End of Summer Videos

School starts back on Monday here in Modesto. Summer break if finally over, and things will start to pick up again on the blog.

Today I am finally getting a chance to catch up on Second Life related videos and stories. This weekend is also the SLCC in Chicago. I had really wished to attend this conference, but was not able to for a variety of reasons. So I will be posting links to resources coming out of that convention throughout the week as I find them.

Here’s a new set of videos that might be of interest for educators in Second Life:

• Exploring Virtual Worlds, Joe Sanchez, School of Information, The University of Texas
• SLCC Discussion on Education, a clip from the in-world Education track discussion during SLCC
• SLCC 2007 Day One Mini-clips, Global Kids coverage
• Global Kids History of Education in Teen Second Life, a Star Wars like history of education on the Teen Grid
• Education in Second Life: Explore the Possibilities, an educators view of Second Life
• Give Education a Second Life, a statement on current education and how we might change the future of education
• VNEC Second Life, Virtual Neurological Education Centre in Second Life
• SL Woodstock Overview, summary of the summer music event in Second Life
• Using pedals + wheel to control Second Life, a Torley Video
• WindLight Atmospheric Rendering comes to SL, a preview from Torley
• Queen Leyla’s Revenge – WindLight, a full day cycle using WindLight viewer in SL
• Tour of New Babbage Town, a steampunk location in Second Life
• What is Second Life, first SL Machinema from Japan

Here’s a group of videos on educational games in Second Life from Ohio University:

• Appalachian Tycoon, a simulator teaching environmental protection
• Interactive Science Lab: a simulator for middle school students to perform science experiments
• Rafting Adventures: a simulator for middle school studetns teaching erosion and deposition
• The Nutrition Game: a day of food choices
• Renovation of the Old Stocker Center: Ohio University SL Campus
• Software Engineering Process Game: simulates the development of a software project 

And now for the final videos of today’s set, a mixed reality “girl meets boy in virtual world“ music video from Brazil and a video of what will happen if you spend too much time in SL:

• Clipe Doce Paixão (Babado Novo)
• Real Life Second Life