WOW – Incredible letter from ACRM – Great Event in Virtualis!
Special Thanks to Dr. Lisa Hannold, PhD, Dr. Margaret Steinman, Dr. Margaret Nosek, and Gigi Gernard of ACRM for the opportunity to show off what we could do. It was truly an honor to be of assistance to such a spectacular group of professionals. We are Looking forward to our next endeavor soon!
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The New Second Life Website…a Sneak Peek!
Highlights of the new secondlife.com from Torley on Vimeo.
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Virtual Worlds May Be the Future Setting of Scientific Collaboration
(PhysOrg.com) — Normally, virtual worlds are the setting of many online games and entertainment applications, but now they’re becoming a place for scientific collaboration and outreach, as well. A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology, Princeton, Drexel University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have formed the first professional scientific organization based [...]
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Want a thinner body in real life? Design a slim, trim avatar in Second Life
I really should get in there and start training with my avatar. He is getting much better results than I am! LOL
By Local Tech Wire
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Creators of slim, trim, athletic avatars in the 3D online world of Second Life are likely to be more fit in real life because they want [...]
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Microsoft Working on “Advertiser-Generated Avatars”
Updated records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have revealed recent Microsoft patent applications that expose the company’s plans to take over the online world. As we expected, the Avatar Marketplace is just one of the many activities that Microsoft plans for its Avatars.
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Virtual Meetings On The Upswing
Inxpo recently pulled together four studies pertaining to travel, budgets, and virtual meetings, noting that in each study, virtual meeting methods are, or will in the future, experience a marked increase. These reports come on the heels of a study put out by Gartner which noted the travel and hospitality industry would suffer from a [...]
Celebrating UH in Second Life
Congratulations UH!!
Meet University of Hawaii Second Life users (students and faculty) from various departments and see their island, which replicates part of the Manoa campus and is used for classes and research. They will have music, dancing, tours of teaching spaces and research areas, and activities.
The event is sponsored by a group of faculty [...]
Upcoming Event: ADMIRE’09, a gathering of SL musicians in the Netherlands and in SL
With over 25 musicians to create music all weekend and a large open jam/collaborative session on Saturday 1st August from 9pm-midnight – this promises to be a carnival of music. The weekend theme is “collaboration” between musicians who have never played together and, of course, audience members, too.
Musicans you may hear over [...]
July 4th celebrations across Second Life®
Fireworks, BBQs, and parties celebrating Independence Day were not confined to the physical world. Events and great music were abundant across the Second Life® grid.
http://www.examiner.com/x-15185-Des-Moines-Second-Life-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d5-July-4th-celebrations-across-Second-Life
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