NOAA's Second Life

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Culture and Context:

NOAA's Second Life

By Susan Miller
Published on August 21, 2006 - 03:55 AM

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Via BoingBoing is a post about NOAA staking out some territory in Second Life, the "online society within a 3D world, where users can explore, build, socialize, and participate in their own economy." According to Second Life Insider: NOAA Comes to Second Life. From the article:

The NOAA's sim is called Meteroa, which is derived from the Greek adjective meteoras which means 'suspended in the air' (Full disclosure, I'm Greek). On this lovely island sim you can find fully interactive educational demonstrations about the ocean and weather. Examples include a sea life submarine ride created by The Magicians, and two different tsnuami demos by Aimee Weber Studios and Electric Sheep Company. Other fun stuff includes a demonstration of a real-time temperature map powered by Yahoo, narration by Exploratorium Chief Scientist Paul Doherty, an airplane ride into a hurricane, and a melting glacier demonstration.

The NOAA's arrival may be a great sign of things to come. United States government agencies aren't exactly what you call flamboyant, trendy, or fashionable. Their interest in Second Life as a solid educational tool may give other companies a greater sense of comfort in the stability of the platform. We can only hope!

BTW, hereâ€™s a NOAA presentation about Second Life. Not sure how recent it is.

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