· In World vs. Real World: How is the virtual society different than our real world society?
o The virtual society is different than our real world society because the virtual society you cannot feel anything or smell the flowers or smell anything for that matter. You are just an avatar of yourself running around all over the world seeing different things all the time. You can do things in the virtual world that you might not be able to do in the real world such as jump on the back of a whale and ride it around the ocean or even go inside a cell.
· How was your group meeting in world different, better or worse than the meeting in Blackboard Vista's chat groups that your instructors set up for this course?
Our group was unable to meet in the virtual world so we don’t have anything to really compare our chat meetings too. We had technical difficulties such as some of us were unable to access second life at home. Even at school there was some difficulty logging on because of the wireless network in the computer lab was not working properly.
· How can virtual worlds like Second Life enhance the teaching and learning experiences for students?
There are some educational resources in second life such as the cell that people are able to get inside. You can also hold conferences and meetings in second life which could facilitate teaching and learning experiences. There are also many other educational resources on second life because you can go basically anywhere. In class, we went to the site that had the example of what you would experience if you had a mental disorder. That could be an example of an educational resource if you were a psychology major.
· What are the implications for the arts and society?
One example of how it affects society is the article we were given to read. A husband and wife married in real life and in the virtual world are now divorced because the husband was cheating on the wife in the virtual world. Cheating could increase because of this virtual world along with many other things. People could also meet other friends from around the world here which could be positive or even negative. As far as the implications on art, for example, the Sistine Chapel people are now able to see the artwork created without even leaving their homes. It could also increase the probability of your artwork being seen and maybe making you famous!!!!!