On Virtual Property

11.17.10 Posted in Social Media by Shelley

Last week as I was mindlessly reading the newspaper (online of course), I came across this post about a virtual burglary. Apparently, the authorities in Italy are prepared to pursue the case on email fraud not theft. What strikes me about this story is that it calls into question the nature of the games we [...]


Virtual Learning Spaces

07.01.10 Posted in Social Media by Shelley

I’m just kicking off a new project at Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) where I will [hopefully] be exploring ways to expand the idea of virtual learning spaces. A cursory google search of virtual learning spaces lists all kinds of spaces that students interact with on a traditional computer (think second life or [...]