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==The SLAgency== | ==The SLAgency== | ||
'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' The SLAgency is a full service Second Life developer and marketing agency. We provide turnkey solutions for our clients, which range from popular consumer brands to private government agencies. We have all of the necessary resources to help you bring your Second Life initiative to life, from the creative design to the promotion and marketing to the staffing and management. | ||
'''Website:''' http://www.theslagency.com | '''Website:''' http://www.theslagency.com | ||
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[http://slurl.com/secondlife/ACTIV8/135/27/22/ ACTIV8 Islands] | [http://slurl.com/secondlife/ACTIV8/135/27/22/ ACTIV8 Islands] | ||
'''Government Related Portfolio:''' In October 2007, ACTIV8 Islands hosted the Doing Business 2008 Report launch event, presented by [http://www.worldbank.org World Bank] reaching an audience spanning 101 countries nationwide. | |||
' | In 2008, Ontario Public Services' job recruitment sim will open, presenting visiting avatars with the opportunity to take an interactive look at available jobs in the Ontario province. | ||
==NMC Virtual Worlds== | ==NMC Virtual Worlds== | ||
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Aimee Weber Studio, Inc
Description: Aimee Weber Studio, Inc is a woman-owned corporation providing information technology (IT) consulting and implementation that specializes in virtual worlds. Our team provides provides professional IT and management consulting services.
Aimee Weber Studio is a privately-held firm headquartered in Rutherford, NJ with an office located in New York.
Website: http://www.aimeeweber.com
SLURL: NOAA/ESRL sims Okeanosand Meteora
Government Related Clearance/Registration/etc:
Government Related Portfolio: The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's and the Earth System Research Laboratory(ESRL)sim is called Meteora,which is derived from the Greek adjective meteoras which means 'suspended in the air'. The 2nd sim is Okeanos. On these lovely island sims you can find fully interactive educational demonstrations about the ocean and weather including a sea life submarine ride and a tsunami.
The SLAgency
Description: The SLAgency is a full service Second Life developer and marketing agency. We provide turnkey solutions for our clients, which range from popular consumer brands to private government agencies. We have all of the necessary resources to help you bring your Second Life initiative to life, from the creative design to the promotion and marketing to the staffing and management.
Website: http://www.theslagency.com
SLURL: ACTIV8 Islands
Government Related Portfolio: In October 2007, ACTIV8 Islands hosted the Doing Business 2008 Report launch event, presented by World Bank reaching an audience spanning 101 countries nationwide.
In 2008, Ontario Public Services' job recruitment sim will open, presenting visiting avatars with the opportunity to take an interactive look at available jobs in the Ontario province.
NMC Virtual Worlds
Description: NMC Virtual Worlds is an IT services unit of the New Media Consortium (NMC), a small business organized as 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. The NMC is a consortium of nearly 300 world-class universities, museums, and research centers focused on the applications of emerging technologies. NMC Virtual Worlds provides a comprehensive range of services for virtual worlds, and works in multiple platforms. NMC can support any size effort with project management; architectural services; landscape and terraform designs; buildout and development services; event and meeting services; and strategic consulting. See our website for more, including our client list and portfolio (http://virtualworlds.nmc.org)
Website: http://virtualworlds.nmc.org
SLURLs:
- National Health Service / Second Health London (2 sims) http://slurl.com/secondlife/National%20Health%20Service/130/50/26/
- Centers for Disease Control (1 sim) http://slurl.com/secondlife/CDC%20Island/189/66/22/
- Cleveland Plus (7 sims) http://slurl.com/secondlife/ClevelandPlus%20III/198/156/27/
Government Related Clearance/Registration/etc: Pending
Government Related Portfolio:
1) The Second Health Project, created for the National health Service in the UK. This multiple-sim project included a series of videos shot entirely in Second Life, the creation of an entire hospital, special avatars to represent a variety of patients and conditions, specific modeling of medical equipment of all kinds, costumes, animations, interactivity, and recreations of various areas around metropolitan London. See http://virtualworlds.nmc.org/portfolio/second-health/
2) CDC Island, created for the Centers for Disease Control, serves as the headquarters for the CDC in Second Life and provides a venue for forums, meetings, and education about the mission of the CDC.
3) Cleveland Plus, created for a cross-sector consortium in Cleveland Ohio, is built over seven sims, and includes partners from government, health care, education, libraries, foundations, museums, and the community. Key elements of the Cleveland experience are included, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,. Terminal Tower, the Science Museum, the Botanical Gardens, Roosevelt Park, the lakefront, Cleveland Trust, the Cleveland Clinic, Case Western University, the County Library, and the Cleveland Public School