November 20, 2006

Exploring Non-Electronic Games from within a Virtual Environment

I love the different approaches people have been taking to use Second Life in collaboration and exploration.

National Games Week, which celebrates and promotes non-electronic games, is from November 19-25, 2006. The Second Life Library is hosting a variety of events.

Celebrate National Games Week with the Second Life Library. All events are open to the public, will be held on Info Island, and recorded for later listening. The Schedule is in SL time/ Pacific Standard Time:

• Sunday November 19, 1:00PM - Mark Simmons: National Games Week Founder
  Interview via Skype
• Monday November 20, 5:00PM - Nick deKunter: Making Educational Games
  Vice President of Muzzy Lane and Designer of Making History
  Opal presentation audio - http://www.opal-online.org - click on auditorium link on left to enter online audio room. Minimize that to hear audio and participate in Second Life.
• Tuesday November 21, 4:00PM - James Stubbs from PLCMC
  board games and libraries
  Opal presentation audio - http://www.opal-online.org - click on auditorium link on left to enter online audio room. Minimize that to hear audio and participate in Second Life.
• Wednesday November 22, 1:00PM - Virtual Bacon: Second Life Game Design Program Director of the Game & Simulation Department at DeVry University and owner of imagiLEARNING
  Working on PhD in Games and Learning
  jjamison at imagilearning.com
  Opal presentation talking about game addiction and people who play games - go to http://www.opal-online.org - click on auditorium link on left to enter online audio room.Opal presentation - go to http://www.opal-online.org - click on auditorium link on left to enter online audio room.
• Friday November 24, TBD - Eiseldora Reisman: Relation Between Online Environments and Tabletop Games
  Opal presentation - go to http://www.opal-online.org - click on auditorium link on left to enter online audio room.
• Friday November 24, 3PM - Paul Schwarzwalder: Game Design Q&A
  Opal presentation - go to http://www.opal-online.org - click on auditorium link on left to enter online audio room.
• Friday November 24, 5:00 PM - Talon Lardner: Role Playing in Second Life
  Second Life Roleplayer , Avatar in World on Main Grid

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