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Disabilities in MUVEs

Yesterday in Second Life, on of our students (or unofficial participants, it’s a bit confusing at the moment) developed a technical glitch in which everything she typed was repeated twice or sometimes four times. (Like Jimmy Two-Times from Goodfellas). After double-talking a couple of times, she began apologizing for her “disability.” I began thinking that […]

Postcards from Northern Illinois University

Yesterday I had the privilege of receiving a guided tour of Nortern Illinois University’s Second Life campus from its architect, manager, and evangelist Aline Click (RL) / Ali Andrews (SL). (This is one of those cases in which a person’s real name seems more appropriate than her Second Life name!). Ali painstakingly crafted a replica […]