tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post8063250465890838099..comments2022-11-11T04:13:56.292-08:00Comments on In a Strange Land: Talking to Colleagues and Administrators About Virtual WorldsIggy Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834075825456226770noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post-72602496762247439892010-11-01T16:42:23.365-07:002010-11-01T16:42:23.365-07:00My WORST mistake was to show colleagues interested...My WORST mistake was to show colleagues interested in SL video of my avatar goofing off while dressed like one of Wynx Whiplash's gorillas.<br /><br />It's so damned easy to get carried away because, after all, these spaces are FUN. That was in 2007 and I think I pretty much torpedoed a lot of ships right there. Had I shown something like walking through the International Spaceflight Museum or Svarga I'd have won over some doubters.<br /><br />But I've learned! No ape suits for presentations.Iggy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834075825456226770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post-84556085426047670342010-11-01T14:44:12.028-07:002010-11-01T14:44:12.028-07:00All very good advice, sir. Nice work.
I would al...All very good advice, sir. Nice work.<br /><br />I would also underline "Avoid triumphalist discourse" about a million times. I've been in mny meetings where I've seen folks nosedive because they started doing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post-22484179839946839012010-11-01T12:52:17.207-07:002010-11-01T12:52:17.207-07:00a nice VW example is Texas State Technical College...a nice VW example is Texas State Technical College which has a programme ending in an Associates degree that is fully done in-worldiliveislhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412300946166700450noreply@blogger.com