There were mixed feelings and experiences with the group meeting in SecondLife. While two of us were able to run the program on our computers, several others were not able to get the program to work. However, for the two that did meet in Second Life, it felt a little awkward, yet it was ultimately more productive, as in this setting voice chat was enabled and both users had built-in microphones in their computers. It also felt less “laggy” than the Blackboard chats. Additionally, the two were able to have an actual conversation, rather than partaking in a delayed response web-chat.
Even though we found it better to talk, there were still distractions, such as the ability to fly around as we were talking. It didn’t help that another person walked by and tried to start talking to us, which was a very awkward experience. This incident really exposes the difference between the Blackboard chats and the meetings in Second Life: privacy.
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