Virtual Worlds



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which anyone can add to or edit.

The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},

Multilingual University & School

where anyone can teach or take a class or course


 * Add or take a free, open Virtual Worlds course.

Select Courses

 * Add free, open Virtual Worlds courses below.

Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject
Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.
Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/

Select Films
Moshel, Daniel. 2009. Login2Life. (login2life trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znOJCDXSAMI). (http://www.login2life.net/ - Login 2 Life is a documentary film, directed by Daniel Moshel, which portrays people, some of whom are handicapped, who have found an alternate home in an online world in Second Life. This is the starting point of a journey into fascinating virtual realities, meeting diverse human beings in different parts of the world who have one thing in common – they are savvy in using virtual worlds as an extension of their real lives). Munich, Germany: Eidolon Entertainment in Coproduction with Moshel Film, ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel and ORF.

Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).

Select Museums
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).

Select References
Allen, Tim. 2011. Auto Draft - Wharton Higher Ed Web Symposium. July 15. Philadelphia, PA: peregrinesalon.com.

Applications and Network Futurists. 2007. Applications and Network Futurists. UC Davis/Intel.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. The BBC Covers SL-to-RL 3D Printed Fractal Cubes. December 7. New World Notes.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. Ms. Ohmai's Excellent Second Life Inventory Sorting Tutorial (But Oh If Only We Didn't Need This Tutorial at All). July 8. New World Notes.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. Neal Stephenson: Enough On Me & the Metaverse Already!. December 6. New World Notes.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. New World Gaming: World of Warcraft, You're Losing Subscribers; Please Grow the Market by Going Free-to-Play. May 10. New World Notes.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. Top 50 Popular Second Life Sims for June 2011. May 10. New World Notes.

Boyle, Alan. 2011. Science thrives in virtual worlds. March 25. cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com

Castronova, Edward. 2011. Insurance for Virtual Goods. July 11. Terra Nova.

Dibbell, Julian. 2011. Google+ to Second Lifers: Get Real. July 12. terranova.blogs.com.

Marshall, Gary. 2011. [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whatever-happened-to-second-life--1030314 Whatever happened to Second Life? In Depth: Why the hype didn't help - and where SL's headed now]. September 30. techradar.com.

Terraforming in virtual worlds

torley. 2008. LAND: Terraforming - Second Life Video TuTORial. Torley.com

Select Slideshows
Allen, Tim. 2010. 1/26/2010: The Magic Circle: Realistic Expectations for Virtual Worlds. January 25. Philadelphia, PA: peregrinesalon.com.

Select Video and Audio
Djorski, S. George. 2011. TEDxCaltech - S. George Djorgovski - Evolving Science and Technology in Cyberspace. Pasadena, CA: TEDxTalks.

Kassabian, Deke. 2011. Video: Penn in Second Life. April 19. (http://www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/virtual-worlds/PennInSL.html). Philadelphia, PA: peregrinesalon.com.

Kassabian, Deke. 2011. Virtual Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania.

In German

German TV Live Show featuring LOGIN2LIFE. 2011. ON3 Südwild TV SHOW featuring LOGIN2LIFE. (http://on3.de/element/11928/on3-suedwild-vom-18-bis-21-oktober-2011-graz#/element/12006/on3-suedwild-aus-graz-die-sendung-vom-freitag). ON3 Südwild.

World University and School Links
Artificial Intelligence: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence

Assistive Technologies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Assistive_Technologies

Computer Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computer_Science

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

Gaming - Digital: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Gaming_-_Digital

Hacking - Computers (certified, ethical): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hacking_-_Computers_%28certified,_ethical%29

Programming: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Programming

Robotics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Robotics

Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science

Virtual Worlds: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise
Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)
Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/.

Careers
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WUaS Job hunting: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Job_hunting

Counseling
Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling

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Digital To Do
Android

Broadcast to radio frequency

Create EMail group for page

Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)

Print

Publish to DVD

Recommend

Send to phone

Translate

Videophone

In Google Earth
Google Earth.

In Virtual World
OpenSim. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page

ScienceSim. 2011. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php. Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

Learning Networking
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TV-Live Broadcasting
Broadcast to television

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:

Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com

Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv

Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv

Video Communication
Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software

Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail

iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

Skype - http://www.skype.com/

Wiki Software for Courses
Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

PB Works - http://pbworks.com/

Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia

Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/

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Languages: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages

Library Resources: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources

Nation States: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nation_States

You at World University: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

Museums: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums

Research: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research

Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities

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