Second Life experience of the court of HEARTs

Virtually society is much different than real world society in just about every aspect, except for the fact that you can communicate between each other by chatting. First, we all have created an avatar that is much different than our real world image. Also, we can visit other countries and homes of people who we do not associate with. In the real world, vacations cost money and you cannot walk in a stranger’s house, at least not without some type of repercussion. In the real world, you have to work for what you achieve in the virtual world, you have the opportunity to be whatever you chose.
When we met as a group in second life, it was very comical. There were a few of us in the group who were running around each other, trying to find a place to take our picture. Our group leader was much more familiar with second life, so she showed us how to manipulate our characters. We went to Stephanie’s virtual house mostly. Meeting in the virtual world seemed to be a little more complicated than meeting either in real life or via the vista. We were so busy trying to figure out our avatar and how to dress, we did not spend enough time communicating with words.
The second life experience can enhance the teaching and learning experiences, by allowing groups of people to be in contact in a fun way. We are able to view other parts of the world, arts, and very different types of people through second life as well as communicate with other people throughout the world. Second life allows students to learn more about the subjects teachers may be teaching on, by allowing us to be in other areas of the world.