Educational Uses of Second Life

BuggttiVeyronW16 Says:

May 3, 2010 - I will go have a look if they can make the 3D visual appearance a little better. But I like the idea of learning online with a visual surrounding and real teacher. Plus I can do other things while I learn. Excellent tool, I just hope it will kept on developing and updating.

damvinhhung97 Says:

May 15, 2010 - why do people think second life its boring, it's like real world, yes you can do it in real life, but what if you're stuck in the house, you can experience the whole thing in sl!

eyebal Says:

May 15, 2010 - Second Life: The DOS of the MATRIXROAR

18to80productions Says:

May 31, 2010 - IVTV will be using this format soon....

ericoot15 Says:

Aug 31, 2010 - I enjoyed watching this video. You can do many things in the Educational Uses of Second life from looking at art that is far away and theater such as role playing and seeing what the inside of a dell computer looks like all from just sitting in your dorm room. You can also use a whiteboard to put up a power point and actually use it.

tvicious20 Says:

Sep 11, 2010 - I am taking a class at my college, and it's all about second life. Personally, I didn't think there was any educational value that was coming out of this other than having a little bit more of internet smarts. After watching this video, I can now see the educational value. Seeing that I can go to a "real" virtual place that's on the other side of the world is so awesome.

Bumblebee151991 Says:

Sep 11, 2010 - Being new to Second Life, I never knew you could visit such unique places like recreations of the Sistine Chapel. I'm also now excited to be a part of Second Life in my class this semester to visit such places as the Renaissance Island. I have always taken an interest in that time period and can't wait to explore it myself.

Bumblebee151991 Says:

Sep 11, 2010 - Being new to Second Life, I never knew you could visit such unique places like recreations of the Sistine Chapel. I'm also now excited to be a part of Second Life in my class this semester to visit such places as the Renaissance Island. I have always taken an interest in that time period and can't wait to explore it myself.

Bumblebee151991 Says:

Sep 11, 2010 - I'm new to Second Life and wasn't aware of the recreations of places like the Sistine Chapel. I'm also interested in learning more about the Renaissance Island.

Bumblebee151991 Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - I'm new to Second Life and wasn't aware of the recreations of places like the Sistine Chapel. I'm also interested in learning more about the Renaissance Island.

sblakemor Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - I found this video educational. I didn't really understand the extent of what could be done in Second Life. You can go experience virtual models of places that you might never have the opportunity in real life. I found the scavenger hunts interesting. That could be very interesting for major specific learning lessons.

dhoamyilnio Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - I had never even heard of Second Life until my Intro to WEB class this semester, and I'll be honest, like many other people I'm sure, I thought it was just a game. I had no idea of the different educational options there were: actually going inside a dell computer (I mean, come on, who in real life can actually go inside a computer? haha), architecture and landscaping, and creating works of art among many others. Who knew a game could actually be involved in one's education? Now that's awesome.

dhoamyilnio Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - I had never even heard of Second Life until my Intro to WEB class this semester and when I heard we'd be playing a game for the class, well, I didn't understand how we could be 'playing a game.' After watching this video, I realized that SL is more than just a game, it actually has many educational purposes. From going inside a dell computer, to learning how to do architecture and landscaping, or role playing among many others, SL can be educational to someone who is willing to give it a chance.

KelseyLynne22 Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - I really enjoyed learning what this video had to teach. I would love to see Second Life be used in many educational ways in the future and possible became more popular than what it already is. I think it's very beneficial to teachers and students. Excellent job on the video! 

MrCocofosho Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - I believe that Second Life provides great educational opportunities for any type of student. As seen in this video, if you wanted to learn about what is in the inside of a Dell Computer, or experience the inside of a Van Gogh painting, you are able to do this in second life. Another educational tool that second life offers is allowing students to "teleport" almost anywhere in the world and gives numerous facts throughout the world.

tsnoddy5 Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - Second life really does open up many educational opportunities. It is a great way to learn a variety of information. I really like how there are replica versions of historic landmarks all across the world that you can visit. Otherwise, you would have to see them on expensive vacations or just look at pictures on the web. It is also great for the business world because you can use it for meetings. Powerpoints can be uploaded and used for everyone attending these meetings.

wrynne10 Says:

Oct 5, 2010 - The 3D appearance IS better. That vid was done in 07, and I've noticed a lot of educators promoting SL solely for business-type purposes either don't bother or don't know how to make their avatars look very good. Even brand-new avs nowadays look better than that though :)

wrynne10 Says:

Oct 5, 2010 - Schools are on their own sims, generally PG sims where that kind of content is not permitted. Further, as of this writing, only 18+ are allowed on the grid at all, so this is currently a dominant tool for colleges, as opposed to public school children.

wrynne10 Says:

Oct 5, 2010 - On the contrary, over a hundred colleges have a presence in SL and are hosting at least some of their classes. The US military also owns roughly twenty sims and is using them for training and education of personnel.

TheBlacksarrow Says:

Oct 7, 2010 - gotta really get back into second life for some reason I got IP banned, can anyone help me out please? I got a mac.

MrGamerGod Says:

Oct 17, 2010 - LOL you then can just cheat tho everything!

Oscy Says:

Dec 28, 2010 - She does not have a narrator's voice.

UltraGamer001 Says:

Feb 6, 2011 - Here is my advice to the makers of this game, if you want to help us learn with this...thing, then take some Graphic Design classes PLEASE!I've seen better graphics put out by my N64! the images all looked waaay to blocky for me to pay attention to what they actually were.In short, if this thing is gonna ever be compared to WoW or FFXI or FFXIV then it really needs a major overhaul to it's Physics Engine, and Graphics Engine.

JaimiexStarshine Says:

Mar 17, 2011 - if you notice the sim that they are on is supposed to model what it's like to have schizophrenia. the "you're worthless" is part of the auditory hallucinations a schizophrenic may have. no subliminal messages at all.

Soldier296 Says:

Mar 24, 2011 - I've run into a few ppl. I was in iraq with, and also Alot of other vets, from my time and before...It's worth my time...