Muscat Youth Summit 2012 in Oman incorporates virtual world into its activity. This virtual exhibit is a first in the use of an innovative 3D virtual environment in the Middle East. http://www.muscatyouthsummit.com/virtualexhibit.asp
The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has launched a virtual world to boost training opportunities for professionals in the creative industries. http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/wda-develops-virtual-world-creative-industries-professionals
Maxis, Malaysia's leading integrated communications provider, was awarded the Gold Award in the innovation category at the Malaysia Human Resource Award 2010. Maxis was specifically recognized for its innovation in transformational learning through its state-of-the-art training academy, Maxis Academy. Maxis became the first company in the Asia Pacific region to use virtual world Second Life for learning and development when it launched its own island on the platform known as Maxis iLearn. Maxis' pilot project for Second Life is the Next Generation Manager or NGM@Maxis programme, a core programme for Maxis managers. http://www.adoimagazine.com/index.php/news/128-breaking-news-2010/6008-maxis-top-in-human-resource-innovation
http://chrischewcorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/soft-launch-of-second-life-maxis-ilearn.html Moslem cleric, Sheik Ali bin Omar Badahdah, a professor at Saudi University, delivered sermons virtually. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/03/saudi-arabia-cl.html TEFL interviewed a Turkish English language teacher, Nergiz Kern/Daffodil Fargis, about her experience teaching English in virtual world.
http://edition.tefl.net/articles/interviews/second-life-language-teaching/ Experts at the University of Southern Queensland will employ the online virtual world Second Life in a bid to disseminate information on future climate changes they managed to predict, to regional farmers in India and through out the world.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/293452/20120206/indian-farmers-learn-climate-trends-using-second.htmhttp://www.usq.edu.au/newsevents/news/indianfarmers "Meet Me" is an interactive virtual world of Tokyo which is orderly, phornographic-free, and safe for children. This is Japan's attempt to make a virtual world like Second Life with more safety and controlled environment.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2007-09-27-meet-me-second-life_N.htm Because "Meet Up" is designed for Japanese audience, it is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in learning Japanese. Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2007-09-27-meet-me-second-life_N.htm Singapore Virtual Airlines is a Virtual Airline for Microsoft Flight Simulator that recreates Singapore's scheduled passenger services from Singapore to 65 cities worldwide. It is a flight simulator based virtual airline for online flight simulation. It is an online based virtual airline community of pilots who fly on several online flying networks. The objective is to recreate the real world operations of Singapore as a Virtual Airline to enhance the Microsoft Flight Simulation experience for pilots.
Read more: http://www.singaporevirtual.org/about-flight-simulation-and-online-flying.php Singapore 2010 Odyssey is a 3D virtual world that offers youth the ability to participate in quests and games styled on a futuristic theme. Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, launched the Singapore 2010 Odyssey, the first three-dimensional virtual world developed based on an Olympic event.
Read more: http://www.ida.gov.sg/News%20and%20Events/20050905175511.aspx?getPage |
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