On April 18, 2018, VCARA held its 9th Annual VCARA Conference on iSchool Island in Second Life. This year's theme was Passion for Truth: Trusting Information in the Fake News Era. Attendees posted to social media during the conference using #VCARA.
To celebrate our passion for seeking and sharing the elusive trickster that is truth (and exposing the cunning guises of those who spread false “truths”), participants were encouraged to don harlequin-inspired masks and costumes.
The 9th Annual VCARA Conference is Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. SLT (Second Life Time/Pacific). This year’s theme is Passion for Truth: Trusting Information in the Fake News Era.
Join VCARA March 15-17, 2018, as we attend, exhibit, and present at the 11th annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education virtual conference in Second Life.
Join VCARA members Alyse Dunavant-Jones and Marie Vans on 1/16/18, 1/21/18, and 1/26/18 to learn Second Life basics and explore VCARA's offerings!
Join VCARA on Monday, December 11, 2017, at 6 p.m. SLT (Pacific) for a special holiday event!
VCARA is proud to announce our 9th Annual Conference topic: Passion for Truth. The conference will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2018 @ 6pm SLT (Pacific) on iSchool Island in Second Life.
Share your projects, research, solutions, observances, lessons, and other ideas relating to trust and information both within and outside of virtual worlds!
All are welcome to submit a proposal for a 10-minute mini-presentation, with special consideration to San José State University, School of Information students and faculty.
Please send proposals to VCARA Faculty Advisors Dr. Lisa Daulby (lisa.daulby@sjsu.edu) and Dr. Pat Franks (patricia.franks@sjsu.edu - on sabbatical through December 2017) by March 31, 2018.
Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Event on Saturday, November 4 at 4pm Pacific Time.
https://vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/revolutions-and-innovations-expert-panel
All about virtual world communities with MLIS student and VCARA member Alyse Dunavant-Jones.
On Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 12pm SLT (Pacific), the Community Virtual Library will host a Metaverse Libraries tour of the upcoming web-based virtual world (web-world) CybaLOUNGE. This will be the first official tour hosted in the world after several major updates in 2017!
