http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog When one can only have one life Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:41:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Special Topic Forum: Virtual Worlds in the Business Enterprise http://decisionsciencesjournal.org/FullText.cfm?id=54 A virtual world (VW) is a computer-based 3D environment where users interact via visual representations of themselves known as avatars. Users can meet and interact with other people and with the content of the virtual world. While VW platforms vary in their ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=130 Back in London for the second year; VWF08 is three days of congress, expo and optional workshops, brought by the regular Virtual Worlds Salon hosts. VWF08 is the place to make serious business connections, be inspired by three streams of content, participated in the extended expo and demo theatre. For ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=129 Journal of Database Management (JDM) Special Issue on Virtual Worlds and 3-D Web Deadline: 19 January 2009 Special Issue Editors Blake Ives, University of Houston Brian Mennecke, Iowa State University Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska at Lincoln Shu Schiller, Wright State University Keng Siau, University of Nebraska at Lincoln Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVE), Massively Multiplayer Online Games ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=128 Full-time Research Associate position based at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK Closing date for applications: 21/08/2008   The Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology at the Open University, UK is seeking a post-graduate researcher to work on a JISC-funded e-learning research project: "Design of Learning Spaces in 3-D Virtual Environments"; Salary ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=127 Special Issue: Culture of Virtual Worlds Deadline: September 30, 2008 | Publication Date: November 20, 2008 Guest Editors: Mark Bell, Indiana University and Mia Consalvo, Ohio University Early users of virtual worlds trumpeted their potential to bring together like-minded groups to create community, to encourage social activism, and to explore facets of identity. ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=126 FINDING THE REAL-WORLD VALUE IN VIRTUAL WORLDS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Cutter IT Journal San Murugesan, Guest Editor Abstract Due: 20 June 2008 Articles Due: 31 July 2008 Virtual worlds are a hot topic now, thanks to the increased computing and graphic capabilities of personal computers, high-speed Internet access, and intense corporate interest in exploring and ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=125 Call for Papers/Participation to join a workshop on learning and research in Second Life(R) on October 16, 2008 in Copenhagen at Internet Research 9.0 (http://conferences.aoir.org/). Deadline June 15th (Individual extensions may be given). Second Life is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab (R) which has captured the attention of researchers ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=124 The Swedish Tax Agency posted a statement/ruling on their website, titled "Virtual worlds — value-added tax" ("Virtuella varldar — mervardesskatt"). In it, the agency states that in-game transactions may incur liability for both value-added tax as well as income tax under Swedish law. Read the rest of this article at ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=123 From examining the muscular movements of frogs, to understanding the results of chemical reactions, Second Life is a world of scientific inquiry. http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=122 Students at KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology,are now able to take an architecture course called, “Unreal central perspective." To quote the following website, "The 3D tools used by Second Life developers are similar to those used by architects, and Lindstrand wanted to explore the relationship between computer gaming and ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=121 This is a reminder that the deadline for the virtual worlds special issue is 31st of May. If you are interested in submitting a paper please check out the call for papers.   http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=120 The web of links will become the web of virtual streets. That's how Second Life founder Philip Rosedale wants us to think. As most researchers all can agree, Second Life, in its fifth year of existence, is much like the early World Wide Web. To quote Rosedale, in an interview ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=119 The London School of Journalism will offer free lectures on journalism in SL. If you are interested, read more about this here. http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=118 Linden Labs announced their new CEO, Mark Kingdon (SL name: “M Linden”). Good luck! http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=117 The US Patent and Trademark Office just published Apple's patent for an enhanced online shopping atmosphere. In an article posted on The Macintosh News Network and Gizmodo, Apple wants to create a more lively online experience when shopping for Apple products. Apple acknowledges presently their online store allows 24/7 service, ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=116 A big debate in the virtual worlds is agreeing exactly how much virtual worlds can be worth? It's troubling enough to evaluate the worth of Facebook. A benchmark has been set. In Second Life, Amsterdam's red light district has been recreated. According to InformationWeek, via ZDNET: "Amsterdam is one of ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=115 Jon Stewart hosts the Daily Show, a satire news show on Comedy Central. On April 8th, his show had a segment mocking the United States Congress for their committee to discuss the 'speculation' that terrorists are using Second Life. You can watch the hilarious video clip on Comedy Central. Even though ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=114 IBM are pushing forward on the metaverse front by unveiling a plan to host SL on theirservers as a stepping stone to greater adoption of virtual worlds across the enterprise. Introduced at an early stage April 3 at the Virtual Worlds conference in New York, the Second Life Grid lets companies create ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=113 [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAHBk4ZAeQ[/video] http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=112 On Monday, 2nd June, the AVEA project at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) organizes an open research seminar on so- called virtual economies. In the seminar we focus on the following question: "Why should economists and social scientists be interested in virtual economies?" Through discussion and presentations by academic researchers ... http://www.ebusiness-newcastle.com/blog/?p=111