BCSHCI
2009
13 years 2 months ago
2009
This paper presents research that engages with virtual worlds for education users to understand design of these applications for their needs. An in-depth multi-method investigatio...
VSGAMES
2010
13 years 2 months ago
2010
—Mass adoption of virtual world platforms for education and training implies efficient management of computational resources. In Second Life Grid and OpenSimulator, commonly used...
VR
2010
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
2010
IEEE
In this paper we present a Mixed Reality (MR) teleconferencing application based on Second Life (SL) and the OpenSim virtual world. Augmented Reality (AR) techniques are used for ...
CORR
2008
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
2008
Springer
In this work we present a measurement study of user mobility in Second Life. We first discuss different techniques to collect user traces and then focus on results obtained using ...
CRIWG
2009
13 years 5 months ago
2009
This work presents a collaborative educational game, Time2Play, developed in Second Life, which allows the creation of stories in a collaborative fashion, offering a new form of ex...
ACMACE
2009
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
The paper investigates human agent interactions in virtual environments like Second Life. As interactions in such environments are inherently social, the agent should be able to p...
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 6 months ago
2007
Second Life is an online 3D virtual environment that offers interesting potential for use in education due to its widespread availability, flexibility, and its use of standard pla...
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 6 months ago
2007
Second Life, a participant-created multi-user virtual environment (MUVE), gained sudden media acclaim in 2006. Prior to that, the world was developing many of the characteristics ...
CSCWD
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
2008
Springer
3D information systems for education must be investigated and adopted for a more involving form of learning. It is in this context that we propose the use of Second Life as an env...
CONEXT
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
2008
ACM
Abstract: Social virtual worlds such as Second Life are digital representations of the real world where human-controlled avatars evolve and interact through social activities. Unde...