A Virtual Worlds, Games and Education Tour

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Week 1--Prepared Group Tours

Let's go exploring!

Monday

4pm slt-- Performance Arts locations in Second Life

We'll be visiting the epic Rose Theatre as well as Ballet Pixelle and Caledon's own Gaiety Theatre.

Never seen the Rose?  Check out the video!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcxElmtNjV4

We'll leave from Jaguarland's Bay Boat Welcome Center deck @ 4pm slt

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/26?title=Jaguarland

(I know this is short notice today--the original plan fell through--so for those who can't join in, I'll leave a notecard giver on the deck of the Bay Boat for those who want to come by, pick it up, and explore on their own!)

 

Tuesday

Gulliver's Travels sim at Inworldz

Gulliver's Travels at Inworldz! 

We'll meet at the Welcome area at 6pm slt and head out from there.  (No landmark needed--if you haven't reset your home, you'll rez at the Welcome area anyway.)

Never been in Inworldz?  Check out the "in the door" orientation file-- http://vwmooc.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/inworldz-orientation-for-vwbpe.pdf

 

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Will post more times as I get 'em!

Want to volunteer to take on a tour?  Post it here and we'll get a group together!

Task Discussion


  • Jerry Buchko   April 16, 2012, 10:10 a.m.

    One of the many things my experience in our MOOC has inspired me to do is to further explore & study the growth of OpenSim grids and hypergridding <http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Hypergrid>.

    The OpenSimulator.org web site seems like it will be a useful resource for this. It appears to have a great deal of useful information on the topic and I think this grid list <http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Grid_List> will be particularly useful to study, both to identify the active open grids out there as well as their relative sizes and level of participant activity. 

    ~ Jerry

  • Jerry Buchko   April 16, 2012, 1:52 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Jerry Buchko   April 16, 2012, 10:10 a.m.

    Here's an article that compares & contrasts OpenSim and Jibe...

    ~ Jerry

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   April 16, 2012, 2:10 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Jerry Buchko   April 16, 2012, 1:52 p.m.

    Jerry,

    John Lester (Pathfinder) also has a group that goes on tours hypergrid-style weekly.  They have a facebook page but I get the announcements in my email via their Google group-- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/the-hypergrid-adventurers-club

  • Jerry Buchko   April 16, 2012, 2:46 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   April 16, 2012, 2:10 p.m.

    Awesome! Thanks Aev! :D

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 24, 2012, 8:18 p.m.

    Saturday night!  Last tour for the week! enlightened

    Later, we'll head to the T2 PTSD Experience and see their tiered simulation as well as visit the area where the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds will be streamed into SL, coming up in May.

    We'll meet up at the Bay Boat Welcome Center at Jaguarland (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/27) and head out from there at 6pm slt.

  • DelightfulDoowangle   March 26, 2012, 8:12 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 24, 2012, 8:18 p.m.

    Thanks Aevalle for the incredible tour of the T2 PTSD. I hope the sim gets the support it deserves. Here is the link to the Flickr group where many of the photos can be seen of the tours http://www.flickr.com/groups/vwmooc/

  • Stylianos Mystakidis   March 23, 2012, 4:35 p.m.

    Hello all!

    Are you ready for a travel back in time to the magical era of the Maya?

    UW Maya Island Second Life

    Join us on Saturday March 24th 2012, 9am PDT/SLT - 4pm GMT on UW Maya Island.

    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Washington/128/128/34

    Discover Maya Medicine, Astonomy, Agriculture, Language, Mythology and Sports!

    We'll finish with a instructional design tortilla party!

    Send an instant message (IM) to Stylianos Ling if you need a TP!

  • kimmer   March 25, 2012, 12:14 a.m.
    In Reply To:   Stylianos Mystakidis   March 23, 2012, 4:35 p.m.

    I enjoyed the UW Maya Island tour today.  There is so much to explore and learn!  I am intrigued by the teachers who were just leaving as our group arrived.  When you mentioned they were just finishing, and they were from Estonia, I was again reminded just how endless the opportunities are in this virtual space.

    I would love to see how various content contributors to these builds could be guest speakers for high school classes.  The rich research and potential to interact with 3D environments on a whiteboard in a classroom as an avatar with a speaker from someone across the globe or just across the US would be a tremendous asset.  World Literature, World History, Biology, IB (International Baccalaureate) Theory of Knowledge... and the list goes on. 

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 25, 2012, 1:27 a.m.
    In Reply To:   kimmer   March 25, 2012, 12:14 a.m.

    I would think that it would be very possible to have folks from a grid be guest speakers in a class, especially if you have a good internet connection and an overhead projector in the classroom. (You could log in as your avatar and the convo would be streamed onto the overhead)  Otherwise, maybe a computer lab and a chat bridge (I think there are chat bridges in the Sloodle starter pack available inworld and in the marketplace?) might work.  I've been involved in a "listening party" for a rather well known musical group and those who weren't able to be in SL were able to participate in a simple chat room embedded into a wiki and functioning through an SL chat bridge.

     

    Just a couple of thoughts that sprung to mind, first thing...

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 23, 2012, 3:15 p.m.

    Don't forget today's "play date" to go exploring the skies and the waters of the Caledon Firth!  enlightened

    We'll meet up at the Bay Boat Welcome Center at Jaguarland (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/27) and head out from there at 4pm slt.

     

    Saturday

    You'll have two chances to tour something in Second Life today (more if anyone else wants to volunteer!).

    The Maya folks have offered to take anyone who missed the tour during the conference through their sim on a guided tour!

    "The Mayans won several awards at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in
    Education Conference 2012 last week, including best poster and educational
    machinima. Now's your chance to hear about the beautiful island and
    experience it for yourself! Maya Island was built by the University of
    Washington's Certificate in Virtual Worlds Class of 2011. Colleagues from
    the graduating class collaborated with virtual world librarians to create
    an exhibit and provide live tours of the island.
    You are invited to: *Maya Island: a Library Exhibit and Tour*
    Where: At the Community Virtual Library Exhibition Area on Info Island
    http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/61/94/24/
    When: Saturday, March 31st at 9am SLT"

     

    Later, we'll head to the T2 PTSD Experience and see their tiered simulation as well as visit the area where the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds will be streamed into SL, coming up in May.

    We'll meet up at the Bay Boat Welcome Center at Jaguarland (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/27) and head out from there at 6pm slt.

  • Kae   March 22, 2012, 10:51 p.m.

    Jokaydiagrid Tour Note - Stop #4 Western Institute

    It's well worth the stop - go to the Avatar Shop & Newbie Centre

    Larger selection of free hair and skin

    Avatar Shop and Newbie Centre

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 22, 2012, 10:33 p.m.

    Friday

    This is more of a "play date" than a tour but I hope you'll enjoy the sims. cheeky

    We'll meet up at the Bay Boat Welcome Center at Jaguarland (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/27) and head out from there at 4pm slt. 

    We'll head first over to the Iron Cloud high above Caledon Middlesea.  Plenty here to explore but the big draw of the Iron Cloud are it's runways--you guessed it--we're going to fly!

    Aircraft will be provided.  Just beware of the air kraken!

     

    When we get bored of playing in the skies, we'll hit the water, moving on to Caledon Sound. 

     

    Again, plenty to explore on the island, but submersibles and dive suits will be provided for those who want to see the underwater wildlife that flourishes beneath the waves.

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 22, 2012, 3:47 p.m.

     

    Don't forget today's tour! enlightened

     

    Thursday

    Put on your togas!  We'll be back in SL to visit Ancient History sites--ROMA's multiple sims and the Acropolis.

    We'll meet up at the Bay Boat Welcome Center at Jaguarland (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/27) at 4pm slt and head out from there.

  • Jerry Buchko   March 22, 2012, 8:38 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 22, 2012, 3:47 p.m.

    Fun tour tonight, Aev! Looking forward to Caledon :)

    Are we planning to do EveOnline as well? Or is that one meant for self study?  

    ~ Jerry

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 22, 2012, 10:16 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Jerry Buchko   March 22, 2012, 8:38 p.m.

    Eve's going to be later in the month but thanks for reminding me!  Kaseido was looking to put together a list of folks interested in going in to witness a raid.

  • Emis.G   March 23, 2012, 9:30 a.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 22, 2012, 3:47 p.m.

    Thanks for organising the tour.  Sorry I wasn't able to stay for it all - I went back later and had a longer visit to Roma on my own.

  • Jerry Buchko   March 24, 2012, 6:59 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 22, 2012, 10:16 p.m.

    I would love to witness a raid, but would need to clear quite a bit of hard drive space to install Eve (and it's only a 14 day trial(?). Any chance someone would be able to capture a YouTube of the raid?

    ~ Jerry

  • Kae   March 24, 2012, 8:18 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Jerry Buchko   March 24, 2012, 6:59 p.m.

    We'll see what we can do. :)

  • pipcleaves   March 22, 2012, 1:10 a.m.

    I took my own tour today. I followed the VWBPE notecards through Jokaydia and enjoyed the opportunity to get my 'sea legs' in VW again. 

    I also ducked over to Second Life and follwoed the ROse Theatre, Ballet and Celdon. It was very inspiring. I would imagine a number of learning activities in these zones. 

    I added a couple of pictures in the Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/mooc/pool/ 

    I enjoyed meeting a few people too :) 

    ... as always I am now itching to build again... 

  • Gridjumper   March 21, 2012, 10:08 p.m.

    Sorry i missed the Jokaydia tour.  When i got there I realized i was an hour late so i did not see the tour.  Would love to have the landmarks.

    I did post my Inworldz pics at the MOOC Flikr...would love to see yours...

    http://www.flickr.com/groups/mooc/

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 21, 2012, 11:13 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Gridjumper   March 21, 2012, 10:08 p.m.

    I had some technical issues there at the end and couldn't finish the tour but the cards we used are right there at the Welcome area in Scooter (just look for the green and white spinning cubes).

  • kimmer   March 24, 2012, 10:52 a.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 21, 2012, 11:13 p.m.

    I was wondering if the tour resources are inworld at each of the locations for those of us hoping to find things and catch up a bit this weekend.  This was the week of evening meeting chaos in RL. :(

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 24, 2012, 8:48 p.m.
    In Reply To:   kimmer   March 24, 2012, 10:52 a.m.

    After the tour tonight, I can certainly put up a "vwmooc" box with the SL tour notecards we used this week at the Aether locations.  (And if you want to explore elsewhere, there are tour notecards throughout the building--Caledon and Steamlands on the lower floor, educational stuff on the upper).

    http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon/184/143/23

    http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/130/59/30

     

    The tour card we used for JokaydiaGrid is right at the rez point (just look for the green and white box).

     

    Unfortunately, I don't have an area that I can post the Gulliver's Travels tour card as I don't have land in Inworldz--but if you mention Gulliver's Travels to any of the mentors at the Welcome Center, they should have landmarks to get there. :)

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 24, 2012, 11:31 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 24, 2012, 8:48 p.m.

    Just placed the box on the table just inside the door at all the Aether Travel locations (Jaguarland, Caledon and EdTech)--four notecards containing the info for what we did for the tours in SL this week. laugh  Just click and it'll give you a folder.

  • Aevalle Galicia/Stasia Weston   March 21, 2012, 12:47 a.m.

    Wednesday

    By request, we'll be heading over to the JokaydiaGrid!  (6pm slt/pst--we'll meet up at the Welcome Center at Scooter on the JokaydiaGrid.)

    You'll need to go to www.jokaydiagrid.com and sign up (link's at the top of the screen) and download the Hippo Multigrid viewer.

    Use the "foot in the door" orientation file below if you need more info/help.

    /media/uploads/files/aevalle_galicia/2012/03/21/JokaydiaGrid orientation for VWBPE.doc

    Fair warning, there's a bit of ruthing going on, so you may want to arrive early to get "dressed out".  We'll be using the JokaydiaGrid Community tour notecards, available near the rez point.

     

    Thursday

    Put on your togas!  We'll be back in SL to visit Ancient History sites--ROMA's multiple sims and the Acropolis.

    We'll meet up at the Bay Boat Welcome Center at Jaguarland (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jaguarland%20USA%20Education/63/20/27) at 4pm slt and head out from there.