Events
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05 / 26
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Join us at 11 AM SLT Monday, May 26th to discuss a Metanomics interview with Robert Gehorsam, the President of Forterra Systems, Inc. Forterra's experience with the University of Maryland's Transportation Laboratory (which is using a virtual world to train I-95 emergency response teams) led to a broader discussion of the role of simulation...which led to an interesting exploration of work being done at the University of Central Florida, and host Rob Bloomfield's favorite term of the day: "the military-entertainment complex". | ||
05 / 27
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Join us Tuesday, May 27th at 3 PM SLT for the "Best of Metanomics" interview with Ted Castronova. Edward Castronova, Associate Professor of Telecommunications at Indiana University, was the first economist to examine virtual worlds. His work on synthetic economies, and Everquest in particular, have helped to define the "cyberian frontier". | ||
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06 / 2
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Join us Monday, June 2nd, at 11 AM SLT for this BEST OF METANOMICS presentation, about virtual worlds under consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives. Dan Miller, Senior Economist of the Joint Economic Committee is trying to stay a step ahead of the IRS and Department of Homeland Security (and perhaps the SEC) before they do something unwise in regulating the metaverse. Originally broadcast 10/8/2007. | ||
06 / 3
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Join us Tuesday, June 3rd, at 3 PM SLT for this BEST OF METANOMICS presentation, Higher Education, originally broadcast in November of 2007. Host Robert Bloomfield examined the efforts of Chris Collins (University of Cincinnati) and Benn Konsynski (Emory) in using virtual worlds to pursue the goals of higher education. | ||
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06 / 9
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Join us Monday, June 9th, at 11 AM SLT for this BEST OF METANOMICS presentation, Virtually Social. As part of CMP's week-long event Life 2.0 in March of this year, host Robert Bloomfield interviewed Nick Yee of the Palo Alto Research Center. We discussed Nick's work on how virtual environments affect the way we perceive ourselves and others; who participates in games and why; and the behavior and uses of guilds in World of Warcraft. | ||
06 / 10
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Join us Tuesday, June 10th, at 3 PM SLT for this BEST OF METANOMICS presentation, Here and There, to see the results from when Metanomics conducted its first event in There.com, with host Rob Bloomfield interviewing There's CEO, Michael Wilson. Mr. Wilson discussed There's business model, and his views on intellectual property, open standards, and the future of virtual worlds. Originally broadcast 2/25/2008. | ||
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06 / 16
Start: 11:12 am
Join us on Monday, June 16 at 11 AM SLT for a "Best of Metanomics" presentation of IBM in the Metaverse. This was a 3-world event with Sandra Kearney, IBM's Global Director of 3D-Internet and Virtual Business. This mind-stretching show seamlessly integrated real-world feeds from a Cornell (Johnson School) classroom, a feed of Sandra's avatar in IBM's ActiveWorlds space, and our audience in Second Life. READ MORE for the full story! | ||
06 / 17
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Join us on Tuesday, June 17 at 3 PM SLT for a "Best of Metanomics" presentation of Professor Bloomfield's interview with Mitch Kapor, Chairman of the Board of Linden Lab, who appeared on a special edition of Metanomics to discuss his vision for virtual world technology and business strategy, the future of Linden Labs and Second Life, and the motivations and implications of the announcement that Philip Rosedale would be stepping down as CEO of Linden Lab. READ MORE for the full story! | ||
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