Monday, November 13, 2017

2017 EDU: The Maker Movement and the potential of virtual worlds

The Maker Movement and 
the potential of virtual worlds
The Maker education movement has much in common with virtual worlds.  They both could benefit from knowing more about each other.  Here is introductory information about each.

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  • Maker education uses hands-on, collaborative, learning experiences.
  • Gives practice in collaboration, problem-solving, and innovation.
  • And in learner-driven experience, peer-to-peer teaching, and "failing forward."
  • Virtual worlders will recognize this kind of practice.
  • Maker education often uses Makerspaces.
  • We virtual worlders have similar spaces.  We call them virtual worlds.
  • We keep ours an home, so we don't have to drive.
  • The people we collaborate with live anywhere in the world.
  • They meet us in our virtual worlds. 
  • We rent our places in OpenSimulator for $20 a month or less.
  • Our grids could provide kid-safe independent virtual worlds.  
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

2017 WW: Save and restore your web-world

Save and restore your web-world
Once you build a web-world, you will want to save it, so that you can restore it when you make some bad move in building.   Here is how to save and restore in Cybalounge.

Backup and Restore buttons

Backup

  • Click the crossed tools to enter build mode.  
  • Click the ground to select the whole world and bring up the build window.
  • Click Backup to save the current world as backup.
  • Note that the current backup will replace any previous backup.
  • You can also backup objects by taking them into inventory:
  • Storing and handling objects, including complex objects

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    Saturday, November 11, 2017

    2017 MAG: The Web Report: Variety edition: (beta) Virtually famous comedy acts: Doc Grun, Catboy, Synnove, Granny, Braydon

    The Web Report: Variety edition: (beta)
    Virtually famous comedy acts: 
    Doc Grun, Catboy, Synnove, Granny, Braydon  

    An overview of recent comedy performances in virtual worlds.  Another example of the Web Report, an erratic periodical about community activities in virtual worlds.  This edition is about comedy and audience participation performances.  Synnove Helgerud, Catboy Qunhua, Doc Grun, Braydon Blackheart.   Olie and Sven, Fat-shaming the avatars, breedable pets.

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    Friday, November 10, 2017

    2018 IMA: EDU: Wanted: a virtual world viewer for education. Straw-man model

    Wanted: a virtual world viewer for education: 
    Straw-man model
    Updated 1/11/2018
    A straw-man model for a virtual world viewer is presented with the objective of eliciting comments and suggestions for improvement.  Comments and suggestions will be used to produce a more refined model.  This article is explicitly licensed as public domain.
    • A straw-man model is used to start developing specs
    • Straw-man strategy: You put it up and everyone tells you what is wrong with it.
    • Comments and suggestions will be used to produce a more refined model.
    • This article is explicitly licensed as public domain.
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    Tuesday, November 7, 2017

    2017 WW: Cybalounge: Tutorial: Annotated screens

    Cybalounge: Annotated Screens
    Screen shots for registering in Cybalounge and using the info and controls on the main screens.  You don't need to register to go into Cybalounge--you can enter as a guest.  But when you register  you get a free world you can build in, along with the ability to friend other people and contact them.  They may be able to answer questions or send you things they have made.
    Registration panel, top
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    • Register at Cybalounge
    • There are other Cybalounge sites.  If you register at one, the others won't know you.
    • Some people have had a problem registering.  
    • One person did not notice the need to scroll down.
    • You don't need to register--you can enter as a guest.
    • But if you register, you get your own web-world, 
    • where you can build what you want.
    • And you can friend other people who may be able to help you.
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    Monday, November 6, 2017

    2017 WW: BIZ: Monetizing user-built web-worlds

    Monetizing user-built web-worlds
    The technical feasibility of virtual worlds on a browser is well demonstrated.  A capability for user-built web-worlds is emerging in Cybalounge. This is somewhat like what Second Life offered  in 2004.  Can it be monetized as Second Life was back then?  

    Web-worlds

    • A web-world is a 3D world in a browser page.  
    • You just go there as you would to a flat browser page.  

    • Web-worlds don't need a grid--they have web-addresses.  
    • But they can be usefully aggregated in a user-built environment.
    • The environment can provide tools and resources that users need for building.
    • It can bring together sellers and buyers in an environment that supports exchanges.
    • Dieter Heyne has built such an environment in Cybalounge.  
    • He presently offers free worlds there.  Register there and you get one free world.
    • Some people may want more.  He could think of leasing additional worlds.

    • Anyone who has built in virtual world could build in Cybalounge.  
    • Video capture: Convienient video capture in Windows 10--any window
    • Google community: 3D web-worlds of the browser

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    Sunday, November 5, 2017

    2017 IMA: MESH: Blender beginner tutorials: a sampler with lots of links

    Blender beginner tutorials: a sampler with lots of links
    Links to beginner tutorials for blender.  I lead with one so simple and clear that even I can understand it.

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    Saturday, November 4, 2017

    2017 EDU: The gamification of learning how to learn. Learn what you can do

    The gamification of learning how to learn.  
    Learn what you can do
    People can and do take charge of their own learning.  Many more could if they   knew how.  Here is a quick summary of how and a plan a self-instruction as a game.  And a suggestion about what game-based instruction teaches that other instruction leaves out.  

    The gamification of learning how to learn. 

    • All games have a clear goal, and you can tell when you are on track
    • Many games have a series of goals, forming a path to winning.
    • Learning-how-to-learn has a series of goals forming a path to winning.
    • Winning in the learning-how-to-learn game means:
    • You can take charge of your own learning.
    • You can learn whatever you want to.
    • SERIOUS GAMES: WHY ARE THEY FLOURISHING?
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    Friday, November 3, 2017

    WW 2017 WW: Put a picture of your world in the popular worlds list

    Put a picture of your world in the popular worlds list
    Cybalounge is designed to host multiple web-worlds, like a virtual world grid.  That is a good plan for user-built web-worlds, because users can work together in a multi-world aggregation.  And the worlds can share traffic in the location list.  Here is how to put in a thumbnail to show off your world.
    I needed to put a new picture
    in the location list

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            Tuesday, October 31, 2017

            2017 WW: Cybalounge tutorial: Visit public worlds

            Cybalounge tutorial:  Visit public worlds
            Cybalounge is designed to host multiple web-worlds, like a virtual world grid.  Here are instructions on how to find them in the Cybalounge for nonprofits site.  
            Pushpin opens window 
            for location selection

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