IBM Virtual Universe Community
The Virtual Universe Community or VUC is a group consisting of over 5000 individuals across the world in IBM today. [1]
Every IBMer that is present within any Virtual World or Virtual Universe must comply with the IBM Virtual World Guidelines. [2]
The community is responsible for moving IBM into a range of new and profitable industries from the creation of Virtual World Cell Based Mainframes [3] to 24 Hour Virtual Service Desks staffed by avatars around the globe. [1]
[edit] History
The Virtual Universe Community was officially launched on September 12, 2006 in conjunction with the IBM Innovation Jam. This component of the Jam was a self-organized collaboration and brainstorming event and was referred to as a 3D Jam. 130 IBM employees collaborated on ideas in the virtual campus of New Media Consortium. [4]
On November 14, now 400 members strong, the Virtual Universe Communities idea they had logged in the innovation Jam was voted number 1 out of 50,000 entries. The CEO of IBM Sam Palmisano and Irving Wladalsky-Berger presented the results in the world's first virtual town hall. [5]
The community grew rapidly and was now close to 1000 members and a new organization was formed. [6]
The community celebrated their first year anniversary on September 12, 2007, and is now over 5000 members strong. Its is currently headed by 2 IBMers Sagar Chandola and Mike Monkowski who work from Bangalore and New York respectively and coordinate some of the most cutting edge research work in the field of virtual worlds being done internally in IBM and for high profile clients worldwide.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0293959.htm
- ^ IBM Research | IBM Research | virtualworlds | IBM Virtual World Guidelines
- ^ Gamasutra - IBM Integrates Cell Into Mainframes For Virtual Worlds
- ^ IBM Innovation Jam « NMC Virtual Worlds
- ^ IBM's chief steps into 'Second Life' for incubator launch | CNET News.com
- ^ IBM to give birth to 'Second Life' business group | CNET News.com
- ^ Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo - October 10-11, 2007 - San Jose Convention Center
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