In his article “Finding the Game in Improvised Theater,” Tim Uren explores how to conduct effective improvisational acting. His advice well suits open-ended roleplay in virtual worlds, since “for improvisers, observation is the ability to recognize fully the words being spoken, the events unfolding, and the subtle signals of body language, both in one’s self …
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VWER Meeting Transcripts by Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.vwer.org. Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable January 5, 2012 Topic: Annual Meeting on “Possible, Probable, and Preferable Future of Education in Virtual Worlds” Photos by Grizzla and Wrenaria. Join our …
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VWER Meeting Transcripts by Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.vwer.org. Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable December 8, 2011 Topic: Becoming avatars: Special Guest, Jokay Wollongong Photos by Grizzla. Join our VWER groups at Flickr and Koinup to add your …
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Joe Essid, University of Richmond Writing Center (SL: Ignatius Onomatopoeia) Abstract This presentation will explore lessons learned after the migration to OpenSim by an experienced teacher who had worked in Second Life for four years. The goal will be to give participants a …
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VWER Meeting Transcripts by Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.vwer.org. Transcript of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable March 10, 2011 Photos by Iggy. Join our VWER groups at Flickr and Koinup to add your own pictures! Topic: “Across the great Divide …
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It’s hard to fathom how fast it all happened: Linden Lab doubles prices in the middle of an academic and fiscal year, The University of Richmond decides not to renew its Second-Life contract, I talk to a few people about their grids, I pay a very reasonable six-month rent out of pocket, Nevermore sim is …
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Please join us for a Special Meeting of the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable on Tuesday, October 7th, at 2:30pm SLT in the CHSSSouth Amphitheater, on Montclair State CHSSSouth. This meeting will not be our usual roundtable format. For the October meeting we very pleased to announce a one-on-one interview with Jokay Wollongong Moderator: AJ Kelton …
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Topic: Special Guest Jokay Wollongong Photos by hobbs and Iggy. Join our VWER group at Flickr and add your own pictures! Links of Interest: VWER solicits ideas for new home! Use our questionnaire: http://bit.ly/9ZBCzO Jokay’s Sites: http://jokaydia.com and http://wiki.jokaydia.com Hypergrid (grid to grid) information: http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Hypergrid Pathfinder Lester speaks about EDU & Nonprofit pricing at Metaverse …
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When I first rezzed in January 2007, educators were investing heavily in Second Life, both its Teen and Main Grids. Throughout the “hype” era that ended the next year, and amid the inevitable backlash against SL by mainstream media, many of us in education defended Linden Lab and its platform. We built simulations, held in-world …
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