Monthly Archives: January 2007
Fortune magazine: Why tech leaders think SL could be a gold mine
| 25 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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We mentioned an article earlier by David Kirkpatrick, senior editor of Fortune magazine. This is a different one. It continues the trend of a thoughtful examination of Second Life, neither media hype support nor naysayer put-down, but realistic consideration of how MUVEs and the 3D Web might be developing, including the implications of research-supported trends.…
Workaround for teleporting issues
| 19 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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Yesterday residents commonly reported being unable to teleport or to fly across region borders without getting stuck. Typically, attempting either causes kind of freeze, and then you get a message that you have been logged off–you can look at existing IMs if you want, but otherwise, you have to click “quit.” I reported it to…
More update problems, but a realistic perspective
| 18 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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It’s the Morning After. It has become routine among SL residents to expect problems after Linden Lab releases an update to the client. No doubt this is annoying. But a comment on the SL blog puts it in perspective. It says in part: And for all the bugs and work arounds, I used to test…
Yet another article: No, Second Life is not overhyped
| 17 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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Fortune senior editor David Kirkpatrick says: Yet Second Life may be more important, longterm, than even this much publicity would suggest. That’s because what it really may represent is an alternative vision for how to interact with information and communicate over the Internet. Yes it’s cartoony, but one of the great things about Second Life…
Article worth examining
| 17 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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People who know me know I’m suspicious about using business as any sort of model for education. I’m very pro-business—I just think we have different concerns. (Side note: using a professional service firm model (think accountants/doctors/lawyers and their clients) works very well, though.) Still, it’s worthwhile noting the way business looks at platforms like Second…
Tour this week
| 16 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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We’ll have a tour group this week. I don’t know where else we’ll tour, but we definitely want to take a look at our own Islands, so we’ll start there. If you haven’t been there already, it’ll all be new, of course. Even if you have been there, a lot of early development has already…
Training area established
| 16 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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We have put up a training area on Winding River Campus 2. We’ll hold basic skills training, building training, and more advanced training for Pellissippi State folks at this location.
Learning to manage objects on group land
| 12 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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As we develop our Islands, an additional layer of object creation complexity will come into play. Along with learning to create objects and learning to set permissions to achieve what you want, you should also think about how to set it up in relationship to the group that will own and manage the Islands. Linden…
Excellent learning place in SL
| 11 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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There are lots of ways to learn your way around Second Life. Some involve interaction with a teacher, and some involve self-learning. I have no idea how long this resource has been available, but I just stumbled across it, and want to share it. It’s called Knowledge Port, and has not only many tutorials on…
Answering some concerns
| 10 January 2007 | Posted by Donn King under Second Life |
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Originally published in The Metaverse Messenger, in the Dec. 12, 2006, edition in the “Learning Curves” column on page 20. By DAGMAR KOJISHI Staff Writer As some of us explore Second Life as a tool for education, we’ll see many different perspectives. Surely it has always been the case. I can imagine some ancient Greeks…
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