At the Heart of the Virtual City – Creating Global, Diverse, Accessible, and Environmentally Sustainable Communities of Practice Using Virtual Worlds
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https://doi.org/10.56198/Keywords:
Virtual Worlds, Communities of Practice, Second Life, OpenSimAbstract
This poster presentation showcases how attending multiple virtual world conferences and events enable engagement with a global community of practice not otherwise accessible. The examples include the author’s ongoing contributions to a virtual world resource center, and other virtual world initiatives at the author’s university. The quality and persistence of virtual world events is evidence that accessible, affordable, and environmentally sustainable professional networking is possible, and this brief paper synthesizes the literature suggesting why adopting virtual worlds is more important than ever.
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