The Getty have a space in another, more kid-friendly virtual world,
WhyVille. This may well be much less flexible than Second Life - I don't
think that users can make their own stuff, for instance, let alone sell
their avatar to a porn king, which is probably a good thing - but
obviously there are parallels and perhaps lessons to draw from their
experiences. They run periodic events at their virtual museum and see it
as an outreach exercise.
Jeremy
Jeremy Ottevanger
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