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Second Life, Education, and Libraries
Andrew Zintl
What is Second Life?
• A Virtual World
• An Educational Tool
• An Interface for Collaboration
• Difficult to Learn to Use
What is Second Life?
Libraries in Second Life
Inside Second Life Libraries
Advantages of Second Life for Educational Purposes
• Fosters Creativity
• Connects Geographically Distant Users
• Free to Download and Play
• Avatar representation provides personal touch
Disadvantages
• Slow loading
• Free users limited in options
• Requires devotion of much time
• Some immature users (griefers)
• Land ownership is expensive
Should Libraries Implement A Second Life Presence?
Maybe, but probably not yet.
Why not?
1. Few libraries see much traffic on SL.
2. Maintaining a SL presence is a drain on resources that could be better spent elsewhere.
3. Few libraries can devote the time to maintain a solid presence on SL.