In this presentation we will share our experience and lessons learned in designing virtual simulations for learners in high and low resource settings and explore the challenges and opportunities for co-creating virtual simulations with globally distributed teams.

Matt Cook, Rachel Umoren

Kevin Feenan, founder of Rockcliffe University Consortium, will be discussing challenges facing virtual environments over the coming years. Over the past 10 years, the competitive advantage of environments like Second Life and Open Simulator have not kept pace with technological innovation in general. This presentation will look at how we got here, what the immediate pressures are to innovate, and what we can do to change things.

By Kevin Feenan

Pursue broad questions that are fundamental to any efforts in research writing. Who is the author of the text? What period was the text about? How do we interpret the ideas? Hermenetutics has been useful as a way to interpret texts since Antiquity and called the ‘hermeneutic circle.’

The critique is imperative. Why do writers write? The answer is that characters, setting, mood, voice, and themes dynamically bring us to a state of relaxation and vision to understand truths. Literature is inspirational. My intention is to provide readers with tools to research the use of social justice as a reason to write and a methodology of applying the social justice paradigm for writing.

By Maryann DiEdwardo

We present the latest iteration of the RezMela Composer application. It has been shown to facilitate and speed up content production using various innovative techniques. Firstly, it provides access to a curated list of objects that can be assembled into useful 3d structures or powerful experiences. Secondly, the Composer offers a unique user interface which speeds up common but laborious and time consuming content creation tasks.

By Rameshsharma Ramloll

This presentation will showcase work conducted by Virtual Harmony in the prototyping of AI-augmented 3D visualization in the metaverse for supporting interdisciplinary endeavors with cognitive sciences across education, industry, and the military.

Highlights will be showcased from efforts with developing and using an AI strategy and concepts virtual observatory hub offering a learning neural net supporting metaverse AI-augmented client-server visualization tool for visualization of data collected from interactive learning simulations.

Andrew Stricker / Spinoza Quinnell, Cynthia Calongne / Lyr Lobo

The Kitely-hosted virtual world project, “CheriNet Creative HQ” serves as a vehicle for the integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), artificial intelligence art (AI art), and PoS blockchains into 3D immersive virtual worlds. It was created to provide NFT-related capacity building; to promote NFT awareness; and to showcase digital media projects including artificial intelligence generated art (AI/GAN art), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and related videos.

Project visitors including real life and virtual-based artists will use the 3D immersive virtual world to view and share digital media collections while building a community for information sharing, informal discussions, training, and educational sessions pertaining to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs); Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains; and artificial intelligence generated art (AI/GAN art).

By Sally S. Cherry BS MT(ASCP)

Venture capital investment in the metaverse has nearly doubled this year, Facebook has changed its name to Meta, and metaverse hype is everywhere. With improvements in bandwidth and better headset design, we’re on the cusp of a new era. Many of the projects being announced are closed or proprietary platforms. OpenSim’s decentralized, open-source, hyperconnected universe can point the way to how to do it right.

By Maria Korolov

“Hybrid Tech” means combining multiple tools to blend their strengths and mediate their weaknesses, relative to the use case at hand. “Cross Dimensional Thinking” means shifting perspectives, again and again, to master hybrid tech tool combinations. We will review FIVE USE CASES demonstrating how tools and perspectives can be blended interchangeably, relative to the use at hand.

By James Neville / Sitearm Madonna

Panel discussion moderated by Mal Burns.

Panelists:
Dr. Fran
Doug Thompson

WE ARE GOING TO AMERICA. That was the message the Pilgrims followed in 1620. AMERIKA is a village in Germany carrying the German / Dutch / Africaans / Turkey name for America so the slogan goes also this way: WE ARE GOING TO AMERIKA. Common between all languages is that we are leaving the borders of the old worlds behind. In May 2022 will be the award ceremony in the real Amerika Museum in Germany.

One year ago the call was made at OSCC20 for an immersive art competition, called AMERIKA ART. At OSCC21 the Grand Opening will happen. The Italian machinimist WizardOz Chrome created a machinima AMERIKA ART 2022 that will be presented, then everyone is invited to explore the art show and to give a vote that will result in the public award for one of the Long-Legged Maskitts, designed as a bronze statue by the Canadian artist Bryn Oh.

By Reiner Schneeberger/ Art Blue

Groups of language learners, young and old, meet in immersive environments like OpenSim, Second Life or Minecraft and are asked to build a spaceship together. Or a village, or a power plant. They come from Italy, Finnland and Germany and need to communicate in English to achieve the lofty goals. Can building in OpenSim provide a venue to communicate in English in real-time? This potential will be explored in EXCALIBUR, a new EU funded project to come in 2022.

By Heike Philp

The focus of this presentation is on immersing learners in OpenSimulator for TESOL. It highlights the need to incorporate Virtual Worlds in order to keep up with educational needs in conjunction with contemporary technological habits.

(TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

By Helena Galani

A panel will share a variety of digital citizenship elements relating to changing digital culture, the need for metaliteracy, and ways digital citizenship can be advocated in virtual environments. The target audience is educators, learners, and anyone interested in utilizing virtual worlds for specific purposes. Examples of the need for digital citizenship will be featured as a personal responsibility for each of us.

Sheila Webber / Sheila Yoshikawa & Valerie Hill / Valibrarian Gregg

This presentation from Infinite Metaverse Alliance® (IMA) and Thales Group discusses detailed research and development progress made by student interns, past and present, on the future viewer SceneGate 2.0 project. Areas of investigation include: documenting the viewer source code; exploring use of a more modern rendering engine; streamlining the source code where needed; and updating the development environment.

Frank Rulof & Lisa Laxton

This presentation from Infinite Metaverse Alliance® (IMA) and Thales Group discusses research and development progress towards improving open source code for: SceneGate 1.x, Future SceneGate 2.0, DreamGate, IMABox, and EchoVoice projects. The work of IMA and Thales is in general directed toward broadening use of the Metaverse for Public, Education, Industry and Government sectors but the community as a whole benefits from open source.

Frank Rulof & Lisa Laxton

This session will delve into how virtual world use was impacted by expanded online instruction during the pandemic. The expectation (based on a 2020 survey of educators) was that faculty would expand their use of virtual world learning activities during the 2020-2021 academic year. Still, faculty plans to increase their use of virtual world learning simulations did not take into account student interest in virtual world learning simulations during the pandemic.

Student attrition in combination with the Zoom class webinar scheduling demands on students during the pandemic led to lower undergraduate student interest in virtual world learning activities. One bright spot in the realm of student interest in virtual world learning was observed in a class of graduate students studying how to teach online. As a related topic, this session will explore how to better position the OpenSimulator virtual world platform to play a larger role in the expected continued expansion in online instruction.

By Kay McLennan

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Locals and HG visitors welcome! The 2021 Winter Market opens for two weeks with over a dozen merchants showcasing their wares and their new products, all in a gaily decorated winter scene. Take the trolley to the market or touch the teleport sign. The market transacts in DC$ AND HG visitors can purchase them on site.

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Christmas Ship Parade and display!
Come see the Christmas decorated Ships of the DiscoveryGrid Battle Group - led by Admiral Modee Parlez.
There will be a docking of the boats by the battle group, arriving approximately 3:30 Discovery Grid Time. The dock will be at the edge of the Discovery Christmas Market. Reach it by going to the skating rink and taking the walkway to the water. Residents are welcome to come view the ships and tour them.
The Christmas Ships will remain at the dock for viewing until the end of the Christmas Market. They will be judged by a team of Discovery residents.
Please join us at the Christmas Market Docks on Saturday, December 18, 2021!

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4PM - 6PM Grid time
Put on your ice skates then skate/dance at the winter market ice rink and enjoy 2 hours of Rogue Galaxy singing to you.

Rogue has been singing professionally for over 2 decades with her own band in RL and also with other bands too. She has a duo, trio, & a full band that plays a wide variety of music from blues to rock and easy listening! Rogue's vocals are described as sultry, bluesy and smokey.

Her distinct voice and musical style will charm the hearts of ALL. Nominated for Sammy's NY People Choice award 2020. She is a must hear performer!

The VirtualDream Tour will be visiting Novale's winter 21-22 this coming week. To participate, join the tour team at VirtualDream grid welcome at 21hrs Paris time !

Traveling for the holidays or not, you're going to love this special show from DJ Clan, complete with his weekly competition! Add your bits to the Prize Pot, starting out at over 5,000 Gloebits, winner takes all! Dress warmly, it's chilly out here on the tarmac :)

Every Sunday at the Fetish factor DJ Essensual is playing some of the Hottest Rock'n Tunes and as always Your Requests..
Party starts at 5pm grid/pacific time but come early and shop at The LaTeX Source across the street from the club, sorry guys Ladies only for now.
Hope to see you on Sunday at the Fetish Factor club
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Ready For Good Time ? Needing That Break To Refresh Those Creative Juices ? *Then Eternity Night Club On The Dock Is The Spot For You ! With DJ Garrett and Hostess Sibbie ! Music: Classic Rock hits of the 60’s, & 70’s , featuring music of Creedence Clearwater Revival ! DRESS UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - WILL HAVE SOME TO PASS AROUND! ALWAYS OPTIONAL. *COME JOIN US FOR LOADS OF FUN AND LAUGHTER. MEET NEW FRIENDS AND CATCH UP WITH OLD ONES, TOO. CYA There! *RAFFLE Is By Frameworks By Trynatie A Winter Photo To One Lucky Winner! HG FRIENDLY.
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Ready For Good Time ? Needing That Brake To Refresh Those Creative Juices ? *Then Eternity Night Club Is The Spot For You - Main - With Country Bob and Hostie Sabrina! Music : Classic Rock *COME JOIN US FOR LOADS OF FUN AND LAUGHTER. MEET NEW FRIENDS AND CATCH UP WITH OLD ONES, TOO. CYA There! *RAFFLE Is By East Coast Photo Studios A 200D Shopping Voucher For 3 PF Pictures , To One Lucky Winner , HG FRIENDLY
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A Debute For Dave And The Straight Shooter Band LIVE First Time In Digiworldz Will Be Doing A Live Performance At The Eternity Country Club With His Side Kick Jax Rollin , Please Come Welcome Them To Digiworldz - COWBOY BOOTS Is The Theme And Of Corse Clothes :) I have been singing live in SL and love to do shows . I have been a Elvis Tribute artist in RL. I sing diverent Genres of music, Oldies, Country, Classic Roack . Mainly i just like to have fun and visit clubs and listen to other singers and DJs
*RAFFLE IS A 2 HOUR RAFFLE BY PASSIONS FASHIONS FOR A 500 D SHOPPING VOUCHER
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Ready For A Good Time ? Needing That Brake To Refresh your Creative Juices ? *DJ Tatiana and Hostie Erdette 6-8PM - Music Blues , It All Happens Right Here At Eternity NightClub Patio! Wear Somethng Green - Baby Its Cold Outside! *COME JOIN US FOR LOADS OF FUN AND LAUGHTER. MEET NEW FRIENDS AND CATCH UP WITH OLD ONES, TOO. CYA There! *RAFFLE Is By Tatianas Builds A Dark Matter Club To One Lucky Winner! HG Friendly !
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6PM - 8PM DIGI Time At Eternity Night Club / Main - Kick Off To A New Week With DJ Tony And Hostess Sabrina , Music - Mixed Generations! DRESS UP WEAR SOMETHING RED-DRESS UP ALWAYS OPTIONAL! *COME JOIN US FOR LOADS OF FUN AND LAUGHTER. MEET NEW FRIENDS AND CATCH UP WITH OLD ONES, TOO. CYA THERE !
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Extra Helpings of Christmas Cheer @ The Dome!
Come Party with us for a Festive Set Saturday 11th Dec with Andron Rae 1-3pm Grid time,
Followed by a Special Encore Performance by Zoree Jupiter 3-5pm Grid time!
When - Sat 11th Dec 1pm Grid Time
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Please join Discovery Grid and PyroVR Fireworks as we ring in 2022, the new year! This encore event takes place next to the Space Needle in virtual Seattle. DJ Astoria will kick off the celebration starting at 8PM (grid time - PST) bringing on the dance jams. Neytiri's pyromusical fireworks start at 9PM with a fresh sound track and synchronized fireworks, some old favorites and many newly minted effects. Please set your viewer to shared environment as we will use EEP to bring you a vibrant sky scene.