http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/10/07/second-life-%e2%80%93-game/ Coverage of news, issues and events occurring in virtual worlds or those who create those worlds Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:54:09 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/10/07/second-life-%e2%80%93-game/comment-page-1/#comment-149373 The SLENZ Update - No 13, October 09, 2008 « Second Life Education in New Zealand Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1654#comment-149373 [...] Writer-at-large Anastasia Vesperman (SL: Feldspar Epstein), in the Australian-based Metaverse Journal, argues cogently that Second Life  is not a game and that it can contribute to the ongoing development of human beings in a positive way. http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/10/07/second-life-%E2%80%93-game/ [...] [...] Writer-at-large Anastasia Vesperman (SL: Feldspar Epstein), in the Australian-based Metaverse Journal, argues cogently that Second Life  is not a game and that it can contribute to the ongoing development of human beings in a positive way. http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/10/07/second-life-%E2%80%93-game/ [...]

]]> http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/10/07/second-life-%e2%80%93-game/comment-page-1/#comment-206679 dandellion Kimban Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:24:03 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1654#comment-206679 SL can a game as any "RL" activity (and the life itself) can be. Media calling SL a game just shows their lack of knowledge about what they report about. It's the same as calling the web server a game. <br>And then... fun in the education is not bad thing at all. On contrary. Assertion that anything worth and fruitful should be boring is a product of a poor mind. SL can a game as any “RL” activity (and the life itself) can be. Media calling SL a game just shows their lack of knowledge about what they report about. It's the same as calling the web server a game.
And then… fun in the education is not bad thing at all. On contrary. Assertion that anything worth and fruitful should be boring is a product of a poor mind.

]]> http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/10/07/second-life-%e2%80%93-game/comment-page-1/#comment-148821 dandellion Kimban Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:24:03 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1654#comment-148821 SL can a game as any "RL" activity (and the life itself) can be. Media calling SL a game just shows their lack of knowledge about what they report about. It's the same as calling the web server a game. <br>And then... fun in the education is not bad thing at all. On contrary. Assertion that anything worth and fruitful should be boring is a product of a poor mind. SL can a game as any “RL” activity (and the life itself) can be. Media calling SL a game just shows their lack of knowledge about what they report about. It's the same as calling the web server a game.
And then… fun in the education is not bad thing at all. On contrary. Assertion that anything worth and fruitful should be boring is a product of a poor mind.

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