I attended Rochester Institute of Technology’s “official” launch of it’s virtual island in Second Life yesterday. It was a well-attended event: about 40 avatars were at RIT Island when I logged in and RIT staff members said there were a lot of Real Life visitors as well.
RIT has been using Second Life as another vehicle for its online education component, with much of the build being created by students. It’s expanded since my first trip there last May and will continue to grow with plenty of 3D models of student projects in areas like economics and mathematics.
They not only have excellent resources, but also dedicated staff and enthusiastic students. Expect big things to come out of this project.
I loved that I could pick up an RIT hockey jersey there. It’s a wonderful site. I got to the opening a little late, but got the tour with the tiger in the car. I absolutely love the tours – great for introducing SL to beginners. Thanks for the post!