Glasgow Caledonian University, a school based in Glasgow, Scotland, is actively creating a 3D Web project and a major component of this project is a "complete, integrated module" that will teach students everything they need to know about 3D virtual worlds.
The course will teach students all the elements required to get a VW up and running. These include hosting, managing and creating real estate, and user interactivity. The course will be taught for now in class but could also be supplemented by elements in Second Life and will also use OpenSim.
The university is already quite active in Second Life. A number of its schools already use Second Life for a variety of reasons, such as visualization, clinical training, support, and training on a virtual x-ray machine. The schools that use the virtual element include the School of Engineering and Computing, the School of Nursery, Midwifery and Community Health, and the School of Health and Social Care.
“In 10 years it will be as normal to navigate in and between virtual worlds as it is to open a Web site today," said Ferdinand Francino, course designer, on the university Web site. "The new module will ensure our students are at the forefront of technology and are fully equipped with the skills they will need in future.”
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