AlphaWorld - 1985
Virtual Worlds
Primer for Educators
20,000 CPUs (Islands)
250,000 People in-world a day
The Space is 10 x San Francisco & as densely built out.
Expanding 5% a Month (new islands)
25,000 times more content than WOW.
It's going to be bigger than the Web

Philip Rosedale, founder of SL
History
What is a MUVE?
What is Second Life?
Demonstration
Other Aspects
Machinima
Learning &
Second Life
What is 
Second Life
Economy?
Other Virtual
Worlds
Blogs
Zork - 1977
Virtual Worlds Universe - Q3 2008
MUVE (plural MUVEs) refers to online, multi-user virtual environments, sometimes called virtual worlds.
Launched in June 23, 2003
Users called Residents (13,000,000)
Main grid - 18 yr
Teen Grid - teenagers
Building Environment
Programmable
Currency - Linden dollars
LindeX - 2/11 L$261 / US$1.00
http://secondlife.com/
http://laurajacob.edublogs.org/2008/12/17/avatars-enhance-the-language-learning-experience/
Professional development
Cultural exploration
Experiencial Simulations
Constructivist Uses
http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/
http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/
http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com/
http://metaversedltd.com/
http://scottsecondlife.blogspot.com/
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
* http://xrl.in/1pmq
1992
http://davidwarlick.com/handouts/
http://davidwarlick.com/sl/
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