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Second Life and Virtual Worlds 21 Oct. 2009, Week 7 IS20090 (Web 2.0 and Social Media: An Introduction) Cathal McCauley University Librarian NUI Maynooth
 
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Second Life and the early WWW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Second Life – True of False? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Education in Second Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
UCD Library in Second Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
UCD Library in Second Life – Key Achievements to date ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Second Life – The PR dividend
Second Life and the Hype Cycle 2003 Launch Summer 2006 Anshe Chung & Business Week Autumn 2008 Reuters withdraws from Second Life
Avatars happy to play but not to pay? Source: http://taterunino.net/
Will there be “A Second Wind for Second Life”? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Our evidence so far suggests that virtual worlds have great potential…it is not clear that Second Life …is the optimal environment” Dr Peter Twining, Head of Dept of Education, Open University ( Source: A Spring 2008 “snaphot” of UK Higher and Further Education Developments in Second Life) Second Life is “not the only fruit”
Virtual Worlds: Fad or Future-proofing? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Worth the wait?
Things to remember! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Go raibh maith agaibh Cathal McCauley [email_address]

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Second Life and Virtual Worlds

  • 1. Second Life and Virtual Worlds 21 Oct. 2009, Week 7 IS20090 (Web 2.0 and Social Media: An Introduction) Cathal McCauley University Librarian NUI Maynooth
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  • 11. Second Life – The PR dividend
  • 12. Second Life and the Hype Cycle 2003 Launch Summer 2006 Anshe Chung & Business Week Autumn 2008 Reuters withdraws from Second Life
  • 13. Avatars happy to play but not to pay? Source: http://taterunino.net/
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  • 15. “ Our evidence so far suggests that virtual worlds have great potential…it is not clear that Second Life …is the optimal environment” Dr Peter Twining, Head of Dept of Education, Open University ( Source: A Spring 2008 “snaphot” of UK Higher and Further Education Developments in Second Life) Second Life is “not the only fruit”
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  • 19. Go raibh maith agaibh Cathal McCauley [email_address]