I'm obviously biased in my assessment of Tateru Nino: she is a contributing writer for this publication and I'm already convinced she's one of the world's best virtual worlds observers. Articles like this one are why I believe that. It's a superb piece on immersion and how that can be hard to achieve until those first few frustrating hours of getting to know a virtual … [Read more...] about Immersion and the Conceptual Hump
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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
VastPark release Immersion player
VastPark have been a littler quiet on the news front recently but they've changed that today with the announcement of a virtual worlds' player called Immersion. The player, which will be open source, will allow for VastPark-created worlds to be embedded into websites. VastPark themselves mention Google Lively as the obvious comparison. CEO Bruce Joy's take: "We think that … [Read more...] about VastPark release Immersion player