I have read articles about Second Life, but never had a chance to play around with it. I looked forward to it this week. Then, I couldn't successfully download a copy to my laptop or desktop at home! Quite frustrated, my husband came along and got a system for me to play with on the weekend.
After having fun designing and naming my avatar, off I went. Knowing that there was a lot of "dark" and mature content, I kept PG content checked off. Still, I came across some scary avatars and places.
Things picked up considerably when I met up with a like-minded classmate in SL and we explored together, looking for good educational content. It also helped that she was more knowledgeable about SL than me and had already found a number of good groups to join, as well as collected note cards with good information. We found Info Island and the library. We traveled to Rachelville for children's information and resources. There seems to be so much available... I think I'm going to out and buy a new graphics card so I can go back!! Who would have thought?
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This is just so great. I am glad that you were able to focus on the educational possibilities!
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