Comments on: Metaverse Friday: There.com http://musematic.net/2007/06/22/metaverse-friday-therecom/ Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jessica koeppel http://musematic.net/2007/06/22/metaverse-friday-therecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3410 jessica koeppel Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:37:51 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=203#comment-3410 One of our co-workers who read this article today mentioned that the "Botanical Gardens" qualifies as a type of museum. The goal of There's Botanical Gardens neighborhood seems to be to collect, document, display and categorize at least one example of every plant that exists in There. This is a member-run neighborhood and organization in There. You can learn a little more about their neighborhood at their web site: http://wareed.nl/bst and you can visit it in There: http://webapps.prod.there.com/funzone/funzone?op=view&id=382367615 As you wander about, you will find documents you can read about the things you're seeing. Here's an example (you can view this in an external browser, but you must give your avatar name/password to view it): http://webapps.prod.there.com/theredoc/theredoc?op=view&doid=381315938 It may not be the type of museum you're looking for, but then again, it may fit conceptually. -jessica Manager of Cluster Operations at Makena Technologies (there.com/vmtv.com) One of our co-workers who read this article today mentioned that the “Botanical Gardens” qualifies as a type of museum. The goal of There’s Botanical Gardens neighborhood seems to be to collect, document, display and categorize at least one example of every plant that exists in There. This is a member-run neighborhood and organization in There.

You can learn a little more about their neighborhood at their web site: http://wareed.nl/bst
and you can visit it in There:
http://webapps.prod.there.com/funzone/funzone?op=view&id=382367615

As you wander about, you will find documents you can read about the things you’re seeing.
Here’s an example (you can view this in an external browser, but you must give your avatar name/password to view it): http://webapps.prod.there.com/theredoc/theredoc?op=view&doid=381315938

It may not be the type of museum you’re looking for, but then again, it may fit conceptually.
-jessica
Manager of Cluster Operations at Makena Technologies (there.com/vmtv.com)

]]> By: David http://musematic.net/2007/06/22/metaverse-friday-therecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3409 David Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:43:52 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=203#comment-3409 There also has a Botantical Garden cataloging every plant appearing in there. I consider that a 'museum' of sorts. There also has a Botantical Garden cataloging every plant appearing in there. I consider that a ‘museum’ of sorts.

]]> By: Richard Urban on there.com « JonSun Spitteler in Second Life http://musematic.net/2007/06/22/metaverse-friday-therecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3407 Richard Urban on there.com « JonSun Spitteler in Second Life Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:42:47 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=203#comment-3407 [...] Helpfully, Richard Urban, co-author with Mike Twidale on the Museums and the Web Second Life paper, has just posted on Musematic about his first look at there.com. [...] [...] Helpfully, Richard Urban, co-author with Mike Twidale on the Museums and the Web Second Life paper, has just posted on Musematic about his first look at there.com. [...]

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