Tuesday, February 16, 2010
3:00 PM SL/PST – 6:00 PM EST – 12:00 PM CET

Facilitator: Jennette Forager : Community Manager, Metanomics

Between 2004-2006 there was much discussion concerning the transformative power of virtual worlds. This especially had implications in the areas of equalizing access to education and jobs. Have the last 5 years lived up to the potential of virtual worlds to empower and construct new channels for higher creativity and productivity? Tonight’s distinguished panel will bring their own particular insights on virtual worlds being the new wild west frontier and how we are shaping it for the future.

JenzZa Misfit is a Metanomics Producer, Muse Isle Connection SIMS, RendeZvous Animation Systems, AvaTeer Pro and Extreme Reality Team member.

Deb Quintessa (RL Debbie Newman) is a relationship expert and an instructional designer/facilitator specializing in experiential and immersive learning methods http://www.workingrelationships.biz

LOM Runner is a volunteer for the IEEE Islands in Second Life and the IEEE Web Portal for the Artificial Intelligence Learning Center http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/tab/secondlife/index.html

Ariella Languish Machinimatography for Second Life solution providers and IBM, HP, World Bank, Sun Microsystems and others. You can see her work here http://www.alm-productions.net