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Ambling in Second Life This blog describes some of the places and people I've encountered in Second Life... and (sometimes) ponders on what it all may mean for the future of the internet and social networking. Unless you are on my home page - click on the title to see more...
Besides, it's a while since I've been there so I wanted to see how the old place was getting on - the NMC, that is, not the Inferno. As you would expect for a sim here, the purpose of the build is education. In fact there are large numbers of notecards to be picked up, providing a great deal of information about the Circles of Hell, but I won't bombard you with anything more than a few salient facts. Thinks: "there's probably a circle of Hell for bloggers who don't tell all the facts." Here, then, is the most pertinent information concerning the build, gleaned from the first notecard I picked up.
The novel is based off the premise of Dante's Inferno, and, in the past, it has been difficult to teach the parallel structure because students are not familiar with the Inferno. Second Life offers the opportunity to build the inferno AND Linden Hills, and, as a result, helps students see the structure.
It takes you down through the various circles, each dedicated to a different kind of sinner. Students are encouraged to make their own suggestions, so dotted around each circle you will see some familiar faces. Each one will give you a notecard telling you who elected to place them there, and why.
Linden Hills is not a book I know - or am ever likely to read, I suspect. But it does have a chunk of sim dedicated to it, which seems to comprise a small number of modern American houses. The main feature of note for me though is the dive-in dumpster. To quote its notecard: An innovative idea for a freebie giver or a camping tool. It is an interesting idea for a sim, with a great deal of information and a fair degree of interaction.
My Photo Aleister Kronos New Alville, I am an avatar in SL, a virtual traveller on behalf of my RL self. In SL I like to spend time looking at what is happening with businesses, education and community - just to feel worthy. This is, of course, a pathetic bid to convince my partner that all the time I spend in SL is actually worthwhile!
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