When I first heard about Second Life, it was because a local university was starting to explore its uses as a virtual classroom. I was intrigued and wanted to explore it myself. Unfortunately, time and technology didn’t permit, and I completely forgot about it as I tried to pick up the pieces of my ruined graduate career.
The next time I heard about Second Life, it sounded like things were in full swing. Again, technology reared its ugly head, and I find myself still really wanting to explore the environment, see how learning takes place in this virtual, Snow Crash-esque realm. I don’t deny that it is possible some real learning is taking place. Given how much I’ve learned from the people I’ve encountered on my journeys through the internet, I can see a virtual meeting place being a great opportunity to share what you know, or pick someone else’s brain.
Now that my computer seems to have settled down, perhaps I should look into it again. If you ever see “Elizabeth Colville” wandering around, feel free to say hi. (I was so sad that with all the common surnames, I wasn’t able to create an avatar with my own name.)
Maybe once I’m able to play around in it, it’ll help me work toward resolving this little niche crisis I’ve been suffering.
Related posts:
- Questioning strategies as game deisgn? One of the issues I’ve been struggling with as I...
- The value of information There have been quite a few jokes lately on the...
- The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life author: Marcel Danesi name: Rebecca average rating: 3.40 book published:...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
