Hi Erica, yes I am using Second Life for work. First of all I am a consultant to businesses on virtual world presence and I am also a reseller of virtual reality systems for a Belgium company called de pinxi. I have also been teaching digital design students in SL; and held a simultaneous conference; business meetings etc. I am currently working on a marketing project to attract international students to New Zealand using SL.
I think it is interesting the way you might speak to someone in SL for an extended period of time, yet conversely be reasonably short on the phone. I wonder if there has been any research done on that? I think VWs also give you the opportunity for serendipitous conversations - this can spark innovative ideas and creative collaboration - the virtual water cooler concept - these are the subject of my PhD.
At 12:40pm on February 25, 2008, Erica Driver said…
Hi Pete. Thanks for your comment about my blog posts during MetaverseU. Are you using virtual worlds to get work done?
There are many ways serious groups (academic, enterprise, etc.) can use virtual worlds to work together. Let's discuss some of the practical aspects of this, especially Web 2.0 tools available for distance-collaboration.
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I think it is interesting the way you might speak to someone in SL for an extended period of time, yet conversely be reasonably short on the phone. I wonder if there has been any research done on that? I think VWs also give you the opportunity for serendipitous conversations - this can spark innovative ideas and creative collaboration - the virtual water cooler concept - these are the subject of my PhD.
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