<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Garrett Lynch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@asquare.org">lists@asquare.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi All<br><br>Never really took the time to introduce myself and this list has been very helpful in setting up our OpenSim regions, I know the educators list (<a href="https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators" target="_blank">https://lists.secondlife.com/<u></u>cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/<u></u>educators</a>) are keen on introductions - it's a good idea to see what people are doing.<br>
<br>...the whole Linden thing just annoys me, too costly and am a big supporter of anything opensource...</blockquote>
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<div>Hi Garrett, et al,</div>
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<div>Your comment, "...the whole Linden thing just annoys me..." gave me a chuckle. That is, I continue to admire the work of colleagues that remained in SL as well as acknowledge how some things [namely voice and just for the moment] works better in SL than in the OS. At the same time, the high cost of SL coupled with the frequent and abrupt changes in SL management motivated me to make the move to the OS (and I couldn't be happier now that the move is complete!).</div>
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<div>For my introduction, I use virtual world simulations to teach economics and business studies courses (in a completely online format) to non traditional students (read: older/returning/part-time students at the School of Continuing Studies) at Tulane University [see <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/vwexamples/">https://sites.google.com/site/vwexamples/</a> for a few examples of my teaching sets and simulations and <a href="http://contentcooperative.wordpress.com/">http://contentcooperative.wordpress.com/</a> for the Content Cooperative I am still still trying to launch (in the Gridizens Market in the ReactionGrid)].</div>
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<div>For my view of the lack of community in the OS, I think there is plenty going on but a central calendar would be a boost when it comes to finding out about events, exhibits, content, etc. Also, for the calendar to be of maximum use, my view is that it needs to be attached to the OpenSim.org site (rather than attached to any of the individual grids in the OS).</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
<div>Kay</div></div>