Second Life

I found the readings on this subject quite interesting. I can see the benefits of using second life to sim real world situations in a dynamic and engaging way. Tacit knowledge can be imparted through learning by watching and doing in an immersive digital environment . This may be important in the service sector that we librarians work in for Second life will give us the potential to practice through active role play. New roles and scenarios can be explored and the challenges of real world like problems experienced in a relatively safe environment.

However I can see the problems beginners will face as second life does impose a high learn curve on many. It also requires a fare bit of work to become established and comfortable. There are certainly allot of well worked on avatars in there. I am still a novice user which is a disincentive for me as I do lack the confidence that others have on the site.