Virtual+Worlds

Technically, virtual worlds were around long before Web 2.0. One might even argue they were the harbingers of it, since they were places for social networking. Beginning with text-based environments such as the [|Well], through interactive 2D worlds such as the [|Palace], and eventually all the various 3D places such as [|Active Worlds], [|There], and [|Second Life], virtual worlds have been evolving as the technology and connectivity advanced.

Virtual art galleries are a perennial favorite, though low level, use of 3D environments. A higher order use is the creation of art and sculpture using custom-built objects. At the top of the use is the simulation of 2D artworks in 3D. Van Gogh is a popular subject, as shown here. **Van Gogh video:** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxVDVggLqsA
 * Art in Virtual Worlds**

REFERENCE LINKS
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/21543
 * TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY **


 * VIRTUAL WORLDS FOR LEARNING **
 * http://immersiveeducation.org/library/Immersive_Learning-Johnson_and_Levine.pdf **

http://www.activeworlds.com/ http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/awedu.asp http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/
 * ACTIVE WORLDS **

http://secondlife.com/ http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki http://sl.nmc.org/wiki/Main_Page http://sl.nmc.org/wiki/Intro_videos http://www.sloodle.org/
 * SECOND LIFE **
 * Demo video: ** http://sl.nmc.org/2006/06/12/seriously-engaging-movie/

http://3b.net/browser/newhome.html
 * 3B **

http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/UnrealEngine2Runtime22262002.html</span **Demo video:** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiA_vU8kFCE</span
 * UNREAL ENGINE2 **

http://multiverse.net/</span
 * MULTIVERSE **

http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page</span **Demo video:** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouEcKEhz1AA</span
 * OPENSIM **

http://www.opencroquet.org/index.php/Main_Page</span **Demo video:** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKi-fkyAtg8</span
 * OPENCROQUET **

https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/</span
 * PROJECT WONDERLAND **

Demo video: [|http://research.sun.com/projects/mc/video/MPK20-oct2007.mov]