The Wall Street Journal’s Article on Business 2.0 and MUVEs
This recent article discusses the urge to using Second Life for marketing is “morphing” into a vision of utilizing these environments for learning.
Daily Archive: April 16, 2008
Physics in Second Life?
Havok4, the “physics” engine in Second Life still has some flaws. But is it possible to teach physics in Second Life? Interesting posts highlighted here.
MUVEs in Education
Edusim – as seen on their website, this application is great for interactive whiteboards (Smartboards and Promethean boards). Easy for anyone to use. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnJowestag&hl=en] OpenSim – more advanced solution that allows users to create “Second Life-like”...
Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), Learning and Web 2.0
If you are not familiar with the concept of ARG, here is a great explanation given by Brooke at GiantMice.com. This other article by Wired reviews an excellent ARG implementation by 42 Entertainment for A...
