Okay, I'll grant that visiting Second Life can seem a bit uncomfortable, especially at first, but it does open some new doors and present an alternative to travel.
In flu season, virtual visits could be the next best thing to being there. (Yikes, that sounds like an ad. No more yahoo news for me!)
Here's where you can attend ScienceOnline 2010 in Second Life (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Research%20Triangle%20Park/128/129/25).
The next excuse might be that you don't know how to use Second Life or what to do. Never fear. That's a solvable problem.
I have a primer on attending a conference in Second Life. I've done it and survived.
Jump right in! The water's fine.
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If you haven't heard of the internet phenomenon Second Life, you probably will
Since I'm an adjunct faculty member at a couple of community colleges, I'm able to delete most of my e-mail with barely a glance.
But this one made my jaw drop!
This morning Bora and I both gave talks in Second Life. Since this was a pretty new experience for me, I thought I'd share my thoughts on it.
Cool... I've been in SL since 2006 and am always looking for something new and interesting in-world.(I mostly do the live music scene there)
You can view images of Research Triangle Park and teleport to the region on ThreadMap via http://www.threadmap.com/index/region/1/6492
very nice interesting cool... I've been in SL since 2006 and am always looking for something new and interesting in-world.(I mostly do the live music scene there)