We’re finding that corporate clients are far less interested in the cost savings or “remote meeting” features and far more interested in the impact that has on participants’ sense of enjoyment.

So, it’s really interesting that you bring it up!

Thanks for the comment.

In the RL classroom dynamic any language teacher will tell you that the grandest hurdle is to get the student comfortable with making mistakes. The intimidation of error in front of piers and an instructor can often stifle potential and progress. Students in my virtual classrooms are bolder. I’m coining it the “avatar insulation factor”. I’m no educational psychologist but I think what’s going is that the avatar can take the blame for the errors and the human can proceed without fear.

I wondering if the corporate bosses will begin to see a similar result. Will meeting attendants become more relaxed and more engaged? Will ideas that were once lost forever due to long mahogany tables and power seating arrangements start to emerge?

It’s worth a ponder.

Excellent article. thx

At last I am seeing (in your writeup, not so much at the Immersive Workspaces website) the beginnings of articulating why a 3D space with avatar might bring about more meaningful interactions than other web/telephone based meetings. As I make my case for considering it at my workplace, demonstrating this will be the hurdle while the technology is still in the realm of early adopters.

What is needed in my humble opinion are demonstrations and anecdotal stories/case studies backed up with scientific findings that show how our communication/collaboration is affected/enhanced with virtual world tools compared to more standard web/telephone or real life meetings.

We actually fly to meetings about how to reduce carbon footprint – but before you laugh, explain to me why I am flying to a meeting on virtual worlds?