1. Intelligent Virtual Worlds

2. Overview Why engage in Virtual Worlds? Virtual University of Edinburgh I-Room Intelligent Virtual Worlds Programme

3. Why Engage in Virtual Worlds? Virtual Worlds like Second Life have transformed public perception of the “3D Internet” 80% of active internet users will have a virtual world presence by 2011 [Gartner] Collaborative and community-related aspects of these environments will dominate in future [Gartner] No longer solely for gaming or geeks!

4. Vue – Virtual University of Edinburgh A multi-disciplinary virtual organisation exploring the potential of virtual worlds for e-Learning, research, collaboration & outreach related to the University of Edinburgh http://vue.ed.ac.uk

5. The I-Room An intelligent collaboration environment which acts as a knowledge aid to support collaborative teleconferences and meetings

6. Virtual World of Whisky

7. Virtual Collaboration

8. Intelligent Virtual Worlds Programme Collaborative venture from the School of Informatics –Subscription-based model –Membership open to all stakeholders investing in Virtual Worlds –Launching in Autumn 2008! Aims to advance and enable intelligent systems in virtual worlds for practical use –Builds on existing Informatics research and expertise –Industry focussed

9. Programme Themes Virtual Worlds Evaluation Methodology –Industry focused evaluation methodology for assessing VW platforms –Valuable knowledge for those looking to invest in platforms Technology Strands Examines the application of Informatics technology in Virtual Worlds Virtual collaboration Intelligent environments Intelligent avatars Platform Independence –Experienced in many platforms including: Second Life, OpenSim, Forterra OLIVE, Twinity, Project Wonderland..

10. Related Institutes and Areas School of Informatics Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute Centre for Intelligent Systems and Their Applications Institute for Communicating and Collaborative Systems Research Consortium in Speckled Computing Other Virtual University of Edinburgh + many more