“Life, imagination and work using metaverse platforms”, this conference will take place on September 24-26 in the Second Life world.

The first international conference held simultaneously in several countries on the topic of metaverse platforms. The metaverse is emerging, through the increasing use of virtual word technologies that act a platforms for end-users to create, develop an interact, expanding the realm of human cooperation, interaction and creativity. The conference focus is scientific research on applications and developments of these metaverse platforms: Second Life, OpenSim, Open Croquet, Activeworlds, Open Source Metaverse, Project Wonderland, and others, providing a forum for the research community to present and discuss innovative approaches, techniques, processes and research results.

More information and early bird registration on Slactions web.

Inmmersive Education Europe will launch in London this April (April 23-24,2009). The LONDON SUMMIT, hosted by the London School of Economics (LSE), is a especial two-day conference dedicated to new and emerging virtual worlds and games-based learning plattforms, technology, standards, learning content and best practices for Immersive Education.

The LONDON SUMMIT is free for students.

Details for the LONDON SUMMIT will be posted to the Immersive Education Initiative home page and Media Grid.

Don´t miss it!