Converting F2F Activities into SL
It’s not always easy to see how Second Life can be useful for training. In many cases it’s just not the best tool for the job but sometimes a training need just matches perfectly. Kelley Executive has a great face to face training program to help companies understand the differences in generational management needs. In [...]
“Sarah Needs…” A Funny Meme to Try
It’s easy. Just Google “Yourname + Needs” and copy out the first ten instances of the phrase. Oh boy! Mine are a little depressing.
Sarah Needs A Cold Shower, Self-Esteem
what Sarah needs is a date, maybe some fun, and if it works out a bit of schtupping.
Sarah needs to set up her experiment by finding subjects
Sarah [...]
O’Reilly Radar “Virtual Worlds: A Business Guide” Worth the Price
So you’ve been thinking about taking your business into the virtual world but you need some help. Maybe you need some numbers, some handy facts about demographics, some insightful analysis about what this whole movement to the virtual world really means for business. Well, O’Reilly is here to help.
Now, I’ve read dozens of “white papers” [...]
Twitter: My Own Personal Highly Qualified Instant Help Desk
So I’ve been having trouble with image spacing over at the SL-Education Blog. They were crammed up against the text no matter how much padding I put in. Tonight I finally got sick and tired of wrestling with it and called for help. No I didn’t turn on the Bat Signal. I Twittered!
Intellagirl: Anyone know [...]
Second Life for Dummies Event on Thursday!
Authors of Second Life For Dummies Live in Second LifeAbracadabra – March 20, 2008 – SLED and SLRL’s own Sarah “Intellagirl Tully” Robbins and Mark “Typewriter Tackleberry” Bell, authors of Wiley’s Second Life For Dummies, answer audience questions in Second Life on March 27, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. SLT/PDT. Along with primary seating at The [...]
Questions I’m thinking about
Mark and I often do a bit of brainstorming on the big dry erase boards in our dining room. Lately, we’ve been churning out research-type questions about virtual worlds. I thought I’d post them to save them from little hands and erasers and perhaps to get some discussion going.
What is a virtual world? what definition [...]
Intellagirl in the Yearly Review
Gotta love it when your work becomes a marketing bullet!
New Second Life Interface Looks Like a Web Browser
One of the oldest debates among Second Life users is about how to merge Second Life better with the rest of the web. Folks have argued for the ability to have interactive HTML browsing inside Second Life for years but the issue has its detractors. A new release from the Electric Sheep might signal a [...]
Law & Order SVU to take on Second Life-esque Story Tonight
Tonight’s Law & Order Special Victim’s Unit episode, called “Avatar”, will take on a story about under age sex in a virtual environment called “Alternate You.” Looks like a stab Second Life and all the controversy over age verification and the mysteries of the fine line between real life and virtual life. Set your DVRs! [...]
Best poster Ever!
This poster was created to advertise a talk I’m giving at Notre Dame in September. It’s the ass-kickingest poster anyone has ever made for one of my talks. I love it!
In other surreal news, I found out yesterday I was nominated for Faculty/Staff Homecoming Queen. Ha!
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