Thursday, 18 July 2024

Book Series Launch Events - Physical and Virtual

 


We are having 2 launch events for The Metaverse Series and the first two books in the series, A Critical Introduction, and The Metaverse for Learning and Education.

Virtual Event - 24 Sep 24

The virtual event will be held in a microverse that we have specifically built to support the series and which will be permanently available to support the book Series and to encourage an exploration of the metaverse topic in novel ways.

The microverse is hosted on the Frame platform (https://framevr.io/) which is accessible from any PC/Mac or mobile or VR headset through the browser – there is no need to download any software.

The launch is a drop-in event, and nearer the date we’ll announce specific times for a Q&A with the series co-editors – and possibly other series authors. 

Please register your interest in attending on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-metaverse-series-virtual-launch-tickets-950726096347.


Physical Event - 24 Oct 24

The physical event will take place on October 24th, 5pm - 7pm at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY.

The launch will be an ‘in conversation’ event with Professor Nigel Crook, Oxford Brookes University, Professor Sarah Hayes, University of Bath Spa and Dave White, University of the Arts and the authors at Metaverse Book Launch

You can book your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metaverse-book-and-series-launch-tickets-904860852167?aff=oddtdtcreator


We look forward to meeting you at one or other of the events!


VISPA Virtual World Closing


Seems the VISPA virtual world is closing on 31/8 according to a service email I've received. Had some novel ideas, particularly in the way that spaces were laid/created & hopefully we'll see some of them replicated elsewhere - directly or through in-world scripting.