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{{quotation | Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 2,938,247 people from around the globe.}} ([http://secondlife.com/whatis/], 17:22, 26 January 2007 (MET)).
{{quotation | Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 2,938,247 people from around the globe.}} ([http://secondlife.com/whatis/], 17:22, 26 January 2007 (MET)).
See also: [[Active worlds]]


== In education ==
== In education ==


* There are educational events and even some learning activities (to be documented). Attempts to use a [[3D interactive environment]]s, (i.e. [[virtual habitat]]s based on [[desktop virtual reality]]) are not new. E.g. [[Active Worlds]] did provide a[http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/ educational separate server space] for years. The only problem is that there is not much to '''do''' in such an environment, so why use it then ... ?
* See also the [[3D Interactive environment]] article.
 
* In "Second Life", there are educational events and even some learning activities (to be documented).


* [[Sloodle]] is an attempt to integrate this with an [[LMS]].
* [[Sloodle]] is an attempt to integrate this with an [[LMS]].

Revision as of 16:39, 12 March 2007

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Definition

“Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 2,938,247 people from around the globe.” ([1], 17:22, 26 January 2007 (MET)).

See also: Active worlds

In education

  • In "Second Life", there are educational events and even some learning activities (to be documented).
  • Sloodle is an attempt to integrate this with an LMS.

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