Encore: Exploring Educational Potential of Second Life
- Online
Virtual World - Emphasis on:
Avatars and Identity Ilene Frank and Drew Smith, University of South
Florida; Jen Caruso, MCAD; Steve Gilbert, TLT Group
First FridayLive! Session on this topic
was 3/23/2007 - Way over-subscribed!
Resources to help explain and encourage
educational uses of Second Life for colleges and universities. For more detailed info about Second Life - and the opportunity to
"join" by getting a free basic membership, see What is Second Life? at
http://secondlife.com/whatis/:
"Second Life is a ... virtual world entirely built and owned by its
residents."
Avatars and
Identity
Why does Second Life
require us to select an avatar surname different
from our own surnames?
This
feature encourages people to disguise their
identity. Other features encourage creating an
avatar that would not be easily recognized as the
"real" individual.
Will
Second Life discourage using our "real" voices when
sound becomes available?
