Peregrine Salon, LLC » university of pennsylvania http://www.peregrinesalon.com Virtual Worlds, Technology, the Future, & More! Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:17:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video: Penn in Second Life http://www.peregrinesalon.com/2010/04/19/video-penn-in-second-life/ http://www.peregrinesalon.com/2010/04/19/video-penn-in-second-life/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:55:49 +0000 FlipperPA http://www.peregrinesalon.com/?p=329 Here’s a great video showing some of the work Penn is doing in virtual worlds, put together by Deke Kassabian. Enjoy! flowplayer("player", "http://streams.net.isc.upenn.edu/Flowplayer/3.1.4/flowplayer-3.1.4.swf", { clip: { scaling: 'fit', url: 'isc/networking/SL_final4_15_1000.flv', autoPlay: false, [...]]]> Here’s a great video showing some of the work Penn is doing in virtual worlds, put together by Deke Kassabian. Enjoy!

http://www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/virtual-worlds/PennInSL.html

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Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. ROOM: 340

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 13th, 2pm – 4pm

More details after the jump.

Over the past several years, virtual worlds have been through the peak and trough of the hype cycle. Gartner describes the hype cycle as having five phases: a technology trigger, the peak of inflated expectations, the trough of disillusionment, the slope of enlightenment, and the plateau of productivity. Virtual worlds have been through the first three steps of this cycle, with heavy involvement from the business, entertainment, and academic sectors.

The Gartner Hype Cycle, Related to Virtual Worlds

The Gartner Hype Cycle, Related to Virtual Worlds

The panel will examine both the successes and failures of education in virtual worlds, and in particular, the most popular virtual world among educators, Second Life. We will explore how virtual worlds change the educational paradigm in comparison to other media types, and how educators can leverage the technology. Options other than Second Life are starting to appear, including several open source efforts attempting to establish a “hypergrid”, akin to the World Wide Web, but in three dimensions. What does the future hold?

Panelists include Don Bain, former Vice President of the largest virtual world services and development firm, The Electric Sheep Company; Fred Fuchs, founder and CEO of FireSabre, a virtual worlds firm focused on academia; Ana Reyes, who teaches a course on virtual work in organization dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania; Frank Taney, the leading expert on the state of the law in virtual worlds, who represented plaintiffs in the first two virtual worlds intellectual property rights cases of their kind; and moderated by Timothy Allen, founder of the largest yearly conference on virtual worlds and Wharton Computing employee.

We hope to see you there!

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HigherEdCamp Philly registration officially opens today. Registration is completely free. Space is limited though, so register early before spaces fill up.

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HigherEdCamp is a free one day un-conference connecting communities involved in [...]]]> Friend of Peregrine Salon Dave Konopka has announced that HigherEdCamp Philly Registration is Open:

HigherEdCamp Philly registration officially opens today. Registration is completely free. Space is limited though, so register early before spaces fill up.

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HigherEdCamp is a free one day un-conference connecting communities involved in higher education technology. It’s about innovating education through an understanding of emerging technologies, adoption of open standards, and participation in evolving communication channels. It will take place on Saturday June 6th at the University of Pennsylvania. Don’t miss this opportunity to share knowledge and network with folks from colleges and universities all over the Philadelphia area.

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