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crln-8887	Hill, Valerie; Meister, Marcia	Virtual worlds and libraries: Gridhopping to new worlds	2013	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2527	121	55	Librarians have been active in Second Life since 20062 and remain active in developing creative environments for lifelong teaching and learning.3 Among the earliest adopters for educational use of virtual worlds, librar- ians and information literacy specialists began building and sharing resources by 2007.4 The potential for teaching across the curriculum and for reaching disabled patrons through this new medium was heralded as an important breakthrough in innovative technology.5 Re- search on the adoption of virtual world tools, techniques, and effectiveness has advanced the understanding of virtual and immersive spaces.6 Fourteen tools that are useful for immersive learning, delivery of 3-D content, and global collaboration for educators and librarians were identified through exploration of Second Life.7 Second Life has been an excellent founda- tion for expanding into other virtual world platforms, and now the question becomes, What else is out there with applications suit- able for librarians and educators? Future of virtual worlds Like any gaming experience, Second Life and other virtual world graphics are best ex- perienced with a fairly high-end computer with good graphics cards.	cache/crln-8887.pdf	txt/crln-8887.txt