Submission + - Remember Second Life? Its Fans Say Education Could be Killer App (chronicle.com)
jyosim writes: Ten years ago Second Life was HUGE, and many colleges erected virtual campuses. Now some of those sit empty, but a group of die-hard fans continue to use it for teaching. Some are already saying that new VR headsets like Oculus will usher in the next generation of online education — that students and profs will soon be entering virtual worlds for new a new kind of classroom experience. But how can this new attempt at VR education succeed where previously efforts failed?