IV Online Congress of the Cybersociety - Forum
Subject: Re: Education in Second Life - Experiences of a Mentor and an NCI Helper
Loris,
Your text ilustrates very well which are the main issues that new users of Second Life must overcome. Your experience in Second Life give to us a useful perspective for understanding Second Life and its applications.
How many time do you think needs a person (who is a computer user) for being comfortable in Second Life?
And in New Citizens Incorporated, are all volunters?
What is the thing or things you must like in Second Life?
Any opinion about other Vrtual Worlds?
Your text ilustrates very well which are the main issues that new users of Second Life must overcome. Your experience in Second Life give to us a useful perspective for understanding Second Life and its applications.
How many time do you think needs a person (who is a computer user) for being comfortable in Second Life?
And in New Citizens Incorporated, are all volunters?
What is the thing or things you must like in Second Life?
Any opinion about other Vrtual Worlds?
Sent 23/11/2009 - 23:19 (GMT+1)
Subject: Re: Education in Second Life - Experiences of a Mentor and an NCI Helper
Gloria,
Let me answer briefly to your questions.
Being comfortable in Second Life has many facets. First of all a new residents must practice the use of a new interface, through mouse and keyboard. Moving an avatar in a 3D virtual world is not at all natural or easy but eventually everybody finds their way. Learning the basics takes one or two weeks. And in a month I noticed the most of people feels good moving camera and avatar.
Secondly, in my opinion, technicalities are not so important, SL is all about socializing, building and living a new life. Technical computer abilities can be taught and learned, but other abilities are more useful in SL. That compares directly to Real World where computer geeks are a small minority of the population.
About your second questions, the answer is yes, in NCI we are all volunteers. Only teachers get paid, but helpers, officers, directors, do that job because they like it, they don't get a Linden for the time they spend.
About your 3rd question, I'm used to say to my friends that I love SL with all the bugs plaguing our SL viewer, I would like they don't get fixed, I like the imperfections of the virtual world, as I like the imperfections of the real one.
And finally, I don't have a 3rd life :)
Let me answer briefly to your questions.
Being comfortable in Second Life has many facets. First of all a new residents must practice the use of a new interface, through mouse and keyboard. Moving an avatar in a 3D virtual world is not at all natural or easy but eventually everybody finds their way. Learning the basics takes one or two weeks. And in a month I noticed the most of people feels good moving camera and avatar.
Secondly, in my opinion, technicalities are not so important, SL is all about socializing, building and living a new life. Technical computer abilities can be taught and learned, but other abilities are more useful in SL. That compares directly to Real World where computer geeks are a small minority of the population.
About your second questions, the answer is yes, in NCI we are all volunteers. Only teachers get paid, but helpers, officers, directors, do that job because they like it, they don't get a Linden for the time they spend.
About your 3rd question, I'm used to say to my friends that I love SL with all the bugs plaguing our SL viewer, I would like they don't get fixed, I like the imperfections of the virtual world, as I like the imperfections of the real one.
And finally, I don't have a 3rd life :)
Sent 26/11/2009 - 02:00 (GMT+1)
Subject: Education in Second Life - Experiences of a Mentor and an NCI Helper
IV Congreso de la CiberSociedad
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Sent 12/11/2009 - 00:00 (GMT+1)