After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education

After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds
The hype is gone, but not the interest, and professors think some emerging projects may have instructional staying power"

I sure remember when I went to library conferences and every other session was on Second Life. I must admit I created my avatar - tried walking around a few times and just got frustrated and quit.