Second Life

RetrospectivelyWhile Second Life has been used for scientific research, collaboration, and data visualization; there has been a significant drop in interest and attendance in Second Life; probably due to a higher than expected learning curve in building, texturing, scripting, animating and other tasks necessary tomaintain your virtual land region.

While Second Life has been used for scientific research, collaboration, and data visualization (just to name a few things); there has been a significant drop in interest and attendance in Second Life; probably due to a higher than expected learning curve in building, texturing, scripting, animating and other tasks necessary to maintain your virtual land region. Retrospectively

The possibilities for utilizing Second Lifeas a platform for education are boundless, however this would entail adedication to training teachers for this new paradigm of education as well as a substantial investment in currenttechnologies.

The possibilities for utilizing Second Life as a platform for education are boundless, however this would entail a dedication to training teachers for this new paradigm of education as well as a substantial investment in current technologies.

The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.~ Steve Ballmer