Facets of virtual worlds

Sarah Robbins' Virtual Worlds Facet Study is now available as a Google spreadsheet .  There's a lot of material here, covering 70-odd virtual worlds, so it's well worth looking at.

Virtual World Watch

I got some new Virtual World Watch project Moo cards this morning ready for handing out at my SL for events talk on Thursday.  Virtual World Watch is being funded by Eduserv as a continuation of the snapshots that we've funded over the last year or so.  The work will continue to be undertaken by Silversrite Helsinki.

The cards came very quickly (much sooner than advertised).  If I'd known how quick they'd arrive I'd have spent more time designing them!

Oh well... they'll do the job I guess.

ReLIVE2008 - second call for abstracts

The Open University is pleased to announce a second call for abstract submissions for the international conference for Researching Learning in Virtual Environments to be held at its campus in Milton Keynes on the 20th and 21st of November 2008.

Sounds interesting... particularly with keynotes by both Edward Castranova and Roo Reynolds. Full details are available from the ReLIVE2008 conference Web site. The organisers are looking for papers, workshops/symposiums, posters and in-world events.

If you are currently researching learning in a virtual world, for example There, CyberTown, Second Life etc, then we invite you to submit an abstract to ReLIVE08. We are seeking presenters and participants who have experience of designing and delivering learning in virtual worlds, and the ability to reflect on and share that experience within an analytical framework. Please note that the closing date for the second call is the 20th of June.