2015 EDU: GAME: iCivics: Do I have a right?

iCivics: Do I have a right?

Civics instruction game. iCivics developed.   Junior State of America applied.  K12 should be interested.  Lots going on.  Does everybody know where the action is? 

• Watch on YouTube

• Do I have a right?
• iCivics
• Welcome teachers

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News and Notes

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• Burn2: Carnival of Mirrors, Oct. 18­-25, 2015 Get your plot now!
• Burn2 Website 

HG WIP Show Friday, Aug 21, Sun. Aug 23.
PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: UWA 3D Art & Film Challenges 2015,
SciFi Film FestivalSummer of Arts submissions open on Metropolis
Scroll down for News, Notes, and Info

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2014 BIZ: PROMO: Powered by AvayaLive Engage: Global Financial Markets Forum

Powered by AvayaLive Engage: 
Global Financial Markets Forum
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Published on Apr 4, 2013

For the first time in Middle East and Africa, the 2013 GFMF was made available virtually via AvayaLive Engage - an interactive forum that allows delegates who are unable to attend the event in person to do so through a virtual conferencing forum.

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Video-Machinima in virtual worlds

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

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• For more on these topics, circle Selby Evans in Google+ 
• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Kitely: low cost virtual worlds
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog: Search bar, upper left--or:
• Put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms 
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only. 
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc. 
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else. 
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• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

2013 PLAY: HEALTH: Creations for Parkinson's, the Drax Files. Creativity for health

Creations for Parkinson's, the Drax Files.  
Creativity for health
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Virtual worlds give you the ability to create and live as you may not be able to in the physical world.   From the Drax Files.
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2013 ART: VIDEO: Architecture: in Second Life

Art: Video: Architecture: in Second Life
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Arch Virtual
Building cities in real time
Interactive 3D
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A video showing how Crescendo Design has been using Second Life as a professional tool in their real life practice. This video was sponsored by 'The Arch' blog, Arch Virtual  and the 'RL Architects in Second Life' group. For more information, IM Keystone Bouchard in-world.

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Art

• Art done in virtual worlds Summary
• Linden Endowment for the Arts

     
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Video-Machinima

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 APPLICATION: VIDEO: Rehab for stroke victims, Microsoft Kinect

Rehab for stroke victims
Microsoft Kinect
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Published on Aug 3, 2012 by DesigningDigitally

Development using Unity 3D Gaming Engine & The Microsoft Kinect to create rehabilitation training for stroke victims. For more information  See:http://www.designingdigitally.com or call 866-316-9126

We actually have a version in SL and a version in a gaming engine. The video actually is showing it in a gaming engine, as we're building these for patient rehab and they will be stand alone portable kiosks when completed.

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Video-Machinima

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 VIDEO: Pooky Media takes on the Tiger Mosquito for California

Pooky Media takes on the Tiger Mosquito 
for California
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"Students learn how to find and control the Asian Tiger Mosquito in their yards. Do you live in Los Angeles County California? If so, request your kit today and be a part of our scientific study!" 

2013 Application: Architecture: Would you buy this house?

 Would you buy this house?

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Little house on the sandbox

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I mean buy it in real life.  This is a reasonably complete house, one that could be used in an architect's presentation of plans.  And it is a striking presentation.  A few projects have used virtual builds in Second Life as a way to present and promote the proposed a planned construction.  So I thought about how this virtual house would serve as a working model for thinking through the plan.
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Below are some views and my thoughts as I would think them if I were considering this house plan as a presentation by my architect.  I would not buy this house as is, but I do think this virtual house is useful in thinking about the question of what I would buy.

2013 EDU: Virtual ability - Disabilities left behind

You aren't disabled in a virtual world

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Virtual Ability

Virtual Ability, Inc

"Virtual Ability helps enable people with a wide range of disabilities by providing a supporting environment for them to enter and thrive in online virtual worlds. About half of our group members have one or more kinds of disability (physical, mental, emotional, or sensory) or chronic illness; the other half are temporarily-able-bodied  family members, caregivers, professionals, researchers, students, and others interested in disability issues."

2013 APPLICATION: The Kansas To Cairo Project Part #2

Stech: The Kansas To Cairo Project Part #2
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Architecture, Urban design

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More on this project:
Documentary Captures the Potential of Architectural Education and Collaboration in a Virtual Environment
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Students from Cairo and Los Angeles used the virtual world of Second Life to design a 70 acre site situated between the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids of Giza.

2013 APPLICATION: Architecture: Virtual Library of Birmingham

Architecture

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"The Virtual Library of Birmingham, built by Daden Limited (Daden), has opened its doors to the public allowing access two years before the real life building is ready for occupancy."

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"By creating a virtual model and letting users explore it we can start to get answers to the very practical questions of how a building will be used." 

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"...allows visitors to explore and learn more about the public spaces within the new library as well as leave their comments."
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"Virtual worlds are all about community, collaboration and the social aspects of an activity ..."

2013 APPLICATION: Rapid prototyping an entire museum gallery — The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop

Art: Rapid prototyping an entire museum gallery
The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop
Updated 7/27/2015
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"During summer and fall 2009, The Tech Virtual utilized virtual environments to prototype a gallery renovation at The Tech Museum in San Jose.
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After the basic prototype was produced, designers were able to renovate the space quickly, to produce an 'after' view of the plan. Through this process we are able to compare versions and receive feedback from users during the process."
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Some prototyping projects at 

The Tech Museum Workshop.