Academic

The Jurisprudence of Second Life

By Alfred Brophy

My colleague Richard Myers will be serving as a judge in the first trial ever conducted in Second Life on September 25.  The trial is based loosely on the Michael Vick criminal case.

"Just like a regular mock trial, they will put witnesses on in front of a jury, follow rules of evidence, conduct examinations and present opening and closing arguments to jury," says assistant professor Richard Myers, who coordinates mock court programs at the school and will serve as a judge for the Second Life mock trial. "The difference is that it will all be done in a computer-based simulated environment. No one has conducted a mock trial before in Second Life, so we're excited to see how it will work."

Here's a story about the trial.   It looks like the trial will be an exciting proof of concept -- that we can conduct trials in Second Life.  Next up, the virtual law school?  Oh, wait, we've got those already. (h/t Law and More).

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on September 24, 2009 (boomark / email).