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UKOLN 30th Anniversary 10th April 2008 British
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very
persistent one. Albert Einstein (attributed)
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Today Tomorrow
multi-player gaming participative exploration
mimicry imagination
role play immerse experience
replicate equal innovate extend
leisure environment rich test-bed for learning, experimentation practice
borders barriers disciplines, sectors, institutions, cultures seamless transition, integration, linking, mixed reality
What do pervasive, ubiquitous and persistent
really mean in mixed reality environments?
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Our ability to both capture and broadcast data
continuously is profound.
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Today Tomorrow
publish cast broadcast, podcast, pubcast, datacast, lifecast
text, images, data digests, simulations, models
content infrastructure
discovery to delivery mine model, simulate synthesise
aggregations collective intelligence ratings, reviews, annotations
statistics predictive science
Media influence is growing.
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It is the individuals task to differentiate
himself from all the others.. C. G. Jung
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Today Tomorrow
individuals, avatars identity
singular multiple identities versions?
role(s) agent, tool
bi-lateral communication multi-channel modes
passive audience interactive participants
community discourse, opinion, consensus body of evidence, resource, knowledge extraction
independent individuals wise crowds
Realising the wisdom of crowds is not without
risk..we must avoid groupthink
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If you trust Google more than your doctor, then
maybe its time to switch doctors. Rosario
Cordova, Chasing Windmills
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Today Tomorrow
open access open science
plagiarism digital fraud
(some) data sharing data quality, data cleansing, data validation
life cycles, versions, date-stamps robust data provenance, time-stamps, authenticity, integrity, certification, trust
selective stewardship community curation
Substantive and co-ordinated strategic and
financial planning is required to facilitate open
science on a global scale..
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What is a Web year now, about three months? And
when people can browse around, discover new
things, and download them fast, when we all have
agents - then Web years could slip by before
human beings can notice. Tim Berners-Lee
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UKOLN 30th Anniversary 10th April 2008 British
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