Project Supporters

Awakened / The Unnamed – My guild and virtual family in the World of Warcraft massive multiplayer online role playing game.  Several individuals from the guild volunteered to participate and provide feedback whenever appropriate.  In addition, several other anonymous supporters whom I only know by their in-game pseudonyms have collaborated in initial concepting and prototyping.

Daniel Schwartz – Dan provided valuable feedback on initial prototypes and concepts developed through the support of his course on interactivity.

Decker Walker – My advisor and mentor at Stanford University has been a substantial collaborator on this project.  Decker also provided feedback and review on a continuing basis.

Hayward Unified School District – I am in negotiation with HUSD through the Hayward Adult School to support potential courses with students in the adult and older adult populations.  I would like to host additional pilot courses through HUSD.

Learning, Design, and Technology Cohort, 2006 – I have received substantial input and collaboration from my colleagues in the LDT program.  In addition, several other collaborators from the School of Education and Department of Communications at Stanford University have provided invaluable input and feedback on my project.

Linden Labs, creators and proprietors of Second Life - This widely used application and virtual environment is one of the key foundations for my project.  I worked with technical specialists within Linden Labs (“The Lindens”) to design and prototype unique virtual tools for use with my project.

Shelley Goldman – As LDT Director Shelley provided significant input and direction prior to the development of my initial ideas.  In addition, Shelley’s guidance and feedback continued throughout my project.

Special recognition of early support goes to Karin Chapin, Sara Kalintari, and David Tu for their input and participation in early stages of the development and prototyping.  Also Halsted Larsson and Sam Ogami for their collaboration and brainstorming during the infancy of the project.

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