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		<title>Wonderland 0.4 &#8211; Demo video</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/08/22/wonderland-04-demo-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Aurilio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What to notice
It&#8217;s helpful to understand that Wonderland has been envisioned as a platform for working/collaboration across distance.  It provides a more immersive experience than you could achieve with current available technologies such as video and phone conferencing, web-conferencing and chats.
Two things to consider in a virtual environment are its capacity to facilitate users [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activeworlds or Wonderland? Hmmm?</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/07/30/activeworlds-or-wonderland-hmmm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Aurilio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we&#8217;re wading in the Activeworlds waters, deciding how we&#8217;re going to get in, I&#8217;m kind of wondering whether we should also (or instead) get into Wonderland a bit more. I&#8217;m connected to their and the Media Grid&#8217;s conversations, but we&#8217;re also looking at this with new eyes, with building some capacity to support a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Exactly Is A Virtual World?</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/06/10/what-exactly-is-a-virtual-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy</dc:creator>
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Pop quiz: What is a Virtual World?
a) A shared space
b) Avatar-based chat room
c) 3D collaborative experience
d) All of the above
e) Or something else?
With new Virtual Worlds being announced almost weekly, the question bears asking.
The Virtual Worlds Review, for example, a pioneering effort in describing the development of Virtual Worlds, suggests six features common to all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cultures of Virtual Worlds Conference</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/04/27/cultures-of-virtual-worlds-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Aurilio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was only able to stay for one day of the conference, held at UC Irvine. It was similar to the MetaverseU conference in that some extraordinary thinkers and doers were there. Maria Bezaitis and I chatted a bit about how important metaphors are as bridges to understanding.  Melissa Cefkin is doing some great thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If It Qwaqs Like a Duck&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/04/24/if-it-qwaqs-like-a-duck/</link>
		<comments>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/04/24/if-it-qwaqs-like-a-duck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; It must be another virtual world!
Thanks to a SLED announcement by Lori Bell of Alliance Library System, I had the opportunity to attend a Qwaq demo yesterday hosted by John at Learning Times. Very interesting, despite some unforeseen technical issues (gotta love technology!)
Built on the Croquet platform, the Qwaq environment offers some interesting collaborative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More from Metaverse U</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/03/26/more-from-metaverse-u/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wish you&#8217;d been at the Metaverse U Conference last month? You&#8217;re in luck! The Metaverse U folks have now realeased YouTube mini-flicks with participant comments (much like Suzanne&#8217;s below).
In addition, they are beginning to put up  blip.tv video of speakers.  First up: Vladlen Koltun, a Stanford computer science professor and founder of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My 2 cents about the Metaverse</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/03/20/my-2-cents-about-the-metaverse/</link>
		<comments>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/03/20/my-2-cents-about-the-metaverse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Aurilio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the  MetaverseU Conference at Stanford last month, the asked all of us  these  4 questions:
- What excites you about current metaverse technology?
- What concerns you about current metaverse technology?
- What will be most the surprising impact of metaverse technology on society within the next decade?
- What barriers will metaverse technology never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New opportunities in 2008 for Second Life</title>
		<link>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/01/18/new-opportunities-in-2008-for-second-life/</link>
		<comments>http://pictsl.edublogs.org/2008/01/18/new-opportunities-in-2008-for-second-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Aurilio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Media Consortium&#8217;s Virtual Worlds has announced an exciting year.  Here&#8217;s a PDF of their services for free and for hire. In particular, I like the live mentoring they&#8217;ll be offering: &#8220;Live mentoring for new entrants into Second Life.  High on the list of planned enhancements for the NMC&#8217;s Orientation Island experience is [...]]]></description>
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