Metaverse Datum
27.5.
09:00 - 09:15 Opening Ceremony
09:15 - 10:10 Creating your business case for a virtual platform
Fiona Gallagher
Sun Microsystems
10:10 - 11:10 Baden-Württemberg in Second Life
Veit Strasser
MFG Baden-Württemberg mbH
Looking across the metaverse. A review of existing virtual worlds and an analysis of key growth areas.
Nic Mitham
K Zero Ltd.
11:10 - 11:40 Break
11:40 - 12:40 Critical success factors for Business strategies in Virtual Worlds
Markus Bokowsky
Bokowsky + Laymann GmbH
Konvergence of Entertainment, Telecommunication and Social Networking – the 3D Plattform sMeet.
Sebastian Funke
sMeet Communications GmbH
12:40 - 13:40 Lunch Break
13:40 - 14:35 Panel discussion: The development of rules and standards in Virtual Worlds
Markus Laymann, Bokowsky + Laymann GmbH
Jean Miller, Linden Lab
Christian Scholz, COM.lounge
Dr. Andreas Lober, SchulteRiesenkampff
14:35 - 15:35 Usability in virtual worlds
Markus Breuer
The Otherland Group
Case Study Starfruit: Connecting real products and people with the virtual world.
Julie Stewart
Starfruit.ch / Swisscom
15:35 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00 2nd Law - Legal aspects of using virtual worlds.
Markus Laymann
Bokowsky + Laymann GmbH
The Bavarian State Library in Second Life – Opportunities for Information Ser-vices in virtual worlds
Dr. Klaus Ceynowa
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
17:00 - 17:30 Break
17:30 - 18:30 Round Table: Education in Virtual Worlds
Markus Bokowsky, Bokowsky + Laymann GmbH
Matthias Rückel, time4you GmbH
Jean Miller, Linden Lab
Dr. Torsten Reiners, Universität Hamburg
Dr. Klaus Ceynowa, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
28.5.
09:30 - 10:25 Business Applications of Virtual Worlds
Claus Nehmzow
Method Inc.
Virtual Worlds - Software Devolopment as usual?
Benno Stäbler
IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH
10:25 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Learning and Understanding the Business around Virtual Worlds
Jean Miller
Linden Lab
„Hacking Second Life“
Michael Thumann
ERNW GmbH
12:00 - 12:55 What's next: new virtual worlds plattform shootout
Sascha Wriedt
Universität Hamburg
How to interconnect Virtual Worlds
Christian Scholz
COM.lounge
12:55 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 The future of media in virtual worlds
Markus Bokowsky, Bokowsky + Laymann GmbH
Christian Maier, Life 4-U TV
Peter Vignold, Runway Verlag GmbH
Sebastian Meyen, Software & Support Verlag
15:00 - 15:20 Break
15:20 - 16:20 Machinima: From Concept to Delivery
Eric Call
Eric Call Media
16:20 - 16:40 Break
16:40 - 17:40 Furniture Design in Second Life
Tor Karstensen
MAXIMUM MINIMUM Corp.