August 12, 2008
While I’m gearing up for another semester of financial accounting, I wanted to share some recent presentations I’ve made and interview given related to Second Life. Last week I had the pleasure to do two presentations related to the work I’m doing with Second Life™ at the American Accounting Association 2008 Conference in Anaheim […]
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April 16, 2008
After being (somewhat forcefully) immersed in the world of Second Life, I’ve come to appreciate the huge potential that virtual worlds hold. This is why I focused my line of questioning on that very subject when I interviewed Lou Mourelatos, Vice President of Business Development at The SL Agency. Providing innovative marketing/advertising solutions, The SL […]
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March 30, 2008
Lucky for me, I was forced to discover SL through my ACG 2021 course and because of that; I found my new favorite musician and a great new place to meet other interesting people.
Louis Volare (Real Life - Louis Landon) - you have to experience his music in order to believe it! Please be sure to check […]
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February 29, 2008
YAHOO.Shortcuts.annotationSet=YAHOO.Shortcuts.annotationSet||{};I’ve been a bit quiet in the posting department but that’s because I’ve been pleasantly busy with my course and Second Life. No day represents this better then the chaos and exhilaration of seeing 91 avatars come t, on February 4th complete their 1st homework assignment done completely in Second Life. As […]
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January 22, 2008
A quick update on student usage of Second Life for my Financial Accounting course at University of Central Florida. If you recall I was a bit disappointed in the usage of Second Life during the Fall 2007 semester. I attributed this mainly to the horrendous orientation experience they had (for the most […]
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January 22, 2008
If you’ve read this blog from my initial postings, you will know that I was less then enthusiastic about the student orientation experience, and believe that at least in part the poor SL orientation island (what with students not being able to get off, the harassment, etc.) was reflected in the resistance my Fall […]
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January 4, 2008
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