Thursday, April 17, 2014

Impressions on Exploring Second Life



Exploring the island was not as hard this time, and I am not sure why. I still am not good at finding designated areas such as beaches or buildings, but I guess I am getting experienced with the overall movement in Second Life. I have a handle now on the controls but searching for the sandbox area was not fun. I think my box is situated in the right spot, it was the closet area that looked like sand. Actually building the box was more fun than wondering around in Second Life for me. I enjoyed making the box and changing the attributes of the box. I would like to make more objects in different shapes and colors. The help of the three vectors to stretch and enlarge or reduce the box was interesting.

For some reason I felt very lonely on the island and in Second Life in general. As I moved around and saw other people, I did not want to talk to them. I think it is the introvert in me. Stepping out of my comfort zone is hard, even in a fantasy world. I think for school aged children it would much more enjoyable with a partner or even a small group. But, I would not ever invite my students to enter Second Life, it is just not age appropriate.

I would like to have the time to explore Second Life more by making objects and making my avatar move around like dancing or waving her arms instead of just walking.

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