Virtual World SIG

Just updated - great virtual world events for May in Silicon Valley and *LIVE* (May 13 and 14) from  https://www.virtualworldsig.com Not to be missed!  Tell your friends!

Wed. May 13   SDForum Emerging Tech SIG (full description at SDForum.org)
“Virtual Worlds and Real Metrics: Tangible Statistics about Imaginary Goods”
with Bill Grosso CTO & VP of Engineering (http://www.twofish.com) to “explore some of the metrics that make sense for a virtual economy” (http://www.sdforum.org/ETSIG )

Thu. May 14  SDForum Virtual World SIG (full description at SDForum.org)
“Open Source Virtual Worlds” with Julian Lombardi (Open Croquet/Cobalt) + Henrik Bennetsen and team (Sirikata) + Dan Miller (OpenSim) confirmed. More presenters may be added.  (http://www.sdforum.org/vwsig) (https://virtualworldsig.com)

Fri. May 29 and Sat. May 30
Metaverse U: “Open Source”
“The Metaverse U conference will explore the cutting edge applications of virtual worlds and the open platforms that drive them. The main purpose of this conference is to define a strategy for advancing open source platforms and explore their potential in a broad variety of contexts, including scientific research, education, private enterprise, and cultural programming.”  (http://metaverse.stanford.edu/)