After 29 billion USD in 2 yrs, Metaverse is still where it was and where Second Life already was in 2003 (Linden Labs and their product Second Life still exist and have been profitable since their start.) I warned a client about jumping into this stuff that Meta while the talk and the walk were not a single thing beyond capabilities that have existed for two decades. https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2022/02/was-second-life-ahead-or-metaverse-nothing-really-new/ en https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2021/11/metaverse-reprise/ Good thing they didn't change their name to anything related .....

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Thank You Charlize Wemyss

BSG brought Spice to 2013, and the process began: https://bit.ly/SV5Chilbo

Edit: Use this link, instead.

Found at last

Many lessons learned, almost lost. Thanks archive.org

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Howdy Max!!!

A cool tool born of need after VWBPE 2013.

Mary Anne Clark's Genome Island serves up a master class in virtual world pedagogy, along with the genetics course content.

Plans for The Virtual Cell include a space port. Would that scene best be served with a Star Trek theme? How about steam punk?

Several areas of inquiry emerge in this narrative, a gold mine of topics to inform any look at effective VW instructional design.

Are these apples, or any of the other delectable goodies on Genome Island, stored in an OAR (or LOR)? Can one find apples of the same design in OSGrid or another VW?

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Orientation at Genome Island has evolved, and the pedagogy of 3-D design is there to be observed. Has there been a need to document the design principles for an effective orientation experience? What are the instructions provided for teachers, like the instructor who sent the Peruvian students ?

The year 2007 found a great many educators—including former educators like me—gathering in Second Life. That was after the goldrush. (see The Second Life hype cycle - 2007)

A multitude of lessons in design have been learned, and the gatherings have continued. Where can new users, educators entering like those in 2007, find tips and tricks and strategies honed by the veteran around in 2007?

Where else can be found Sea's creations?

Where might other online content be found?

Visitors to this Second Life coffee shop could wear their own objects.

• like the Matrix-styled sunglasses attached to my avatar's nose with its own website. .

so it won't be Linden Lab (Second Life, Sansar) nor Philip Rosedale (Second Life, High Fidelity) creating the metaverse, but Fortnite and its players/users.