a new virtual place and authoring system with potential for learning
For educators who think real life does not offer enough opportunities to practice their profession, there’s Second Life , an Internet-based virtual environment that counts thousands of educators among its enthusiasts.
CNN aims to find out by opening an I-Report hub in Second Life, a three-dimensional virtual world created entirely by its residents.
There, CNN will look to those most familiar with the virtual world -- the Second Life residents themselves -- to determine what constitutes news "in-world."
Can cutting-edge technology foster a sense of humanity? A pioneering child development researcher says yes.
A Socio-Linguistic Investigation of Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs)
Welcome! Whyville is a virtual world geared for teen and pre-teen girls and boys.
Whyville's 1.7 million registered "citizens" come from all over to learn, create, and have fun together. Whyville is their world. Whyville has places to go, things to do, and of course, people to see. Whyville has its own newspaper, its own Senators, its own beach, museum, City Hall and town square, its own suburb...
A class at Harvard Law is being held on Second Life, the super popular avatar-based
Collaborative Virtual Environment / Multi User Virtual Environement. NEATO!