Where has all the knowledge gone? Activeworlds circa 1999

Posted on July 25, 2008 
Filed under Conversations, Helpful, News, Reflections, Research, Trends


I began getting a sense of the bigger picture, let’s say the beyond Second Life view, of virtual worlds doing my dissertation lit review. Now that we’re actively looking into AW, I’ve come across a mountain of information. Projects, research, people, consortiums, conferences, all involved in this stuff in the late 90s, early  2000s.

I started on this page of educational resources for AW. Drilling through to this Vlearn 3D, and transcripts from roundtables at AWEDU, to a paper entitled, “3D Virtual Worlds and Learning: An Analysis of the Impact of Design Affordances and Limitations in Active Worlds, blaxxun interactive, and OnLive! Traveler; and A Study of the Implementation of Active Worlds for Formal and Informal Education.

Moral of the Post: Where has all the knowledge gone?

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One Response to “Where has all the knowledge gone? Activeworlds circa 1999”

  1.  Michael/Terran on July 25th, 2008 12:29 pm

    Seems you are busy harvesting it. Can’t wait to read your dissertation.
    take care

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