Cloud apps shared in a virtual world allow a common work community for globally disperse teams.

1. Mike Danielsen miked1@ameritech.net Virtual World CollaborationUsing Shared Apps

2. Net meetings on steroids 3D audio Shared media Meeting and project spaces Non-verbal queues See who’s speaking See who is interested in what Collaboration in the Virtual World

3. Web 2.0 goes into Virtual Worlds Web on a surface allows avatars to share web pages and cloud apps in the virtual world. Apps Web Virtual Worlds What’s New

4. Virtual worlds provide not only shared apps and enhanced collaborations over distance but also a shared location for a community of work. Shared media Web apps on the faces of a cube Working in the Cloud

5. Shared media – Everyone sees the same multimedia presentation. Shared apps – Applications that a group can interact with, no matter where they are. Virtual world collaboration – Team members can experience shared media, interact with shared apps and communicate in a shared environment as effectively as if they were in the same room when they are separated by distance. Community of work – A place where team members can come to work together on a shared goal. Definitions

6. In the real world, employees that are located in the same office or workspace can share ideas and communicate freely. Virtual worlds provide this needed location where each team member can communicate freely with other workers. With the combination of working in the virtual world by using cloud apps and the ability to communicate freely, globally disperse teams can now work effectively as centrally located teams. Community of work

7. Travel costs and lost productivity due to travel Facility costs Energy costs and pollution Costs due to miscommunications Inefficiencies of telecommunications Lack of community in diversely located teams WHY

8. EtherPad Google Docs Mindmaps Drawing apps Project management apps Dashboards and charting tools Wiki’s Analytics Databases Presentations Apps shared in the virtual world allow globally disperse teams to work collaboratively at a common virtual location Example Apps

9. Collaborative documents and drawingsshared in Second Life Twiddla / Etherpad

10. Mindjet Catalyst Collaborative mindmaps shared in Second Life

11. What is a virtual world project?

12. Can we do all our work in the virtual world? In most cases no unless you are developing virtual worlds. Can we do some of our work in the virtual world? Yes and as we get more collaborative apps on the web we are able to do more. Many project activities can be done in the virtual world more effectively than by using current methods. Any task that requires meetings, net meetings or conference calls can be done better in the virtual world. Increased presence and shared environment allow better communications and understanding. How can we work in the virtual world?

13. A collection of documents that can be accessed by anyone at anytime from with in the virtual world. How is this different from Share Point or other services? The documentation is much more visual in a 3D space instead of 2D list. Can see what documents are before opening them. Can see what documents others are looking at. What is a project space?

14. Shared apps in virtual worlds allow globally diverse teams to collaborate and work effectively with reduced costs. Work well as a team from anywhere. Takeaway