Protosphericity
May 25th, 2007 by alexanderhayes
[ image by Qwaq ]
Courtesy of Downes Daily….and we have another MMORPS in the running called ProtoSphere.
There’s an interesting introduction using all the correct terminology we are becoming accustomed to such as social networking ecology and problem solving and business solution . What sorts of things first pop into your head when you think of virtual worlds and the implications for networked learning ?
Perhaps you’d prefer Open Croquet described as ;
” Croquet is a powerful open source software development environment for the creation and large-scale distributed deployment of multi-user virtual 3D applications and metaverses that are (1) persistent (2) deeply collaborative, (3) interconnected and (4) interoperable. The Croquet architecture supports synchronous communication, collaboration, resource sharing and computation among large numbers of users on multiple platforms and multiple devices…..”
Or indeed some a little less robust like Qwaq;
“…..Qwaq, Inc. is creating virtual spaces for the enterprise that enable collaboration in ways that weren’t possible before. Qwaq Forums, the company’s first product, is a secure virtual workspace application that significantly increases the productivity of distributed teams by bringing critical resources together in virtual places, as if they were in an actual physical location. A highly interactive and persistent environment, Qwaq Forums enables users to work, collaborate with others, and identify and solve problems…..”
I suppose it all depends on your bank-roll and less on your blog-roll. I’d be keen to hear from anyone of our NSW LearnScope team members who are exploring domains other than Second Life.
Anything that dosent have an open accord for development makes me question it’s sustainability in the long run…. perhaps that dosent matter ?