Educational Gaming Commons - Press Start

We will be holding our first event to promote the EGC, most notably the Affiliate program, this Thursday from 2-5pm in room 209, IST Building. Please stop by to learn more about our plans for the EGC and an opportunity to play Rock Band.
See the PSU Live Story for more information.

The next virtual worlds lunch has been scheduled for Wednesday, 3/19, in room 209 IST Building from 11:30-1:00. We had a great discussion last week, and look forward to exploring various virtual worlds tool and projects with members of the PSU virtual worlds community in March.

Hacienda Day 1 7-23-07

I wasn't sure what to expect as the Hacienda SL grew from a rough sketch into a virtual reality. It is really coming to life. I have been at work gathering plants and trees for the garden around the Hacienda and have experimented with pulling items out of my inventory and placing them in an area outside the building. Right now they are not in an order, but I have realized that I need to make a plan for my students' experience of the native Mexican plants I have chosen. I want them to further their immersive experience of the Hacienda with a walk in "nature."

There is also a purchased building on PSU HArrisburg's land. It is a two story house with many typical Mexican features, like textile design details. If possible, I would like to create a social area for students to get together on the first floor, a cantina of sorts. On the second floor, I would like to create a gallery of art objects and have started to collect them in my inventory.