Growth of Australian educators in Second Life continues
One of Second Life’s intrinsic strengths is its education community and the Australian contingent of educators is well and truly up there. Three new presences are on the horizon:
1. Jokay Wollongong’s two Jokaydia islands are developing well – expect a launch in the new year with an accompanying profile here on TMJ.
2. Right next to [...]
Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 2
Following on from Part 1 of our 2007 roundup, let’s look at the second half of 2007.
July 2007
- Garden for the Missing was featured.
- we discussed the Australian Federal Police’s monitoring of virtual worlds.
- we interviewed the person who manages Hilary Clinton’s (unofficial) Second Life presence.
- active Australian users of Second Life climbed to nearly [...]
Sick of the 25 group limit in Second Life?
I can’t imagine anyone’s happy with the pointless limit on the number of groups an avatar can join. New World Notes reports on a campaign underway to change that. Spend 2 minutes and check out how.
Linden Lab CEO gets podcasting
If you want news on Second Life developments from the horse’s mouth, then the “Inside The Lab” podcast released today may be your thing. Any corporate podcast runs the real risk of being a beige public relations exercise so it’ll be interesting to see how these go over time.
Hopefully they’ll not meet the same [...]
Weekend Whimsy
1. Middleton Village. Virtual Old Peoples Home
2. Your Second Life is Unwritten
3. Cirque Mystique Promo Video
Medical Training in Second Life
We’ve covered the growing health training focus in virtual worlds, particularly Second Life.
For the health professional who’s wondering about how medical training would work, there’s an excellent overview here.
As a health professional myself, I can see the benefits an immersive environment would bring. It won’t ever beat poring over a cadaver in real life but [...]
Privacy in Second Life – some tips
If you’re a bit overwhelmed by IMs, notecards and landmarks as soon as your friends list sees you’re logged in, Linden Lab’s knowledgebase article on privacy is worth a read.
