SL Use Case: Immersive Art Appreciation

Now here's something you can't do at the actual Vatican-- fly right up along the vaulted ceilings of the Sistine Chapel for an up-close look at the hand of God.  (And even if you could do that, those Swiss mercenaries with baggy pants would probably try to fish you down with their poky spears.)  Max Newbold and Sez Zabelin of smARThistory visit the SL recreation of the Chapel (built on the island of Vassar College), shoot machinima of their tour, and use it as a reference point for a fun and chatty introduction to the world of Michelangelo.  The video itself is a great standalone educational piece, and it's easy to see how this could also be done with students in-world, whizzing around the Chapel while providing a VOIP audio tour.  Part 1 is here, part 2 is here.  To visit the Chapel yourself, click this SLURL teleport link.