Category Archives: Virtual World

White Paper Available: Leveraging the Power of Virtual Worlds for Collaboration

New York, NY March 24, 2011 – Fashion Research Institute Publishes Latest Thought Piece: Leveraging the Power of Virtual Worlds for Collaboration by CEO Shenlei Winkler.

Fashion Research Institute CEO, Shenlei Winkler, announces that FRI’s latest publication, Leveraging the Power of Virtual Worlds for Collaboration, has been published.

Based on a presentation initially made in January 2008 to IBM Research North America, this whitepaper incorporates case studies drawn from FRI’s well-publicized collaborations in business, education and fashion, and focuses on some additional use cases.

Leveraging the Power of Virtual Worlds for Collaboration may be downloaded from the Fashion Research Institute web site.

About Fashion Research Institute, Inc.: The Fashion Research Institute is at the forefront of developing innovative design & merchandising solutions for the apparel industry.  They research and develop products and systems for the fashion industry that sweepingly address wasteful business and production practices. Shenlei Winkler’s work spans both couture and mass-market design and development for the real life apparel industry. A successful designer, her lifetime sales of her real life apparel designs have now reached more than $70 million USD, with more than 25 million-dollar styles in her portfolio. Her couture work has appeared extensively on stage and movie screen.

ScienceSim Land Grant Program Presentation Tuesday, November 9th, 1 pm ET

Please join us Tuesday November 9, from 1-1:30 pm ET (10-10:30 am PT)  for a 1/2 hour presentation about the land grant program in ScienceSim providing free  100,000 object regions for six months in ScienceSim.  Details about participation in this program will be presented and information about applying for a region will be provided.

Tuesday, November 9th, 1-1:30 PM ET/10-10:30 AM PT in the 21C region in Second Life.  Please note we are punctual and start promptly at the hour.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/21C%20Interactive/32/33/22

If you cannot make these events, please send a request through your organizational email to admin at fashionresearchinstitute dot com.  Please note we cannot respond to requests from noninstitutional addresses (e.g., yahoo, aol, hotmail, etc) and that we cannot accept applications from consultants or commercial entities.

FRI CEO Shenlei Winkler @ Metanomics Monday, Nov 1

Shenlei Winkler, CEO Fashion Research Institute, will appear on Metanomics on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 12 noon PT (3 pm ET).  Topics to be covered include fashion (of course); OpenSim; the Professional Virtua Designers Society; and Fashion Research Institute’s various research collaborations.

Please join the audience at the Metanomics Studio ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/Metanomics%20II/230/156/26).