Category Archives: Immersive Internet Australia

In virtual worlds, health is an activity

Posted on March 28, 2011 by mandy

I have just uploaded the next instalment of Immersive Internet Australia, entitled ‘Focus on Health’, which canvasses the opportunities for delivering health services via virtual environments. By way of an introduction, I includ below, a couple of charts which indicate the … Continue reading →

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26 points about virtual worlds for 2011

Posted on January 28, 2011 by mandy

Here are some ruminations from my research project, Immersive Internet Australia , commissioned by the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre  and Swinburne University of Technology. The list is neither exhaustive, nor final. Comments welcome. The immersive Internet is a generic term for … Continue reading →

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New Report: Immersive Internet Australia: Education

Posted on December 7, 2010 by mandy

I’ve posted my report, (the full PDF version is located under the Immersive Internet Australia tab, profile on education), profiling Australian educators’ use of virtual worlds and other immersive technologies. Hopefully, it is something of a roadmap for those contemplating such … Continue reading →

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Virtual Parliament House

Posted on August 25, 2010 by mandy

The industry white paper, Immersive Internet Australia, is currently embargoed, as Smart Services CRC  industry partners get the first look.  It will shortly  to be released (see the tab on the home page which links to it).  In the  concluding chapter, … Continue reading →

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Aarnet's mixed reality workshop

Posted on September 18, 2009 by mandy

AARnet  is considering a move into hosting virtual environments on its academic research network, and is exploring the idea of creating an  intra-world  for Australia’s research institutions  to whom it supplies superfast connectivity. The workshop (program here) was held at Wollongong University’s new  iC (Innovation … Continue reading →

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