Applied Training Strategies in Virtual Worlds

Loyalist College

Loyalist College in Second Life

Second Life Projects 2007-08

Second Life Projects 2007-08 300 Students

Second Life Projects 2007-08 300 Students 6 Faculty

Second Life Projects 2007-08 300 Students 6 Faculty 4 Disciplines

Hypervirtual Telecopresence

“ Our virtual identity is not separate from our physical identity.” Jeremy N. Bailenson April 4, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education

Experiences in Virtual Worlds Effect Real Life

Experiences in Virtual Worlds Effect Real Life

Experiences in Virtual Worlds Effect Real Life

Experience Designed to Practice Skills

Port of Entry Process

Canadian Border Thousand Islands

Second Life Border Simulation

4 Hours Training – 12 Hours Simulation

Simulation on Screen

Identification Process

Vehicle Details

Travel Documents

Secondary Search

Traveler Team

“ More realistic than traditional role plays.”

“ Interview questions stuck.”

“ As close as it could be to real life.”

“ Learned from watching classmates.”

“ Seeing hearing doing…we were actually there.”

Kathryn deGast-Kennedy

[email_address] www.infinitespaces.ca Kenny Hubble - SL