@ellencor: You got it. SL is all about performing asynchronously. In a virtual-global- work-environment, delay, wait,misalignment are all transformed into a continuous space-time system of co-ordination and data-integration. I foresee even a single virtual-work space from which everyone can play all societal roles, as we age biologically and morph into many roles, without ever having to miss a meeting, a message even when we are asleep.
@tncbbthositg The reason they can't "just meet in a conference room like everybody else" is because they're located on four different continents. With a global company, it is common to never meet co-workers face-to-face. It was a year before I met my direct manager after a re-organization. And, this isn't about automating the onboarding process. It's about enriching it and personalizing it.
As a 25 year HR veteran, this is TRULY silly, an example of a big corporation trying to find a business use for a gee-whiz technology. I understand the need to appeal to millenials, but having new employees virtually walk around and teleport is a time waster compared to clicking on net meetings in progress on a simple portal. IBM needs to go back to the drawing board on this one...you're waaay off what people are looking for in automating employee onboarding!
If I'm sitting in a chair at my computer, why would I make my avatar walk around, fly, and teleport from place to place? Isn't that a lot of wasted time? What good does it do me to have the "interpersonal interaction" through second life when I don't actually get to meet these people? Why can't we just meet in a conference room like everybody else does? Finally, what do I want with a virtual IBM shirt and why didn't anybody have to take their clothes off to put the shirt on?
Emerald Software Group seems to be the best solution in the market for Employee Onboarding right now. They simply have the best transactional onboarding system around.
@ellencor: You got it. SL is all about performing asynchronously. In a virtual-global- work-environment, delay, wait,misalignment are all transformed into a continuous space-time system of co-ordination and data-integration. I foresee even a single virtual-work space from which everyone can play all societal roles, as we age biologically and morph into many roles, without ever having to miss a meeting, a message even when we are asleep.
balasubr2252 2 weeks ago
hoooly shit?
MvSuzanna281 1 month ago
:)yeppp
16Estella985 1 month ago
This is both weird and stupid. Simple Webcam chatting is fine, NOT SL.
KrispyApplez 1 year ago
@tncbbthositg The reason they can't "just meet in a conference room like everybody else" is because they're located on four different continents. With a global company, it is common to never meet co-workers face-to-face. It was a year before I met my direct manager after a re-organization. And, this isn't about automating the onboarding process. It's about enriching it and personalizing it.
ellencor 1 year ago
As a 25 year HR veteran, this is TRULY silly, an example of a big corporation trying to find a business use for a gee-whiz technology. I understand the need to appeal to millenials, but having new employees virtually walk around and teleport is a time waster compared to clicking on net meetings in progress on a simple portal. IBM needs to go back to the drawing board on this one...you're waaay off what people are looking for in automating employee onboarding!
hrmaven 2 years ago
If I'm sitting in a chair at my computer, why would I make my avatar walk around, fly, and teleport from place to place? Isn't that a lot of wasted time? What good does it do me to have the "interpersonal interaction" through second life when I don't actually get to meet these people? Why can't we just meet in a conference room like everybody else does? Finally, what do I want with a virtual IBM shirt and why didn't anybody have to take their clothes off to put the shirt on?
tncbbthositg 2 years ago
Emerald Software Group seems to be the best solution in the market for Employee Onboarding right now. They simply have the best transactional onboarding system around.
employeeonboarding 2 years ago
Looks like this on my PC - maybe your PC hardware needs updating.
ste666ste 2 years ago
That is in no way what second life is or looks like
you need to go back to s/l and show something what is more real to second life.Maybe look up
A M Radio then you could put this in the proper light.
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KipSkytower 2 years ago