New Perspectives from the Tech Museum of Innovation

It was June 16, and the new OT Center exhibit on adapting environments for daily life was scheduled to open in less than 2 days. Having trashed my powerpoint ideas, I found myself surrounded with cool 3D objects, a holodeck, and…CHAOS. i felt completely at a loss as to how the exhibit would come together. [...]

Zero to Holodeck in 30 Minutes (well sort of)

On my day off today, I continued to work on and finally was successful at creating a holodeck for the new Adapting Enviroments exhibit. When I say, “continued to work on,” let me explain what I mean…
Last night I pulled my holodeck materials together after taking a class several months ago. DeadheadDMT Infinity, [...]

Taking on the Challenge: Beyond Powerpoint in the 3D world

Had a very interesting and inspiring time with Gianninna Rossini, (best known for her work on Sloodle). I stopped over on Saturday to wish her a happy rez day, and she showed me a 3-D presentation she had given. Wow! It consisted of a series of blocks that appeared and when clicked, provided you with [...]

The dilemma of “structure” in Second Life(R) program development

One of the challenges of working with a group of 7 to create a Second Life project is: how much structure should the team leader provide? One of our aims is to provide a venue for graduate students to actively create content related to healthcare education. Graduate students are expected to think critically, problem [...]