I attended parts of the SLanguages 2008 Conference on Friday 5/23 and Saturday 5/24. The conference was about language education in virtual worlds. It ran from 10 a.m. to 10 a.m. - 24 hours (attendees were from around the world - China, Japan, Ecuador, Europe, Dubai, as well as at least one from Pendleton). I had mistaken the date and so I showed up late on the first day. Still, I managed to attend seven sessions, plus the conference wrap-up.
The sessions were mostly interesting, and compared favorably to face-to-face [F2F] conferences I've been to, with the added benefit of being able to attend from work or home at no cost other than the electricity and the time.
The presentations varied from slide-show talks to virtual tours. There were over 350 attendees and some of the sessions must have had 50 or more participants.
The presentations varied from slide-show talks to virtual tours. There were over 350 attendees and some of the sessions must have had 50 or more participants.
