Virtual Worlds: A Primer for Educators

MUVE (Multi User Virtual Environment)

Wikipedia Article - http://1plw.sl.pt

L&L Issue - http://1plv.sl.pt

Handouts

http://davidwarlick.com/handouts

http://davidwarlick.com/sl

History

MUDS (MOOs, MUSEs, MUSHes) - http://1pln.sl.pt

Active Worlds - http://1plp.sl.pt

Web Site - http://activeworld.com/

Video - http://1plq.sl.pt

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1992) - http://1plu.sl.pt

Metaverse - http://1plr.sl.pt

Hiro Protagonist

Second Life

Second Life - http://secondlife.com/

Wikipedia Article - http://1plx.sl.pt

7 Things You Should Know About Second Life, from EDUCAUSE - http://1ply.sl.pt

Other Aspects

Machinima, Search of Machinima & Second Life - http://1pnx.sl.pt, David Warlick's SL Machinima - http://1pny.sl.pt

Learning & Second Life, Bibliography of Second Life & Education - http://1pnz.sl.pt, Virtual Environments & New Models of Learning - http://1po0.sl.pt, Resources SL - http://1po1.sl.pt, Second Life in Education - http://1po2.sl.pt, Top 20 Educational Locations in SL - http://1po3.sl.pt

The Second Life Economy, Economic Statistics - http://1po4.sl.pt

Handsfree - http://handsfree3d.com/

Tutorials

Getting Started - http://1ppc.sl.pt

Building - http://1ppd.sl.pt

Changing your Appearance - http://1ppe.sl.pt

Speech Gestures - http://1ppf.sl.pt

Notecards - http://1ppg.sl.pt

Communicating - http://1pph.sl.pt

Other Virtual World Services

Active Worlds

Wikipedia - http://1plp.sl.pt

Video - http://1pp1.sl.pt

Croquet Project

Wikipedia - http://1pov.sl.pt

Video - http://1pp6.sl.pt

Neverwinter Nights

Wikipedia - http://1pow.sl.pt

Video - http://1pp4.sl.pt

Revolution (based on NWN) - http://1pp3.sl.pt

OpenSimulator

Wikipedia - http://1pox.sl.pt

Video - http://1pov.sl.pt

3D Newtonian Gravity Simulation - http://1pp8.sl.pt

Project Wonderland

Wikipedia - http://1poy.sl.pt

Video - http://1ppb.sl.pt

Quest Atlantis

Wikipedia - http://1pp0.sl.pt

Video - http://1ppa.sl.pt