VLL support the global AI lecture programme

Sun and Virtual Learning Labs supported the University of Zurich's ambitious ShanghAI Lectures in building a 3D virtual learning world based on the Project Wonderland open source toolkit. The lectures take place in a mixed reality setting, combining video streaming and virtual worlds, to enable students worldwide to actively participate in presentations and lectures on embodied intelligence and biologically inspired robotics.

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MiRTLE Technical Report now available

The Sun Research funded MiRTLE project (Mixed Reality Teaching and Learning) technical report is now available online. This project was carried out by the University of Essex - one of the key research partners of Virtual Learning Labs.

How to setup MiRTLE on Wonderblog

In collaboration with Bernard Horan at Sun microsystems, we have released a blog post detailing how you can download and install your own MiRTLE server installation. See http://blogs.sun.com/wonderland/date/20090430

This is a fairly technical process but hopefully breaks down the install into fairly easy to follow steps. Although the examples given are for the OpenSolaris operating system, it will fairly easy to adapt these to other platforms, such as Linux.

DVD and USB Wonderland demonstrator now available

VLL have created an easy to install package which allows you to install a complete Wonderland server on your own computer in a matter of minutes. This is to allow you to assess the potential for how Wonderland and VLL can help your organization. Please contact VLL at www.virtuallearninglabs.com to learn more.

VLL at London Immersion Event

Virtual Learning Labs will be represented by Michael Gardner and Ken Miller at the Immersive Education Initiative London Summit from April 23rd to 24th 2009 - see http://mediagrid.org/summit/. Michael will be presenting the work done on the MiRTLE (Mixed Reality Learning and Teaching) project on day 1. On day 2 he will be running a more practical session around how Virtual Learning Labs can help you. This will be in conjunction with Bernard Horan from Sun microsystems.

VLL at Berlin WWERC

Virtual Learning Labs will be represented by Michael Gardner and Warren Sheaffer at the forthcoming Sun European Education and Research conference in Berlin from 24th to 26th March 2009. See https://events-at-sun.com/erc09/index.php

VLL will be presenting at the 10.45am session on Wednesday 25th entitled "Mixed-Reality Classrooms: Project Wonderland for the eBologna Process". This session is being led by Kevin Roebuck – Market Development Manager Education, Sun Microsystems.