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Comment by Scott Miller on February 11, 2012 at 17:22

I would like to announce that Objects world now has an area describing all of the building commands and triggers associated with version 5.1! When you enter Objects world, simply follow the sign designated "Version 5.1 Building Commands and Triggers".

Comment by Mark Hawkes on February 6, 2012 at 12:05

If any of you want to give your project colleagues access and any other rights to your world, here are their cit numbers:

Tamara Malloff 107
Gordon Holden 76
Alissa Pratt 7
Cory Cleto 138
Meghan Enga 139
Rob Wahl 170

 

Comment by Mark Hawkes on February 3, 2012 at 16:08

Citizen Naming Convention

To distinguish adults from students in the NEXUS, I would like you to use the following naming convention: ADULT = JSmith  STUDENT = JohnnyS

 

Let me know if that creates any problems for you.

 

Thanks!

Comment by Mark Hawkes on February 3, 2012 at 11:38

Ok, I figured out how to restore a missing terrain square after you tick the Hole option. All you have to do is right click select any square around the hole and then use an arrow key to move the selection to the missing square. Then you can un-tick the Hole option for that square.

 

Comment by Mark Hawkes on February 3, 2012 at 10:33

I've worked out a few initial bugs in the rights settings for your worlds (e.g.: nobody could use text chat at first!), but I still have to figure out why you don't have the ability to change your world rights settings yourself. Must be a universe-level setting of some sort.

 

For those of you keeners who want to get started on terraforming your world, here's a tutorial that might help.  DO NOT tick the Hole option, because at this time, I have no way to restore terrain that has been made to vanish. If you do it by accident, there is supposed to be an Undo option. The purpose of the Hole option is to allow for access to tunnels underground, so if you are sure you want a tunnel, go ahead.

 

Which reminds me: don't forget you can build underground, or up in the sky: don't limit yourself to one level! Just try not to stack too many objects in a vertical column because you will hit your object limit sooner.

Comment by Gordon Holden on January 23, 2012 at 9:31

Very exciting Mark. I am so glad to see your vision finally being supported and about to be realized. I'll be looking forward to getting a key to this kingdom and doing all I can to support this venture into 3D immersive and experiential learning, where students can potentially learn in ways not possible with text, or even real life.

Comment by Mark Hawkes on January 5, 2012 at 12:49

Here is a useful reference for Activeworlds world owners and builders:

http://www.activeworlds.com/help/aw50/

 

Here's another:

http://wiki.activeworlds.com/index.php?title=Help:Contents

 

And don't miss this one:

http://host.activeworlds.com/awschool/

 

 

Comment by Mark Hawkes on January 3, 2012 at 14:26

To take a tour of some cool worlds and get ideas about what can be done, check out NASA's NIA Universe.

 

Hosted by the National Institute of Aerospace, the NIA Universe is a unique collection of virtual worlds designed to explore and create science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content and experiences.

 

You should also check out the RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge, which encourages students in grades 9-12 to explore and to build skills essential for successful careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through two phases of project-based learning and team competition.