Why has UW Milwaukee invested it's time and money into something like Second Life?

As I have learned that UW Milwaukee has seen such an importance in the 3D world, Second Life, I had to check it out for myself. I was amazed with the fact that a University would spend the time and money, and invest it in such a thing as Second Life. After I visited the island, I quickly did a search for it on Google, and came up with a Wikispaces page devoted to Second Life at UW Milwaukee. Not only did I find the Wikispaces page, but I also found a YouTube video that someone at UW Milwaukee made to support the usage of Second Life.

The supporters of second life in higher education argue that the 3D environment that Second Life produces and supplies can be a more stimulating situation for students to be in causing great potential to learn. While that may be true for a small percentage of students, it is not true for a vast majority of students at UW Milwaukee. But obviously I am missing something in this equation because multiple higher education establishments are using Second Life as another medium of teaching.




I found this picture on a Flickr album containing pictures from UWM's Second Life island in-case you are wondering what it is like, but don't feel like joining. This gives you a sense of what most of the Second Life world is like, the open-ness of the worlds, and places and the "relax" environment you live in.