Re: Second Life--game or virtual reality?

Ryan Tamares said:
> I can appreciate the point Cynthia makes, but that leaves out 
> the other uses of SL, i.e., what of the school programs that 
> use the SL platform as an alternative classroom and do not 
> shield their identities?

There are numerous other games which are used for educational purposes,
so that is not necessarily a factor.  I believe that there is also a
limited amount of commercial activity starting on SL, which might be a
more important consideration.

					Steve McDonald
					Tufts University

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