New immersive worlds for educators and librarians: beyond Second Life

Emerald - 2012
JoeFloyd1, IleneFrank2
1([email protected]) is based at The Library (Reference & Instruction), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
2([email protected]) is based at The Library (Reference & Instruction), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

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PurposeSecond Life has provided educators and librarians with a place to experiment with a 3D immersive environment. Avatars represent the user and users can interact real‐time in text chat and/or voice. Users can create environments that persist over time. Second Life has attracted users from around the world, providing wonderful opportunities to collaborate. However, Second Life is not the only virtual world used for educational purposes. The purpose of this paper is to examine some options.Design/methodology/approachThe authors examine other online virtual worlds which educators and librarians can use in addition to Second Life.FindingsIt is found that there are many other virtual worlds which educators and librarians can explore.Originality/valueThis paper is useful to anyone looking for alternatives to using the virtual world Second Life.

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Korolov, M. (2012), “OpenSim exceeds Second Life private regions”, Hypergrid Business, February 15, available at: www.hypergridbusiness.com/2012/02/opensim‐exceeds‐second‐life‐private‐regions/ (accessed 9 March 2012)..

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