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The Legal Aspects of Virtual Worlds

April 21, 2009

A session with John Kelly of JISC Legal team which examined (rather scary) legal scenarios, using group discussions. Also check out Web2Rights. The Legal Aspects of Virtual Worlds Technorati Tags: law,legal,data protection,web 2.0,user-generated content,scenarios,downside,virtual worlds,sl,second life,useful

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Real Needs – Virtual Solutions

April 21, 2009

Full title of this session was “Real Needs – Virtual Solutions: how can Virtual Worlds enable us to deliver more inclusive learning experiences?”, and delivered by Dr Simon Ball. My interest relates to previous posts here about Locked In Syndrome. Real Needs â?? Virtual Solutions Technorati Tags: inclusive learning,virtual worlds,second life,schizophrenia,autism,asberger’s syndrome,DDA,upside

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At Creative Arts in Second Life session with AngryBeth Shortbread

April 21, 2009

This was an interesting and accomplished introduction to building in Second Life by Annabeth Robinson. The tools are clearly sophisticated and it was tantalising to see what could be achieved, and daunting at the same time in terms of a steep learning curve. At Creative Arts in Second Life session with AngryBeth Shortbread Technorati Tags: [...]

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John Kirriemuir keynote – Learning in Virtual Worlds Conference

April 21, 2009

John works for www.virtualworldwatch.net: “Surveying virtual world use in UK universities and colleges”, and lives in an annoying beautiful place off the coast of Scotland. This was a useful introduction to his research. VW Keynote presentation Technorati Tags: second life,metaverse,education,success,research,interesting,opensim,opinion

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Cloud Computing: Defending the Undefinable

March 17, 2009

PRESENTERS Kevin Gibbs – Google App Engine Yousef Khalidi – Microsoft Werner Vogels – Amazon.com DESCRIPTION The brave new world of cloud computing is radically changing how we build web applications. What is a platform, what is a service, and how will the future of web applications be built? More importantly, how do these various [...]

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From Flickr and Beyond: Lessons in Community Management

March 15, 2009

PRESENTERS Heather Champ – Flickr Mario Anima – Current TV Matthew Stinchcomb – Etsy Inc Jessamyn West – MetaFilter Micah Schaffer – YouTube DESCRIPTION Companies across industries are developing and fostering online communities, recognizing the benefits of connecting with customers on the Web. Unfortunately, not all communities thrive to become a successful vehicle for businesses. [...]

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Designing for Irrational Behavior

March 14, 2009

A live blog from SXSW PRESENTERS * Peter Whybrow – UCLA Semel Institute * Robert Fabricant – Frog Design Inc * Jeffrey Bardzell – Indiana University * Jen van der Meer – Drillteam DESCRIPTION The core of sustainability efforts is behavior change, understanding patterns of behavior and developing models for motivating sustainable behavior change. This [...]

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Transatlantic Troubleshooting: Getting into Europe’s New Media Market

March 14, 2009

Live blogging session, flying the flag for the Brits (any other European peeps on the panel?) PRESENTERS Mike Butcher – TechCrunch Mike Teasdale – Chinwag/Harvest Digital Stewart Townsend – Sun Microsystems Aleks Krotoski – Chinwag/UKTI Nigel Eccles – Hubdub.com DESCRIPTION The European market with over 500 million citizens is an enormous single market, with the [...]

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How to rawk SXSW: the Basics

March 13, 2009

PRESENTERS Glenda Bautista – Agendacide Baratunde Thurston – The Onion John Styn – lifestudent.com Zadi Diaz – EPIC FU Ernie Hsiung – littleyellowdifferent.com DESCRIPTION Geared particularly to first-time attendees to SXSW Interactive, this panel focuses on how registrants can leverage all the different elements of the event to achieve your personal and professional goals. How [...]

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SXSW preparations

March 8, 2009

A post reflecting pretty much what it says in the title -  I’m trying to get my ducks in a row for SXSWi. Key things have been: Deciding what to pack Getting the logistics sorted Working out what I’ll be doing when I get there Doing my best to fit in with Digital Mission Sorting [...]

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