COORDINATING VW ACTIVITIES IN NORDIC HIGHER

EDUCATION

October 28, 2011

Nordic Virtual Worlds Network

AgendaAgenda

1. Overview of each other1. Overview of each other’’s VW activities and s VW activities and presence presence

2. Discuss possibilities and implications of co-locating 2. Discuss possibilities and implications of co-locating SL islands SL islands

3. Discuss possibilities for collaborating on other 3. Discuss possibilities for collaborating on other platforms, e.g. OpenSimplatforms, e.g. OpenSim

4. Discuss other potential collaborative activities4. Discuss other potential collaborative activities

5. Discuss future of virtual worlds (e.g. open source 5. Discuss future of virtual worlds (e.g. open source solutions such as OpenSim, affordances, etc)solutions such as OpenSim, affordances, etc)   

Kim Holmberg, PhDInformation studies

Åbo Akademi Universityhttp://kimholmberg.fi

@kholmber

And a dozen of other workshops, courses and lectures about virtual worlds, including:Learning and research in Second Life -workshop, @ AoIR 11.0, 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden.Learning and Research in Second Life -workshop, @ AoIR 10.0, 2009, Milwaukee, USA.

Isto Huvila, Doc.Department of ALMUppsala Universityhttp://istohuvila.eu@ihuvila

Selected publications:

Holmberg, K. (2011). Lessons learned from the birth and evolution of a virtual community for educators. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2011), workshop on Real Education in Virtual Worlds, November 28 – December 2, 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Huvila, I. Being formal and flexible. Proceedings of the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2011. April 12-16, 2011, Beijing, PRC.

Uotila, K & Huvila, I.: Virtual Landscape Modelling. In Marko Lamberg, M. H. & Haikari, J. (ed.) Physical and Cultural Space in Pre-industrial Europe: Methodological Approaches, Nordic Academic Press, Lund 2011, pp. 273-286.

Huvila, I., Holmberg, K., Ek, S. & Widén-Wulff, G. (2010). Social capital in Second Life. Online Information Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 295-316. [part 1]

Holmberg, K. (2010). Virtual Information Spaces. Research workshop: Making Sense of Virtual Worlds and User Driven Innovation, 7.-9.6.2010, Magleaas, Denmark. [Poster]

Holmberg, K. & Huvila, I. (2008). Learning together apart: Distance education in a virtual world. First Monday, vol. 13, no. 10, 6 October 2008.

And now… ?

Norwegian University of Norwegian University of Science and Technology Science and Technology

(NTNU)(NTNU)• Projects

– EU TARGET- serious games– EU CoCreat – creativity support– CAMO Norwegian Armed Forces – cultural

awareness

• Courses– Cooperation technology– Project informatics

• Methods– Educational visualizations– Role-playing

Norwegian University of Norwegian University of Science and Technology Science and Technology

(NTNU)(NTNU)• Second Life island

– http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NTNU/– Virtual campus – authentic environment for

learning and socializing– VRA – framework for awareness about

educational and research activities, promoting cross-fertilization and engaging the general public

Ekaterina Prasolova-FørlandMikhail Fominykh

ekaterip@idi.ntnu.nomikhail.fominykh@svt.ntnu.no

Stockholm School of Stockholm School of EconomicsEconomics

Masters in Media and Marketing Management Masters in Media and Marketing Management Strategy Module – Live Cases where students Strategy Module – Live Cases where students

interview avapreneurs and work on live issues interview avapreneurs and work on live issues http://tinasuniversum.blogspot.com/2010/01/utbildning-i-http://tinasuniversum.blogspot.com/2010/01/utbildning-i-

second-life-avapreneurship.html second-life-avapreneurship.html

Ad hoc examplesAd hoc examples Swedish Tax Authority – Choice of media Swedish Tax Authority – Choice of media

“Experiment”“Experiment” 3D Teaming with Duke CE: 3D Teaming with Duke CE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quh2OiPHkm8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quh2OiPHkm8

ResearchResearch

Co-creation workshops with Co-creation workshops with entrepreneursentrepreneurs http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=2kMNWBU1Yb8v=2kMNWBU1Yb8

International, multidisciplinary International, multidisciplinary teamteam

− Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, USADenmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, USA− Academia, Industry, Public SectorAcademia, Industry, Public Sector

ObjectivesObjectives− To explore how entrepreneurs and SMEs can use VWs To explore how entrepreneurs and SMEs can use VWs

to improve competitiveness to improve competitiveness − To create a Virtual Center for VW Entrepreneurship & To create a Virtual Center for VW Entrepreneurship &

InnovationInnovation

March 2010 to February 2012March 2010 to February 2012