Comments on: I hosted my first Second Life event tonight http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/i-hosted-my-first-second-life-event-tonight/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter Quirk http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/i-hosted-my-first-second-life-event-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Peter Quirk Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:32:40 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-59 Getting newbies to a certain place at a specific time is very hard in any of these VW tools. The web-based worlds that provide URLs tied to a single room should be much easier to use (Vivaty Scenes in Facebook, Google's Lively, etc.) but they lack so much of the functionality and content of Second Life. If Linden Lab can develop a lightweight viewer for newbies in a browser, they'll have a hit on their hands. There's plenty of evidence that this is happening. Getting newbies to a certain place at a specific time is very hard in any of these VW tools. The web-based worlds that provide URLs tied to a single room should be much easier to use (Vivaty Scenes in Facebook, Google’s Lively, etc.) but they lack so much of the functionality and content of Second Life. If Linden Lab can develop a lightweight viewer for newbies in a browser, they’ll have a hit on their hands. There’s plenty of evidence that this is happening.

]]> By: Dave http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/i-hosted-my-first-second-life-event-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Dave Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:05:04 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-58 Here I am talking about comfort with tools and I can't master a keyboard. Thanks, Gina. Here I am talking about comfort with tools and I can’t master a keyboard. Thanks, Gina.

]]> By: gminks http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/i-hosted-my-first-second-life-event-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-57 gminks Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:49:56 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-57 Dave's website is http://www.davidkspencer.com Blame his typo on the 80s. Dave’s website is http://www.davidkspencer.com
Blame his typo on the 80s.

]]> By: gminks http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/i-hosted-my-first-second-life-event-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-56 gminks Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:28:26 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-56 I totally agree. But *I* need them to get it. :) Not knowing what you don't know is the problem here - education people need to see how these tools solve some age-old instructional issues. So maybe it's not good enough for them to realize on their own what they are missing. Teaching education people how to use these tools is actually harder than I thought it would be. Things some of do as second nature seem to be difficult for non-techies to pick up. I totally agree. But *I* need them to get it. :)

Not knowing what you don’t know is the problem here – education people need to see how these tools solve some age-old instructional issues. So maybe it’s not good enough for them to realize on their own what they are missing.

Teaching education people how to use these tools is actually harder than I thought it would be. Things some of do as second nature seem to be difficult for non-techies to pick up.

]]> By: Dave http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/i-hosted-my-first-second-life-event-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Dave Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:02:21 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-55 I've found that in general people don't "get" RSS until they need it. Until they are missing out on info because they can't keep up with websites that update at random times/etc, they don't understand the appeal. I’ve found that in general people don’t “get” RSS until they need it. Until they are missing out on info because they can’t keep up with websites that update at random times/etc, they don’t understand the appeal.

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