Comments on: Second Life – Opinion

By: Kirk Kezema (Jeff Kurka)

Kirk Kezema (Jeff Kurka) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:36:42 +0000

Ken…it was great having you along for the tour. I think you are on the right track with your comment, “this is a really neat application for distance education.” In time I believe 3D virtual environments will become a wonderful tool for distance education.

By: Shaun loeppky

Shaun loeppky — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:38:50 +0000

I remember in the early 90’s? at a SACE conference in Regina a presenter was talking about using avatars to teach a virtual course at a university in the U.S. The avatars were essentially dashes and dots in a virtual room.
He directed much of his message toward the gamers in the room. Out of the 20 people there, I was the only “gamer”.
I wish I could remember who that presenter was!

By: Alec Couros

Alec Couros — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:58:05 +0000

Second Life does have some neat features the more I explore it, but I think it needs a lot of time invested to experience much of it. I am not sure if it is for everyone, but at least you now can speak up about your initial reactions to the environment.