Open Wonderland

Many institutes migrate from SL (commercial) to a full blown alternative OpenWonderland. Money is the issue here, as there are drawbacks too. SL services all and in a professional way. If you move to DIY open source environment you get all the Sh.. that the entrepreneurs encounter on a daily basis and learning process towards 99.999% uptime. I have not seen examples of calculating the cost of DIY in education and probably they will not come as we are not used to calculate our costs in our 'business'. Still a good thing we have a choice.

OpenLifeGrid

An alternative for those who would like to be able to make a choice in 2d life too. Of course there are more options, but this one seems promising: The OpenlifeGrid is a 3D virtual world built on technology with Open Source Technology from the opensimulator project and is the largest GRID available today. Starting your Openlife is Free and easy and begins with registration and choosing a name for your new Openlife Avatar. To Connect to the Openlife Grid you will need a Second life or Compatible Browser. Due to some instabilities I have not been able to go in yet. More information on their website.