Martin Biron has bought an island on virtual simulation website Second Life, and installed a house with an interactive central heating system for plumbing, gas, heating and ventilation students at the College of North West London to study.

More than 600 HVAC students at the college in became the first UK students to be given a Second Life education.

Students can virtually fly round its central heating and hot water system, turn off valves and follow the movement of (red for hot, blue for cold) water through its pipes, to examine parts virtually that may be harder see aspects of in the real world

Individuals can move through the 3D environment using a figure of their own choice (known as an avator) to represent them inside Second Life.

Second Life has 11 million registered users worldwide.

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mary on August 13th, 2008 | File Under VWL news | -