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Course Schedule

Multiuniversity Course on Virtual Environments, Virtual Worlds and Applications

~ ODU VE STUDENTS ~
Final Projects to be presented at the Peninsula Higher Education Center, 3:00 pm - 4:10 pm, December 6, 2007.

Project Report is due by December 13, 2007

Class Day	Lecture Notes	Instructor(s)	Origination
Aug 28, 2007	Introduction	Noor	ODU Peninsula Center
Aug. 30, 2007	Visual Perception	Scerbo	ODU Gornto
Sep. 4, 2007	Auditory Perception	Bliss	ODU
Sep. 6, 2007	Touch, Haptics, and Olfaction	Scerbo	ODU Gornto
Sep. 11, 2007	Overview of VR Hardware Input / Output - I	Sherman	DRI
Sep. 13, 2007	Overview of VR Hardware Input / Output II	Sherman	DRI
Sep. 18, 2007	Interaction with the Virtual World (Manipulation and Navigation)	Sherman	DRI
Sep. 20, 2007	Virtual Reality Software: Overview	Sherman	DRI
Sep. 25, 2007	VR Software: Examples, Part I	Sherman	DRI
Sep. 27, 2007	VR Software: Examples, Part II	Sherman	DRI
Oct. 2, 2007	Continuum from Reality to Virtual Reality	Lok	UF
Oct. 4, 2007	Virtual Humans: Emerging Interface and Technology	Lok	UF
Oct. 6 - 9, 2007	FALL HOLIDAY
Oct. 11, 2007	Constructing Virtual Worlds	Lok	UF
Oct. 16, 2007	Multiverses: Science, Technology, and Commerce	Fishwick	UF
Oct. 18, 2007	Geometry: Making Structures	Fishwick	UF
Oct. 23, 2007	Scripts: Adding Dynamics and Interactivity to the Virtual World	Fishwick	UF
Oct. 25, 2007	Virtual Engineering (presentation - PDF)	Bryden	ISU
Oct. 30, 2007	Using VE-Suite (Software Download) (presentation - PPT)	Bivins	ISU
Nov. 1, 2007	The Use of VR with Power Plant Design (presentation - PDF)	Zitney	ISU
Nov. 6, 2007	Virtual Engineering Applications in Combustion Systems	Jian	ISU
Nov. 8, 2007	VR Applications in Designing Off-Road Equipment	Duncan	ISU
Nov. 13, 2007	Virtual Engineering Tools in Power	McCorkle	ISU
Nov. 15, 2007	Multi-sensory geoscience VR	Harding	ISU
Nov. 20, 2007	Thanksgiving Holiday - no class
Nov. 27, 2007	Medical Applications with VR	Winer	ISU
Nov. 29, 2007	Advanced Displays and Immersive Technologies	TBA	Eon Reality
Dec. 4, 2007	Student Project Presentation
Dec. 6, 2007	Student Project Presentation

Dec. 13, 2007	Project Due

Class Time: 3:00- 4:10 pm, Tuesday and Thursday (Eastern Time)

Old Dominion University - Fall Semester 2007 Calendar
August 25	Fall Classes begin (Saturday)
October 6-9	Fall Break
October 23	Last day to withdraw from classes
November 21-25	Thanksgiving holiday
December 7	Classes end
December 8-14	Exams
December 15	Commencement (Saturday)

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Halo Waypoint Launches Today - The Virtual World Of Halo | Voxy.co.nz
Halo Waypoint Launches Today - The Virtual World Of HaloHalo Waypoint, the new virtual home for all things "Halo," launches today on Xbox LIVE, and will be the exclusive destination for full-episode previews of "Halo.
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Twilight Saga: New Moon at Habbo Hotel Virtual World for Teens
Habbo Hotel is a multi-dimensional virtual world and community for teens. Teens create online characters and can explore public hang-outs, activities, connect with friends and decorate their own rooms. Habbo has partnered with Summit ... (11-06-2009)
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RTFM Education » Blog Archive » Virtual Compute Environment ...
VCE stands for Virtual Compute Environment, and also by good grace to also include the letters of each member of the coalition - VMware, Cisco, EMC. Did you see what they did there? Clever that isn't it? ... (11-06-2009)
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FAQ on Virtual Computing Environment - The Platform
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. (11-05-2009)
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Jared Freedman's Page - Association of Virtual Worlds
Jared Freedman's Page on Association of Virtual Worlds. (11-05-2009)
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Homeland Security Plans Virtual World Terror Attack Simulators ...
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to build terrorism response simulators in the virtual world. Find out why this is a great leap forward for national security. (11-05-2009)
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Second Life's Virtual World Goes Enterprise | WATBlog.com - Web ...
Linden Lab, the makers of second life has launched an open beta of Second Life Enterprise. This would see second life being played under the close networks. (11-04-2009)
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Take a stroll through virtual reality on the CyberWalk omni ...
A 3D model of ancient Pompeii was created as a virtual environment to test the CyberWalk system. It allows a user wearing a commercial head mounted display (HMD) to walk around the reconstructed city in any direction and enjoy the ... (11-04-2009)
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Ambient Performance announces European support for ...
Ambient Performance, a market leader in providing private virtual worlds and related services for business, government and educational institutions based on the Forterra Systems OLIVE platform, today announced the support of ... (11-04-2009)
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Ambient Performance announces European support for ...
Using existing computer and networking technologies found in most businesses, academic or government organizations, the solution allows users to use a PC to log into a secure virtual environment where they are represented as a ... (11-04-2009)
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US Army funding virtual reality online world for amputees
The Amputee Virtual Environment Support Space (AVESS) project will research the needs of soldiers who suffered wounds that resulted in amputation and establish protocols and prototypes for addressing those needs in a virtual environment ... (11-04-2009)
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Learning in a virtual environment - Blog - Digital Birmingham
Virtual learning environments (VLE) are very effective, and means that the individual can interact from any location with an internet connection. The flexibility and mobility of this type of learning is invaluable. ... (11-04-2009)
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Virtual Worlds News: Songwriter Award Surfaces in Fashion Fantasy Game
Fashion-focused virtual world Fashion Fantasy Game (FFG) and The New York Songwriter's Circle today announced the three finalists in the Young Songwriter Award competition. The virtual world, created by fashion designer Nancy Ganz, ... (11-03-2009)
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Securosis Blog | Myths Surrounding Databases in Virtual Environments
Security is largely dependent upon solid configuration of the database and current patches being applied, which may nor may not be easier depending upon how you have your virtual environment set up. Virtualization provides no inherent ... (11-03-2009)
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Virtual Worlds News: Zynga Acquires GoPets
GoPets, a site that engages users by having them "raise" customizable 3D pets downloaded onto their desktop, was sold to social games developer Zynga, according to a Facebook post by GoPets founder Erick Bethke. (10-31-2009)
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eFoundations: Virtual World Watch Request for Information
Over at Virtual World Watch, John Kirriemuir is embarking on collecting data for his seventh "snapshot" survey of the use of virtual worlds in UK Higher and Further Education, and has issued a request for updated information: The ... (10-27-2009)
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Proxmox Virtual Environment « vizz.info
Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) is an OpenVZ and KVM based Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE is an open source project, developed and maintained by Proxmox Server ... (10-23-2009)
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Safety : Young People in Virtual Environments « The Digital Youth ...
Engaging users also in the implementation of safety education, for example, giving them jobs in the virtual environment to help self-police, also provides good experience for them to build up a CV style portfolio and from a business ... (10-21-2009)
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Paramedic training in virtual environments honoured by JISC Times ...
Project wins JISC's outstanding ICT initiative award at the Times Higher Awards owing to its potential implications for other universities. (10-16-2009)
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VMworld.com: I am new to virtual world i need...
Re: I am new to virtual world i need information on esx. You should try the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vi. Cheers,. Keith. Report Abuse. Actions ... (11-03-2008)
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How your brain sees virtual you - New Scientist
As players who stay up all night fighting imaginary warriors demonstrate, slipping into the skin of an avatar , and inhabiting a virtual world can be riveting stuff. But to what extent does your brain regard your virtual self as you? Brain scans of ...
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Vertex® Delivers with Innovative Approach to Annual Customer ... - Yahoo Finance
They could also network with their peers through chat and message boards, and visit virtual partner booths. In addition, attendees had complete access to all show collateral within a virtual library. The conference took place from October 27-30, but ... (11-06-2009)
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Ambient Performance announces European support for RemoteOperations ... - Training Press Releases
Ambient Performance announces European support for RemoteOperations™, Forterra Systems new virtual world service. Ambient Performance | London, United Kingdom 5-Nov-2009 » Training Press Releases » Ambient Performance, a market leader in ... (11-05-2009)
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Ambient Performance announces European support for RemoteOperations ... - Training Press Releases
A telephony feature is available so that remote users without PCs or Internet access can call into the virtual environment and communicate with in-world users. A session record-and-replay capability is available that collects all actions and ... (11-05-2009)
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Second Life creates virtual world for businesses - AlterNet
Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings. "A woman chats with an avatar via the internet. Linden Lab, the firm behind the virtual world Second ... (11-05-2009)
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Planet’s Most Massive Virtual World For Kids Opens For Beta - PR-USA.net
With more than 100 real and fictional locations— from the world’s natural and man-made wonders to the marvels of outer space and beyond—The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks is definitely the biggest virtual world for kids to date. And after the ... (11-05-2009)
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Cisco and EMC Intro Virtual Computing Environment Coalition - IDG NEWS
Cisco and EMC, together with VMware, have introduced the Virtual Computing Environment coalition. The coalition has been created to accelerate customers' ability to increase business agility through greater IT infrastructure flexibility, and lower IT ... (11-05-2009)
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Virtual Computing Environment Takes Wraps Off 'Vblock' - Enterprise IT Planet
EMC, Cisco and VMware officially unveiled their long-awaited data center partnership today, a coalition first reported by Enterprise Storage Forum in August. The three companies have come together as the Virtual Computing Environment coalition ... (11-05-2009)
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Cisco, EMC, and VMware Intro Virtual Computing Environment Coalition - TMCnet
The companies said that the coalition has been created to accelerate customers’ ability to increase business agility through greater IT infrastructure flexibility. In addition, this partnership expects to lower IT, energy and real estate costs via ... (11-04-2009)
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Yoovolution, The First Ever Virtual 3D Business Conference, Announces ... - YAHOO!
The creators of Yoovolution ( http://www.yoovolution.com/blog/ ), the world’s first 3D virtual personal and professional development conference , announced today the addition of streaming video of the entire three day event for those attendees with ... (11-04-2009)
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Cisco and EMC Form Venture to Serve Data Centers - New York Times
Cisco Systems took another step to expand its computer hardware businesses on Tuesday by forming a broad partnership with EMC , a maker of storage equipment and software. Cisco has long been the dominant supplier of networking equipment like switches ... (11-03-2009)
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CEOs Discuss Virtual Computing Environment - Data Center Knowledge
Cisco, EMC and VMware today announced the formation of the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE), which bundles the three companies hardware and software in a single “infrastructure package.” In this video, CEOs Joe Tucci of EMC, John Chambers of ... (11-03-2009)
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Cisco (CSCO), EMC (EMC), and VMware (VMW) Introduce the Virtual ... - StreetInsider.com
The Virtual Computing Environment coalition offers organizations of all sizes an accelerated approach to data center transformation with dramatic efficiencies that promise significant reductions in both capital and operating expenses. (11-03-2009)
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Linden Lab launches enterprise version of Second Life virtual world - Venturebeat.com
Second Life is going corporate. The virtual world already has more than 1,400 companies staging meetings and conferences inside its virtual landscapes. But Linden Lab is now taking Second Life into the companies themselves with an enterprise version ... (11-02-2009)
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New Massive Virtual World For Kids Opens For Beta - YAHOO!
Covering over 100 locations in more than 10 countries across the planet and beyond, The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks is arguably going to be the most massive virtual world for kids. Highly anticipated by a growing fan base from more than 130 ... (11-02-2009)
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HarperCollins and Skype team up to host first ’virtual’ world ... - WebWire
LONDON - This November HarperCollins and Skype have created an innovative world first event - ’Cecelia Ahern’s Virtual World Tour’ - to promote the publication of her latest novels, The Book of Tomorrow and The Gift, across the globe. Cecelia ... (11-02-2009)
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Can Virtual Worlds Provide Support to Military Amputees? - AOL
Virtual worlds can provide ... Denver, Colorado, dedicated to enabling people with a wide range of disabilities by providing a supporting environment for them to enter and thrive in on-line virtual worlds like Second Life ® . For more information ... (11-02-2009)
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Virtual Worlds Employee Avatars Will Need Dress Codes - Network World Fusion
"We advise establishing codes of behavior that apply in any circumstance when an employee is acting as a company representative, whether in a real or virtual environment," Gartner analyst James Lundy said in a statement . For example, whatever rules ... (11-02-2009)
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Virtual Estates Lead to Real-World Headaches - New York Times
PARIS — Two avatars, Leto Yoshiro and Enchant Jacques, met in the virtual world of Second Life in 2005. They married online the same year and built a house together on an island they had brought out of the waves that covered much of that world. In ... (11-02-2009)
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Children Protected from Dangers of Virtual World - PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 01, 2009 – Race River Corporation has just released a major upgrade to its revolutionary internet filtering program for Windows. The new Integard Home v2.0, released this month, provides Activity Reports and social ... (11-01-2009)
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