tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710227612684116312024-03-13T07:17:03.483-07:00SarVana's Virtual JournalThe purpose of this blog, "SarVana's Virtual Journal" is to share my experiences as an avatar living and commuting between several virtual communities.SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-3363424974518536102019-03-02T20:43:00.001-08:002019-03-02T20:44:31.480-08:00Celebrated One Billion Rising in Second Life 2019https://youtu.be/ErlQFsxdcSISarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-78688759743521006002014-03-11T00:23:00.001-07:002014-03-11T01:33:58.954-07:00Thinkerer's Virtual Outworlding: 2014 OPENSIM: STECH: Community HIV/AIDS Resource Exchange (CHARE) Village<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gS7t2nxfItk/Ux64r4p40QI/AAAAAAAAAZc/b2lqaykCe0A/s1600/Snapshot+Kitely+CHARE+World_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gS7t2nxfItk/Ux64r4p40QI/AAAAAAAAAZc/b2lqaykCe0A/s1600/Snapshot+Kitely+CHARE+World_001.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a> Although I reside in Second Life, I would like to join my <a href="http://kitely.com/" target="_blank">Kitely-based</a> "sister avatar" (Sally Cherry) in thanking our virtual-based colleague and fellow community member, <a href="http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Selby Evans (Thinkerer Melville)</a> for visiting and blogging about our <a href="http://kitely.com/" target="_blank">Kitely-based</a> HIV/AIDS awareness, capacity building, and training project, <a href="http://bit.ly/OdtCbn" target="_blank">CHARE Village</a>. It is the virtual-based component of the real life <a href="http://chareproject.com/" target="_blank">Community HIV/AIDS Resource Exchange (CHARE) Project </a>developed and built as an "out-of-the box thinking" platform for information exchange.<br />
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Despite what some folks may think, 3D virtual worlds integration is <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/12/second-life-is-not-a-game/" target="_blank">Not a game</a> but it Does open gateways (rather <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/12/can-you-draw-a-hypergate/" target="_blank">hypergates</a>) to a growing
number of global communities of practice (or interest). My colleague,
Selby Evans provides an excellent example of "virtual to real"
collaboration and community building through his information sharing
about community projects and other virtual-related issues. As we prepare for the official Grand Opening of CHARE Village and its STI Training Laboratory, the recognition for our multipurpose project is truly appreciated and encouraging.<br />
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You are invited to read Thinkerer's blog, <a href="http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Virtual Outworlding</a>...<br />
<a href="http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2014/03/2014-opensim-stech-community-hivaids.html?spref=bl">Virtual Outworlding: 2014 OPENSIM: STECH: Community HIV/AIDS Resource Exchange (CHARE) Village</a>: Community HIV/AIDS Resource Exchange (CHARE) Village - <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CHARE virtual
village provides a co-working, training, and networking space for the
real life Community HIV/AIDS Resource Exchange (CHARE) Project and its
real/virtual life community partners.</span><br />
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<br />SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-86429105690687501022013-06-20T20:35:00.001-07:002014-03-11T00:00:13.240-07:00SL10B: Meet The Community - Saffia Widdershins meets the Non-ProfitsJust had to share this videoclip featuring my first <a href="http://slcommunitycelebration.com/" target="_blank">Second Life 10th Birthday celebration (SL10B)</a> event...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> On Wednesday June 19th, I participated on a "Meet the Community" panel with several members of the <a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/" target="_blank">NonProfit Commons in Second Life (NPC)</a> community as part of the Second Life 10th Birthday celebration (SL10B). The discussion was hosted by Saffia Widdershins. Her guests included Gentle Heron (<a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank">Virtual Ability</a>), Rhiannon Chatnoir (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JoyceBettencourt" target="_blank">Joyce Bettencourt</a>) and me, SarVana Haalan aka Sally S. Cherry. It was great to see <a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank">Zinnia </a></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank"> Zauber</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://blog.virtualability.org/2012/01/are-disability-rights-human-rights-too_30.html" target="_blank"><span class="st">Oronoque</span> Westland</a>, and other community members in the audience. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The SL10B event was a virtual milestone for me... It was my first voice panel discussion within a virtual world community. It was indeed a bit tricky in the beginning but thanks to Rhiannon's technical assistance, I had a good sound check.</span></span><br />
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<br />SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-63177990589922476132013-01-22T09:00:00.000-08:002013-01-22T14:12:11.066-08:00Experiencing NPC's Mentors Central as a Presenter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}" style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">What a week in real life and in-world! Since I am totally a "virtual being", I will let my "human <span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;">go</span></span>", <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://sallyscherry.com/" target="_blank">Sally S. Cherry</a></span> tell you about the <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://facebook.com/CherryNetwork" target="_blank">real life stuff</a></span>. As the in-world "consultant", I am pleased to share virtual-based programs, activities, and information maintained or supported by <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/" target="_blank">Cherry Consulting Network</a></span>. Our primary program<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>"<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Marketing.html" target="_blank">Real to Virtual</a>; <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Networking.html" target="_blank">Virtual to Real</a></span>" focus<span style="font-size: small;">es</span> on <span style="font-size: small;">m</span>arketing; <span style="font-size: small;">n</span>etworking; <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.vpweb.com/Workshops.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">t</span>raining</a></span>; and <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://chareproject.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">c</span>apacity <span style="font-size: small;">b</span>uilding</a></span> through social media and virtual worlds. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">So<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> it was indeed a pleasure to be the Mentors Central<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>presenter at the January 18<span style="font-size: small;">th</span> meeting of <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/" target="_blank">Nonprofit Commons in Second Life (NPC)</a></span> sponsored by <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.techsoup.org/stock/howtousetechsoup.asp" target="_blank">TechSoup Global</a></span>. <span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">Mentors Central is </span></span>a
regular agenda feature of the weekly meetings. During
Mentors Central, the Mentors present various relevant topics to <span style="font-size: small;">share with</span> the
community; announce upcoming collaborative opportunities; or
discuss requests for assistance.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>This network weaving avatar (that's me, SarVana) is honored to <span style="font-size: small;">be </span>part of the Mentors Central team. What an amazing,
collaborative group of virtual-focused professional<span style="font-size: small;">s!</span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">If you are not familiar with this virtual-based community, you may ask... "What is </span></span>Nonprofit Commons?" "What's <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.secondlife.com/" title="Second Life">Second Life</a></span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">?" No problem... those are</span></span> questions <span style="font-size: small;">regularly </span>asked of Sally about our virtual-based communities and activities.<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"> Please allow me explain a bit later while I continue with my comments about the recent NPC meeting and Mentors Central.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">I<b> </b>m</span>ust stay focused... The excitement and awesome learning points of the meeting still h<span style="font-size: small;">ave</span> me flying high. Oh, yes... flying but flying is no big deal in Second Life <span style="font-size: small;">no<span style="font-size: small;">r</span> in OpenSim </span>virtual worlds. Flying is an alternate mode of in-world t<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">r</span>ans<span style="font-size: small;">port</span></span> and the preferred mode of transport for this little "walking-challenged" avatar. You just have to watch out for tall structures, flying objects, and any other flying residents. Tha<span style="font-size: small;">nks to the</span> help of several</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> NPC Mentors including Buffy Bye (<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://bridgesforwomen.ca/" target="_blank">Bridges for Women</a></span>) and Gentle Heron (<a href="http://virtualability.bksites.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Virtual Ability</span></a>)<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>my "walking" skills are much imp<span style="font-size: small;">r</span>oved but <span style="font-size: small;">are </span>still need a bit of "<span style="font-size: small;">fine-tun<span style="font-size: small;">ing</span></span>" (smiles).</span> Hence, th</span>e main reason for my excitement... the opportunity to learn and shar<span style="font-size: small;">e</span> information within th<span style="font-size: small;">is </span>collaborative community of practice as well as its Mentors Central is indeed a capacity building experience for any virtual-focused professional even a computer-generated professional! <span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"> </span></span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">As a member of <span style="font-size: small;">the NPC community</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, I always welcome an opportunity to exchange information with my virtual-based friends and colleagues. That is why I need Sally in real life and why Sally needs her little avatar(s) in-world. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just knowing</span> that </span>behind e<span style="font-size: small;">ach</span> avatar is a<span style="font-size: small;">n</span> human being with an fascinating inventory of real life experiences, skills, talents, and ideas heightens the excitement of learning and sharing. At this week's meeting, I presented<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>information about another Second Life/OpenSim grid client for Android smartphones and tablets... the </span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.lumiyaviewer.com/" target="_blank">Lumiya Viewer</a></span></b>. <span style="font-weight: normal;">The</span> review of <span style="font-size: small;">3-D </span>viewers and other related tools is essential to the ongoing <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">learning</span> process. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">S<span style="font-size: small;">ince most NPC in-world presentations are delivered via t<span style="font-size: small;">ext, being a "<span style="font-size: small;">Ment<span style="font-size: small;">ors Central P</span>resenter" </span>definitely enhance<span style="font-size: small;">s </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>the virtual learning experience<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/content/transcript-january-18th-npc-meeting-featuring-chris-collins-fleep-tuque" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fleep Tuque present<span style="font-size: xx-small;">s</span> at NPC Meeting</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Speaking of experience, the highlight of <span style="font-size: small;">this week's<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>NPC meeting</span> was</span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> the information-pac<span style="font-size: small;">ked </span>presentation, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">'<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/content/transcript-january-18th-npc-meeting-featuring-chris-collins-fleep-tuque" target="_blank">Moving Beyond Second Life: Opportunities for Education, NonProfits and Healthcare in the Wider Metaverse</a></span>' </span></span></span></span> delivered by the featured speaker, <a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/content/moving-beyond-second-life-opportunities-education-nonprofits-healthcare-wider-metaverse-janu" target="_blank">Fleep Tuque (RL: Chris Collins)</a></span><span style="font-size: small;">.</span> </span></span><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Woot, woot! What a <span style="font-size: small;">real life and <span style="font-size: small;">in-world </span></span>high<span style="font-size: small;">light! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is my understanding that Ch<span style="font-size: small;">ris</span></span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="st">started in Second Life during the beta period in 2003 and her <span style="font-size: small;">avata<span style="font-size: small;">r<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> </span></span><a href="http://www.fleeptuque.com/" target="_blank"><i>Fleep Tuque</i> </a>was not even born un<span style="font-size: small;">til</span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="st"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="st">around 2005</span></span></span>. <span style="font-size: small;">Fascinati<span style="font-size: small;">ng</span></span>...</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Fleep was exploring the Metaverse <span style="font-size: small;">even before Sally created me i<span style="font-size: small;">n</span> the 2D<span style="font-size: small;"> virtual </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">world of</span> <a href="http://metaplace.posterous.com/metaplace-featured-creator-sarvana-read-the-i" target="_blank">Metaplace</a><span style="font-size: small;"> an<span style="font-size: small;">d</span> defini<span style="font-size: small;">tely</span> before my migration into <span style="font-size: small;">Second Life. </span>I applaud Chris and Fleep for their</span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="st"> use of virtual worlds<wbr></wbr>, social media, and augmented reality in higher education.</span></span></span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> After many challenges while educating others about 3-D virtual worlds, the presentation and group discussion w<span style="font-size: small;">ere</span> indeed affirmation<span style="font-size: small;">s</span> that 3-D virtual worlds
are major collaborative workspaces for education, healthcare, and
nonprofits. <span style="font-size: small;">Our virtual<span style="font-size: small;">-based research and projects will<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>continue in Secon<span style="font-size: small;">d</span> Life and/or Open<span style="font-size: small;">Sim <span style="font-size: small;">grids such as <a href="http://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Sally-Cherry/CheriNet-Virtual-HQ" target="_blank">Kitely</a> and JokaydiaG<span style="font-size: small;">RID</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> As I reflect on the meeting, an article from Maria Korolov' s <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/" target="_blank">Hypergrid Business</a> comes to the forefront... <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/12/second-life-is-not-a-game/" target="_blank">"Second Life is Not a game"</a></span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The level of<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>learning and sharing within this 3-D collaborative community of practice for nonprofits is definitely <i>Not a game</i> even though there is <span style="font-size: small;">much </span>fun to be enjoyed <span style="font-size: small;">when the time is </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">appropriate</span>.</span>
Kudos to Susan Tenby for the <a href="http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/Press+Release" target="_blank">vision of Nonprofit Commons inSecond Life</a><span style="font-size: small;">. S</span>usan
is TechSoup's Online Community and <a href="http://flavors.me/nonprofitcommons" target="_blank">Social Media</a> Director. She
founded and manages Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. What a<span style="font-size: small;">n awesome</span> vision<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></div>
SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-31827826612450214692012-11-03T20:30:00.000-07:002012-11-04T17:36:58.084-08:00National Health Blog Post Month: 30 Days; 30 Posts 03 – “Don’t Know but I would like to Know"<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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wanted to share<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b> </b>that</span></span>… “I don’t know a lot about how people with disabilities are
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Although I still have much to learn about the
benefits of virtual worlds for people with disabilities, there is one thing that
I have learned as a Second Life (SL) community member. I know that <i><span style="font-style: normal;">one of the most active, hard-working</span></i><span class="st"><i>, </i>and productive</span> residents
is Gentle Heron, president and one of the co-founders of Virtual Ability, Inc. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
believe that it was in 2009 when I met Gentle Heron at a weekly meeting of <a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/" target="_blank">Nonprofit<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Commons<span style="font-size: small;"> in Second Life (NPSL</span>)</a><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">,</span></b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></b>a virtual community of practice for nonprofits. NPSL is managed by a community of
volunteers under the leadership of <a href="http://www.techsoup.org./" target="_blank">TechSoup Global</a>. Although NPSL community
members are located worldwide, we meet and interact in real-time within a
computer-generated 3-D environment known as a virtual world. While working at
my computer in the east coast state of Maryland, it was in this “virtual world”
where I met and interacted with the leadership of <a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank">Virtual Ability, Inc.</a> based
in Colorado, USA. Technology is so amazing!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank">Virtual Ability, Inc.</a> (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ZinniaZauber" target="_blank">Display by Zinnia</a>)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Over the years, Gentle Heron and other NPSL community
members have graciously shared helpful information and valuable time as I learned
about the diverse applications of 3-D virtual worlds. It has become quite
evident that virtual worlds serve as alternate platforms for networking, information-sharing,
training, and providing support regardless of physical location or physical
abilities. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Second Life, Virtual Ability<span style="font-size: small;">, I<span style="font-size: small;">nc.</span></span>, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation
is known as the “leading organization dealing with the support of people with
real life disabilities”. Virtual Ability’s mission is to enable people with a
wide range of disabilities by providing a supporting environment for them to
enter and thrive in online virtual worlds. The Virtual Ability team has definitely
established a supporting environment for real life people within a virtual world
community.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Virtual Ability: In-World Tour</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> During
a recent visit to Virtual Ability’s HealthInfo Island, I walked the <i>Path of
Support </i>which depicts the wide range of peer support groups in Second Life. The
Path of Support provides information about the different health/disability peer
support organizations and the various types of assistance available to disabled
persons in Second Life. According to Gentle Heron, Virtual Ability has identified
over 120 different peer support Second Life groups for various disabling conditions
and chronic illnesses. Some support groups are big like the ones operated by
American Cancer Society for survivors and for caregivers. Some groups are
affiliated with real life national organizations such as the Autism Society of
America and the AA weekly meeting groups. Others groups are small, mainly
friendship support groups around a topic of common interest, and exist only in Second
Life. A few support groups in other
languages than English have even identified.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Virtual Ability: Path of Support</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fzjY77zYp6M/UJb9tBD-kfI/AAAAAAAAALA/QWudxvd0Nik/s1600/Virtual+Ability+04+Path+of+Support+-+HIV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="97" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fzjY77zYp6M/UJb9tBD-kfI/AAAAAAAAALA/QWudxvd0Nik/s200/Virtual+Ability+04+Path+of+Support+-+HIV.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.virtualability.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Virtual Ability: Path of Support</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As my learning continues, I applaud the entire
<a href="http://www.virtualability.org/about-us" target="_blank">Virtual Ability team</a>. From the beginning, the three co-founders… Sodapop Heron,
Superquiet Heron, and Gentle Heron focused on setting up a support community
for real life people with real life disabilities. As many of <span style="font-size: small;">our</span> virtual world colleagues,
the three visionaries never thought of themselves as “players in a game”. I
share the same opinion of many virtual world users… “<a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/12/second-life-is-not-a-game/" target="_blank">Virtual worlds such as Second Life are Not games</a>”. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Virtual worlds are serious business; even life-changing business<span style="font-size: small;">! </span>That is why I would like to know <span style="font-size: small;">about</span>… <a href="http://www.virtualability.org/video" target="_blank">how people<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span>with disabilities are using 3-D virtual worlds. </a></span></span></div>
SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0Maryland USA39.0457549 -76.641271237.4674879 -79.1681267 40.624021899999995 -74.114415700000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-84006717913920345322012-11-02T20:54:00.000-07:002012-11-04T18:14:40.585-08:00National Health Blog Post Month: 30 Days; 30 Posts 02 - “Quoted Inspiration”<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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“call to action” that inspires much of my community outreach and professional
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eliminate the “injustice in health care” that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke
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Medical Committee for Human Rights </span></a>in Chicago, IL<span style="color: blue;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Over
the years, the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have inspired many people
to action including me (and my alter-ego). Although virtual worlds did not
exist during Dr. King’s life, his words still inspired many colleagues working within
virtual world communities as in real life. When we were asked to find an
inspirational quote for Day 2 of National Health Blog Post Month, Dr. King
words about “injustice in health care” again echoed in my ears. When I sought out Dr. King’s exact quotation,
I found an excellent article in <i><span style="font-style: normal;">The Charlotte Observer </span></i>written by Dr. <i><span style="font-style: normal;">Jessica Schorr Saxe. Being a Charlotte physician and a board member of
the <a href="http://www.healthcareforallnc.org/" target="_blank">Health Care for All North Carolina</a>, it is apparent that Dr. Saxe </span></i>was
also inspired by the words of Dr. King. At the 1966 Second National Convention of the Medical
Committee for Human Rights in Chicago, IL (USA), the words of Dr. King rang out… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>"Of all the forms of inequality,
injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> As I
read Dr. Saxe’s article entitled<i>,
</i><a href="http://www.pnhp.org/news/2012/january/next-civil-rights-frontier-it-surely-has-to-be-health-care" target="_blank"><b><i>“</i></b></a><i><a href="http://www.pnhp.org/news/2012/january/next-civil-rights-frontier-it-surely-has-to-be-health-care" target="_blank">Next civil rights frontier? It surely has to be health care”</a>, </i>I found myself thinking of the
12 year old African-American boy who died of a toothache several years ago. Yes,
you read right… a toothache! Apparently
the boy’s family had lost its health insurance which happens so often after the
loss of a job; a medical bankruptcy, or another life challenge. As in many
cases, the young boy’s family had no health insurance and could not afford the
expense of a dentist for… a toothache.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Many people may not realize that an untreated
toothache can lead to intense pain, gum swelling, and even death. In the case
of the young boy, a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/5-years-after-boy-dies-from-toothache-maryland-medicaid-dental-care-is-on-mend/2012/02/15/gIQANEJoGR_story.html" target="_blank">toothache did indeed lead to death</a>. His untreated toothache
lead to his admission to the hospital but too much time had passed. Apparently
an infection from a dental abscess had spread to his brain which resulted in
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This young boy was just one of many
victims of the “injustice in healthcare” which still exist 46 years after Dr.
King spoke on “injustice in health care”. So, I definitely agree with Dr.
Saxe’s statement… “Dr. King would find the next civil rights frontier in health
care, with nearly 50 million uninsured, almost 45,000 deaths annually due to
lack of insurance, and more than half of all personal bankruptcies linked to
illness and medical bills.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Thus, my inspiration for
community outreach, collaborations, and related activities. With still much
work to be done in our cities, the words of Dr. King are indeed our
"call to action"…</span></div>
<div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><i>"Of all the forms of inequality,
injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."</i></span></div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1966)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Related Health Links</span></b><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://healthcareforall.com/" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Maryland Health Care for All!</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr11/nhdr11.pdf" target="_blank">2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report (AHRQ)</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span itemprop="name"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You are invited to read...</span></b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://virtual-sarvana.blogspot.com/2012/11/national-health-blog-post-month-30-days.html" target="_blank">NHBPM - Day 01: Favorite Thing about Social Media... 3-D Virtual Worlds</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Greetings on this first day of November! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today
is Not just any first day... and November is Not just any month! Today, November
1<sup>st</sup> is… the first day of 30 posts in 30 days for <a href="http://info.wegohealth.com/nhbpm2012" target="_blank">National HealthBlog Post Month</a> with <a href="https://wegohealth.com/" target="_blank">Wego Health</a>. I am quite
excited about discussing developed (and discovered) health projects and
activities within my virtual world community. Another reason for my excitement
is that my favorite social media platform is the 3-D virtual world and I get to
share my worlds with you.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3mLcn-Ww6c/UJJbKaLCuBI/AAAAAAAAAJA/9mK3iOB74qg/s1600/SnapshotKitely+CHARE+Ctr_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="104" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3mLcn-Ww6c/UJJbKaLCuBI/AAAAAAAAAJA/9mK3iOB74qg/s1600/SnapshotKitely+CHARE+Ctr_001.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CHARE Village @ Kitely</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Through my blog, "SarVana's Virtual
Journal", I will share SarVana’s "avatar" experience while
integrating real life projects and activities within various virtual worlds (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Payens/112/126/94" target="_blank">Second Life</a>, <a href="http://www.kitely.com/virtualworld/Sally-Cherry/Community-HIVAIDS-Resource-Exchange" target="_blank">Kitely</a>, JokaydiaGRID). As stated in an earlier post, virtual worlds are
computer-generated environments and are usually populated by computer-generated
"objects" known as avatars. (Don’t tell SarVana that I called her an “object”. She forgets that she is computer-generated at times.)
With the help of avatars, capacity building, awareness campaigns, networking, training,
and other activities have been integrated within the respective virtual communities.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CHARE Resource Center @ Second Life</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In July 2010, I established <a href="http://chareproject.com/" target="_blank">Community HIV/AIDSResource Exchange Project (CHARE Project)</a>, a program offering social media
capacity building, technical assistance, and training for health service
providers, agencies, organizations, and community advocates serving at risk and
underserved populations. CHARE Project allows me to channel my acquired public
health experience (clinical, training, administrative, and outreach); social
media knowledge; and professional networks. It was (and still is) my desire to
use my professional and personal inventory to help enhance the delivery of HIV
prevention, AIDS awareness, and related health services. Since my real life
work is centered on social media and linkage to health information, CHARE
Project was the ideal program to achieve my professional goal. Integrating
<a href="http://facebook.com/CHAREproject" target="_blank">CHARE Project</a> and other activities within virtual worlds increase the opportunities
for information-sharing, promoting, networking, and fostering partnerships. Virtual
integration was definitely the next step for a virtual techie geek like me. "SarVana's
Virtual Journal” is your ticket into my virtual worlds<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: small;">You<span style="font-size: small;"> are</span> invited to read...</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://virtual-sarvana.blogspot.com/2012/11/national-health-blog-post-month-30-days_3.html" target="_blank">NHBPM - Day 02: Quoted Inspiration</a> </span></span></span><br />
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SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-36484744940580436762012-01-22T23:59:00.000-08:002012-01-22T23:59:47.406-08:00Parallels and Pauses of Virtual Living - Part II<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="129" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFEhLaLKVI8/TxqugFsLn4I/AAAAAAAAAFk/Y9fAWpC08k8/s200/Wharf+Ratz.jpg" width="200" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wharf Ratz: Joplin Fundraiser</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Ok, let's continue... With so much happening in real life, I missed the <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aloft%20Nonprofit%20Commons/168" target="_blank">weekly networking event at Wharf Ratz</a> hosted </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">by <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aloft%20Nonprofit%20Commons/169/218/22" target="_blank">Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH)</a> in <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=0zAlKlz*BLA&offerid=191388&type=3&subid=0" target="_blank">Second Life</a>. The community gathering is always a lot of fun, relaxing and a great place to network! I am truly amazed at how the in-world team has developed PFH's <a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-12/avatar-will-see-you-now" target="_blank">virtual-based substance abuse counseling program</a>. I might add… It is a very <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2010/10/treatment-center-gets-865000-for-second-opensim-project/" target="_blank">successful and funded program</a>. That </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">simple fact is very encouraging. Kudos to PFH and other innovative organizations that are working, collaborating and connecting in Second Life and OpenSim. So it is always good to gather with friends to share information, successes, ideas, and of course the dance floor. This </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">is a </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">social networking event. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Science Friday in Second Life</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> Learning about existing <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/11/sciensesim-land-grants-announced/" target="_blank">virtual-based programs and projects</a> definitely enriches my virtual world experience.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">It is my hope that more organizations will see the benefits of using virtual world with the raising travel expenses, multiple office locations, and the desire for global partnerships. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Virtually, there is so much to see... so much</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> to learn… and so many people to meet.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">STD/STI Lab at CherNetiva</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Sometimes the virtual world experience parallels real life and sometimes it is paused by real life. Regardless, it’s a community where I can connect, collaborate and communicate with <a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/" target="_blank">nonprofits</a>, <a href="http://www.vwbpe.org/" target="_blank">educators</a>, <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/05/army-extends-moses-to-other-researchers/" target="_blank">researchers,</a> <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2012/01/entrepreneurs-key-to-opensim-success/" target="_blank">entrepreneurs</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ZinniaZauber" target="_blank">artists</a>, <a href="http://secondlife.com/destination/crossroads-christian-church" target="_blank">believers</a>, and <a href="http://secondlife.com/destination/mayo-clinic" target="_blank">other professionals</a> <a href="http://www.thewalkinweb.com/" target="_blank">worldwide</a>. Make no mistake about it... this is Not a game, <a href="http://betatechnologies.info/blog/2009/10/15/not-a-game-virtual-worlds-are-serious-business" target="_blank">virtual worlds are serious business</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">! You are invited to visit me at <a href="http://www.hyperica.com/2010/11/chernetiva/" target="_blank">CherNetiva @</a> <a href="http://www.jokaydiagrid.com/" target="_blank">JokaydiaGRID</a> or <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Training---Career-Center.html" target="_blank">Virtual Lab Training Center </a>anytime. Be sure to leave me an IM if I am not in-world. Virtual living may get paused but it does not stop...</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-23099084822665597772012-01-21T04:32:00.000-08:002012-01-21T05:44:29.833-08:00Parallels and Pauses of Virtual Living - Part I<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">R2V/V2R Workshops</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Although I promised to keep you updated on my virtual world activities on a more regular </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">basis in 2012, real life (RL) may bring brief pauses in my writings. This past week was a perfect example of such a pause. So much has been happening in real life; my writer and RL person (<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherryconsultingnetwork" target="_blank">Sally Cherry</a>) did not have an opportunity to record my activities until now. Believe it or not, she monitors two calendars… the “Real Life” calendar for events that she can physically attend and the “virtual living” calendar for events that she can only attend via my in-world presence. With events and activities in real life and virtual worlds, life does get quite busy but never boring. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The Real Life calendar included... <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Tech-Social-Change-Baltimore/" target="_blank">meetup networking</a>, <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Workshops.html" target="_blank">"Real to Virtual; Virtual to Real” Workshops planning</a>, <a href="http://www.wearedtech.org/" target="_blank">Dtech networking</a>, <a href="http://www.baltimorepc.org/" target="_blank">Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services Planning </a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.baltimorepc.org/" target="_blank">Council meeting</a>, and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NetworkToEndCancer" target="_blank">networking</a>… Yes, Sally enjoys meeting people and networking. Go figure, I am the one who was nicknamed “<i>The Networking Diva</i>”. Speaking of me, let’s see what my calendar looks like… <a href="http://www.vwer.org/" target="_blank">Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable (VWER) meeting</a>, <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Virtual-Projects.html" target="_blank">building</a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/" target="_blank">Nonprofits in Second Life (NPSL) meetings</a>, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/128/229/26" target="_blank">Common Ground networking events</a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-adventurers-club/" target="_blank">Hypergrid Adventurers' Club (HGAC)</a>, <a href="http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-landmarks/" target="_blank">Hypergrid landmarks</a>, and preparing for <a href="http://real2virtual2real118.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">R2V/V2R workshop</a>. It has been an exciting venture for this little avatar. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">The upcoming </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">“<a href="http://real2virtual2real118.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Capacity Building through Virtual Worlds</a>”</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> workshop allows me to help people learn about virtual worlds through through mixed reality discussions and in-world travel. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VWBPE 2012 is coming!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Woot, woot! The workshop </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">participants and I will be attending the <a href="http://www.vwbpe.org/" target="_blank">Virtual World - Best Practices in Education 5th </a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.vwbpe.org/" target="_blank">Annual Conference (VWBPE 2012)</a></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">hosted by the education community of Second Life, OpenSim, and other virtual worlds. The conference has been designed to promote the best and brightest from the Virtual World's education community</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">It is my understanding that </span>over </span>2000 individuals (attendees and speakers) from ninety-one (91) countries and territories attended last year at VWBPE 2011<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">. So excited... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.vwbpe.org/" target="_blank">VWBPE 2012</a> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">will be a highlight for all of us.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Virtually yours,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">SarVana</span></span></div>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-88825935052815111052012-01-13T07:34:00.000-08:002012-01-13T07:48:53.711-08:00Learning about 'Live and Learn in Kenya' at NPC Meeting<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Woot, I am so excited about the </span><a href="http://nonprofitcommons.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nonprofit Commons</span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Meeting today (Jan 13<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup>) which will be held at the </span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/Aoh2Vl" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today’s featured speaker is Brique Topaz, founder of </span><a href="http://www.llk-selb.de/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Live and Learn in Kenya, Intl</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a registered nonprofit in Germany and Kenya.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Brique will be talking about her work to improve the lives of poor children in Africa. As it was stated in the NPC meeting announcement, she has been using </span><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=0zAlKlz*BLA&offerid=191388&type=3&subid=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Second Life</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> as a means of </span><a href="http://bit.ly/x3KTN0" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">raising funds for meals for poor students in Kenya</span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> for several months now. I am pleased to report that the outcome has been an outstanding success. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SarVana Visiting LLK (Jan. 2011)</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Since January 2010, </span></span><a href="http://www.llk-selb.de/typo3/index.php?id=115&L=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Live and Learn in Kenya NGO</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> has been in Second Life as a member of </span></span><a href="http://home.techsoup.org/pages/about.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">TechSoup </span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and the </span><a href="http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">NPSL</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> community. It operates from a virtual space where you can visit, learn about their work, browse photos and even chat if a LLK rep is in-world. There's more… A real life orphaned child in Kenya has already been sponsored through an </span><a href="http://www.llk-selb.de/typo3/index.php?id=118&L=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">encounter in Second Life</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.<span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span>I am looking forward to learning more about Live and Learn in Kenya (LLK) and its future plans. </span>So, I hope that you will join us today (Jan 13<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup>) at the Nonprofit Commons Aphitheater or any future NPC meetings. At th emeetings, the </span></span><a href="http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">NPSL</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> community manager, <span id="goog_1770518463"></span><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://bit.ly/wcZpe1" target="_blank">RikRiel (Rik Panganiban)</a></span></strong> provides news from the parent organization, TechSoup. In addition, you will always learn something new from the resourceful </span><a href="http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/Mentoring+%28Docent%29+Group" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">NPC Mentors</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and during the "open mic" announcements time. Wait, I can not mention Mentors without a shout out to <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://zinniazauber.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Zinnia Zauber</a> (current organizer), </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://twitter.com/buffyb" target="_blank">Buffy Beale</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/brenabenoir" target="_blank">Brena Benoir</a>, <a href="https://my.secondlife.com/ozma.malibu" target="_blank">Ozma Malibu</a>, <a href="https://my.secondlife.com/macz.urbanowicz" target="_blank">MacZ Urbanowicz</a>, <a href="http://www.betterverse.org/2011/07/interview-with-coughran-mayo-of-preferred-family-healthcare-on-virtual-counseling.html" target="_blank">Coughran Mayo</a>, and all of the other mentors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nonprofit Commons Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></strong></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <strong>When:</strong> Today, January 13, 2012 </span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Time:</strong> 8:30am PST (11:30 am EST)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>Where:</strong> </span>Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/112/133/23"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/112/133/23</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Today's Agenda (SLT/PST)</em></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> 8:30 am Introductions<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> 8:45 am Mentors Corner<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> 8:55 am Brique Topaz, Live and Learn in Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong> (All meetings start at 11:30 am EST)</strong></span></o:p></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The weekly NPC meetings and <strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">LLK in Second Life</span></strong></span><strong><span style="color: #663300; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">are great examples of how virtual worlds are being used for information sharing, fundraising, promoting campaigns, and networking. Since I am committed to capacity building through virtual worlds, I will be assisting at upcoming </span></span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/xgNQg9" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Real to Virtual;Virtual to Real" Workshops: Capacity Building through Virtual Worlds</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> . Stay tuned... I will be back... now, I must teleport into Second Life for the NPC meeting!</span></span></div>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-20831195772324234732012-01-10T07:04:00.000-08:002012-01-10T09:47:55.667-08:00A Historic Hypergrid Jump with HGAC<span class="messagebody"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Greetings, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 1/5/12 - Sarvana at Gateway 1 with HGAC<br />
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</tbody></table><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although it has been several days since the first </span><a href="http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-adventurers-club" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hypergrid Adventurers Club (HGAC)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> meeting and </span><a href="http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Hypergrid" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hypergrid jump</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of 2012, I am still very excited about the OpenSim experience. The HGAC group leader and founder, Pathfinder Lester (aka John Lester, Director of Community Development at </span><a href="http://www.reactiongrid.com/" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ReactionGrid</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) had prepared a great navigation plan for teleporting from </span><a href="http://www.jokaydiagrid.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JokaydiaGRID</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s Scooter to Gateway1 to GermanGrid to </span><a href="http://www.osgrid.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Osgrid</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s Lbsa Plaza. It was a thrill to experience the historic, multiple stop </span><a href="http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/2012/01/06/hypergrid-adventurers-club-visits-osgrid-january-5-2012/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hypergrid jump</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with virtual-based networking partners and colleagues even a few </span><a href="http://facebook.com/CherryNetwork" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook friends</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I can barely wait to explore other functional </span><a href="http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-landmarks/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hypergrid landmarks</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that have been verified by the Hypergrid Adventurers Club. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> This little avatar definitely felt</span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> like a true "<a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/06/curiosity-pioneer-spirit-drive-hypergridders/" target="_blank">pioneer</a>" during the jumps. Sometime ago, Sally Cherry (RL writer) shared her thoughts about the hypergrid with <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/author/miriam-pia/" target="_blank">Miriam Pia</a>, a freelance writer for <a href="http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/" target="_blank">Hypergrid Business</a>. It is only logical that I would agree with Sally when she said that we are <em>‘testers for future travelers’</em> or <em>‘frontier scouts’</em>. Thus, the main reason for our virtual and real life excitement and involvement with OpenSim exploration. Our </span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">HGAC experience will be shared with upcoming <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Workshops.html" target="_blank">real life training workshops'</a> participants. A RL colleague once asked "Why use virtual worlds if you can't travel from grid to grid?" </span></span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Well, we will definitely be inviting him on a future hypergrid jump. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">With the anticipation of fascinating discoveries, I am looking forward to the JokaydiaGRID-OSGrid commute, shopping trips, and networking opportunities. Just a couple more reasons for the real life and virtual-based excitement! HGAC rocks!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heads up... The next meeting will be held today, January 10th at 11:00 am EST. The meetings start on the region "Scooter" on </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=162522720442069" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/JokaydiaGRID/162522720442069"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JokaydiaGRID</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Looks like the HGAC group leader, Patherfinder Lester has located more interesting destinations. HGAC meetings are great learning, networking, and sharing opportunities! You are invited to join us today or on a later date. Remember, no pressure... participants hypergrid jump when they can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information about the HGAC and its meetings, see </span><a href="http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-adventurers-club" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>becunningandfulloftricks.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>hypergrid-adventurers-club</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-39499591949728449072012-01-08T02:47:00.000-08:002012-01-08T03:20:42.452-08:00SarVana is back... Wishing you a Virtual and a Real Happy New Year!<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Happy New Year</span> to my virtual and real life friends</span></i></b></h6><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SarVana relaxing in Second Life</td></tr>
</tbody></table><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><i><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></b></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Greetings, First I must clarify a couple of things... I am an avatar with two last names, "Haalan" and "Cherry". While in Second Life, I travel as <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/SarVana.html" target="_blank">SarVana Haalan</a> and in OpenSim (JokaydiaGRID, OSGrid, etc) I travel as <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/SarVana2.html" target="_blank">Sarvana Cherry</a>. Sometimes you will find Haalan in <a href="http://www.jokaydiagrid.com/" target="_blank">JokaydiaGRID</a> doing quality control duty as "Inspector 12" or working on other projects. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Regardless of my landing site, my virtual-based friends and colleagues just called me SarVana or "Sar". Second point of clarification... the real life writer, Sally Cherry relies on Sarvana Cherry and myself (SarVana Haalan) to help her explore and work virtually. In return, we rely on Sally to verbalize our words and "push the buttons" for a rewarding virtual experience (and project). You must believe me when I say that this little avatar SarVana Haalan virtually known as "The Networking Diva"</span> has her own personality. </span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Many apologies for my writing absence in 2011 but <a href="http://facebook.com/CherryNetwork" target="_blank">virtual explorations</a> and <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/cherryconsultingnetwork" target="_blank">real life</a> can really keep an avatar busy. No problem, we will bring you up to date. You are invited to freely browse my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarvana/" target="_blank">Flickr photo album</a> where you will find many photos taken over the past years. News flash.. I will sharing more information and photos about my Second Life and OpenSim explorations and <a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/Virtual-Projects.html" target="_blank">projects</a> this year. So much is happening in the virtual world communities and I am just too thrilled Not to write about it. So be sure to bookmark this blog, <a href="http://virtual-sarvana.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SarVana's Virtual Journal</a> and teleport with us into the amazing world of virtual research, education, business, health, and much more.</span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are a virtual resident, feel free to IM SarVana in-world or <a href="http://twitter.com/SarVana" target="_blank">follow SarVana</a> on Twitter. If you are not a virtual resident already, you can get started in <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=0zAlKlz*BLA&offerid=191388&type=3&subid=0" target="_blank">Second Life here</a>, and in <a href="http://opensimulator.org/" target="_blank">OpenSim here</a>. </span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Virtual Traveler's Notes:</span></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you teleport into SecondLife or OpenSim, please feel free to join us at: </span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Payens/110/143/89/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">SarVana Business Centre @ Second Life</span></a></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.kitely.com/virtualworld/Sally-Cherry/Cherry-Network-Centre" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Cherry Network Centre @ Kitely</span></a></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="secondlife://66.240.233.81:9000:CherNetiva" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">CherNetiva @ JokaydiaGRID</span></a></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/How+to+Join+Second+Life" target="_blank">Nonprofit Commons @ Second Life </a></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> That's it for now. So, have a nice day and we hope to see you in-world.</span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">SarVana Haalan</span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h6>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-61535114968230250062010-06-17T22:32:00.000-07:002010-06-17T22:32:51.910-07:00Learning for Real Success in Virtual BusinessThe learning continues! Currently, I am reading and taking notes from a very helpful book, <a href="http://paydotcom.net/r/75888/Sarvana/25887851/">"Your Virtual World Business Guide"</a>. It is informative, instructional, entertaining, and easy to understand. As a virtual world resident who wants a successful in-world business, I also want solid information that will help me achieve my business goals. As I may have stated in a previous blog post, this is NOT a game like World of Warcraft or EverQuest for me. This is serious business... managing and promoting business in a Virtual 3D World called Second Life®. <br />
So, my excitement soared when I discovered the perfect guide for my exploration of the business possibilities and opportunities in the 3D virtual world. You may ask, "Why?" or "What's the appeal?" It is simple! You can start small, use your creativity, reach a larger number of people, and earn a really great income. Many people are making well over six figures a year in this virtual world.<br />
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So, even if you are familiar with it, you need to know that there is a real potential to make a good income there. IF you know what you are doing.<br />
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That's where this business guide comes in handy. The author of <a href="http://paydotcom.net/r/75888/Sarvana/25887851/">"Your Virtual World Business Guide"</a> crossed all t's, and dotted all i's thus omitting very little if anything. The book provides answers to many of my questions about business in Second Life. It explains ideas for small to large businesses which are actually fun and creative, and if you do it right, VERY profitable. People have QUIT their jobs to do this!<br />
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So I continue my learning as I read this book that is highly recommended to you. I liked it so much... I became an affiliate to promote it. So, I personally invited you to check it out.<br />
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Here is the link:<br />
<a href="http://paydotcom.net/r/75888/Sarvana/25887851/">Your Virtual World Business Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://paydotcom.net/r/75888/Sarvana/25887851/">http://paydotcom.net/r/75888/Sarvana/25887851/</a>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-13893170565581018382010-06-07T23:41:00.000-07:002010-06-17T14:52:06.883-07:00Realtime Video Recording In-world<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Greetings, my friends! What a difference a day can make... I barely can dictate my thoughts today. I am just that excited. For some long-term virtual residents,this may be no big deal but it is a "<em>big deal</em>" for this little avatar. Since the day did not start on a happy note, it's even a bigger deal. As a matter of fact, the day started with my real life (RL) person too sick to work but it ended on a high note and with smiles on both of our faces. The day presented a major learning opportunity for both of us... <em>Realtime video recording in-world</em>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With my RL person's help, I tested the realtime video recording software that was recommended to me by a SL networking partner (aka friend). The software allows my RL person to record video of me as well as my various virtual communities. This is perfect for my "Virtual World Living" journal and her RL presentations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the video, I am also testing my new "Goddess" walk (smiles) as I stroll from Ms. BugLady's Training Lab to SarVana Marketplace. Once my RL person improves her video recording skills, I will prepare a walking tour of the entire complex managed by SarVana Marketing Network. You will be able to get a better view of our virtual content designs and building projects which include SarVana Business Centre, Ms. BugLady's Lab Training/Career Center, and SarVana Resort Villa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since the last post, my real life (RL) person and I have been building and setting up <em>Ms. BugLady's Training Lab</em> and the <em>Lab Career Resource Center</em>. I am delighted to help with the integration of RL lab training and career activities into my virtual complex. The <span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong><em>“Virtual Laboratory Training and Career Resource Center”</em></strong> </span></span><span style="color: black;">is the newest addition to the business complex, <em>SarVana Business Centre</em> in the Payens region.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_muYIKC2spbk/S_mVN2_6vZI/AAAAAAAAABg/bvQaMpZmY3U/s1600/Ms-BugLadys+Training+Lab+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_muYIKC2spbk/S_mVN2_6vZI/AAAAAAAAABg/bvQaMpZmY3U/s200/Ms-BugLadys+Training+Lab+2.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It took several hours (including my dancing time) to finalize the construction of two multi-level buildings. The lab furniture and equipment are still being placed in the designated work/office areas. We were able to locate several lab items with the help of several colleagues. We decided to design and create the laboratory furniture for the Microscopy Training Lab on the third floor.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_muYIKC2spbk/S_mVorSTZuI/AAAAAAAAABo/wdiuQw_KGqc/s1600/Ms-BugLadys+Training+Lab+-+Classroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="111" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_muYIKC2spbk/S_mVorSTZuI/AAAAAAAAABo/wdiuQw_KGqc/s200/Ms-BugLadys+Training+Lab+-+Classroom.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>The Virtual Lab project is so exciting!</em></strong> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, it looks like you just can’t keep a laboratorian out to the lab... real or virtual! Now, we just have to find some more RL funding to expand the “Virtual Lab Training and Career Project”. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Our vision is to expand the Lab Project to its own island and to increase our collaborative network.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are invited to visit "Ms. BugLady's Training Lab" and the "Lab Career Resource Center". I always enjoy meeting new "networking partners" also known as friends. So, feel free to IM me. If you are not a SL resident, email me for an invite to join our exciting virtual community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Take care, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">SarVana Haalan</span>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871022761268411631.post-32848481627774049332010-04-21T14:58:00.000-07:002010-04-21T18:24:53.743-07:00Welcome to SarVana's Virtual Journal<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_muYIKC2spbk/S897-cKk-4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/DjVsFNzRicE/s1600/Sarvana+Marketing+Network+-+Logo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462721185666366338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_muYIKC2spbk/S897-cKk-4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/DjVsFNzRicE/s320/Sarvana+Marketing+Network+-+Logo.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Welcome to my revamped blog, "<em>SarVana's Virtual Journal</em>" featuring the experiences of an avatar exploring, building, networking, and socializing within several virtual world communities. Allow me to introduce myself. Depending on the virtual community, I am known as...</span> </span><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#003333;"><em></em></span><a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/SarVana.html"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#003333;"><strong><em>SarVana Haalan</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;color:#003333;"> <span style="color:#000000;">to some,</span></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#003333;"></span><a href="http://cherryconsultingnetwork.net/SarVana2.html"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#003333;"><strong>SarVana Cherry</strong></span></a></em><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#003333;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;">to others.<br /></span></div></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">My friends just call me "SarVana" and I have even answered to "Sarv" (just don't call me "Hon"). When in the </span><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=0zAlKlz*BLA&offerid=191388&type=3&subid=0"><span style="color:#000000;">Second Life</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> community, I am known as "SarVana Haalan" but I am also known as "SarVana Cherry" in other virtual communities. Regardless of what name I am called, it does not change who I am... an avatar enjoying life, business, and friends in the exciting 3-D virtual worlds.<br /><br />Some may be asking, "What is an avatar?" First, let me state a fact... <em>"Avatars have been around for several years "alive and well" on a computer near you."</em> Now that I have made that clear... "What is an avatar?" Well, I define myself and my virtual friends as the "creative side" of very real persons that serve as our scriptors. The dictionary defines an avatar as..." an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user...". Although many people associate avatars with computer games, I assure you that we are all Not game pawns. You can find avatars teaching, consulting, conducting business, building, selling virtual goods, living, and much more in the various virtual communities.<br /><br />The purpose of this blog, "SarVana's Virtual Journal" is to share my experiences as an avatar living and commuting between several virtual communities. My RL person gets very excited about visiting, exploring, and building virtual worlds. I am glad because her interest in virtual worlds lead to my existence. Although I have residences in several virtual worlds, most of my time is spent in <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=0zAlKlz*BLA&offerid=191388&type=3&subid=0">Second Life</a> and OSGrid. You can also find me exploring in OSGrid, ReactionGrid, Heritage Key, Smallworlds, Yahoo, and Twinity.<br /><br />My RL person enjoys learning new concepts and designing 3-D projects. Both of us enjoy meeting new friends and networking with other virtual residents. A virtual friend called me "The Networking Diva". An example of the virtual world imitating real life! Learning about others' designing and building projects is just exciting. My RL person and I are absolutely fascinated by virtual world technology and its usability for businesses, nonprofits, governments, and consumers. This blog allow us to share some of our experiences, business solutions, virtual communities, and related resources with you.<br /><br />So, feel free to bookmark my blog, "SarVana's Virtual Journal" and read about my experiences as an avatar on the move in the virtual community. Comments are encouraged!</span>SarVana Haalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15183105253654749133noreply@blogger.com0