8. Limitations of using the MUVE in the classroom
8. Limitations
“Second Life can be deceptive. On the surface it
presents itself as an environment that can be interpreted by
understandings from the real world. It can seduce one into
believing that ‘teaching’ practices that work on the outside can be
readily transposed inside. It is a sobering experience when the
particular constraints of SL kick back and even the best-laid plans
begin to unravel.” http://www.openhabitat.org/blogfeed/second-life/how-tall-tall-second-life david white edit: Steven Warburton
These worlds are experimental and while many people are forging
foward right now into these worlds they have severe limitations… not
the least of which sometimes they flat out don’t work. They also force
you to think in a specific way… there is a real sense where the logic
of the world is going to inevitably affect what’s happening in the
classroom.
