Sure, the idea of taking the guise of an elf, say, while your boss poses as a knee-high lavender warthog with a tiara and wings might sound strange or even, to echo one critic, stupendously kooky. But virtual reality meetings just might work, University of Technology, Sydney, VR expert Yusuf Pisan says. Advertisement Advertisement Pisan says that already poetry readings, gallery openings, concerts and even classes routinely take place in Second Life. Assessing the prospects for the VR business meeting, he says: "When it is well organised, it can be a great success." Pisan highlights how the graphical interface generates great conversation starters (imagine flattery along the lines of "nice tusks"). He adds that the ability to "whisper" - speak privately to an individual- allows background discussion.html, pdf
People were amazed that people would spend time on surfing the Internet and looking at pictures, looking at other articles, and even taking classes over the web.Transcript: html, pdfAnd now we have kind of assimilated it and we feel it's part of our daily routines, and we don't worry about it.
And I think the virtual worlds are going to, in some sense, extend our daily activities. You're going to have a presence in a virtual world, or possibly multiple virtual worlds, and as much as you have a daytime job, and you have a presence in your company or organisation.
