(This story originally appeared over at Metaverse Health) For the past couple of years I've been aware of the work going on in New Zealand with midwifery training and Second Life, mostly thanks to the updates over at SLENZ. Machinima maker Pooky Amsterdam dropped me a line about a film she's helped produce that explains the role of Te Wāhi Whānau - The Birth Place in Second … [Read more...] about Midwifery, birth and Second Life
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World of Warcraft: the ‘crack’ myth
Before I question some of the hyperbole floating around the mainstream media over the 'World of Warcraft is like crack' story, I have to make a disclosure. I do play World of Warcraft and am in fact a Level 80 Fire Mage. Snigger all you want, but there's dozens, if not hundreds of you reading this that play WoW too, and you love it. More on that later. The latest iteration of … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft: the ‘crack’ myth
Education.au and immersive learning
SA-based Kerry Johnson is a an educator who let me know about two projects she's been involved with. The first is a video called "Immersive Learning" it's game on!". Kerry states its purpose is "to help educators start conversations with administrators and policy makers regarding the educational benefits of immersive learning environments." This is one impressive effort that … [Read more...] about Education.au and immersive learning
Dark Siren: Part 1
Last week, Tateru Nino reviewed Dark Siren, and as promised we're really pleased to be able to present the first of a few posts that serialise a large part of the book. Author Clifford Wycliffe is Australian, and has put a huge amount of effort into his creation of Avataria, which draws very heavily on Second Life for inspiration. Reproduced below is the Prologue and the … [Read more...] about Dark Siren: Part 1
A detailed map of Ironforge vendors and trainers
Note: this map will be updated as needed once Cataclysm hits - watch this space ;) It's time for an Ironforge map: (View the full-size version here) RefNameVendor/s or other key NPCsTrainer/s A Hall of Mysteries Priest Trainer (High Priest Rohan) Priest Trainer (Braenna Flintcrag) Priest Trainer (Toldren Deepiron) … [Read more...] about A detailed map of Ironforge vendors and trainers