Comments on: Understanding the Benefits and Uses of Virtual Worlds http://www.leadingvirtually.com/?p=174 Leadership in the Digital Age Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:23:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Surinder Kahai http://www.leadingvirtually.com/?p=174#comment-629 Surinder Kahai Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:10:25 +0000 http://www.leadingvirtually.com/?p=174#comment-629 Cathy, thanks for your comment. Second Life has voice chat capabilities but based on what we heard at the conference, people prefer to NOT use it. They prefer text to voice! Cathy, thanks for your comment. Second Life has voice chat capabilities but based on what we heard at the conference, people prefer to NOT use it. They prefer text to voice!

]]> By: CAthy http://www.leadingvirtually.com/?p=174#comment-627 CAthy Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:43 +0000 http://www.leadingvirtually.com/?p=174#comment-627 Exactly! I participated in a class last night in 2nd life and I couldn't believe how boring it was with the instructor using chat to "lecture..." I hope it can be better than that. I think using the environment for business simulations is excellent. Using 3d to create 3 dimensional models of machinery, architecture and clothing, etc. should be excellent. In addition to this for building community activities and projects as case studies, governmental studies and culture should all hold great potential. I also think that "voice chat" is essential for making this different. I was showing my daughter second life and we were takling to eachother on our cell phones, it was fun! But when we were 'text chatting' it was a drag. Exactly! I participated in a class last night in 2nd life and I couldn’t believe how boring it was with the instructor using chat to “lecture…” I hope it can be better than that. I think using the environment for business simulations is excellent.

Using 3d to create 3 dimensional models of machinery, architecture and clothing, etc. should be excellent.

In addition to this for building community activities and projects as case studies, governmental studies and culture should all hold great potential.

I also think that “voice chat” is essential for making this different. I was showing my daughter second life and we were takling to eachother on our cell phones, it was fun! But when we were ‘text chatting’ it was a drag.

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