Comments on: Second Life’s name familiar to many, gameplay a stranger to most Japanese http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/04/05/second-lifes-name-familiar-to-many-gameplay-a-stranger-to-most-japanese/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Nick Ramsay http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/04/05/second-lifes-name-familiar-to-many-gameplay-a-stranger-to-most-japanese/#comment-77766 Nick Ramsay Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:23:07 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/04/05/second-lifes-name-familiar-to-many-gameplay-a-stranger-to-most-japanese/#comment-77766 It's interesting to look at the stats here, and see that 1 in 4 Japanese have actually tried Second Life. If only the rest of us were as willing to give it a try, instead of dismissing it because some website said it was "sad" and "perverted". I've written a couple of posts myself which I wouldn't mind sharing with people who <i>are</i> interested in Second Life: - <a href="http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/02/03/top-sightseeing-spots-in-second-life-japan/" rel="nofollow">Top Sightseeing Spots in Second Life Japan</a> - <a href="http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/" rel="nofollow">Japanese Cell Phone Providers in Second Life</a> If you are interested in teaching English in Second Life, visit Mike McKay's site about <a href="http://professormerryman.com/" rel="nofollow">3D virtual language learning in Japan</a>. Mike has helped build English Village, a virtual environment for learning English on the web. It’s interesting to look at the stats here, and see that 1 in 4 Japanese have actually tried Second Life. If only the rest of us were as willing to give it a try, instead of dismissing it because some website said it was “sad” and “perverted”.

I’ve written a couple of posts myself which I wouldn’t mind sharing with people who are interested in Second Life:
- Top Sightseeing Spots in Second Life Japan
- Japanese Cell Phone Providers in Second Life

If you are interested in teaching English in Second Life, visit Mike McKay’s site about 3D virtual language learning in Japan. Mike has helped build English Village, a virtual environment for learning English on the web.

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