Kaneva, a new virtual world, is piquing the interest of educators. Its developers appear to be promoting the 3D world as a hipper version of Second Life, a cross between Facebook and a virtual world for young adults who want to keep up with friends and swap photos. Nick Wilson, editor of the blog Metaversed, gives Kaneva a glowing review.
“The creativity and community building going on inworld is just far more advanced than you may think,” he writes.
But with Kaneva usually attracting only about 500 users at a time, some educators say it seems empty. And unlike in Second Life, where people can build things free, Kaneva users have to buy building blocks to create objects.
Will Kaneva rival Second Life in popularity? — Andrea L. Foster
