Next Generation Technology - Keeping Our Eye on 2020

MnSCU Second Life Project

MnSCU has purchased an island in Second Life. If you are interested in learning more, please send Peter and email at: peter.koel@so.mnscu.edu 

If you would like to see what others are doing, or just have questions, please feel free to comment on the Second Life Wiki at http://mnscuisland.wikispaces.com/

Check out this link to a you tube video created by MnSAT. The video will be used in conjunction with a MacAurther Grant submission.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSYFo54KF18

Check out two recent articles written by Tim Goral of University Business magazine regarding Second Life in higher education.

http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1014

http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1023

Croquet

Croquet is a 3D virtual environment that the University of Minnesota is using. Currently, they are teaching a Spansih class on it. You can learn more about Croquet by going to http://hedgehog.software.umn.edu/croquet/croquetMovies/CroquetLanguage_Episode1.mov

 

Game Developers Association
Did you know that there was an Association of Game Developers? Did you know that they have an outline for cirriculum? Check out their website at http://www.igda.org/

DarkStar and Wonderland

Check out St. Paul College's use of Sun's 3D environment. Their link is: www.virtualnorthstar.org

 

 
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