab at looking at the future of the University. The video of this lecture is now available. But, a couple of warnings/disclosures before you view it. The audio is good, but not great, as every once in a while there is interference.