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The Virtual World Conference 2011

andreas — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:25:42 +0000

The Virtual World Conference is an annual conference exploring the uses of virtual worlds for learning, collaborative work and business. This year’s event takes place on the 14th of September and is hosted entirely in Second Life, where leading international speakers from across the globe will showcase innovation and applications within Virtual Worlds in interactive presentations designed to stimulate networking and discussion. The 2010 conference had an audience drawn from 15 countries worldwide.
Registration costs just £45, buying access to 24 hours of activity following the physical sun.

Please see www.thevirtualworldconference.org for more details.

There are still some free-of-charge spots for students.

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Virtual World Collaboration Study (fully online)

andreas — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:26:03 +0000

In July we are conducting a study in our virtual world, investigating collaboration in 3D virtual worlds. You can participate from virtually anywhere on the planet. Participation is fully anonymous. See details here.

If you are interested please leave us a comment here (treated privately) or send an email, we will get in touch with you. Thanks!

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ReLIVE11: Submission Deadline Extended

andreas — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:14:32 +0000

The conference Researching Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments 2011 (ReLIVE11) has just announced a deadline extension:
The deadline for submission to ReLIVE11 has been extended to May 30th, 2011.

This is a deadline for abstract submission, so it is still doable! Check the conference website for details: www.open.ac.uk/relive11

The Virtual World Conference, 14th September 2011
ReLIVE11 is linked to The Virtual World Conference, a 24-hour conference of invited speakers taking place within Second Life on the 14th of September. Please see http://thevirtualworldconference.org for more details.

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Virtual World Collaboration Study

andreas — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:07:48 +0000

In April/May 2011 we are conducting a study in our virtual world, investigating experience design aspects for collaboration in 3D virtual worlds. This is a call for participation – you can take part from anywhere in California.
See details here.

The study will be continued also online (so participants can partake from virtually anywhere on the planet) from June onwards. Please leave me a comment here (treated privately) or send me an email if you are interested, I will get in touch with you. Thanks!

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Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference

andreas — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:42:47 +0000

Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education (VWBPE) (March 17-19) is a community-based conference that provides opportunities for participants in all virtual worlds to share current teaching, learning, and research practices in 3D virtual environments. Conference presentations focus on teaching/learning, scholarly work, projects, events, activities and new and innovative tools for virtual education. Presenters will focus on the identification of best practices in education designed for 3D virtual world technology. While most activities will happen in Second Life (Linden Lab have kindly donated 20 sims) presentations and field trips might be scheduled for other parts of the metaverse.

Announced by Debbie McCormick, VVWBPE 2011, Marketing and Communications

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