2021 #VWEDU: NonProfit Commons (NPC) interviews tell about public service activities in virtual worlds. How can you do public service in the metaverse?

NonProfit Commons (NPC) interviews tell about 

public service activities in virtual worlds.  

How can you do public service in the metaverse? 

Dr. Kara Bennett shares her work in virtual worlds with Lissena (Lynne Berrett).  User-built virtual worlds are what you want then to be (because they are user-built)

• Watch on YouTube

How can you do public service in a virtual world?

• You can talk to people.
• You can answer questions. 
• You can give people links to information resources.
• You can help people use learning resources
• You can coach people in handling personal problems.

• WBH on Inspiration Island (NPC Interview)

2021 #VWEDU: Virtual Worlds MOOC for 2021 September 1 - 31 Peace through learning, collaborative learning and teaching around the world in virtual worlds

Virtual Worlds MOOC for 2021 September 1 - 31 

Peace through learning 

Collaborative learning and teaching around the world in virtual worlds

Virtual Worlds MOOC for 2021 September 1 - 31: The 7th annual event is organized by Drs. Nancy Zingrone, Doris Molero, and Nellie Deutsch.

• Watch on YouTube
• How to Navigate Virtual Worlds MOOC 2020 
• (Also applies to MOOC 2021)
• Virtual Worlds MOOC 2021
• Background videos 
• All sessions are captured on video and posted on YouTube.
• Virtual Worlds Education Overview for Newcomers

2021 BIZ: The Landtiles App from RezMela. This App can be used to create a wide diversity of landscapes. Interests: landscaping, biology, ecology, conservation

The Landtiles App from RezMela.  

This App can be used to create a wide diversity of landscapes.  

Interests:  landscaping, biology, ecology, conservation

You don't have to be a builder to build a place to suit your objectives.  Landtiles can do most of the building for you.

• Watch on YouTube
• 3D river scene created by a Landtiles App user.
• This 3D scene was created in half an hour. 
• You do not need to be a developer to create scenes. 
• The scenes you create can be shared to others.
• Landtiles in Kitely Market.

2021: The library on your laptop: Community Virtual Library CVL: Virtual library with real librarians.

The library on your laptop: 

Community Virtual Library (CVL): 

Virtual library with real librarians.

An overview of Community Virtual Library (CVL), the library of the virtual worlds.

• Watch on YouTube

Go there

• Second Life--free registration.
• Main CVL library in SL,SLurl:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/198/209/21
• Put the SLurl above in the address bar of your browser, press enter.
• Hypergrid Resources Library in OpenSimulator (Kitely).
• HG address:
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II

2021 ART: Invitation to Visions of Self Workshop by Marly Milena

Invitation to Visions of Self Workshop by Marly Milena 

Everyone is  invited to participate in a workshop at the crossroads of art and psychology called VISIONS OF SELF. 

• You do not need to be an artist in SL or FL; you just need to be interested in self-awareness coupled with creative expression.  
• To provide maximum attention, we would like your registration by August 9th. 
• The next VOS workshop is Tuesday, AUGUST 31, 2021 AT 11 AM SLT  
• Once signed up for the VOS workshop, you will either create and submit one totally ABSTRACT piece of art in First Life and upload it to Second Life 
• or you will be guided to build a SymMod in real time to represent an aspect of yourself.  
• The originator and facilitator is Marly Milena, the creator of Symbolic Modeling, the tool we use in this workshop.  
• You will receive further details after registration,  

Go there

• Second Life
• Octagon Gallery, 2nd Floor
• SLurl:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/38/117/29
• Put the SLurl in the address bar of the viewer, enter.

2021 Technostress: Technostress, John Henry, and avatar immunity. Advancing technology has always been hard on those not prepared for it, those left behind. Those who are ready have a different story.

Technostress, John Henry, and avatar immunity.  

Advancing technology has always been hard on those not prepared for it, 

those left behind.  

Those who are ready have a different story.

Some of us have been living in virtual worlds as avatars.  We had no technostress on lockdown

Flying Saucers Return Episode 1

• Watch on YouTube

• Technostress 
• John Henry
• John Henry paid the ultimate price of technostress.
• He died with his hammer in his hand.
• They didn't know it was technostress in those days.
• But he was dealing with a new technology--the steam hammer.
• Sadly, he was not ready to deal with it effectively.
• So he died with his hammer in his hand.

Technostress does not come from technology

• After the break

2021 BIZ 3DWebWorldz : Meeting room for business teams, for breakout sessions, or for marketing conferences.

3DWebWorldz :
Meeting room for business teams,
for breakout sessions,
for marketing conferences.

3dWebWorldz offers a room with voice-isolated meeting tables.

• Watch on YouTube

Meeting room for groups

• Meeting room with tables - each having its own voice channel.
• This allows separate group conversations.
• The front of the room has a screen that can stream video from YouTube or elsewhere.
• Can be decorated with posters and objects for any event. A
• If you look around for a bit, someone may come to answer any questions you have.
• The number of tables can be increased as needed.
• The number of people in a channel can be much larger than four.
• Each table could host a business team, a breakout session, or a product.

Go there

• Members Takes you to the room if you have registered.
• Guests Takes you to the room without registering.
• My Office3D Main business center.
• 3DWebWorldz Start in this virtual world.

2021 Is there life after retirement for educators? I mean for us online educators. Those of us who have learned to work from home. A google search report.

Is there life after retirement for educators?  

I mean for the online educators.  

Those of us who have learned to work from home.

A google search report.

After retirement, you can teach online.

An online class

Search term: how to be an adjunct professor online

To become an online adjunct teacher, one must earn at least a master's degree, have one year experience teaching and, in most cases, possess a teaching certificate. Those who wish to supplement their income teaching online courses without leaving home may find this career interesting

How much does an online adjunct professor make?

• Search term:  Online Adjunct Faculty Salary
• 
  
• This is what I got:
•                      Annual Salary        Monthly Pay
• Top Earners      $106,500             $8,875
• 75th Percentile    $85,500            $7,125
• Average               $63,542             $5,295
• 25th Percentile    $36,000            $3,000

2021 #VWEDU: ACRL Wonderland Tour in SL. An example of what we do in social virtual worlds

ACRL Wonderland Tour in SL.  

An example of what we do 

in social virtual worlds

Raw unedited footage of a tour to WONDERLAND, a virtual simulation of Alice in Wonderland in Second Life. The ACRL Virtual World Interest Group explores simulations for education and libraries.

• Watch on YouTube

Go there

• SLurl:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Funny%20Island/200/162/22

2021 #VWEDU: John O'Connor Interview about Virtual Environments (video)

John O'Connor Interview 

about Virtual Environments

CVL shared a podcast interview here and a machinima recording shot on May 17, 2021.

• Watch on YouTube

2021 Lunaria Emporium, classical, magic, castles, cemetery (Part 2)

Lunaria Emporium, classical, magic, castles, cemetery 

(Part 2)

A great shopping place to find products created by Luna Lunaria.

Classical

• Parts for builders 
• Room themes: Christmas, Gothic, Vampire, Arcane Magic, Castles, Steampunk Airships, Medieval, Japanese/Asian, Greek and Roman, Statuary, Décor
• Freebies  (See later article)
• Large architecture in multiple styles, large Venues. 
• Region-size viewing platforms where you can walk through all of the structures available for purchase and experience some stunning builds. 
• Free Ruth 2.0 and Roth 2.0 mesh avatars with all available huds.
• Lunaria Emporium (Part 1): Decor, tapestries, building components, holidays

Go there

• Web address
• HG address:
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Lunaria Emporium
• Lunaria store 

2021 Lunaria Emporium (Part 1): Decor, tapestries, building components, holidays

Lunaria Emporium (Part 1): 

Decor, tapestries, building components, holidays

A great shopping place to find unique products created solely by Luna Lunaria.

Lunaria Emporium

• Parts for builders 
• Room themes: Christmas, Gothic, Vampire, Arcane Magic, Castles, Steampunk Airships, Medieval, Japanese/Asian, Greek and Roman, Statuary, Décor
• Freebies  (See later article)
• Large architecture in multiple styles, large Venues. 
• Region-size viewing platforms where you can walk through all of the structures available for purchase and experience some stunning builds. 
• Free Ruth 2.0 and Roth 2.0 mesh avatars with all available huds.

Go there

• Web address
• HG address:
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Lunaria Emporium
• Lunaria store 

2021 Kitely avatars Island: A big collection of avatars! All general. All free. All can travel the HG.

Kitely avatars Island:    

A big collection of avatars! 

All general.  All free.  All can travel the HG.

Wide selection of free avatars.

Overview 

Go there

• Kitely web page
• HG address:
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Kitely Starter Avatars

Click image to enlarge

Click image to enlarge

This world, hosted by Kitely and staffed by volunteers, contains over a dozen shops that display G-rated avatars from all over the virtual metaverse. This world is family, business and educator friendly. Everything here, as far as we know, is in the public domain or CC-0 or CC-By licensing.*

Click on boxes or store displays to receive a folder of their contents.

•  Put the folder in your suitcase to take it over the Hypergrid.

2021 What do OpenSimulator users want in virtual worlds? Voice? Spatial Voice? New viewers? The Infinite Metaverse Alliance (IMA) calls on OpenSim users to document their wants in a survey.

What do OpenSimulator users want in virtual worlds?  

Voice? Spatial Voice? New viewers?  

The Infinite Metaverse Alliance (IMA) calls on OpenSim users 

to document their wants in a survey. 

OpenSim user survey

• Interested in getting voice, new viewers for OpenSim? Take this survey (Hypergrid Business)
• IMA: Infinite Metaverse Alliance
• Reactivated the EchoVoice project
• A meeting with developers and grid owners is planned to discuss decisions made for the EchoVoice project before launching the funding campaign. 
• The survey also looks at other topics to find out about other needs of the user community.
• Survey results will be posted before the end of the month.
  
• The results will also be published at Hypergrid Business.
  

2021 #VWEDU: OSCC20: Cross-College collaboration: "When professional and virtual worlds meet"

OSCC20:  Cross-College collaboration: 

"When professional and virtual worlds meet"

"Can undergraduate instructors and students in different areas of practice cooperate online to instill cross-disciplinary communication skills at the same time as they more effectively teach and learn their own subject matter?

• Watch on YouTube

 College students from Montana State University Billings and Peninsula College Washington State were brought together by their instructors, online, in an authentic industry modeling scenario where a consultant group is hired by a corporation to improve performance, based on discussion with subject matter experts and studying work processes. Operator and Designer students came together to focus on A) Effective visual communication cues in a dangerous operating environment, and B) Learning to communicate professionally across technical specialties."

• Andrew Sullivan / Andy Sullivan 
• James Neville / Sitearm Madonna 
• Renne Brock / Zinnia Zauber