Virtual campuses: The education of the future? by Ian Sherr

An internet fantasy universe teeming with faux worlds devoted to socialising and video games is expanding to include virtual classrooms and universities.

A new trend in online education involves students acting through animated characters called "avatars" mingling in simulated school settings and even rocketing off, via the internet, on quests for knowledge.
San Jose State University in the heart of Silicon Valley in the United States has built a campus at Second Life, the popular virtual world created by Linden Lab in San Francisco.
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Source: Mail & Guardian Online