Philip Rosedale, the owner of Linden Lab, admits and even thinks SL is dead, he talks about Second Life in the past tense http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20111109/NEWS0107/111090344/Philip Rosedales' assessment applies to SL and Opensim: “The problem with creating an immersive 3-D experience is that it is just too involved, and so it’s hard to get people to engage,” he said. “Smart people in rural areas, the handicapped, people looking for companionship, they love it. But you have to be highly motivated to get on and learn to use it.”
Google Trends: Minecraft, Second Life, Opensim, Android, App http://ow.ly/cyYJY
simbeckhampson I do indeed, its an essential theme that needs dire outreach... some educators cant find it on the brim of their hat... in spite of the 10,000s of hits in their backyard edu database...
ERIC database provides 23,724 hits for "Objective" http://eric.ed.gov/
ERIC database provides 59,181 hits for "Purpose" http://eric.ed.gov/