One of our wonderful jokaydia residents – marlonj Myers is holding some special events in Second Life this week! Titled ‘Introduccion a los Mundos Virtuales’ or ‘Introduction to Virtual Worlds’, marlonj will be holding the session in two parts – the first at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales where he is teaching, and the second inworld.

marlonj will be covering a range of topics including the concept of the metaverse, history, examples, Second Life, and virtual worlds education, as well as giving his students and colleagues a great opportunity to visit Second Life and the Islands of jokaydia and explore some of the work marlonj has been doing. For more information visit marlonj’s blog – Marlon J. Manrique: Resistance is Futile. (Google Translate tools here.)

Event Details:

• Date and Time: 5:00am, Sun 25 May 2008. (SLT: 12pm 24th May. Remember – these times are AEST, so check your local time!)
• Location: The Islands of jokaydia in Second Life – The HiperGalaxia Project space
• What: Meet marlonj and his students and colleagues in Second Life.

You can also watch this event via Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/marlonj