Monthly Archives: November 2011

OpenVCE Virtual Worlds Assets moved from OpenSim to Unity3D via Tipodean Collada Converter – Part 1

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ai Austin

On my research project related to supporting the OpenVCE communities at http://openvce.net/ I was engaged in setting up a new group portal on the APAN (All Partners Access Network) hosted by the US Government for non-classified work between government agencies, … Continue reading →

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OpenVCE Virtual Worlds Assets moved from OpenSim to Unity3D via Tipodean Collada Converter – Part 2

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ai Austin

See http://converter.tipodean.com/unity3d/index.html for details of Tipodean’s OpenSim to Collada for Unity3D conversion service. The Collada translation of the open source OpenVCE assets suitable for import into Unity3D was kindly provided to Austin Tate by Chris Collins of Tipodean Technologies for experiments … Continue reading →

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I, PI, … Eye

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ai Austin

I have been working on my Digital Cultures course final project for a couple of weeks now. It is a study of Identity, Avatar and On-line Identity, Community Identity and the use of an Analytical Eye over these topics. http://atate.org/ai/pi/ … Continue reading →

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Lifestream Week 10

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Ai Austin

Posthuman Pedagogy I got ahead with my contribution to the posthuman pedagogy and produced my input over the weekend, entitled “Think Like a Robot”. So I was able to provide it to the class at the very start of the … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Week 10 – Presence and Voice

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Ai Austin

Indications of Presence in Virtual Worlds The theme of the readings and Second Life sessions this week was to explore the notion of presence, and mechanism for achieve a sense of community and proper interchange leading to menaingful learning in … Continue reading →

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Moodle/SLoodle Experiments Issue 12 – Customised Inworld Object

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Ai Austin

With kind support from Edmund Edgar I have been experimenting with the “Demo Object” in SLoodle, which is a stub or template for developing customised objects in Second Life or OpenSim which can connect with a corresponding module in the … Continue reading →

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IDEL11 Second Life Voice Meeting on Presence

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Ai Austin

Also see http://atate.org/mscel/img/2011-11-24-IDEL11-SL-Voice-2.jpg http://atate.org/mscel/img/2011-11-24-IDEL11-SL-Voice-3.jpg Space Navigator device I mentioned: http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacenavigator.html

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MSc in e-Learning Virtual Graduation 24-Nov-2011

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Ai Austin

For some reason, the inline thumbnail images don’t show up in WordPress for this blog post. Click on the image areas to get the source image. All images for the MSc in e-Learning graduates, and some overview shots are at … Continue reading →

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Posthuman Pedagogy – Think Like a Robot

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Ai Austin

   See http://atate.org/mscel/think/ When discussing the nature of an individual’s beliefs about intelligence, knowledge or the learning process, I have noticed in a number of discussion forum threads on EDEDC and ULOE11 where it can be a useful device to … Continue reading →

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Meta Body – Try an Out of Your Body Experience

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Ai Austin

A very beautifully designed Second Life region is worth exploring. I suggest you arrive in the Meta_Body area first. Use this teleport link: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Porto/132/109/703 Look at the (freely available) avatars to explore your identity and see which feel strange to … Continue reading →

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