After a very intense period of finishing projects, I am now recharging my research batteries. As I am travelling and networking a lot, time for my blog is limited. However, I will try to give brief summaries of some of the events I have attended recently, but not written about yet. SURFnet provides a high-quality … Continue reading Evaluation SURFnet pilot Active Worlds
virtual worlds
Virtual worlds are not enough
I had an interesting conversation yesterday with Philippe Kerremans, who through his Louis Platini company is implementing Second Life business solutions. We agreed that building virtual worlds in, for example, Second Life is not enough. Additional necessary conditions are an accompanying website in "ordinary cyberspace" and process models that can be used to ensure that … Continue reading Virtual worlds are not enough
Schomer Simpson’s Talk at the 1st Second Life (Inworld) Conference
Below the gallery that contains the pictures taken by Al Mohr (Second Life) / Aldo de Moor (Real Life) of Schomer Simpson 's (Second Life) / Peter Twining's (Real Life) presentation at the Second Life Best Practices in Education International Conference 2007. The topic was "Using Teen Second Life to Explore Visions of Schome (Not School-Not Home-Schome, the … Continue reading Schomer Simpson’s Talk at the 1st Second Life (Inworld) Conference
My first visit to SchomeBase
I am currently visiting my colleague and good friend Mark Gaved, who works at the Knowledge Media Institute in Milton Keynes. He is involved in an absolutely fascinating Second Life project, Schome. Basically, it's an exploration of new learning systems for the 21st century. SchomeBase is a pilot of trying out some of the Schome ideas in Second … Continue reading My first visit to SchomeBase
