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Others' experiences of Wonderland

Posted Sun, 06/22/2008 - 22:05 by GS9

The Media Grid experience was cool, and Sun Microsystems' kickoff was very classy. After the initial kickoff and talk, people departed Second Life to go to various of the nodes of Wonderland. There, they could get the feel of the world, talk with people at each of the nodes, and really experience Wonderland. The potential is so good, so amazing!

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Being "on the Grid"

Posted Sat, 06/21/2008 - 01:15 by GS9

The Media Grid Immersive Education launch today was awesome! It was so well attended that for a while, people couldn't enter Sun's pavilion, but fortunately, that was quickly remedied. Several speakers talked about the projects that came together for the launch, and many were thanked, both individually and as a team, for their efforts, in whatever roles they had.

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Immersive Education Grid Launch!

Posted Thu, 06/19/2008 - 22:41 by GS9

Surf on in to have a firsthand look at some of the newest developments in education! The Education Grid will be launched officially at 4:00 P.M. Eastern US time. For those wanting to get there fast/easily, there is a "slurl" or Second Life URL to take you to the right place. The entire article is here for your perusal.

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Voice

Posted Tue, 06/17/2008 - 23:24 by GS9

On the Internet, anything goes.

When you log on, and you have interactions with anyone else, anywhere, you can do, be, say what you are. You can play any role. So what, then, is the role of the Internet in social interactions? Is it to open the possibilities, or to smooth the way?

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Social Network fills Social Gap

Posted Sat, 06/14/2008 - 19:57 by GS9

Intel, as noted in this article on BBC News online, has founded a social network of caregivers ("carers" in short) to fill a gap in the real world. The network is designed to bring together professionals, family, government workers and others to build a supportive community. The site includes a database of information as well as methods to discuss and contact others in the network.

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Immersive (Virtual) Environments

Posted Fri, 06/13/2008 - 23:50 by GS9

The meetings today were excellent. Jeff B. from Fox News interviewed the teams from U of Oregon (CATE) and St. Paul College (Virtual NorthStar), and some very interesting and valuable things were brought to the surface. Wonderland, and indeed some other immersive platforms, have something new that hasn't previously existed in other forms of secondary group interaction.

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Exciting times!

Posted Thu, 06/12/2008 - 20:59 by GS9

Saint Paul College's Virtual NorthStar project is gearing up for an interview with a major news group tomorrow, as well as having a group meeting in virutal space on our progress to date, what our next steps are, and how we're approaching our goals. The CATE/Oregon team will be with us in-world, and I can't wait!