A review and synthesis of recent research in Second Life

Reggie Kwan; Bebo White; Sandy Tse; Ken Eustace; Yu Shen Fang; Lung Sheng Lee

doi:10.1108/17415650911009236

A review and synthesis of recent research in Second Life

Reggie Kwan, Bebo White, Sandy Tse, Ken Eustace, Yu Shen Fang, Lung Sheng Lee

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Purpose Applications of online Second Life (SL) prevail over the world. The purpose of this paper is to make a review and synthesis of recent research studies on SL. Design/methodology/approach Documental analysis is employed. Totally, 135 research publications, published in 2006-2008, are reviewed and synthesized. Findings Findings are as follows: the research studies on SL have been widened and deepened; SL has been widely applied in education and its research approach relies on descriptive methods; and SL has versatile charm for educators but pros and cons of SL in education simultaneously exist. Research limitations/implications Some articles might not be reviewed; authors did their best to collect data from relevant electronic databases. Practical implications This paper indicates the strengths and limitations of SL. Originality/value This paper identifies trends of recent research studies of as well as issues in using SL. Users and researchers of SL may realize trends of and issues in SL.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	261-267
Number of pages	7
Journal	Interactive Technology and Smart Education
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/17415650911009236
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Education
Research

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