Tag Archives: virtual worlds

iPod-based Language Learning w/Virtual Characters

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Tom King

I saw that 9to5 Mac picked up a story on iPods as mobile training devices for soldiers to learn new spoken languages. I immediately recognized this from some demos I’d seen from Carol Wideman of Vcom3D. Fantastic to see that … Continue reading →

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Elearning, Machinima and the Law

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Tom King

One of the great take-aways of Learning 2006 for me was Machinima. Now there’s some IP follow-up that is due for anyone considering using Machinima content for training. I think machinima is a powerful, effective and low cost alternative technique … Continue reading →

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Second Life and Wii: Are we ready for the Goldrush, Backlash or both

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Tom King

That last post on the Wii and SecondLife was supposed to be a quick puff-piece, but as I mulled it over it grew and grew until I split it into two with this opinion post as the second part. Personally, … Continue reading →

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Wii + Second Life = New Training Simulator

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Tom King

Interesting thoughts on using a Nintendo Wii and Second Life together, from the Gadgets blog of Wired online Nintendo games have made the Wii controller a satisfyingly realistic controller for pretend tennis, golf and baseball. But how about using it … Continue reading →

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ACM / eLearn Magazine on Second Life for Learning

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Tom King

The Association for Computing Machinery (acm) publishes eLearn, an online magazine about Education and Technology. Just a few days ago they published Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning, by Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O’Driscoll, IBM; and … Continue reading →

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