In September, the University will also play host to the Hong Kong chapter of the world's first 48-hour non-stop academic conference in Second Life. Officially known as SLActions 2009, the conference will span across different time zones around the globe, starting with Ghent University in Belgium, to universities in Hong Kong, Japan, Brazil and concluding at the University of California, Berkeley, US.
Second Life is an online platform developed by Linden Lab and its content is created by its “Residents”. It is claimed that there are now over 16 million users worldwide, with a peak of some 88,200 concurrent users during 2009. Many universities around the world have created their own virtual campus in Second Life.
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