SLACTIONS 2012 | SLACTIONS – Life, imagination, and work using metaverse platforms

The metaverse is emerging, through the increasing use of virtual world technologies that act as platforms for end-users to create, develop, and interact, expanding the realm of human cooperation, interaction, and creativity. The conference focus is scientific research on applications and developments of these metaverse platforms: Habbo Hotel, IMVU, Second Life, OpenSimulator, Open Croquet, Activeworlds, Project Wonderland, and others, including MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft, and virtual worlds based on social networks, such as *-ville and others, providing a forum for the research community to present and discuss innovative approaches, techniques, processes, and research results.

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AJET submissions from 30 December 2011

Commencing 30 December 2011, authors can [submit articles] to AJET using AJETs new journal submission and management system. The new system has been put in place to enable ascilite to more effectively manage journal submissions. Authors will need to register before submitting an article. The registration system provides authors with the option of registering as an author and / or reviewer. We encourage you to register as both an author and a reviewer.

Volume 28, Special issue, Number 3, 2012

AJET 28(Special issue, 3) was published on 25 April 2012. Readers are invited to select file format, window width, font and font size to suit their personal preferences for screen reading comfort. For environmental sustainability purposes, we endeavour to make screen only reading as attractive as we can.

Mark J. W. Lee, Barney Dalgarno and Helen Farley Editorial 28(3): Preface to the Special issue

Virtual worlds in tertiary education: An Australasian perspective [HTML]

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Des Butler Second Life machinima enhancing the learning of law: Lessons from successful endeavours [HTML]

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Michael Henderson, Hui Huang, Scott Grant and Lyn Henderson The impact of Chinese language lessons in a virtual world on university students’ self-efficacy beliefs [HTML]

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Sue Gregory and Yvonne Masters Real thinking with virtual hats: A role-playing activity for pre-service teachers in Second Life [HTML]

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Swee-Kin Loke, Phil Blyth and Judith Swan In search of a method to assess dispositional behaviours: The case of Otago Virtual Hospital [HTML]

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Denise Wood and Julie Willems Responding to the widening participation agenda through improved access to and within 3D virtual learning environments [HTML]

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Sarah Stewart and Deborah Davis On the MUVE or in decline: Reflecting on the sustainability of the Virtual Birth Centre developed in Second Life [HTML]

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Margaret Wegener, Timothy J. McIntyre, Dominic McGrath, Craig M. Savage and Michael Williamson Developing a virtual physics world [HTML]

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Katherine Wimpenny, Maggi Savin-Baden, Matt Mawer, Nicole Steils and Gemma Tombs Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education [HTML]

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Mamachinima – Chantal Harvey’s blog: Award and winners 48Machinima 2012

Award and winners 48Machinima 2012

Here are the awards:

best directing Oblivious Films – Crueler Heads Prevail

best writing Oblivious Films – Crueler Heads Prevail

best voice acting Oblivious Films – Crueler Heads Prevail

best editing tie: Cinemart Cake Team + Oblivious Films

best cinematography Jewell Theatre – Know Evil

best sound design Machinimatrix – Free Your Mind

best use of character tie: Halls of Cort (HoC) + Oblivious Films

best use of prop Halls of Cort (HoC) – Used Cars

best use of line Cinimart Cake Team – A Tale of Fate / Cake

best music Tie: IdeaJuice Studios + Jewell Theater

best special effects Zardoz Carwash – Imperative

Winner Australian Prize of 1,000 dollar: Zardoz Carwash – Imperative

3rd Runner Up 48HFP: Machinimart – Semper Fidelis

2nd Runner Up 48HFP: Shady Character Productions – Finding Casey

Winner 48HFP 2012, Project2012 machinima – and winner of the 3,000 dollar cash prize:

Oblivious Films – Crueler Heads Prevail

Here you can see all the films: http://aviewtv.com/category/48-hr.film-project-2012

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