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8 months ago
in Interview - Nathan Organ (AUGrid) on The Metaverse Journal
Hi again,
Just thought I would let you know, I tried to pop in and have a look at AuGrid, but found the instructions for modifying the SL viewer too hard to understand and couldn't seem to get the Hippo Viewer to download at all.
Again, as an educator, I would love to support Aussie enterprises establishing VWs, but if I may be so forward as to suggest, the setting up of the viewer and the instructions for doing so really need to be a lot more user friendly, otherwise you are in danger of only having users with far higher levels of computer knowledge than the average punter being able to access your VW.
Scott
Monash University
Just thought I would let you know, I tried to pop in and have a look at AuGrid, but found the instructions for modifying the SL viewer too hard to understand and couldn't seem to get the Hippo Viewer to download at all.
Again, as an educator, I would love to support Aussie enterprises establishing VWs, but if I may be so forward as to suggest, the setting up of the viewer and the instructions for doing so really need to be a lot more user friendly, otherwise you are in danger of only having users with far higher levels of computer knowledge than the average punter being able to access your VW.
Scott
Monash University
8 months ago
in Interview - Nathan Organ (AUGrid) on The Metaverse Journal
Great to see so many talented Aussies doing great things with VW platforms for such good causes.
I guess one thing that is not clear for me is the transferability factor between each of these various VWs. I am an educator and have spent a fair amount of time and resources setting up in SL. I love the fact that in one VW you can have contact with people from so many different places. In fact, I have actually leveraged this aspect of SL in my lessons, as I am sure many other educators have. So, while I am very excited about a VW with some serious Aussie content, I am also hoping that there will be an easy way to move between the various VWs without having to re-invent the wheel each time. I still believe the only way the various VWs will survive in the long term is by a high level of interconnectivity.
Keep up the good work.
Scott Grant
Monash University
I guess one thing that is not clear for me is the transferability factor between each of these various VWs. I am an educator and have spent a fair amount of time and resources setting up in SL. I love the fact that in one VW you can have contact with people from so many different places. In fact, I have actually leveraged this aspect of SL in my lessons, as I am sure many other educators have. So, while I am very excited about a VW with some serious Aussie content, I am also hoping that there will be an easy way to move between the various VWs without having to re-invent the wheel each time. I still believe the only way the various VWs will survive in the long term is by a high level of interconnectivity.
Keep up the good work.
Scott Grant
Monash University
8 months ago
in Students vs Second Life on The Metaverse Journal
Hi there,
A most enlightening and thought provoking article. I am involved in tertiary education and have been pondering the best way to utilise the immersive environment of SL to teach Mandarin Chinese to my undergraduate students (the very generation you are writing about). I have definitely noticed that when I have a structured lesson in SL that has clear objectives and rules my students join in fairly enthusiastically, but when I try to set up let formally structured events I get very little response from the students.
If SL is to survive as an educational platform the issues you raise need to be thoroughly researched and addressed. This is a fascinating area - what motivates, stimulates and captures the imagination of our students and how can we leverage these driving forces to achieve our educational goals. I will definitely be buying your book when it comes out.
Scott Grant
Chinese Studies Program
Faculty of Arts
Monash University
Australia
A most enlightening and thought provoking article. I am involved in tertiary education and have been pondering the best way to utilise the immersive environment of SL to teach Mandarin Chinese to my undergraduate students (the very generation you are writing about). I have definitely noticed that when I have a structured lesson in SL that has clear objectives and rules my students join in fairly enthusiastically, but when I try to set up let formally structured events I get very little response from the students.
If SL is to survive as an educational platform the issues you raise need to be thoroughly researched and addressed. This is a fascinating area - what motivates, stimulates and captures the imagination of our students and how can we leverage these driving forces to achieve our educational goals. I will definitely be buying your book when it comes out.
Scott Grant
Chinese Studies Program
Faculty of Arts
Monash University
Australia
