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Charge: The Virtual Worlds Interest Group provides an opportunity for academic librarians with virtual environment interests and responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects, promote accessibility and provide programs relevant to academic libraries. The VW Interest Group also works to promote the various uses of virtual reality in all formats (desktop, mobile and headset) to potential and current academic librarians and to improve information literacy (metaliteracy) specifically in virtual spaces. The ACRL VWIG sponsors events, programs and meetings held mainly within the virtual world of Second Life and explores other developing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms in the evolving metaverse.
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Virtual Meditation: ACRL VWIG Meeting March 24, 2013

  • 1.  Virtual Meditation: ACRL VWIG Meeting March 24, 2013

    Posted Mar 24, 2013 02:50 PM

    The ACRL Virtual World Interest Group meeting on March 24, 2013 was on an interesting topic:   virtual world meditation. 

    Photos of the 13 avatars (mostly librarians) in attendance can be viewed in an Animoto video at

    http://animoto.com/play/IRuBgCXSS5UsCckLn8Z2oQ


    Donavan Vichi shared meditation techniques in virtual worlds.      Oberon Octagon (Donavan Vicha) oversaw the design and construction of a sim for the American Library Association. He served as admin for sim for three years, consulting for another two years before it closed due to funding issues. Beyond his professional interests, he has received a certificate from the Christos Center for Spiritual Formation as a spiritual director. He helps facilitate the training of spiritual directors in the ChristosChicago branch and is on the board of directors of Christos. He has taken his experience inworld with an appearance at the 2012 International Spirit Festival and gave a series of talks on Happiness and Spiritual Disciplines at the Island of Nirvana.

    Professional journal: http://diehard03.blogspot.com/

    Relevant Memberships

    Association of Virtual Worlds

    http://www.network.associationofvirtualworlds.com/profile/DonavanVicha

    RezEd

    http://rezedhub.ning.com/profiles/profile/show?id=DonavanVicha