Archive for March, 2008

Using Second Life to Teach Building Codes

Using Second Life to Teach Building Codes

Because I initially joined Second Life as a means of promoting the awesome community that I live and work in, my primary focus was always to find displays or builds that would help our city reach out to the community. One of the ideas I had thought about implementing was a "Code House" - a building

03.28.2008 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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Can you communicate as well as a fourth-grader?

One thing that I have learned from my time in Second Life is how much all of us have in common even though we all work in different professions. Sometimes I think it is because all the work that we do, no matter the field, is based upon communication. Whenever anything goes wrong at work, what is it

03.24.2008 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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Earth Hour 2008

Earth Hour 2008

Just a quick note to call everyone's attention to the Earth Hour 2008 Web site and movement. Find out more and register your commitment at the Earth Hour 2008 site.

03.19.2008 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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Second Life Build as a Deliverable

Over the last year or so since my first introduction to Second Life, I have found myself trying to think of ways that this technology can improve or prevent problems or issues that I have at work. As I blogged about the other day, we had a terrible problem with the design/builder of our water plant

03.17.2008 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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