February 2012
27 posts
Mentor Stylianos at UW Class
Mentor Stylianos at UW Class We are discussing how to use collaborative building for learning. Stylianos shows his U of Patras environment. Visit University of Washington (36, 28, 206)
How to create a visualization by Pete Warden -...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education How to create a visualization - O’Reilly Radar - by Pete Warden @petewarden - “Over the last few years I’ve created a few popular visualizations, a lot of duds, and I’ve learned a few lessons along the way.” Via radar.oreilly.com
Gaming Wins Big at National Science Foundation's...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education “Gaming Wins Big at National Science Foundation’s Visualization Challenge” Via pcworld.com
Mining Gems Blog: Redefining Science Education:...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education He provides you some clarity about how the National Science Education Standards (a document that, if used appropriately, could have provided a clear national framework for science education) were not adopted by the 50 … Via marksalata.blogspot.com
How Google Chart Tools Can Help You Visualize Your...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education How Google Chart Tools Can Help You Visualize Your DataProgrammableWeb (blog)Google Chart Tools is the search giant’s bundling of the Google Chart API and Google Visualization API. Via blog.programmableweb.com
Russians celebrate Vostok victory : Nature News &...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education “Team finally drills into biggest Antarctic subglacial lake.” Look for the visualization of the ice layers way, way down. Via nature.com
Dogwood Arts Festival - David Denton in Kitely
David Denton (DB Bailey in Second Life) is building in Kitely. Liz/Chimera got a tour of the Dogwood Arts Festival sim.
Redwood Pavilion by DB Bailey
Redwood Pavilion by DB Bailey The famous DB Bailey Redwood Pavilion near the Stanford U Library. Visit Stanford University Libraries (170, 188, 35)
DB Baily Photography Exhibit
DB Baily Photography Exhibit DB Bailey (David Denton) built the gallery for an exhibition of his Second Life photography. It’s near Stanford. Come and see. Visit Entropia (179, 174, 31)
Dressed in the Wrong Colors
Dressed in the Wrong Colors It’s an orange kind of place. black just doesn’t do! Visit Locus (197, 115, 114)
High over Locus by DB Bailey
High over Locus by DB Bailey Amazing textures, mountains, and fantastical buildings in a flame-colored city. Come soon before it is gone. Visit Locus (89, 158, 114)
Chimera and DB at Locus
Chimera and DB at Locus DB says he will be doing an LEA build soon. Woohoo! Visit Locus (152, 72, 25)
DB Bailey's PG Erotic Night Club
DB Bailey’s PG Erotic Night Club DB says this is the beginning of a PG Erotic Nightclub. And that the mind sees more than what is there. ;-) Visit Locus (190, 50, 28)
Locus by DB Bailey
Locus by DB Bailey DB is giving Chimera a tour of his SL sim. Go soon, it may burn. He is building over at Kitely. Chimera got a preview there too. Cool! Visit Locus (198, 88, 80)
Live or Memorex?
Live or Memorex? Where does the real objects stop and the photo background begin? How far back can you walk? Visit UW iSchool (165, 214, 13)
Vignettes with Photos
Vignettes with Photos Sicily assigned the VW class to choose a photo and use it as a backdrop to make a scene that draws you in. The colored boxes are tags given by classmates on what they evoke…history, beauty… Visit UW iSchool (157, 207, 16)
UW Class solving a riddle
UW Class solving a riddle O’Driscoll ideas hidden in a phantom box with a non-phantom box inside. How to avoid Routinization? Visit UW iSchool (242, 104, 23)
Gentle Heron of Virtual Ability
Gentle Heron of Virtual Ability Gentle Heron (standing next to the smaller screen) founded Virtual Ability - the sim in SL and the RL corporation. She is speaking at the ARVEL weekly meeting organized by Willow Shenlin. Visit CAVE (22, 201, 39)
What You (Really) Need to Know | Disrupting Higher...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education The digital age has changed more than how we learn. It’s changed what we need to learn. And the world is changing very rapidly. Think social networking, gay marriage, stem cells or the rise of China. Via scoop.it
Kitely starts charging; gives one free region to...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education When you consider that Kitely regions are functionally difficult to distinguish from Second Life regions — both use Vivox voice, both support mesh and media-on-a-prim, both can be accessed with the standard Second Life viewers — this is a fantastic… Via scoop.it
TED Talks on Behavioral Economics - A Collection
Via Scoop.it - Aggregators Aggregated - A MetaFeed here you go peeps, run these in the background this morning and i’ll guarantee your mind will be reeling for the rest of the week :) Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our decisions? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X68dm92HVI
Dan Ariely: Why we think it’s OK to cheat and steal (sometimes) -...
The University of Western Australia in Second...
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education Awesome collaboration. 28! Via uwainsl.blogspot.com.au
The Critical Digital Approach
Via Scoop.it - Visualization in Science & Education “The notion of “collective intelligence” has interested me for some time and Jenkins, through Lévy provides a definition that fits with the way a large number of people use the Internet in their day to day lives. According to Jenkins, experiencing the various forms of media that we have available to us is no longer an activity that...
Montauk Lighthouse
Montauk Lighthouse There are many cool historic lighthouses in Second Life. Chimera is looking at several for a building project. Visit Montauk New York (218, 201, 76)
Talking about WHO Population Event
Talking about WHO Population Event Jenn, Luce from WHO, Spiral, Neil, and Chimera are talking about an interactive session on population control for participants around the world. Luce is inside of Jenn’s little globe. Visit Teaching 9 (10, 172, 24)
SL interface viewing ARVEL-AERA Sig
SL interface viewing ARVEL-AERA Sig Chat and name display included. ARVEL Inworld Discussion: Feb 1, 2012: Dr. Patrick O’Shea (Avatar: Dionio Outlander) discusses the viability of student and teacher created AR experiences. e.g. Teaching kids about the layers of the earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSSdUQF3J0 Visit CAVE (41, 199, 38) ...
ARVEL-AERA Sig Weekly Meeting
ARVEL-AERA Sig Weekly Meeting ARVEL Inworld Discussion: Feb 1, 2012: Dr. Patrick O’Shea (Avatar: Dionio Outlander) discusses the viability of student and teacher created AR experiences. e.g. Teaching kids about the layers of the earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSSdUQF3J0 Visit CAVE (41, 199, 38)
Solar System with Outer Space Sounds
Solar System with Outer Space Sounds Lea Supermarine built a Solar System too. Thinking my small effort is definitely not worthy! Visit Daligdig Island (111, 107, 33)
Kinetic Spiralium by Lea Supermarine
Kinetic Spiralium by Lea Supermarine Wow! It spins around and you can walk into it. All shiny cubes and rods in an amazing geometric construction. Visit Ars Simulacra (80, 96, 31)
January 2012
38 posts
Robin, Barbara, Francisca & Liz at NMC Ars
Robin, Barbara, Francisca & Liz at NMC Ars AKA Spiral, D’lightful, Frankie, and Chimera meet to plan an NMC conference submission on their New Media Faculty-Staff Seminar in Second Life. Visit Ars Simulacra (78, 136, 28)
Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds
Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds Our UW VW Certificate class of 2012 has our own sim! We will be collaboratively constructing a Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds over the next two quarters. Terraforming, here we come. Visit UW iSchool (115, 200, 27)
Watching Ralph Cicerone
Watching Ralph Cicerone Riven Homewood, Rhiannon Chatnoir, Thynka Little, and Chimera watch Ralph Cicerone’s talk via Adobe Connect in Second Life. The avatars approved. Nice talk. http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23212.aspx Visit jokaydia III (21, 50, 175)
Chimera and the Cool Kids
Chimera and the Cool Kids The band of SL tech edu early adopters are gathered to watch the NAS president’s talk. Streamed via Adobe Connect from WUSTL. http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23212.aspx Visit jokaydia III (23, 54, 176)
SL Planetarium Dome
SL Planetarium Dome This version has the planets stacked vertically above the sun and rotating around their own axes as well as the sun. This view has most of them, along with a particle light show. Chimera is floating somewhere in the middle, in all black. Visit Serena Carmel (161, 94, 181)
Cosmos Quest by Pamela Gay
Cosmos Quest by Pamela Gay Check out the game CosmoQuest by Pamela Gay: http://cosmoquest.org — MICA schedule: http://www.starstryder.com/2010/09/21/lunar-overload/ Visit StellaNova (245, 127, 33)
Citizen Science at MICA
Citizen Science at MICA “Of Lunar Craters” - MICA talk by Pamela Gondwana (RL Pamela Gay) - about Pamela by Pamela: http://www.starstryder.com/2010/09/21/lunar-overload/ Visit StellaNova (237, 128, 30)
Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars
Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars “Of Lunar Craters” - MICA talk by Pamela Gondwana (RL Pamela Gay) about craters on celestial bodies. Asteroids, craters, dinoosaurs…ancient times on Earth. http://www.mica-vw.org/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_Public_Events Visit StellaNova (212, 128, 41)
Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars
Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars “Of Lunar Craters” - MICA talk by Pamela Gondwana (RL Pamela Gay) about craters on celestial bodies. Asteroids, craters, dinoosaurs…ancient times on Earth. http://www.mica-vw.org/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_Public_Events Visit StellaNova (230, 128, 33)
Wizard Gynoid - Math Mystic
Wizard Gynoid - Math Mystic An article on Wizzy’s work — cool! There are some geometry freebies here too. Drop by and have a look at the chemical geometric sculptures. Visit CLIVE (42, 64, 23)
Wizzy Gynoid and Chimera
Wizzy Gynoid and Chimera Wizzy Gynoind dropped by the Orrery and is giving Chimera scripting tips. Cool! Visit OneClimate (239, 171, 88)
Solar System Orrery at OneClimate
Solar System Orrery at OneClimate The Orrerey, an old-style mechanical solar system model above OneClimate Island, was built by Maklin Deckard of Caledon. Visit OneClimate (232, 157, 91)
Solar System Model at OneClimate
Solar System Model at OneClimate Chimera visits the old-style mechanical solar system model high above OneClimate Island. She is working on a model too, but this level of scripting is way above her pay grade. By Macklin Deckard. Visit OneClimate (233, 158, 89)
Liz waves from AdobeConnect
Liz waves from AdobeConnect Waving “hi” to Chimera from the WUSTL office. With luck we’ll team up to stream Ralph Ciccerone from WUSTL to SL on Monday. Chimera is looking for friends Firery Broome, Jenn Forager, and Curious George for expert advice. Visit jokaydia III (39, 40, 176)
NAS President on Monday?
NAS President on Monday? PARC is streaming the talk by National Academy of Sciences President Ralph Ciccerone for PARC members on Monday with Adobe Connect. Perhaps in SL too…testing…testing…now how do you get that thing to fill the screen? Visit jokaydia III (37, 32, 179)
Wacky Chimera Horse
Wacky Chimera Horse Chimera just explained her not-done horse. An ancient Asian princess might ride this one after the top carriage with curtains is added. Visit UW Avalumni (97, 234, 28)
Discussing the Horse of Allison
Discussing the Horse of Allison We are experimenting with texture and theme, all using the same carousel horse. Visit UW Avalumni (13, 200, 25)
Debating VWs and Games
Debating VWs and Games The UW Virtual Worlds class discusses types of virtual worlds and personality types of users. Visit UW iSchool (185, 121, 23)
UW iSchool cannon blast off
UW iSchool cannon blast off Chimera just ignited the cannon but you can’t tell where she has gone… Visit UW iSchool (49, 180, 66)
mdrm sofa by naonao
mdrm sofa by naonaoChimera went furniture shopping. Or rather, exploring innovative design in SL. [mdrm] qualifies.Visit minaHeavens island (76, 107, 26)
Chimera + Willow after ARVEL
Chimera + Willow after ARVEL Chimera and Willow (Sabine) just after Speaker Thomas Conway’s presentation for ARVEL. Thomas is from the Center for Disability Studies at the U of Hawaii. See the archived video at http://www.livestream.com/arvelsig. Visit CAVE (40, 198, 35)