Posts Tagged ‘virtual worlds’

Space invasion

Cross the boundaries at your own risk. By Carol Kinsey Goman. As a consultant and professional speaker, I often travel by myself and frequently dine alone. This affords me the opportunity to combine two of my favorite pastimes: eating great food and watching people. One night at dinner in an oceanside...
November 14th, 2009 | 01 (6) 2009 / html, Cover stories, FREE articles, Living | Read More

Does your avatar make you look fat?

Creating a Second Life avatar, or virtual representation of oneself, that is thin and physically fit may encourage individuals to become healthier and more physically fit in their real lives, according to a study by researchers at RTI International. ... more for subscribers only! Please Login to continue...
September 25th, 2009 | 01 (5) 2009 / html, Living | Read More

Human-computer interaction

Forum examines the impact of technology on children. Today’s children are coming of age immersed in video gaming, Web browsing and instant messaging. Many have cell phones, laptops and hand-held video games. Others have created avatars of themselves, and some are raising robot pets in virtual worlds. What...
July 13th, 2009 | 01 (3) 2009 / html, FREE articles, Learning | Read More

The Learning Factory

K-12 classrooms irrelevant to today’s environment. By David Warlick. There is a commonly told story, usually attributed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Seymour Papert. It states that if a doctor from the 1890s were to suddenly be time-warped into a modern twenty-first century hospital,...
May 14th, 2009 | 01 (2) 2009 / html, Cover stories, FREE articles, Learning | Read More