Sorry for the long delay in updates. Erin has been very busy with a new job as a research assistant and assistant project manager to the University of Texas at Dallas' cultural simulation lab. She's currently attached to a project that is developing a simulation of an Afghan city, in which the player must interact with non-player characters (NPCs) in culturally respectful ways in order to build rapport. Erin is working on this project as part of her PhD studies within the UT Dallas Arts and Technology program. She intends to concentrate her studies on serious game design. Her coursework and research will provide ample fodder for the HigherWorlds blog and wiki, so expect much more frequent updates to the sites' content.
For example: new resources have been added to the HigherWorlds del.icio.us account, and more are on the way! In addition, new sites have been added to the custom Google search on the HigherWorlds blog homepage.
Erin and Patti are looking forward to conducting and sharing research into virtual worlds and serious game design, and hope that you'll join us in discussion through the blog comments or Jaiku. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the latest developments in virtual worlds and higher education.
*** Edit 3/8/09: Jaiku was recently shut down after being bought by Google. Sadness! But you can join us on Twitter, instead.
Erin's personal Twitter account: serinity
Patti's personal Twitter account: pattijennings
HigherWorlds: higherworlds
