Comments on: Second Life – The Revelation http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/second-life-the-revelation/ Language Coach & Online Education Expert Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:51:49 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: KirstenWinkler http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/second-life-the-revelation/comment-page-1/#comment-510 KirstenWinkler Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:56:22 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=1175#comment-510 All that jazz for a silent agreement :). I told them to wait for the second post. All that jazz for a silent agreement :) . I told them to wait for the second post.

]]> By: daleinnis http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/second-life-the-revelation/comment-page-1/#comment-509 daleinnis Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:21:53 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=1175#comment-509 Well, since you abandoned the "SL makes a really bad WoW!" tack, there's not nearly as much to disagree with anymore. :) Well, since you abandoned the “SL makes a really bad WoW!” tack, there's not nearly as much to disagree with anymore. :)

]]> By: KirstenWinkler http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/second-life-the-revelation/comment-page-1/#comment-508 KirstenWinkler Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:17:18 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=1175#comment-508 I would see SL as a universe with different planets / worlds / islands. It is somehow connected but every place can also stand for itself if it is done in a good way.<br><br>Where are all the others gone? No more comments/interest? I would see SL as a universe with different planets / worlds / islands. It is somehow connected but every place can also stand for itself if it is done in a good way.

Where are all the others gone? No more comments/interest?

]]> By: daleinnis http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/second-life-the-revelation/comment-page-1/#comment-507 daleinnis Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:18:37 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=1175#comment-507 Much better. :) It's definitely not a game (how many people have recommended that you take a look at WoW as a place to interact with learners?). <br><br>It's a platform in some sense, in that people can create games (and lots of other things) there. But it's also more than just a platform, because people *have* created so many things there, and because so many people are there to interact with. You can hardly rent a beach house and go out dancing on a "platform", after all. :)<br><br>(Blue Mars in its current form is more of a platform; it's sitting there waiting for people to create worlds on it, and for those worlds to draw people.)<br><br>I don't know of a better word for Second Life than "world". Just like the real world, it has only the narratives that you (and others) create; none are built-in. And just like the real world, the people are very unevenly distributed. A random square mile of North America would be no more populated than a random parcel in Second Life. You have to put in the effort (and it's not much) to find things that interest you.<br><br>Glad you had your revelation. :) It's interesting how many people we've seen in the past couple of weeks saying "hey, this is really pretty neat once I stop expecting it to be WoW!"... Much better. :) It's definitely not a game (how many people have recommended that you take a look at WoW as a place to interact with learners?).

It's a platform in some sense, in that people can create games (and lots of other things) there. But it's also more than just a platform, because people *have* created so many things there, and because so many people are there to interact with. You can hardly rent a beach house and go out dancing on a “platform”, after all. :)

(Blue Mars in its current form is more of a platform; it's sitting there waiting for people to create worlds on it, and for those worlds to draw people.)

I don't know of a better word for Second Life than “world”. Just like the real world, it has only the narratives that you (and others) create; none are built-in. And just like the real world, the people are very unevenly distributed. A random square mile of North America would be no more populated than a random parcel in Second Life. You have to put in the effort (and it's not much) to find things that interest you.

Glad you had your revelation. :) It's interesting how many people we've seen in the past couple of weeks saying “hey, this is really pretty neat once I stop expecting it to be WoW!”…

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