On Federal Computer Week, Michael Hardy wrote,
Second Life remains a popular 3-D platform, but agencies are exploring other options, including in-house development.
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According to the founder of Kitely named Ilan Tochner this week there is updated details about the upcoming Kitely Marketplace. The Kitely Market merchant control panel will be hopefully available ... Via Mal Burns
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Prax Maryjasz and I have been over to check on it and to see her RL daughter's build at the marketplace. You can see the builders are working hard on making it an interesting venue. We are considering selling some of our virtual world items over there. Delete the scoop?
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Metaverse Library: A Community Library on InWorldz grid.
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Visit the Community Library on Delphi on the InWorldz grid to see the exhibits and sci fi books and information materials. Delete the scoop?
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An Sci-Fi exhibit in the virtual world of Inworld at the Community Library. Thanks to Alexina Proctor.
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Wonderful grand opening party today at the Community Library on Delphi in InWorldz grid. Thank you for this Val! Delete the scoop?
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Metaverse Library: A Community Library on InWorldz grid.
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Hope to see you there! Delete the scoop?
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I put the VS. in caps to emphasize that many people see it that way. Not me. I don't think of it as Second Life VS. OpenSim. I think of it as Second Life AND OpenSim. Why not? I have more choice that way. Via Dulcie Mills
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InWorldz, an OpenSim-based virtual world, runs on greatly modified code. It has over 73000 users and in March 2013 was the most active OpenSim grid http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2013/03/march-numbers-show-growth/ . Delete the scoop?
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Virtual World Kitely is giving Second Life very serious competition for it's title as king of the Virtual Worlds. Delete the scoop?
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InWorldz founders, development team, "EventsCoordinator InWorldz" (referred to as EC or Eve) and a large number of InWorldz residents have put together an incredible experience for South by Southwe... Delete the scoop?
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tl;dr: If we want to see the metaverse happen in our lifetime, we need to invest our time, money, creativity, and resources into making it happen. Delete the scoop?
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As I've been thinking about how I (should) feel about MOOCs, it did occur to me that, if I wanted to hop on the Plato side of things, I might dismiss them as "showing a shrewd, gallant spirit which has a natural bent for clever dealing with [humanity]."... Via Hybrid Pedagogy, Valerie Hill Delete the scoop?
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New Group formed for Artists and Art Lovers Alike The new InWorldz group called ArtWorldz was created by Cataplexia Numbers, who’s one of Inworldz’s premier artists. She felt there were plenty of... Delete the scoop?
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This page on Virtual Worlds Research Network looks like a useful website for helping keep track of conferences and journals that are related to virtual world grids. Delete the scoop?
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Asil's curator insight,
May 11, 5:05 PM
This is a tough one, because people outside the U.S. can have real difficulty buying Lindens directly from the Lab. However, I know of two SL users who had their Linden's drained by another avatar (using a scripted object), who then traded out what they'd taken via one of these exchanges. The exchange wasn't a direct party to the theft, just the mechanism the thief used before the Lab was able to remove the avatar from the grid. Delete the scoop?
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Virtual role-playing games, which lead players through medieval fantasy worlds, are showing promise as a tool for helping non-native speakers with their ESL studies. Via Nik Peachey 
David W. Deeds's curator insight,
April 5, 10:08 AM
I like this. We're getting language exchange programs started in OpenSimulator. 
Joe Pereira's comment,
April 5, 10:23 AM
Always good news to know academics are giving value to DGBL, but the article makes it sound like research on using games (and particularly WoW and other MMORPGS) for learning/language learning is a new thing. Scott Thorne and Hayo Reinders have published extensively in using them for EFL.
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April 6, 8:28 AM
Role play. Valuable for many scenarios. How can they be designed for families in support of education. Delete the scoop?
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The first step is browser-based environments for online meetings (In Pictures: 3D virtual worlds for the enterprise - The first step is browser-based environments for online meetings http://t.co/9SHsJVjWcP)... Via Dulcie Mills Delete the scoop?
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Looking for an immersive platform for your company, non-profit, educational institution, or government agency? Via CM Elias 
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March 13, 4:40 PM
The list provided by Maria Korolov includes browser-based platforms, traditional proprietary platforms, and OpenSim enterprise vendors. Delete the scoop?
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Another blog posting in response to Fleep Tuque's (Chris Collins) essay on "Why Anyone Who Cares About the Metaverse Needs to Move Beyond Second Life; Now, Not Later". Delete the scoop?
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The Great Wall of China (moderate) Uccie↑ (hugs) reminded me about the Great Wall of China↑ and it seemed like a reasonable backdrop for today’s musings (with apologies to Douglas Adams↑). I ... Delete the scoop?
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On Federal Computer Week, Michael Hardy wrote, Second Life remains a popular 3-D platform, but agencies are exploring other options, including in-house development. |
