Comments on: Second Life to host first college graduation

Ceremony for real life on-line students will take place in the virtual world. Avatars will don caps and gowns, and Second Life founder Philip Rosedale will speak to the class.

[AnthoneyB]

Gladly enough Second Life has the Best way of connecting with People in Awesome ways :) i Myself use it for Business

[Police_States_of_America]

can my grandma come too?

[RickRussellTX]

So, when does the graduating class get attacked by a storm of flying *******?

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2006/12/21/second-life-event-interrupted-by-flying-*****-attack

[knowles2]

haha, I have heard a couple of rumors about attempts to try and pull a similar stunt here. Unless it done by a guest it unlikely it will be achievable.

But I am pretty sure they will cut the entire event off from normal players who would plan such terrable things. And make it a invitation only event, which I believe can be enforce in second life.

But may be there ways around such a system.
sad as it may be.

[Arednuwa]

Great story, and good publicity for Virtual World Education, but sadly they were not the first.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/TSTC/virtual_education/prweb2419874.htm
vTSTC did it a month ago, and their person obtained their degree completely though Second Life. Real Degree, Virtual World!!!
http://v.tstc.edu

[secondlife12]

Actually, vTSTC had someone complete a certificate program. I think they are saying this is the first "college" graduation...so, their grads are earning a degree not just a certificate which only takes a few courses. Anyways, kind of cool they have a good number of students graduating in SL....and they have Philip Rosedale there as the commencement speaker...that's pretty cool.