ACTIVITIES AT VWEC EDUVERSE FROM MON. OCT. 31 TO SUN. NOV. 6, 2022

ACTIVITIES AT VWEC EDUVERSE

FROM MON. OCT. 31 TO SUN. NOV. 6, 2022

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THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL EVENT

***FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MADORI LINDEN***

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2 @ 9 AM SLT

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

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ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS

WEDNESDAY NOV. 2

1) 7 TO 8 AM SLT

FIRESIDE CHAT IN SPANISH WITH Pi Illios & Meryl McBride

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

2) 12 TO 1 PM SLT

PIANO CONCERT BY ARI

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/132/100/29

3) 3:30 TO 4:30 PM SLT

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DODGE THREEBEARDS

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

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THURSDAY NOV. 3

1) 9:30 TO 10:30 AM SLT

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DODGE THREEBEARDS

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

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FRIDAY NOV. 4

1) 10:30 TO 11:30 AM SLT

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ZINNIA ZAUBER

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

2022 Metaverse in the Art History classroom: Van Gogh: Bedroom in Arles. Starry Night; Italian Renaissance Fresco

Metaverse in the Art History classroom:  

Van Gogh:  

Bedroom in Arles. Starry Night;  

Italian Renaissance Fresco

Art fits naturally in the 3D world of the metaverse.

• Watch on YouTube
• For All You Art History Buffs, "Bedroom in Arles" in VR! | Art Attack Master Works
• Step Inside Van Gogh's "Starry Night" with Virtual Reality! | Art Attack Master Works
• Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" in VR | Art Attack Master Works
• The starry night Stereo VR experience
• Virtual Visits to Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Fresco

2022; 2022 Metaverse monsters: Digital Halloween. In Kitely, OpenSimulator. What we do in our part of the metaverse.

2022  Metaverse monsters:  

Digital Halloween. 

In Kitely, OpenSimulator.  

What we do in our part of the metaverse.

Some video records of a party in Kitely

• Watch on YouTube
• Spook-Takular 1
• More of his work:  michael mchugh
• Grand Opening of Immersion Island A Spook Takular MONSTER Mash-up!
• Immersion Island: Spook-Takular MONSTER Mash-Up!

• Attempts to bring contemporary artists, makers, creatives & technologists together in a virtual venue to engage in fun community events that will intermingle and blend art, entertainment, technology & commerce in a fun new way for both Virtual & Real Life. 
• This video shows only about 1/3 of the experience which includes multiple live entertainment venues, VR & RL shopping, action games & a Dome presentation documentary theater. 
• And we are just getting started. 
• The Grand Opening is October 27th, 2022, from 12pm to 5pm on the Kitely Grid @ Anvil Island. AKA Immersion Island. 
• Everyone is invited. 
• It is not rocket science. Go to Kitely.com and sign up for a free account and drop in and have FUN!

ACTIVITIES AT VWEC EDUVERSE FROM SUN. OCT. 23 TO SAT. OCT. 29, 2022

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                                                         ACTIVITIES AT VWEC EDUVERSE

                                                  FROM SUN. OCT. 23 TO SAT. OCT. 29, 2022

                                                          THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL EVENTS

                       ***FRIDAY OCT. 28 @ 1-2 PM SLT        VWEC EXPERT SPEAKER SERIES***   

                Panel on Overcoming Institutional Barriers for Educational Efforts in Virtual Worlds

Panelists: Erik Moore (Medi Martian), John O’Connor (Acuppa Tae), PI Illios, Meryl McBride, Murat Gulmez (Magua Theriac)

Do you need suggestions for persuading your reluctant administration to let you use virtual worlds for teaching and learning?

Join us as we bring together five educational specialists who have used virtual worlds for education to discuss their experiences and provide advice on what has worked and what hasn't in negotiating support for their work in these environments.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

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ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS

NEW!

TUESDAY OCT 25  

1) 5 TO 6 PM SLT

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

                                                  ANN FRANK BOOK CLUB                   

join the Virtual Pioneers, VWEC, and Community Virtual Library for our 2nd meeting to discuss the book, Diary of a Young Girl:  Anne Frank

All welcome--- even if you missed Meeting 1!

In this meeting we will review the first year of hiding that is described in Anne's Diary.  We will take turns reading various passages then have a discussion. join us for this powerful evening of discussion and learning.

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WEDNESDAY OCT. 26

1)  7 TO 8 AM SLT

     FIRESIDE CHAT IN SPANISH WITH Pi Illios & Meryl McBride   

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

2)  12 TO 1 PM SLT  

      PIANO CONCERT BY ARI 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/132/100/29

3)   3:30 TO 4:30 PM SLT 

      FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DODGE THREEBEARDS

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

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THURSDAY OCT. 27

1)  9:30 TO 10:30 AM SLT

     FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DODGE THREEBEARDS

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

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FRIDAY OCT. 28

1)  10:30 TO 11:30 AM SLT 

      FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ZINNIA ZAUBER

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/181/178/30

2)  1 TO 2 PM SLT

     EXPERT SPEAKER SERIES W/ 5 PANELISTS

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/184/170/30     

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DAYS/HOURS WHEN VOLUNTEERS ARE AT THE VWEC INFOCENTER  

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWEC%20Eduverse/157/157/31

SUNDAYS        6 TO 7 AM          Killashandra.Lavendel

                          12 TO 1 PM        Valibrarian Gregg

                          2 TO 3:30 PM     Suemoon Magic

                          3:30 TO 5 PM     Inquisitive Loon

MONDAYS     2 TO 3 PM SLT    MysticStarling

                        7 TO 8 PM SLT     tyoba Tarantal

TUESDAYS    10 TO 11 AM SLT   Elli Pinion

                        12 TO 1 PM SLT      Dex Euromat

                        5 TO 6 PM SLT         Beth Ghostraven

                  

WEDNESDAYS  9 TO 10 AM SLT     Zzri Avian

                            1 TO 2:30 PM SLT   Suemoon Magic

THURSDAYS   2 TO 3 PM SLT        Tori Landau

                         3 TO 4 PM SLT        Elektra Panther       

FRIDAYS         7 TO 8 AM SLT        Sheila Yoshikawa

                         1 TO 2 PM              Malia Rose

                         8 TO 9 PM              Breila Jenvieve

SATURDAYS    9 TO 10 AM          Meryl McBride

                          12 TO 1 PM          Pi Ilios

Easy access meetings in the metaverse

• Reddit/Second Life
• Fridays 3 pm eastern (New York) 
• At the Web Show, a video set in the metaverse 
• Go there with this url: https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/loc... 
• A developer meeting is held there every other week: 
• To find out which week, follow CybaLOUNGE on Twitter: 
• https://twitter.com/cybaLOUNGE
• 3DWebWorldz: Meetings alternate with the Web Show
• Welcome Center.  https://3dwebworldz.com/
• I am usually available weekdays at 1 pm New York time 
• In these 2 places:
• Welcome Center.  https://3dwebworldz.com/
• https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/location.html?locationid=800000002&dl=true

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License

• Original text in this blog is CC By: unless specified public domain.
• Use as you please with attribution: link to the original.
• All images without attribution in this blog are CC0: public domain.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• Screenshots from ShareX
• This blog is not affiliated with anything.   Ads are from Google

2922 Fearless Nation in the old metaverse. PTSD support, one of the many support services offered in the old metaverse. Second Life.

Fearless Nation in the old metaverse.  

PTSD support, 

one of the many support services offered in the old metaverse.  

World-wide, 24/7, always there.  Disabilities?  The metaverse?  Both!

• Watch on YouTube
• Care Made in Second Life - Fearless Nation
• Fearless Nation PTSD Support is an RL 501c3 Nonprofit Organization for people with PTSD, their families, partners, children, and communities. 
• They provide education, support, and advocacy. 
• Since 2009 they've had a virtual online community that spans distance, with a small carbon footprint bringing people together for peer support, education, and advocacy for people with PTSD. 
• Video Production by Draxtor Despres
• Second Life

2022 Metaverse Demo Derby. Last car running wins. Where do they have a demo derby in the metaverse? Second Life.

Metaverse Demo Derby.  

Last car running wins.  

Where do they have a demo derby in the metaverse?   

Second Life.      

A demolition derby in the metaverse?  You need not wait till the metaverse is built.  We've had it for years. 

• Watch on YouTube
• Friday Night at the Demo Derby Races
• SLAviationNetwork (YouTube)
• Web page
• Join us every Friday night at 5:00 PM SL for some smashin' and crashin'! 
• Demo Derby Cars
• Demolition Derby Association:  Find in search (Ctrl f)  You can join there.
• Demolition derby

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Similar activities

• Demolition Derby in a virtual world
• The battle of Puerto Diego
• Battle of the Ironclads
• Massacre at Wounded Knee, an example of project-based learning in virtual worlds
• Growing games in Second Life
• Hunting season in the virtual worlds
• Games in virtual worlds. Summary
• Tessin: race of the state yachts: replicas of a state yacht of the 18th century
• Sailing the Blake Sea: Barbarosa infohub
• Tessin: Themed place: roleplay adventure: sailing, combat, farming. Utrechtse Statenjacht

How could educators use action games?

• Give tokens for good performance on formative assessment.
• Allow tokens to be used for access to action games.

Easy access meetings in the metaverse

• Reddit/Second Life
• Fridays 3 pm eastern (New York) 
• At the Web Show, a video set in the metaverse 
• Go there with this url: https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/loc... 
• A developer meeting is held there every other week: 
• To find out which week, follow CybaLOUNGE on Twitter: 
• https://twitter.com/cybaLOUNGE
• 3DWebWorldz: Meetings alternate with the Web Show
• Welcome Center.  https://3dwebworldz.com/
• I am usually available weekdays at 1 pm New York time 
• In these 2 places:
• Welcome Center.  https://3dwebworldz.com/
• https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/location.html?locationid=800000002&dl=true
• Music every Friday at 9 pm New York time:
• https://LiveMusic3D.com

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License

• Original text in this blog is CC By: unless specified public domain.
• Use as you please with attribution: link to the original.
• All images without attribution in this blog are CC0: public domain.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• Screenshots from ShareX
• This blog is not affiliated with anything.   Ads are from Google

2022 Metaverse in your browser. Learning Mozilla Hubs Spoke. You don't have to buy a headset. Use your smart phone, tablet, or laptop.

Metaverse in your browser.  

Learning Mozilla Hubs Spoke.  

You don't have to buy a headset.  

Use your smart phone, tablet, or laptop.

Easy access metaverse.  You already have all the equipment you need.  You just have to learn how.

• Watch on YouTube
• Learning Mozilla Hubs Spoke
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Sxirpjf5g
• Tutorial : how to use Mozilla Hubs 
• Start with  an existing scene.
• The interface can show you how the objects were created, loaded, maintained, and placed in the scene. 
• The tutorial will also show both the Spoke development area and the related companion Hubs Room.  

Mozilla Hubs

• Mozilla Hubs 
• Share virtual spaces with your friends, co-workers, and communities. 
• When you create a room with Hubs, you’ll have a private virtual meeting space that you can instantly share - no downloads or VR headset necessary.

2022 Metaverse education: Take the students to the topic. In a 3D virtual world. Right there in the classroom.

Metaverse education: 

Take the students to the topic.  

In a 3D virtual world.  

Right there in the classroom.

A different kind of lecture.  No slide show.  No bullet points.  

• Watch on YouTube
• Bees with Mr. Wright
• Today we’re looking at bees using one of EDUmetaverse’s outdoor classrooms.
• iTeacher / EDUmetaverse YouTube
• EduMetaverse

2022 Interactive textbooks, interactive manuals, JIT learning-- the growing powers of the digital generation. Self-tests with immediate feedback. Learning how to learn from a computer.

Interactive textbooks, interactive manuals, JIT learning--

the growing powers of the digital generation.

Self-tests with immediate feedback.

Learning how to learn from a computer.

Some learners can manage their own learning.  Why not help them?

• Watch on YouTube
• How to Create an Interactive Textbook for Your Students
• Interactive manual:  3DWEBWORLDZ MANUAL 

JIT learning

• Preparing instructions for a skill? Include a JIT glossary Use hypertext to let users control what they read.
• Computational thinking in preparing instructions: Design thinking: Use-case analysis: Micro-learning JIT learning
• Teaching with hypertext. JIT learning. Adaptive learning. Active learning
• Design for JIT help: Search on page supports for learning from a computer
• Just-In-Time (JIT) learning in virtual schools, maybe with DTA coaching. Language as an example
• Why learning is moving online: More support for JIT (Just In Time) learning. Learn it when you need to use it.
• The Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) for MUVES (virtual worlds): Summary with JIT learning design
• Newcomer welcome coach for OpenSimulator. Suggested design and text for JIT instructions to beginners. A DTA content page
• 3DWW Manual, CybaLOUNGE manual, Virtual Worlds Teaching Manual, JIT design. Instruction meets hypertext.
• Starting in CybaLOUNGE. A DTA content page designed for JIT learning
• Digicoach can support homework in virtual worlds with JIT learning, immediate feedback
• Possible uses of formative assessment items: JIT evaluation, immediate feedback, detailed analysis

2022 Digital art does not need the metaverse. But the metaverse could help with marketing. Everything online can connect in the metaverse. Storytime Painting

Digital art does not need the metaverse.  

But the metaverse could help with marketing.  

Everything online can connect in the metaverse. 

Storytime Painting 

Not about  the metaverse this time, but about  art exploring the new digital media.

• Watch on YouTube
• Storytime Painting (Birth of the Star-Hawk)
• Believe --An illustrated poem