course requriement for next semester

gotta put $10 into the game - not having money slowed people up - couldn't play with their avie as much, couldn't buy cool things

$10 would get them a couple thousand linden bucks and expose them to more aspects of hte game - buying things which hopefully will lead them to think about how people make money in the game and why

I wonder if i need to require them to buy things? need to think about that some more

class so far

They don't seem to be having as much fun as last semester. I'm having fun (see my other blog) but they don't seem as willing to experiment. There have been problems getting into the lab but overall - just not as playful. They did good observations for hteir first papers but.

I learned how to make a "machine" to give out notecards. I think i'll make use of that next semester - give out notecards with the locations to visit and little assignments. One group online talked about a treasure hunt; that might be a good exercise.

I think i'm going to go back to the group blog too - that may have spurred them on seeing what other people are doing. ANd i have got to remember to have them blog at hte end of class.