We’ve had a small group at Texas State exploring the educational potential of games and simulations for about a year now. A few months back, our director became very interested in Second Life, a virtual world with entirely user-created content. Emin, one of my coworkers, has since been building a lovely virtual space for use by the University populace within Second Life.
In preparation for a conference this weekend, Emin put together a tour of Texas State’s island. Behold, the Bobcat Village tour: