Trademark protection gone mad: Linden Lab takes aim at educators
I’ve had the pleasure of having a chat to Jokay Wollongong in RL on one occasion, and hope to again in the future. I was more than aware of her work in Second Life prior to that catch-up, but only then did I realise her passion for the work she does. Sure, it’s part of [...]
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Second Life educator extraordinaire, Jokay Wollongong, is having a Eurovision party this coming Sunday. 2. Caleb Booker has an interesting article on funerals and virtual worlds. He links to a YouTube vid of an incident a few years back in World of Warcraft that I’d seen before, as a basis of showing how mindsets [...]
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Habbo Australia are hosting World Wrestling Entertainment®’s Batista™ (nicknamed “The Animal”) tomorrow at 4:00pm AEST (Monday 9th March). This is a free event and the venue will be the ‘Opera House’ public room. 2. Australian educator Jokay Wollongong held one of her regular ‘Unconferences’ today and there’s some great notes and links from it [...]
Live Future 2020 event in Second Life this Sunday
Global Youth Futures are running an event this weekend called ‘Live Futures 2020:A World of Possiblity’. It’s being held in Newtown, Sydney but there’s a stream being coordinated by Jokay Wollongong, with some interesting speakers confirmed (all times in AEST): 12pm – Welcome and Second Life orientation 12:30pm AEST – Dell Wolfensparger shares some his [...]
Growth of Australian educators in Second Life continues
One of Second Life’s intrinsic strengths is its education community and the Australian contingent of educators is well and truly up there. Three new presences are on the horizon: 1. Jokay Wollongong’s two Jokaydia islands are developing well – expect a launch in the new year with an accompanying profile here on TMJ. 2. Right [...]
