Visualising Space, Time and Events: Using Virtual Worlds  for Humanities Research

Facilitated by: Dr Hugh Denard (King's College London) and Drew Baker (King's College London) 

Venue: Council Room, Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street

This workshop strand is designed to introduce humanities scholars to the value and possibilities of using virtual worlds as research and presentation tools. It will provide an introduction to spatial modelling and cover topics such as: providing intellectual transparency, capturing objects and capturing human performance.

Requirements: Attendees are asked to install the Second Life client software on their laptops and create a personal avatar if you have not already done so. More information and download information is available at the Second Life site.