Teaching in Virtual Worlds Beth Ritter-Guth. Gaming versus MUVEs  Game  Individual or multi-player  Gamers create content  “levels”, “challenges”,

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Teaching in Virtual Worlds Beth Ritter-Guth

Gaming versus MUVEs  Game  Individual or multi-player  Gamers create content  “levels”, “challenges”, “end”  MUVE = Multi User Virtual Environment  Everyone has an avatar  Everyone creates content  No “levels” or “end”  Game  Individual or multi-player  Gamers create content  “levels”, “challenges”, “end”  MUVE = Multi User Virtual Environment  Everyone has an avatar  Everyone creates content  No “levels” or “end”

Second Life  MUVE  Free download; free account  Total Residents: 9,448,203  Active Residents (60 Days): 1, 454,613  USD Spent (past 24 hours): 1, 177, 957   MUVE  Free download; free account  Total Residents: 9,448,203  Active Residents (60 Days): 1, 454,613  USD Spent (past 24 hours): 1, 177, 957 

Colleges and Universities  250+ International Colleges and Universities  Harvard  Stanford  Oxford  Princeton  Drexel  SUNY  250+ International Colleges and Universities  Harvard  Stanford  Oxford  Princeton  Drexel  SUNY

Academics  Chemistry  Literature/Composition  Mathematics  Psychology/Sociology  Engineering/Physics  Health/Medical  Journalism/Media  Chemistry  Literature/Composition  Mathematics  Psychology/Sociology  Engineering/Physics  Health/Medical  Journalism/Media

Corporate Uses  IBM  Nissan  Caldwell Banker  Xerox  Thompson  IBM  Nissan  Caldwell Banker  Xerox  Thompson

Corporate Uses  Branding/Marketing  Employee Training  Cost effective  Carbon credits  Branding/Marketing  Employee Training  Cost effective  Carbon credits

Learning Curve  Faculty  Immersion  Ethics of Web 2.0  Gaming Skills  Students  Gaming Skills  Ethics  Safety  Administrators  Purchase Requests  Approval  Land ownership  Faculty  Immersion  Ethics of Web 2.0  Gaming Skills  Students  Gaming Skills  Ethics  Safety  Administrators  Purchase Requests  Approval  Land ownership

Starting Points  Create Free Account/Download SL   Join Sled Community   Find a Mentor  Desideria Stockton  Create Free Account/Download SL   Join Sled Community   Find a Mentor  Desideria Stockton

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