Second Life: Open Education and Virtual Worlds
Channel: The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Date: 19/11/2008

Millions of people worldwide have flocked to a virtual environment known as Second Life during the past few years. There, they create three-dimensional representations of themselves, known as avatars, that buy, sell, teach, build, and relate in a world totally created by its residents. Harvards father-daughter team of Charles Nesson and Rebecca Nesson as they examine Second Life and the opportunities and problems that this virtual environment confronts.