One of the eLearning mailing lists I subscribe to is George Sieman's eLearning News and Resources (ENR) (subscribe bere). This week's posting focuses on "Visualization, Journalism, Virtual Worlds, and Video." The segment on Virtual Worlds is reporting from an April 3-4 Conference in New York City which includes over 100 links for current and underdevelopment virtual world sites. The majority target teens and younger users. A quick glance of the list indicates that a large number of the sites are commercially oriented or sponsored (i.e. Disney's Bunnytown and BarbieGirls). NASA's underdevelopment Education World is one of the few exceptions.
As we are exploring "Online Religion," that is religious and spiritual expressions that exist only online, it is important to critique the context within which they operate and how they are influenced by their virtual neighbors. I'd be curiouys to hear what impact you think such circumstances create?
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