[iDC] Anyone using SL

[Jonah Bossewitch]

Great compilation of projects.

A few more thoughts.  SL is not synonymous with Virtual Worlds - for
example, Sun is pretty serious about wonderland
(https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/) for business and educational use. 

The most interesting experiences I have had inside of SL have been part
of this community - playasbeing.org

They are group that is exploring the use of Virtual Worlds as
phenomenological laboratories.  Turns out virtual worlds are a pretty
great environment for exploring the nature of being and reality
(especially w/ the right community).  We meet near a Zen monastary,
where many avatars continue to gather daily to meditate.

Here are some short reflections I wrote on the project and the unique
value of 3d immersive interactions

http://playasbeing.wik.is/User:Friedrich

And the project was written up in
http://www.jvwresearch.org/v1n1_ikegami_hut.html

There is also continued interest in scientific visualizations w/in SL

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009arXiv0907.3520D

and librarians are already preoccupied w/ how they are going to archive objects from virtual worlds

http://www.fas.org/programs/ltp/emerging_technologies/humanities/_Media/proposal-harnessing-virtual.pdf

I don't go in there too often, but I have a new appreciation of its value after spending some time in there working on a meaningful project. 

cheers,
/Jonah