What is the current state of virtual campuses of real universities set up in the virtual world of the Internet, such as 'classrooms on pirate ships'?
Second Life college campuses: A tour of abandoned worlds | Fusion
http://fusion.net/story/181901/we-took-a-tour-of-the-abandoned-college-campuses-of-second-life/
Second Life, which launched in 2003, was featured on the cover of Business Week in 2006 and attracted worldwide attention when well-known companies set up virtual stores in the virtual world of Second Life. At the time, many universities, like companies, also set up virtual campuses within Second Life, and classes were sometimes held on these virtual campuses.
Most of these virtual campuses have apparently been abandoned due to rising maintenance costs. In fact, as of 2015, if you wanted to have a private region in Second Life, you would need $1,000 to purchase the land and $295 in monthly maintenance fees.
However, it seems that some university virtual campuses still remain as they were at the time, and Patrick Hogan , a reporter for Fusion, actually went around the virtual campus, which was almost like a ruin with no one around, and took screenshots and made them public.
Arkansas State University
One of the most well-organized virtual campuses in existence is that of Arkansas State University. Patrick has never actually visited the real-world Arkansas State University campus, but he commented, 'The virtual campus in Second Life looks like a typical university courtyard.'
A huge empty room, well-built and with a university campus look.
There was also a mysterious and scary object on campus, which required climbing a rope to see, but its purpose is unknown.
East Carolina University
The virtual campus of East Carolina University has a flat and open impression. The virtual campus has mysterious flower-like objects ...
The pirate ship is anchored.
Inside the pirate ship, there is a mysterious room filled with laptops. Could this be a classroom...?
There were armchairs and warning signs about the test on board, so it seems certain that they were installed by the university.
Northern Virginia Community College
There was evidence that Northern Virginia Community College was actually holding classes on a virtual campus in Second Life.
In what appears to be a lecture room, something like a PowerPoint slideshow is being displayed on a large screen.
There was also an area marked 'Business Hours,' with a bonfire and easy chairs surrounding it. It's unclear what business was being held there.
In addition, a large number of sofas with the words 'Get comfy' written on them have been set up in the green areas of the virtual campus. Is this a consideration from the school, thinking that 'even in a virtual world, students will get tired if they take classes'?
Ohio University
When you go to Ohio University's virtual campus, there is a huge screenshot near the entrance to prove that Ohio University's virtual campus has opened.
The university's courtyard. The following warning notices were posted in several places on the virtual campus, but the researchers did not encounter anything unusual that would not be seen at other universities.
'This seemed like a really cool idea, but in reality, the floating island was a really boring place,' Patrick said.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's virtual campus is said to be filled with mysterious green light, balloons, buses, and a dance floor.
Patrick, who has visited multiple virtual campuses, commented, 'If you have any comments, you can find me on the dance floor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee .'
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