This document discusses the potential uses and criticisms of Second Life. It notes that some are skeptical of using Second Life due to concerns about graphics, lack of things to do, or finding the environment too strange. However, it also provides examples of how the NMC campus in Second Life has been used for engaging activities since 2006. The document suggests that even busy people could potentially find uses for Second Life and provides links to create an account and learn more.

1. I'm Busy Enough... What Do I Need a Second Life For? Alan Levine New Media Consortium

7. http://vworld.fas.org/

8. http://metaversed.com/25-apr-2007/gartner-2011-80-internet-users-will-have-second-life

9. http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/21/more-us-warcraft-pla.html

10. Levine’s Law Start with the #@+^ demo!

11. Jacob Hall, NMC Campus in Second Life

12. http://valleywag.com/373678/are-second-life-users-on-drugs

13. Add “get a first life” image http://www.getafirstlife.com/

14. FoDS

15. Field of Dreams Syndrome

16. Congress? http://tinyurl.com/2j95hb

17. "Actually, maybe Congress should get an online life. In Second Life, participants create fake personas and spend endless hours interacting in a fantasy world with few tangible results to show for it -- kind of like, well, Congress." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040102372.html

19. Those People & Time Henry Jenkins, SXSW 2008

20. The Skeptics

21. The Gamer The Graphics SUCK! There’s nothing to do.

22. The Fearful Too weird! I got chased by a giant penis

23. The Boss How do I make money?

24. The Traditionalist I can do that in a discussion board

25. http://www.nmc.org/

27. NMC Campus Launches Jan 2006 http://sl.nmc.org/2006/06/12/seriously-engaging-movie/

28. http://sl.nmc.org/2006/07/04/third-time-charm/

30. http://virtualworlds.nmc.org/

31. Social Spaces

32. Visceral Behind every avatar is a real person

33. Let’s Go in… NMC Create SL Account http://sl.nmc.org/join

34. Although I'm Busy... What Might I do with a Second Life ? http://sl.nmc.org/