convergentsystems http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/ RecentChanges for convergentsystems http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gif PBwiki http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 3.7 support@pbwiki.com Conference Participants http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/Conference+Participants email.hidden@example.com (wsb) wsb edited Conference Participants Evans, Monica - University of Texas at Dallas - Character: Kebehet
Fisher, Nigel - Character: Rontgen
Flintoff, Kim - Edith Cowan University and Queensland University of Technology - Character: Dramanite
Foster, David - University of Calgary - Character: Ventres
Foster, Jacob G. - University of Calgary - Character: Tegularius
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Michael Slattery posted a slide show HERE!
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Perry, Anali - Arizona State University - Character: Niali
Picoli, Alessandra - Character: Nice
Pirouz, Raymond - Character: Eluminore
Pribut, Stephen - GWU Medical Center - Character: Lightsydor
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Haynes, Cynthia - Clemson University - Character: Noralore
- National Cancer Institute - Character: Gizsela
Hoak, Deanna- Character: Demena
Horstman, Theresa - University of Washington - Character: Nokota
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Davidoff, Galina - R&D Strategic Solutions - Character: Kionoto
Denton, Elizabeth - Northern Illinois University - Character: Passera
Dibbell, Julian - Terra Nova - Character: Pleimisti
Diesner, Jana - Carnegie Mellon University - Character: Teilnehmer
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Miller, Dan - U.S. Congress Staff - Character: IamLegion
Morgan, James - Ars Virtua / CADRE Laboratory for New Media - Character: Deaxter
Mortensen, Torill Elvira - Volda College - Character: Taurhild
Munchrath, Lauren - University of Texas at Austin - Character: Cnemi
]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 15:26:17 +0000 mod FrontPage http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (wsb) wsb edited FrontPage This is a scientific conference to be held May 9-11, 2008, inside World of Warcraft, devoted to research on WoW and on virtual worlds in general. It was proposed by John Bohannon, who creates theGonzo Scientist feature for the AAAS journal Science. The organizer is William Sims Bainbridge, a social and information scientist, whose conference e-mail address is wsbainbridge@gmail.com and whose personal website is HERE.
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We have organized a guild for the conference, named Science. Any current guildie of “Member” rank or above can invite people to join. The beautiful tabard of the Science guild shows a red infinity symbol against a light orange background with yellow trim. The name refers not to the AAAS publication, but to the systematic search for knowledge. As it happens, guilds in 11 other realms have named themselves Science, 7 Horde and 4 Alliance. The officers of our Science guild are:
Sciencemag, female Blood Elf hunter (guildmaster)
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]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 15:13:14 +0000 mod Working Papers http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/Working+Papers email.hidden@example.com (wsb) wsb edited Working Papers The Convergence of the Real and Virtual Worlds
PowerPointfrom "Breaking the Magic Circle" conference at the University of Tampere in April
Sinclair, Gerri, Tarek El-Eryan, Matthew Jenkins & Joanna Robinson.
World of HealthCraft - The Quest for Healthcare Leadership
World of HealthCraft aims to deliver leadership and collaboration training using a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The goal of the project is to explore methods of adapting online entertainment platforms to serve educational objectives in an environment that works for key individuals in organizations. To achieve this goal, the project team is designing and developing a pilot training module to act as a bridge between game play and a proprietary leadership framework provided by the client. The final product for this phase will be the prototype for a new kind of learning that harnesses the power of participatory pedagogy to deliver high level leadership training with impact.
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This is a scientific conference to be held May 9-11, 2008, inside World of Warcraft, devoted to research on WoW and on virtual worlds in general. It was proposed by John Bohannon, who creates theGonzo Scientist feature for the AAAS journal Science. The organizer is William Sims Bainbridge, a social and information scientist, whose conference e-mail address is wsbainbridge@gmail.com and whose personal website is HERE.
Post-Conference:
Screenshots & Videos
Conference Program:
Website Home Page& Links!
Other Resources:
NBIC HCC
N.B.: Several peopleThe Science guild will log the session continue after this conference as a point of communication about WoW and expedition chat text, take screenshots other virtual worlds, and videos.
Please: 1. Be aware, 2. Be respectful in your use ofwordsand imagesthat a fun questing group. If]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:10 +0000 mod Expedition 3 http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/Expedition+3 email.hidden@example.com (wsb) wsb edited Expedition 3 NB: All times are Earthen Ring US Server Times (= Eastern US time zone)
1:30 A wedding and formal dance immediately after the academic session, to conclude the conference, at the abandoned fort.
hesitate! NOTE: You may land near a seamount with two murlocs. Good luck! Swim west, and maybe a little south, to avoida large infested island, and swim to Yojamba as shown on the map below. As people collect, you may explore this small but interesting set of islands.On Yojamba, we will form raidingparties, then enter Alliance territory!
Examples of two very successful raids by the Alea Iacta Est guild are below:
Capturing an Alliance tower on the first anniversary of the guild, and
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Sunday May 11, about two hours, starting immediately after academic Session 3.
AnThe climax of the conference is an attack on Sentinel Hill, followed by an incursion further into Alliance location. We hope territory to enlist the aid gates of a large Horde guild to attack Goldshire. Our back-up plan is to attack Sentinel Hill, which we can conquer ourselves. Stormwind if possible. The trick for Horde characters to get to Sentinel Hill in Westfall is to take the zeppelin from Undercity toward Grom'gol, but to leap into the water as soon as the travel map vanishes from the screen. Yes, it works! We can then swim to the Troll religious site at Yojamba Isle, from which it is a short walk or swim to the Westfall lighthouse.
NB: All times are Earthen Ring US Server Times (= Eastern US time zone)
1:30 A wedding and formal dance immediately after the academic session, to c]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 19:35:00 +0000 mod Working Papers http://convergentsystems.pbwiki.com/Working+Papers email.hidden@example.com (wsb) wsb edited Working Papers PowerPointfrom "Breaking the Magic Circle" conference at the University of Tampere in April
Williams, D., M. Consalvo, S. Caplan & N. Yee
online gamers.
(working gamers.(working paper under review).
The Virtual World Exploratorium Project
This ProjectThis NSF-sponsored project features a combination of several types of empirical data from the MMO EverQuest II: 3 TB of server-side data, an original survey on a sample of 7,000 players conducted with the game operator, networking chat data, and cross sectional data, plus ethnographic interviews and participant observation work. The people working on the project are the PIs: Dmitri Williams, USC; Noshir Contractor, Northwestern; M. Scott Poole, UIUC; Jaideep Srivastrava, Minnesota; and a large cast of Ph.D. students from all four universities, plus Ted Castronova, Nick Yee and others. The papers and topics we're currently working on are:
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