+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++ INSIDE SCOOP: Immersive Education Initiative TWITTER - track daily activity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++
The Immersive Education Initiative is a non-profit international collaboration of universities, colleges, research institutes, consortia and companies that are working together to define and develop open standards, best practices, platforms, and communities of support for virtual reality and game- based learning and training systems. Over a thousand faculty, researchers, staff, administrators and students are members of the Immersive Education Initiative, which is growing at the rate of approximately 2 new members every day. Membership is FREE and open to the global academic community. Immersive Education Initiative: http://ImmersiveEducation.org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE INSIDE SCOOP :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Follow the Immersive Education Initiative's official TWITTER group for the "inside scoop", sneak previews, and early access to initiative activities: http://twitter.com/immersive Recent Inside Scoop tweets: 1. MEETING: iED Library Technology Working Group (LIB.TWG) in-world meeting Monday July 20 @ 7:00pm EDT http://MediaGrid.org/groups 1:00 PM Jul 18th from web 2. Chris and Nick: Installing and configuring collaborative document editing tool on new Immersive Education Initiative web site. 10:31 AM Jul 18th from web 3. Chris: Updating Wonderland nodes on Education Grid in preparation for Second Life (RealXtend & OpenSim) nodes http://TheEducationGrid.org 7:42 PM Jul 16th from web 4. Aaron: Confirming board meeting @ USS Constitution Museum to plan iED's "Old Ironsides" http://tr.im/sEqh & http://ImmersiveEducation.org 10:15 AM Jul 16th from web 5. Doug: Posted overview of the new Multi-Threaded Game Engine (MT Game) that will be used by the Wonderland iED platform: http://tr.im/sEeL 10:02 AM Jul 16th from web 6. Psychology of Immersive Environments Technology Working Group (PIE.TWG) launch event has begun. Join at http://tr.im/swSY 3:53 PM Jul 15th from web 7. Original reference to "Immersive Illness" in preparation for Psychology of Immersive Environments (PIE.TWG) launch today: http://tr.im/sukE 10:59 AM Jul 15th from web 8. DEADLINE TODAY! $10,000 CONTENT CREATION CONTEST FOR IMMERSIVE EDUCATION! CONTEST DETAILS, PRIZES & RULES AT http://colladacontest.com 8:22 AM Jul 15th from web 9. Rich: Preparing for tomorrow's Psychology of Immersive Environments Technology Working Group (PIE.TWG) launch. http://MediaGrid.org/groups 11:24 AM Jul 14th from web 10. iED Board of Directors: Reviewing final draft of "Immersive Education High School" press release. http://ImmersiveEducation.org 9:34 AM Jul 14th from web 11. DEADLINE IN 1 DAY: $10,000 CONTENT CREATION CONTEST FOR IMMERSIVE EDUCATION! CONTEST DETAILS, PRIZES & RULES AT http://colladacontest.com 9:32 AM Jul 14th from web MORE INSIDE SCOOP AT: http://twitter.com/immersive The Immersive Education Initiative is a non-profit international collaboration of universities, colleges, research institutes, consortia and companies that are working together to define and develop open standards, best practices, platforms, and communities of support for virtual reality and game- based learning and training systems. Over a thousand faculty, researchers, staff, administrators and students are members of the Immersive Education Initiative, which is growing at the rate of approximately 2 new members every day. Membership is FREE and open to the global academic community. Immersive Education Initiative: http://ImmersiveEducation.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++ INSIDE SCOOP: Immersive Education Initiative TWITTER - track daily activity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++ -- Kamal O. Rowe Immersive Education Initiative: http://ImmersiveEducation.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend http://www.realxtend.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
