AvaCon

About this original series

AvaCon, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth, enhancement, and development of the metaverse, virtual worlds, augmented reality, and 3D immersive and virtual spaces. We hold conventions and meetings to promote educational and scientific inquiry into these spaces, and to support organized fan activities, including performances, lectures, art, music, machinima, and much more. Our primary goal is to connect and support the diverse communities and practitioners involved in co-creating and using virtual worlds, and to educate the public and our constituents about the emerging ecosystem of technologies broadly known as the metaverse. http://avacon.org

  • Category

    Learning
  • # Episodes

    14 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-UN

Episodes of AvaCon

    • SLCC 2011 KEYNOTE: The Future of Second Life - R...

      Rod Humble (SL: Rodvik Linden) is Chief Executive Officer at Linden Lab, and he leads the company’s strategy and the development of Second Life. Humble’s 20-year career in the game development industry has included work on more than 200 games. He joined Linden Lab from Electronic Arts, where, in his role as Executive Vice President, he led the EA Play label, which includes the best-selling PC game franchise of all time, The Sims. In 2009, he was ranked #2 on the annual list of the Hot 100 Game...

      • Release date
        Sep 21, 2011
      • Runtime
        43:50
    • SLCC 2011 panel: Avatar Identity: Privacy and Tr...

      Speakers: Ron T Blechner (SL: Hiro Pendragon), Bernhard Drax (SL: Draxtor Despres), Pixeleen Mistral, and Marianne McCann. Anonymous participation in social web, both 2-D and 3-D, has long been a point of debate. Recently avatar identity, especially used as pseudonyms in social media sites, has been a hot button issue with the rise of Google Plus and with ongoing enforcement on Facebook. How do we balance between security and protection from fraud or harassment, and keeping user privacy and le...

      • Release date
        Sep 14, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:00:53
    • The Technical Side of Live Audio Streaming, Part 2

      Edward Lowell gives a detailed session on setting up and trouble-shooting online shoutcast broadcasts including software, streams, upload rates, etc

      • Release date
        Sep 2, 2010
      • Runtime
        30:36
    • The Technical Side of Live Audio Streaming, Part 1

      Edward Lowell gives a detailed session on setting up and trouble-shooting online shoutcast broadcasts including software, streams, upload rates, etc

      • Release date
        Sep 2, 2010
      • Runtime
        30:11
    • Utilizing Virtual Worlds for Real Life Good

      Panelists: ; Joyce Bettencourt (SL: Rhiannon Chatnoir), Henry Allen (SL: Jaywick Forcella), Kathey Fateca (SL: Katydid Something), Katherine Mancuso (SL: Muse Carmona), Janyth Ussery (SL: Saxet Uralia)Panel Originally took place at SLCC10, Sunday, August 15, 2:30 to 3:30pmCan a virtual world manifest real life good? Virtual worlds like Second Life can be vibrant hubs of social based community but they can also be utilized as a place to carry out social good projects. This presentation will be ...

      • Release date
        Aug 28, 2010
      • Runtime
        57:19
    • Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable @ SLCC

      SLCC10 - Education & Research Track - VWER @ SLCC. Moderators: AJ Kelton (SL: AJ Brooks) and Ann Steckel (SL: Olivia Hotshot) - Special Guest Philip Linden

      • Release date
        Aug 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:23:06
    • Accessible Education in Second Life

      SLCC10 - Education & Research Track - Accessible Education in Second Life. Dr. Robert Vernon (SL: Gabrielli Rossini), Alice Krueger (SL: Gentle Heron), and Eme Capalini

      • Release date
        Aug 21, 2010
      • Runtime
        43:02
    • Virtual Learning System for Virtual World Educat...

      SLCC10 - Education & Research Track - Virtual Learning System for Virtual World Education. Janyth Ussery (SL: JanythKU Techsan) and Chris Gibson (SL: ChrisG Techsan)

      • Release date
        Aug 21, 2010
      • Runtime
        24:06
    • Teaching Counseling & Interviewing Skills in SL

      SLCC10 - Education & Research Track - An Innovative Context for Teaching Counseling & Interviewing Skills in Second Life. Presenter: Cindy Tandy (SL: Eve Maven)

      • Release date
        Aug 20, 2010
      • Runtime
        32:17
    • Teaching Teens in Second Life: No Avatar Left Be...

      SLCC10 - Education & Research Track - Teaching Teens in Second Life: No Avatar Left Behind. Peggy Sheehy (SL: Maggie Marat)

      • Release date
        Aug 20, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:03:39
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