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Second Life: Flamboyant fantasies or the future of learning?

Posted by TrainingZone in Learning technologies on Mon, 24/11/2008 - 15:06

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Picture this: Mermaids tweaking the finer points of a business plan with jet-propelled business people wearing turbo-charged loafers. Welcome to the phenomenon that is Second Life. Avatar playing in virtual worlds is taking off apace, but can this really be learning or is it just time-wasting gaming? Annie Hayes reports.

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