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Atkinson, Tom – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
In this article, the author provides an overview of Second Life[trademark], or simply SL, which was developed at Linden Lab, a San Francisco-based corporation. SL is an online society within a threee-dimensional virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents, where they can explore, build, socialize and participate in their own economy.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Design, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities