more on second life
It's well known that I had to choose between Second Life and second wife, and chose the latter- as a testament to marital fidelity, I've stayed off of it. But I'm still working on my two hypotheses:Second Life (and online environments like it) will change education as we know it, permanently and profoundly, so we'd better pay attention.
and
Second Life (and online environments like it) will change language as we know it, permanently and profoundly, so we'd better pay attention.
-trying to fine-tune them, give them more depth, be more specific. Be patient!
One interesting thing I found out about Second Life: A guy walks into a bar (this is a true story, though virtual) in Second Life and notices that the chat is empty. It appears that nobody is talking. But in fact, people are using IM to talk to each other privately, and chat, only when they want to yell out and have the entire room hear it. So they are using different media simultaneoulsy for different purposes.
Here are some more articles:
Parker, Q. (2007, Apr. 6). A second look at school life. Guardian Unlimited. http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2051194,00.html. Accessed 5-07.
Woodward, S. (2007, Apr. 1). Virtually Real. The Oregonian, login may be required. http://www.oregonlive.com/O/entertainment/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1175124333181570.xml&coll=7. Accessed 5-07.
ZDNet focus on Second Life- lots of articles.
NMC- Virtual worlds- explores possibilities of education in Second Life.
Valleywag -Second Life's absentee population- about how there are fewer people than we thought...
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