The gaming industry continues to drive new technologies. Some have education and commercial uses. Second Life® by Linden Lab provided a space in 2003 where users build whatever environment they want. Since then, many similar platforms have come and gone. Join us as we explore which ones we should use, and why.
22. Savings was ….
$262,000 for 175 people ?
$0 Travel Cost
$0 Time to Travel
$0 Carbon
$262,000 for 175 people
Excellent Engagement
23. Evaluation Criteria
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Client Platforms
Community
Slides and tools
Dynamic creation
Build Model
Programming Language
Groups
Webcam
Agency
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0 Security
0 Number of Hosts
0 Content availability
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0 Server performance
0 Firewall & Ports
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