I can’t imagine virtual reality playing a main role in an encyclopedia.
But I see a lot of possibilities in creating learning materials.
When people enroll a real live learning program they are paying for 3 things: For acquiring knowledge; for somebody (or some process) guiding and motivating them; and for a certificate crediting the knowledge they have acquired.
Virtual reality certainly could help in creating virtual environments guiding and motivating people in the process of acquiring knowledge.
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 16:36:06 +0200
From: Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com Subject: [Foundation-l] MMORPG and Wikimedia To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Message-ID: j2x846221521005060736g98d23555g73f6c0465b08b43e@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG is virtual reality and VR worlds will be [a significant part of] our future.
Wikimedia should join FSF and Winch Gate Properties in shaping the future.
[1] - http://dev.ryzom.com/news/13
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