Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps | Video on TED.com

Having spent the a while researching and working with the concepts of Virtual Realities, Virtual Worlds and Augmented realities I have found this clip to be very interesting. In its simplicity this augmented reality is about the massive cross-integration of images according to their metadata and image features. A fascinating concept that in the clip [...]

Virtual Worlds, Best Practice in Education Conference.

Virtual Worlds and the use of Virtual worlds as an educational technology is something I have been spending some time looking into.  I was recently sent an email that linked to information about a conference that is FREE and using VW technologies as a venue.  I have copied the following from the organising bodies website. [...]

The result of some breadcrumbs

I recently posted about inspiring students to develop in virtual world environments through the use of a stimulus video clip.   Since I showed the students the clip I have been priveledged to witness many of my students taking it upon themselves to look up tutorials and tips for developing in virtual world environments like Second Life, [...]

Inspiring students about virtual worlds and virtual creation

New World Notes: REMAKE THE STARS I have spent a bit of time getting Open Sim to work on the students machines here at my school and now we are starting to develop our islands, give identities to the avatars and to build using the prims. One of the limitations I noticed in the students [...]