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Second College

Montreal's LaSalle College just opened a new campus, made almost entirely of glass, where students can levitate to class.

Yes, you read that right. In the virtual world known as Second Life, people aren't bound by the laws of physics.

 

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=e2100828-2c73-4f44-bbba-12136c624c9a

NSF's River City Project

http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/index.html

“Welcome to the River City Project, a National Science Foundation-supported simulation environment for learning scientific inquiry and 21st century skills. River City is an interactive computer simulation of a river town, based in the late 1800s, that combines digitalized Smithsonian artifacts with an inquiry-centered curriculum to engage middle and high school students.”

Serious Games

Michigan Stat is opening a master's program in "serious game" design.

http://seriousgames.msu.edu/

 

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