FOTE09 - Ondaatje Theatre

Virtually-Linked are delighted to be asked again to be a ULCC partner to bring FOTE10 live into virtual worlds. This is a complex process and if you bear with us and follow the threads I can take you through the journey with us.

Last year we recreated the Ondaatje Theatre at the Royal Geographical Society and provided 50 seats to a mirror of the event inside Second Life.

People who could not attend the live event took up these seats, including those who had booked and were too ill to attend. We got a lot of positive feedback that we are incorporating into our solution this year:

“I thought the FOTE09 was an interesting and thought provoking event and that the use of Second Life as a channel for delivery was highly appropriate.  I look forward to the next show! “ Indiana Nirvana

“I thought the event was enjoyable (I dipped in and out), and having an Second Life option added to it. Time and money constraints meant I couldn’t attend in person, but the Second Life addition meant I could chat to some of the ‘attendees’ about some of the presentations.” John Kirriemuir

“It’s been great to be here, thank you to the Virtually-Linked team who’ve organised everything. Second Life brings a little more of the social to the space, whereas Elluminate etc can be very dry. And if I was going to be at a RL conf, I’d see clothing etc and be able to talk about that. Which I can do here ” Bryony Inglewood: (Cambridge UK)

“Ty, FOTEfolk” Raz Ryba

FOTE09 - virtual delegates

This year, ULCC has raised the bar for us and given us a welcomed challenge to recreate the interior of Senate House  for FOTE10, as well as provide interaction between the participants in both worlds.

To re-create the location we will be taking pictures of the interior and then interpreting these into a 3D rendering inside the virtual world. Studies have shown that virtual experiences that mirror their real counterpart as exactly as possible are the most effective. To ensure the quality of the experience, we create as exact a replica as possible of the real venue.

Last year some people asked for training in Second Life before the event. We will be offering it this year and will share details as and when they become available

To join FOTE10 in the virtual world, all you need to do is follow a link to the virtual location from our web site.

On the day, we will have virtual assistants waiting to greet and seat you. They will also be there throughout the event to assist with interaction between the virtual and live conference at Senate House. We propose to have interaction between participants attending virtually and speakers / participants at the live event. This will require some careful planning and should provide some light entertainment as well as testing the effectiveness of two-way interface.

I look forward to seeing everyone at both the live and virtual events – as I hope to be attending both.


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