VCARA Blog

VCARA New Website & Blog Location

Nicole Purviance — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:16:00 +0000

Published: October 31, 2023 by Bethany Winslow

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From being part of Second Life’s 20th birthday celebration, to exploring new virtual worlds with the VR Exploders, keep up with all the latest happenings with the Virtual Center for Archives & Records Administration (VCARA).

Learn more about what we do, how to get started, and follow our social media by visiting our new website and blog - https://ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu/vcara/blog/

VR Exploders Visit EngageVR

melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:41:00 +0000

Published: June 18, 2021 by Bethany Winslow

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The Exploders gang met June 18, 2021, for another adventure! This time we went back to EngageVR. (The last time we had been there was March of 2020.)

VR Headset and VR Desktop: Make Room for Both

Pat Franks — Mon, 10 May 2021 00:23:00 +0000

UniVirtual Experience 2021

Published: May 9, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

Join in Altspace VR on Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 12 to 1 p.m. (EST) to talk about the future of virtual reality on both desktop computers and VR headsets to understand the benefits of each. Currently, the consensus shows they have unique advantages depending on the purpose of communities and individual learners.

Join us April 25 at the Fantasy Faire in Second Life

Pat Franks — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:03:00 +0000

Literary Festival with Storytelling and Dramatic Performances, Discussions, and more

Published: April 23, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

Join the members of the Community Virtual Library (CVL) and SJSU iSchool’s Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration (VCARA) on Sunday, April 25, for a reading of two of our favorite fairy tales:

The Ugly Duckling, a literary fairy tale written by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Anderson;
The Twelve Dancing Princesses, a German fairy tale collected and published by the Brothers Grimm.

A Sherlock Holmes Experience in Second Life

Pat Franks — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:35:00 +0000

Sat., April 3, 9-11 a.m. Pacific Time

Published: March 30, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

Join us in Second Life for a Sherlock Holmes Celebration!

XR Women and the iLRN Conference

Pat Franks — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:33:00 +0000

Enjoying Events on the iLRN Virbela Campus

Published: March 27, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

The Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) is an international organization of developers, educators, and research professionals collaborating to develop the scientific, technical, and applied potential of immersive learning.

14 Reasons Why VW is Better than VR

Pat Franks — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:17:00 +0000

Presented at VWBPE Conference by Marie Vans

Published: March 26, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

On March 19, Marie Van’s presentation, 14 Reasons why Virtual Worlds are Still Better than Social Virtual Reality Worlds was streamed live as part of the VWBPE 2021: Reconnaissance Conference.

iLRN Virtual Campus Celebrates XR Women

Pat Franks — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:04:00 +0000

Virtual Worlds Women--don't be left out of the Virtual Reality Conversation!

Published: March 10, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

XR Women is a global collective of women and allies in XR. XR Women is committed to educating, connecting, uplifting, and inspiring women working in XR and those who have yet to join the industry. XR Women connects women with each other, shares opportunities, provides resources, and guides with insight.

The Game is Afoot! Calling all Sherlockians and Friends

Pat Franks — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 15:54:00 +0000

Published: February 13, 2021 by Dr. Pat Franks

Plan now to join us Saturday, April 3, for a celebration of Sherlock Holmes in our Victorian Village on iSchool Island in Second Life.

Charles Dickens’ Christmas Reading

Pat Franks — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Listen to the audio recording

Published: December 17, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

The Community Virtual Library is a “real” library with branches in multiple virtual worlds–include virtual reality environments.

Recap of Dickens’ Reading, Parts 3-4, Dec. 9

Pat Franks — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:55:00 +0000

and Invitation to attend Dickens Events held on CVL Research Row

Published: December 10, 2020 by Dr. Patricia C. Franks

Fun was had by all last night! Especially by the readers!! Thanks to the following who each read multiple parts of two fun readings:

Recap of Dickens’ Reading, Parts 1-2, Dec. 8

Pat Franks — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:53:00 +0000

And Reminder to Join Us for Parts 3-4, Dec. 9

Published: December 9, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

A festive audience gathered last night to enjoy a reading if Charles Dickens’ Holiday Story: Holiday Romance in Four Parts. Enjoy some photos from yesterday’s reading.

Holiday Romance in Four Parts

Pat Franks — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 02:07:00 +0000

A Charles Dickens Holiday Story

Published: December 1, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

Join the Friends of VCARA for the 3rd Annual Dickens Holiday Reading on December 8 and 9, 2020, from 9 to 5 p.m. SLT (Pacific Time).

Recap of VR Exploders Group Visit to AltSpace

Pat Franks — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:24:00 +0000

Published: November 25, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

Members of the VR Exploders group entered AltSpace VR on Friday, November 20, 2020, and met at the CVL build and then enjoyed the psychedelic Shiva experience. If you haven’t tried AltSpace yet–visit https://altvr.com/

XR: Bridging the Gap Research Symposium Recap

Pat Franks — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:47:00 +0000

Published: October 25, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

The first annual research symposium was held October 24, 2020, in the XR Research Center, a part of the Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration on SJSU’s iSchool island in Second Life.

Keynote presenter, Dr. Donna Z. Davis, shared her thoughts on the promise and challenges ahead for those seeking to use virtual reality in a way that promotes equity and inclusion (figure 1).

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XR: Bridging the Gap Research Symposium – 10/24/20

Pat Franks — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:33:00 +0000

Birds of a Feather Sessions: Accessibility, Environments, Networking

Published: October 19, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

XR: Bridging the Gap Research Symposium, 10/24/20, 9 a.m. – 12 noon SLT (Pacific)

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XR Bridging the Gap Research Symposium 10/24/20

Pat Franks — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 19:30:00 +0000

Meet the Keynotes

Published: October 17, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

Symposium 9 a.m. – 12 noon SLT (Pacific) | Keynotes 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

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Donna Z. Davis, PhD, APR / Tredi Felisimo in SL
Associate Professor and Director
Strategic Communication Master’s Program
Oregon Reality (OR) Lab
University of Oregon
School of Journalism * Communication | Portland

XR: Bridging the Gap Research Symposium

Pat Franks — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:54:00 +0000

Join us October 24, 2020

Published: October 14, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

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SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/217/128/33

Recap of VR Exploders Meeting in VRChat

Pat Franks — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:40:00 +0000

Published: September 22, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

On the third Friday of each month, members of the VR Exploders Group (no, that’s not a typo) explore a different virtual reality platform. Last week, on September 18, 2020, they met up in VRChat to compare notes on the experience.

Since a 2019 survey of users of both Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds revealed that 64% of respondents want a platform to encourage educational purposes (not predominantly social/gaming), the group keep the education use of the platform foremost in their minds.

XR: Bridging the Gap Research Symposium

Pat Franks — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:59:00 +0000

Hosted by the VCARA, iSchool Island, Second Life

Published: September 9, 2020 by Dr. Pat Franks

Plan now to attend the XR: Bridging the Gap Research Symposium on October 24, 2020, from 9 a.m. to noon SLT (Pacific Time).

Venue: VCARA’s XR Research Center in SL
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/216/96/37

The goal of this symposium is to provide a venue for members of Virtual Worlds, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality communities to share accomplishments and challenges and to learn from one another.