Virtual English Conversation Class

3Di, Inc.’s 3D Virtual World Technology Powers Language Learning Service Offered by NTT Learning Systems and ALC Press
"Virtual English Conversation Class" Service Opens, Enabling Avatar-Based Learning in 3D Virtual World

3Di, Inc. (head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Satoshi Koike), which develops and offers 3D Internet solutions, announces the deployment of its 3Di OpenSim(*1) and 3Di OpenViewer(*2) 3D virtual world technologies as part of the “Virtual English Conversation Class," a new style of English conversation education that leverages the Internet and is being offered through ALC Press, Inc. (head office: Suginami-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Terumaro Hiramoto) and NTT Learning Systems Corporation (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Tetsuo Koga). The deployed 3Di OpenSim and 3Di OpenViewer provide, respectively, server technology for 3D virtual world construction and client technology for web-browser-based viewing and manipulation of virtual worlds. 

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【Practical applications of 3D virtual worlds and avatars in the Virtual English Conversation Class】

• Role playing using virtual scenes
Through the use of avatars - the on-screen personified characters that represent the participants - role playing lessons can take place in diverse scene settings and offer a sense of presence.
• Comfort of joining virtual lectures without concern for physical appearance or make-up
Since virtual class attendance is done through avatars, the participants need not concern themselves about their physical appearance or figure. It is possible to participate in a relaxed manner from the comfort of one’s own home.
• Ease of speaking in a no-stress group lesson
Use of an avatar reduces the sense of nervousness when speaking a foreign language, and fosters an environment that makes it easy to concentrate on language study.

【Virtual English Conversation Class】Web site　http://v-english.jp

[Glossary]

(*1) 3Di OpenSim…The name of the server software developed and offered by 3Di for the construction of original 3D virtual worlds. It is the world’s first server software specifically designed for enterprises and based on OpenSim, which is an open source 3D Internet technology. (*2) 3Di OpenViewer…The name of 3Di’s original viewer embedded into HTML web pages to view and interact with 3D virtual worlds in web browsers.

■Company Information

Company Name: 3Di, Inc.

President & CEO: Satoshi Koike

Major Shareholders: ngi group, inc. (60%), NTT Investment Partners Fund, L.P. (40%)

Paid in Capital: 444,497,500 JPY

Address: Fuji Building 37 4F, 1-18-3 Dougenzaka, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0043, Japan

Website : http://3di.biz/en/

ONE PIECE unofficial fan site in Second life

Are you a Secondlife user & Japanese comic "ONE PIECE" fan? Then let's go to this SIM!

What "ONE PIECE"(via Wiki)





This SIM was built by the Japanese second life user of the ONE PIECE fan.In SIM, there are pirate ship "Going merry" and the doll of the chief character appearing in comic. The visitor can take a souvenir photo freely.











And, there are a cool pirate bar & club, ONE PIECE ver.typing game, cute  objects and boats.

There is only and the fan site of the normal Web site reads a text and watches fan art experience of "2D".　But, you have a richer "experience" if it's the 3D virtual world.  We get into the world of comics and can play.

Please visit this SIM if you are Otaku.



http://slurl.com/secondlife/ONE%20PIECE/86/176/23

"ComicWorld" for people loving Japanese comics

The Japanese virtual world leading company is a CyberAgent group.　Their and their subsidiary administers a lot of virtual world service.

The virtual world biggest in Japan "AmebaPigg"

アメーバピグ ｜ 自分だけのアバターでチャットやきせかえを楽しめるAmebaの仮想空間 via kwout

The avatar service that is popular among women "Poupee girl"

ファッションブランドコミュニティー - プーペガール｜無料で遊べるファッションきせかえサイト via kwout

Game portal site "@games"

無料ゲーム、オンラインゲームでココロもつながる｜＠games -アットゲームズ- via kwout

Virtual Pets "Barvillage"

バルビレッジ via kwout

Virtual Pets "meromero park"

無料育成ゲームなら『メロメロパーク』 via kwout

And they release virtual pets for mobile & social games for SNS.
In addition, they have American branch office "CyberAgent America,Inc" and release the virtual world for overseas users.　The representative service is Facebook app "AmebaPico". (Please check the past post)

But, they administer virtual world for overseas users as well as AmebaPico.  It's Facebook app "ComicWorld".



http://apps.facebook.com/playcomicworld/









The system of ComicWorld is the almost same as AmebaPico. However, the designs are different greatly.







The world, avatar and virtual items are designed based on Japanese comics and anime (like a DRAGON BALL, NARUTO and GIN TAMA etc...). In addition, there is the fashion items peculiar to Japan such as a ninja, Gothic & Lolita, gal and visual-Kei. If an atmosphere of AmebaPico assumes it "Kawaii(cute)", ComicWorld is "Cool".

Their aim is to get 1,000,000 users by the end of this year. If you like Japanese pop cultures, Let's play it!

Cool Second Life machinima "The story that disappeared on the earth."

I want to introduce cool Second Life machinima "The story that disappeared on the earth.".  This work was shot in second life by   movie director Akira Yamamoto. Famous Second life musician Chouchou dealt with BGM.



And, This work won the highest award in a visual art section of competition "Society for art &　science competition vol.8" of the movie works.

In commemoration of this, the premium screening event and talk show were held in Second Life from 23:00 of Wednesday, May 5. Users arrived two hours before the event start and became full at the time of the event start on that day. In addition, this screening event was streamed in Ustream and more than 200 people saw it .

Because the event video is uploaded in YouTube, please check it!!

LAWSON in AmebaPigg

LAWSON is one of the Japanese representative convenience stores. Now, promotion in Japanese virtual world AmebaPigg.

http://prom.ameba.jp/100426_lawson/



A store same as reality! There are virtual goods vending machine and NPC of mascot character "Ponta" at the storefront.





Ponta is Kawaii!(Cute!) Not only the design but also the motion is very cute!



We can buy a fashion items and food items with the vending machine. Food items(Roll cake and Japanese-style fried chicken) are reproduced items sold in the reality world. We can revitalize a special motion when we feed an avatar these.



I wanted to eat a genuine hood when I watched virtual food :)