Looks like an interesting session of the non-profit commons in SL this Friday: This Friday, September 14th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature Brian Kaihoi (Svea Morane in SL), of the Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic has had a presence in Second Life since January 1, 2009, which has grown now to 4 regions. They have been working to provide consumer health information, … [Read more...] about Mayo Clinic in Second Life
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On the fly 3D surface reconstruction: KinectFusion
Microsoft's Kinect is rightfully getting a lot of attention from researchers. One snippet that caught my attention is a collaboration between Microsoft and a number of UK and Canada-based researchers. The result is KinectFusion. Have a look for yourself: The implications for virtual worlds are fairly obvious. The thing that particularly struck me is the dynamic capability … [Read more...] about On the fly 3D surface reconstruction: KinectFusion
Gamification of work: a pointed critique
As you're probably aware, there's been a lot of interest over the past couple of years in 'gamification' - the application of gaming principles to work or any activity where the objective is greater participation. We reviewed one of the tomes dedicated to it last year - the arguments for the concept are appealing to say the least. That said, I was just as engaged with the … [Read more...] about Gamification of work: a pointed critique
Emotion transference: Telenoid
This story appeared earlier this week over at sister-site Metaverse Health. As a clinician fascinated by the use of new technologies to achieve outcomes, it's hard to go past anything that is looking at bridging the divide between human emotions / touch and technology. Telenoid is one such project. It's aim is to provide an effective way to transfer people's presence. The … [Read more...] about Emotion transference: Telenoid
Latest Quarterly Briefing available
Just a quick heads-up to our infrequent / casual readers that the latest quarterly briefing is now available. You can view it here or sign up to receive them automatically via email each quarter. For the dedicated virtual worlds observer the briefings may not have much new but the feedback we get is overwhelmingly positive from those who have a more fleeting grasp of issues in … [Read more...] about Latest Quarterly Briefing available