Is there a Second Life for FM?
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Daden Limited is a provider of virtual world and character solutions, active since the late 1990s and in Second Life since 2004. The company focuses on training, collaboration, and design, with notable achievements including an award-winning project for training paramedics and developing an e-learning environment for Birmingham City University. Their initiatives demonstrate the potential of virtual worlds for data visualization, collaboration, and education.
Is there a Second Life for FM?
- 1. Daden Limited Is there a Second Life for FM? Soulla Stylianou Client Director Daden Limited © 2010 www.daden.co.uk
- 2. Who are we? ©2010 www.daden.co.uk Virtualworlds & character solutions provider In industry since late 1990s In Second Life since 2004 World-class expertise and innovation in Integration, AI and virtual worlds Member, Serious Games Institute Based in Birmingham UK, and Second Life
- 4. What We Do…. ©2010 www.daden.co.uk Training & Instruction Collaboration Design & Build
- 5. Design & Build ©2010 www.daden.co.uk Annotated Spaces Assesssocial aspects of new developments Consider HVAC spec Stakeholder involvement Build completed before RL equivalent
- 6. Collaboration ©2010 www.daden.co.uk Datascape “Data Visualisation Hub” Multiple sources of information – one space Open documents, video etc within virtual world 2nd prize “Collaboration” category at US Federal Virtual World Challenge 2010
- 7. Training & Instruction ©2010 www.daden.co.uk PIVOTE – open source St George's Hospital Training Paramedics Customer Service/Speaking & Listening skills Hurricane Shelter Training/Disaster Management - NY Downloaded >250 times THE Award 2009 1st prize “Skills Building” category at US Federal Virtual World Challenge 2010
- 8. Digital Birmingham - bscape ©2010 www.daden.co.uk Client: Birmingham City Council Aim: Showcase virtual world technology World: Second Life Duration: 2 months Solution: Briefing hub using Google Maps, Geocode RSS and KML datafeeds, images & videos Benefits: Show how virtual worlds can support virtual working, visualise data and GIS, support user generated content and prime for further projects Follow Up: Full island build, extension of 3D model to include new Library, Council chamber for edemocracy © 2009 www.daden.co.uk
- 9. Birmingham City Univ. – Education ©2010 www.daden.co.uk Client: Birmingham City University Aim: Create eLearning environment in SL World: Second Life Duration: 4-6 months Solution: Deployment of Sloodle Modelling of Millennium Point building Benefits: Improved Learning Follow Up: Multiple internal/external projects
- 10. PIVOTE ©2010 www.daden.co.uk An exercise authoring system for virtual worlds which: Lets you write an exercise once, but play it in multiple virtual worlds, and on the web Clearly separates content, structure and appearance Allows you to create different user experiences for the same content based on levels of user expertise, and/or the session objective (e.g. novice, advanced, revision, assessment) Captures student performance data and allows export to a VLE Lets you exchange objects with other users and embed them in your own exercises Is based on an open XML standard (MVP) and is open-source
- 11. PIVOTE Scenario ©2010 www.daden.co.uk
- 12. Web: www.daden.co.uk Email: [email protected] YouTube: www.youtube.com/dadenmedia Twitter: Soulla Stylianou Second Life: ImmortalitySou Ballinger Second Life sim: Daden Prime © 2010 www.daden.co.uk