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Virtual Worlds The Next Phase of the Internet
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Machinima Watch the World Robbie Dingo
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Virtual Worlds The Next Phase of the Internet
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History of Virtual Worlds

• 1978 on Multi-User Dungeon, Domain or Dimension
  via early Chat/IM
• 1990 on MOO MUD Object Oriented
• 1990 on MMORPG Massively Multi-player On-line
  Role Playing Games
• Now MUVE Multi-user Virtual Environments and
  Virtual Worlds

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Meet Chat
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Shopping
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Shopping
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Entertainment
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Clubs Dancing
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Sports
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Locations
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Locations
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Corporates
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Corporates
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Education
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Special Events
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Collaboration
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Tutorials
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Video Audio Streaming
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Video Audio Streaming
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Projects
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Second Life and Virtual Worlds in the News
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• Gartner group sees 80 virtual world penetration
  by 2011.
• Tech consultancy Gartner, whose Hype Cycle has
  been used to gauge Second Life adoption, thinks
  that 80 percent of active Internet users will be
  in non-gaming virtual worlds like Second Life by
  the end of 2011 a huge increase from current
  levels.
• By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active
  Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will
  have a second life, but not necessarily in
  Second Life, the company said in April 2007.
• According to Nielsen/NetRatings, there were about
  330 million active Internet home users in March,
  2007.
• There is significant probability that, over
  time, market pressures will lead to a merging of
  current virtual worlds into a smaller number of
  open-sourced environments that support the free
  transfer of assets and avatars from one to
  another with the use of a single, universal
  client, the company added.
• http//secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/04/25/g
  artner-sees-80-virtual-world-penetration-by-2011/

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Machinima Text 100 Amy Hayes
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Five Rules For Bringing YourReal-Life Business
Into Second Life

• Information Week Aug. 21, 2007, by Mitch Wagner
• Do like Captain Picard said Engage
• Add value to Second Life's communities
• Don't believe the backlash
• Be smart about keeping out trouble-Makers
• Think of Second Life as beta technology

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Ai and Austins Two Suggestions

• 1. Ai
• Get in here.

2. Austin Read Wikinomics
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Second Life - Systems Architecture
Grid of 3D Region Simulators
Viewers
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Vue Virtual University of Edinburgh A
multi-disciplinary virtual organisation exploring
the potential of virtual worlds for e-Learning,
research, collaboration outreach related to the
University of Edinburgh http//vue.ed.ac.uk
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Vue in the News
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UoE Departments in Vue

• Development Alumni
• Information Services
• IT User Services
• Library and Collections
• School of Informatics
• Commercialisation Unit
• Edinburgh-Stanford Link
• AIAI
• HCRC/ICCS
• School of Education
• MSc in e-Learning
• Higher Community Education
• Child Development
• Management School
• School of Arts, Culture Environment
• Coming Soon
• Disability Office
• Geosciences

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Vue Uses of Virtual Worlds

• Now
• Awareness, Recruitment Promotional Activities
• e-Learning and Social Networking Course Support
• Distance Learning
• Continuing Professional Development
• Innovative Assessment Practices
• PhD Research Projects using Simulations
• Collaboration
• Links from Real to Virtual Meeting Spaces
  Teleconferences
• Alumni Networking
• Courses
• MSc in Entrepreneurship Business Building
• MSc in Design Digital Media
• MSc in e-Learning
• Management School Courses
• Coming Soon
• Live Event Streaming into Virtual Worlds
• 3D View onto Historical Materials, Arts and
  Museum Style Access
• Further MSc and other courses, Field Trips

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AIAI2

• The Artificial Intelligence Applications
  Institute (AIAI) in the School of Informatics at
  the University of Edinburgh established an office
  in Second Life in July 2006.
• This is being used to explore
• persistent task-supporting and intelligent agents
  (I-Room)
• AI applications
• AI technology transfer
• collaborative working in virtual community sims
• and to have a bit of fun.
• A custom three zone building for the Institute
  has been designed, constructed and installed by
  Attim Hokkigai of Hokkigai Inc. This allows for
• A front office and reception area accessible to
  all
• A limited seat virtual presentation room
• A lounge, chill out and chat area

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Other Virtual Worlds
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Other Virtual Worlds
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http//secondlife.com http//vue.ed.ac.uk http/
/www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/ai Thanks to Second Life
residents for their help in collecting materials
for this talk. Thanks to my colleagues in MALTS
and Informatics for technical assistance.