I happened upon Second Life this spring as part of some work on MUDs and MOOs.  I made an account, learned to navigate (and fly!), and spent very little time there.  It was cool to wander around, but I just didn’t really see the point.

But in this month’s Technology Review, they describe the campus created by the New Media Consortium on a private island in Second Life.  I was able to join and poked around the posters that will be part of a live poster session later today.  You can read more about the session and the NMC Campus at the blog.