Mixed Reality talk show: Best Practices in Banana Time with Dr. November 17, 2009 by: Domenic J. Licata Best Practices in Banana Time with Dr. Rodenberger Can a doctor perform the same job in the real world and in the virtual? What about a minister? Find out this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at the pilot launch of the mixed reality talk show “Best Practices in Banana Time with Dr. Inspired by oral historian and broadcaster Studs Terkel’s acclaimed book “Working” written in 1974 exploring what makes work meaningful to people from all walks of life, Doctor Rodenberger (aka guess who) will interview her virtual guests about how they do their jobs in both worlds and how the virtualization of their labor affects the value of the their work. The evening’s guests will include real life conversationalist Alexis Bhagat and our avatar guests including Pastor Garret Mehrtens, classical pianist Clarissima Schumann and physician Ren Stonecutter. Best wishes from yours truly, Doctor Rodenberger Performance details:
Boston considering mixed reality high school - Hypergrid Busines Boston students may be able to attend a virtual high school in September 2010, if Roxbury Institute of Technology‘s plans for a charter high school are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education. The school will combine a virtual environment, based on the Sun Wonderland virtual platform, and a real-world school with boarding facilities. The school plans to provide an education to students in special circumstances such as those unable to leave their homes or who are in prison — as well as honors students with a strong interest in technology. However, any student living in the city of Boston can apply. Virtual students attending a real class. (Photo courtesy of the Roxbury Institute of Technology.) The Roxbury Institute of Technology, grew out of a community computer classroom founded at the Neighborhood Development Corporation of Grove Hall in 1999. “Many believe that there is promising educational value in these immersive education technology strategies,” the organizers said.
Announcing the TechSoup Second Life Event: July 18th at 6:00 PM Photo from my flickr stream taken during the June 30th in-world meeting. The official announcement for the TechSoup Event is out and Deborah Finn has posted the details here. Here's the direct link to the TechSoup Office in SL, click in it if you're all set up in Second Life. If you are new to Second Life, here are some good introductory pieces: For more newbie and How-To information, check out the Second Life wiki: Getting Started in Second Here is a great intro piece on how SL can be used for serious purposes: Library Services in Second But, I know that reading about it isn't the same as experiential learning. The best way that I learned was to spend a little "play time" in world and chat with more experienced users. TechSoup Office in Second Life with Cyber Yenta
The Best of Both Lifes - A Mixed-Reality Concert PRLog (Press Release) - Sep. 27, 2009 - San Francisco band This Device will present a mixed-reality concert, merging the real with the virtual. Be at Brainwash Sunday October 4 at 8:00pm to witness the debut of a Second Life concert being simulcast to a real world club, live, in real-time. The concert will be enjoyed by the hip local crowd at the Brainwash, the city’s famous laundromat/eatery/music venue. The interactive 3D virtual world Second Life has become a mecca for live music concerts of all types. In the virtual world of Second Life, the show will be at The Rockin Man Theater, a brand-new venue owned and named after Artel Brando, “The Rockin Man,” one of Second Life’s best-loved musicians. The show is sponsored by GoGirlsMusic.com. This Device is one of a handful of bands who are bringing original progressive rock to Second Life. Contacts:damaris@thisdevice.comloud@thisdevice.comStaryspassion@gmail.com (for The Rockin Man Theater) (for the Brainwash)
AbGradCon 2009: A Glimpse into Mixed-Reality Meetings of the Fut Weary of catching planes, burning up fossil fuels, and spending lots of time and money to attend meetings? Take heart! Virtual worlds are shaping up as possible venues for online meetings--and astrobiology graduate students are leading the way in exploring their potential. On July 17-18, 2009, early-career astrobiologists met at the University of Washington in Seattle for the 6th annual Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference (AbGradCon), and simultaneously in the virtual world Second Life. Students presented talks that were streamed live into Second Life and participated in a real-world and virtual world "mixed reality" poster session. Social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter were also used for sharing information before, during and after the conference. Because talks and the poster session were taking place at the same time in Seattle and Second Life, the organizers set up visual "portals" to allow participants in both worlds to see each other. Related links:
Mixed Reality gaming in Japan One of the areas of convergence for location-based applications and gaming is the idea of mixed reality, where places in the game correspond to real-world locations, and actions in one lead to events or consequences in the other. Treasure Quest: Enoshima – Treasure of the Dragon, is a mixed-reality game for Nintendo DS users that takes users on a treasure hunt around the small island of Enoshima north of Tokyo. Once players get the free software, they travel around the island and pick up clues to find the treasure (the catch of course is that you have to physically travel to the island and be able to read Japanese). So, why would this be interesting to people beyond the few who can actually play the game before it ends on February 19th? via Pink Tentacle
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