Why build a virtual world? Philip Rosedale, founder of the popular virtual world Second Life talks about the desire to build and create, and about how virtual worlds make that possible in ways that were not previously available/plausible. Though I certainly don’t agree with all of Rosedale’s arguments about the merits of virtual worlds, he raises some…
Category: Second Life
Faculty Spotlight: Exploring Virtual Worlds with Second Life
For our second Emerging Technology and Pie event of the semester Florence Sullivan, professor in the School of Education, joined us to talk about her explorations of virtual worlds. Popularized by Second Life, virtual worlds are three-dimensional(3D) spaces in which people can communicate, explore environments, and construct their own virtual objects and spaces. When you…
Web 2.0 Wednesday #7: Virtual Worlds
Virtual worlds are an emerging technology that has received a decent amount of coverage in mainstream press over the last year. Popularized by Second Life, virtual worlds are three dimensional spaces in which people can communicate, explore environments, and construct their own virtual objects and spaces. Research into the possible applications of virtual worlds frequently…