What's Cooking in the Imagination Lab?

Psychology professor Marjorie Taylor tests out Second Life in her graduate seminar on imagination

Psychology professor Marjorie Taylor looks a bit worried as she describes her plan to attempt a meeting of her graduate seminar in Second Life. She admits some misgivings that her bold experiment may not work. "It could be a disaster!" she exclaims, wincing at the thought.

So why is she taking the risk?

At this moment she is probably wondering this herself, having only just learned about Second Life (SL) software and its possible educational applications while attending a professional seminar last summer. At the time it seemed like an ideal addition to her fall graduate seminar on imagination, and possibly another way of expanding her research into the creative process. What better way to explore the realm of imagination than in a virtual world where people create their own alter egos (known as "avatars" in Second Life)?

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