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Well lets see if I can get this to work this time. I just wrote out a comment, went to post and it failed and of course lost my comment. I think Second Life is very intriguing and with the collaboration of Second Life and LMS systems such as Moodle (check out SLOODLE http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/), the ability to provide a quality online course should improve. One drawback, as has been mentioned in our conferences, is the limitation of the student's technology. For instance I have no problems getting in to SL but with my laptop reading some of the boards is difficult. Navigation is a bit challenging and I think many might be overwhelmed - it's almost a senory overload.
ReplyDeleteI have tried loading a chatroom using Second Life, or virtual chatroom to put it simply, with my laptop at home. Even with 4GB of memory and Core II processor, the loading was tedious and the lag time was just too much.
ReplyDeleteVirtual world environment is fun, but it will take up a lot of resources on both the user's end and the content creator. I don't think most people's computers are ready for Second Life.
There are many positives to virtual world, but of course, where there are positives, there are negatives.