Introduction to Virtual Worlds

Loyalist College

Loyalist College in Second Life

Desktop Virtual Worlds Revolution

World of Weirdos

The Skeptic

Get a First Life

The Believer

Harvard Law CyberOne

The Evangelist

Magic Happy Learning Land

Experience Designed to Practice Skills

“Our virtual identity is not separate from our physical identity.”

Jeremy N. Bailenson

April 4, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education

Port of Entry Process

Canadian Border Lansdowne

Second Life Border Simulation

Identification Process

Traveler Team

“More realistic than traditional role plays.”

“Interview questions stuck.”

“As close as it could be to real life.”

“Learned from watching classmates.”

“Seeing hearing doing…we were actually there.”

28% Better Result

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Interview Skills

InterviewSkills

58% 86%

2007 2008

Partnerships

Recognition

New Media Retrieves Earlier Content

Sundance Channel

Old Models Do Not Work

Surprising Approaches Delight

Case Western Recruitment

Indiana University Alumni

Community Content

Virtual Conferences

Princeton University

Development

Building and Development Needs

Development

Building and Development Needs

Development

Building and Development Needs

Digital Natives

Virtual World Natives

Club Penguin

Barbie Girls

Teen Second Life

URL

kenhudson@infinitespaces.ca