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Waseda University opens virtual campus in Second Life

Wednesday 02nd July, 05:36 AM JST

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  • jammer at 08:29 PM JST - 2nd July

    Next they will open a facebook account followed by a myspace page. Free advertising for them I guess - no harm.

  • stanoue at 09:15 PM JST - 2nd July

    Second Life is the biggest joke. There's even a TM/patent registry. If any idiot pays to 'register' their trademarks in second life...

  • proxy at 12:03 AM JST - 3rd July

    Woohoo, now they are only 2 years out of date.

  • borscht at 10:14 AM JST - 6th July

    Having played a bit in Second Life my main observation is that it will consume your first life in a nanosecond.

    That said, there are hundreds of universities (mostly US) in Second Life that offer what used to be called correspondence courses.

    But there is a world of difference between teacher-to-student education, correspondence courses, and a simulated world environment learning experience that SOME universities in Second Life have. In Second Life a student can not only see a cell or famous painting but they can walk through it. IF IF IF someone at the university makes it first (a time consuming activity to be sure.)

    If Waseda and Princeton students use SL to 'discuss' distance education, they're wasting their time. That's what online forums and webinars are for.

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