For this week EIR, we were asked to complete an E-learning activity. Virtual youths meeting and networking on Second Life as well as virtual shopping spree on Second Life. However, we have to first complete a visit to The orientation island on Virtual Life before starting our e-learning activity.
Some screenshots of my visit to The orientation island:
Afterwhich I teleported to PolyU Campus on Second Life by keying-in "HKPolyU Campus" on the Map. And here I am!
At HKPolyU Campus, I get to know a student from Hong Kong. His avatar name is BillyNg Daylight. We chatted and exchanged some information needed to complete our assignment.
This is BillyNg Daylight, flexing his muscle. Look! How interesting can Second Life be! =D
It is an interesting experience on Second Life as I get to know people from Hong Kong through a virtual meeting. The exciting part is to get to chat with somebody I don't know and exchange information about ourself. The best experience on Second Life is to voice chat with a friend through microphone. However, this function can be a bit lagged.
It is important to observe my manners and behaviours when meeting my new friend on Second Life. Because we can't see face to face, our behaviours speak a lot about ourselves. Thus, I need to be careful about my manners and how I communicate with my virtual friend to prevent giving them the wrong impression! Moreover, everyone shares the same chatbox. So, our conversation is not kept private!
It was fun getting to know a new friend from Hong Kong through virtual life. He was really nice to share with me some information. I get to know what he usually shops online, what he usually buy, his favourite sites and some popular E-shopping sites in Hong Kong!
From this E-learning experience, I get to meet new friends and expand my social network online!
The most challenging experience on Second Life is to maintain a conversation with somebody. As there can be many people chatting at the same time, the chatbox tends to be flooded with different conversations. As a result, I would need to keep scrolling the chatbox to read my conversation so as to keep the conversation going!
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