a long and in depth discussion about avatar representation and its implications in educating folks using a virtual world, how does this reverberate outside in the real world and why do these environments like second life not lose any validity in education just because we now have head-mounted displays sold at every best buy?

all questions that are being answered by my guests who recently authored the book “integrating an awareness of selfhood and society into virtual learning” [yes i wanted to write it but i got too busy with the podcast…”

enjoy this 1 hour of condensed food for thought:

and some linkage to deepen the knowledge below:

• our guest andrew stricker:

• their book out now here!
• their place in opensim:

• wikipedia entry on harmony society
• harmony region in sl:

• our guest barbara truman:

• our guest cynthia aka lyr lobo has been busy with presentations all of which you can obtain by clicking HERE!:

the drax files radio hour [with jo yardley] is a weekly production of basicdrax entertainment.

the show is supported bytime portal, slartist, warbug, bay city you know for kids, zero-one heavy industries corporation, hextraordinary, ionic, maven homes, gizza creations, botanical, strawberry singh, abranimations, aeros avatars, kahruvel design, the cube republic, {what next}, landscapes unlimited, fallen gods incorporated and death row designs.

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