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Second Life Happenings: CEO Steps Down (again)

Kapp Notes

Here is what he wrote on the Second Life blog. With the above cited article containing quotes like: Scott Diener, associate director for information-technology services at the University of Auckland, said his institution was “very likely to move out of Second Life.” However, do I think Second Life is going away?

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A Few More Alternatives to Second Life

Kapp Notes

The company deploys as a SaaS based web service to consumers and business customers. Venuegen is optimized to equip virtual presenters with communication capabilities that lower event costs and extend market reach. The Electric Sheep Company, who has built extensive islands in Second Life, has created its own 3D virtual platform.

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Questions about Second Life

Kapp Notes

Recently, I received a some really good questions related specifically to Second Life but primarily are about virtual worlds and the use of these worlds for education. I'll answer the questions here since I think they reflect concerns that many educators have related to the social networks and Second Life.

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Alternatives to Second Life Continued

Kapp Notes

In my listing of Alternatives to Second Life , many packages were missed. For more information, you can read Sun unveils corporate 'Second Life'. These shows typically provide for an open market registration where the potential attendee participation is broad. Here are two more.

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Interesting Developments in 3D Learning and Collaboration Space

Kapp Notes

First, it looks as though Linden Labs, the developers behind Second Life, may be downsizing their corporate efforts ( Second Life Enterprise Edition ). Most or all of the team that engineered the Second Life Enterprise product was let go not long after it went into production.At Interesting development.

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Resources for Researching Virtual Worlds

Kapp Notes

Worlds for Study: Invitation - Virtual Worlds for Studying Real-World Business (and Law, and Politics, and Sociology, and.) Worlds for Study: Invitation - Virtual Worlds for Studying Real-World Business (and Law, and Politics, and Sociology, and.) by Robert J. by Robert J. Hayes of University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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A whole new world

E-Learning Provocateur

Arguably the best known virtual world today is Second Life. Anyone can download the Second Life Viewer from the Internet and set up a basic account for free. When the user logs into Second Life, they can use their mouse and keyboard to manipulate their avatar to walk, run, jump, dance, fly and teleport to other locations.