IBM To Bridge Realities, Stage Trans World Event Today

Today at 12pm PST IBM, Cornell University and Metaversed.com will be staging a trans world, tri-reality event in 4 seperate locations, two of which will be 3D virtual world platforms glued together by virtual camera crews and IP telephony. A packed Metaversed Island in Second Life will interface with IBM's ActiveWorlds platform via Skype, inworld video and streaming web, as Prof. Robert Bloomfield speaks in front of a real life audience in Cornell's Sage Hall with Sandra Kearney, IBM's Director for 3D Internet about the companies vision for the Metaverse.

Got your attention? Good.

Kearney will be speaking on the use of virtual world technology for global business, effectively in 3 separate, but connected realities.

The whole event will also be streamed live to the web, courtesy of SLCN.tv and into other Second Life locations once the Metaversed Island reaches capacity. SAP's Craig Cmehil has kindly offered to handle the overflow should there be need (and we've no doubt there will) at the SAP offices in Second Life where you'll also be able to see the live session.

The audience in both Sage Hall, and Second Life will be able to participate by asking questions through the Skype moderators, and the whole event should prove not only interesting in terms of global business, but of the technology and technique involved in bridging realities.

Details to Follow

More details, including landmarks will be posted nearer the time, but if you wan't to camp out on Metaversed Island, you can find the event listing and SLurl here.