ACRL-VWIG & ALA Virtual Communities Libraries Program
September 17, 2017 12PM SLT
at the CVL Auditorium in Second Life
September 17, 2017 12PM SLT
at the CVL Auditorium in Second Life
"Back to School in Cybalounge: A Follow-up Tour"
presented by:
Edward Tarber
The ACRL group met in Cybalounge – a 3D virtual world that runs in a browser. No downloads necessary! The world is easy to use and could be a trouble-free introduction to virtual worlds for new users. Even though Cybalounge is still under development, Edward Tarber showed us some tools such as an interactive white board in the library. Click on a book to read the contents of the book. His students are already using Cybalounge to share classwork. The number of avatars who can use CybaLounge at any one time is limited to the memory in the browser itself. Probably 20 -25 avatars can share the space at any one time. There are plans to allow for avatar customization and more!
Links to videos of the discussion/presentation can be found in Youtube at the following URLS:
(All videos courtesy of Valibrarian Gregg)
https://youtu.be/UHwLbbxScL0
https://youtu.be/z63H4yrhwNc
https://youtu.be/oUW_HyYZwt4
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| All photos courtesy of Valibrarian Gregg |
The ACRL group met in Cybalounge – a 3D virtual world that runs in a browser. No downloads necessary! The world is easy to use and could be a trouble-free introduction to virtual worlds for new users. Even though Cybalounge is still under development, Edward Tarber showed us some tools such as an interactive white board in the library. Click on a book to read the contents of the book. His students are already using Cybalounge to share classwork. The number of avatars who can use CybaLounge at any one time is limited to the memory in the browser itself. Probably 20 -25 avatars can share the space at any one time. There are plans to allow for avatar customization and more!
Links to videos of the discussion/presentation can be found in Youtube at the following URLS:
(All videos courtesy of Valibrarian Gregg)
https://youtu.be/UHwLbbxScL0
https://youtu.be/z63H4yrhwNc
https://youtu.be/oUW_HyYZwt4
To enter Cybalounge, simply go to https://cyba.world/location.html?locationid=800000004&dl=true Choose your avatar and name.
Register (for free) at https://cyba.world/ to gain some functionality not open to guests. Click “register” and select an avatar user name and scroll down to select a password, provide your email address, accept the terms of service and send in your request. You will receive confirmation via your email address.
Read more: Tarber, Edward. (2017, February 4). cybaLOUNGE: A Virtual World in Your Browser. https://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-oshg-tech-cybalounge-virtual-world.html
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