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Eudoxa Seminar about the new virtual frontier, Friday November 3
Eudoxa Seminar about the new virtual frontier, Friday November 3 - The Eudoxa think tank of Stockholm holds the first public policy institute seminar in the virtual world Second Life. The virtual worlds are entering the public's mind and affecting how business and society are conducted. Eudoxa, a think tank dedicated to describing the effects of emerging technologies and their societal impact is therefore organizing a seminar on public policy issues. Director Waldemar Ingdahl will discuss how virtual worlds impact on economics, on entertainment and politics and how they open up for a host of new opportunities for interaction. How can public policy groups and activists use virtual world? Can virtual worlds improve local democracy? The seminar will be held on Uvvy Island in the virtual world Second Life (please read more on its webpage at http://uvvy.com/index.php/Uvvy_island_in_SL ) on Friday November 3rd at 19h00 Central European Time (13h00 EST, 10h00 PST). Read more...
10/24/2006 Permalink/comments
Digital Civilizations Forum: Scenarios for the Future
I am back from the Digital Civilizations Forum Ci'Num 2006 - 6 & 7 october 2006 : Les scénarios du futur / Scenarios for the Future. The format of the event was a scenario planning playful brainstorm - "giving voice to the parts of your mind that normally do not have access to language". Main keywords emerged from Ci'num 2006: "Glocalisation" (I LOVE this word), universal access to cyberspace/metaverse, ubiquitous computing, Metaverse, NBIC convergence, human enhancement, large migratory fluxes, social unrest, opportunities and dangers. Most participants and groups did not imagine a utopian Heaven or dystopian Hell, but today's world with some emerging cultural, social, political and technological trends running at full speed in 2026. Read more...
10/10/2006 Permalink/comments
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