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NTFS Symposium 2008 SecondLife
Second Life is a 3D virtual world where users create avatars to interact and participate in virtual experiences. It is used widely in education for classes, simulations, libraries and museums. Universities and colleges are increasingly using Second Life for educational purposes, with over 130 institutions listed as using it for activities like content creation, lectures, and social learning.
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- 1. Second Life ® Jane Chandler (RL) / Lane Erde (SL) Jonathan Crellin (RL) / Jack Salyut (SL) Emma Duke-Williams (RL) / Emmadw Rickenbacker (SL) School of Computing & The ExPERT Centre University of Portsmouth http:// secondlife.com
- 2. What is SecondLife? A virtual world Rich, graphical, 3-D environment Real people represented by avatars Chat, IM and voice communication Content is user created Audio and video streaming Links out to the web and the beginnings of running the web inside SL
- 3. How do Iuse it? Create an account (which can be a free account or a premium account at around US$10 a month) Check the pc hardware requirements Check the firewall requirements Download the client to your pc or a memory stick Start using it
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- 6. Uses of SLBusiness Holding meetings Social / Entertainment Simulations Education Reuters in Second Life http://www.secondlifevideo.com/item/JRQ90TJ3H8HJ2ZC4
- 7. How Widely doUniversities and Colleges use Second Life? SimTeach: Institutions and Organizations in SL lists 133 (May 2008) http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL John Kirriemuir’s “Snapshots of Second Life use in UK HE and FE” http:// www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/studies/slsnapshots
- 8. Educational Uses ofSL Content Creation: art, software, Simulations: places, events, buildings Classes: lectures, tutorials, ‘treasure hunts’ Libraries and Museums Risky/expensive experiences: running a business, investigating other cultures Other: meetings, socialising
- 9. Socialising Nightclubs –DJs and musicians Games eg Tringo Bars Plays “ Tourist attractions” Interest groups
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- 12. Photo from danceintheskyvia Flickr
- 13. Photo from LindenLabs Photo from danceinthesky via Flickr
- 14. Photo from LindenLabs Photo from danceinthesky via Flickr
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- 16. Content Creation FashionBuildings Vehicles Furniture Scripts Art works: photos, pictures, sculpture, installations, sound IP rests with the creator in SL Photo from Linden Labs
- 17. The Java Shopin Godric's Hollow By grayceeshepherd
- 18. The Java Shopin Godric's Hollow By grayceeshepherd
- 19. The Java Shopin Godric's Hollow By grayceeshepherd Linden Gallery of Resident Art
- 20. Simulating Reality Places e.g Morocco Buildings e.g. Sistine Chapel People e.g. schizophreniza Events e.g tsunamis, Canterbury Tales Training e.g. disaster response Other e.g. solar system
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- 30. SL and theinternet Streaming video Streaming music Upload powerpoint slides Link out to the web Display RSS feeds in world Display websites in world (but not yet interact with them)
- 31. Links to otherplatforms Moodle has Sloodle http:// www.sloodle.org / Blackboard is working with Ball State University Facebook
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- 34. Silversprite’s Slideshow ofUK HE & FE in SL ® http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite/sets/72157603982005324/show/ http:// www.silversprite.com
- 35. Video Clips Educationin Second Life: Explore the Possibilities http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =TMGR9q43dag&feature=related Educational Uses of Second Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related Introduction to Second Life http://www.secondlifevideo.com/item/T3LKQP54MX4MRY8W Watch the World(s) http://youtube.com/watch?v=LxVDVggLqsA CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion http:// blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone / How to make a gift box... happy holidays! - SL TuTORial http:// youtube.com/watch?v =876wwYv6Tf0
- 36. Books Creating YourWorld: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life by Aimee Weber, Kimberly RuferBach & Richard Platel (2007) John Wiley & Sons ISBN-13: 978-0470171141 I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life by Mark Stephen Meadows (2008) New Riders ISBN-13 : 978-0321533395 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom by Megan S. Conklin: http:// facstaff.elon.edu/mconklin/pubs/glshandout.pdf
- 37. Websites – GettingGoing http:// secondlife.com / Joining SL: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddpfmbxr_683gt5h2&hl=en Joining via NMC: http:// sl.nmc.org /join/ Enterprise 3.D Living and Working in Virtual Worlds http://www.slideshare.net/rooreynolds/enterprise-3d-living-and-working-in-virtual-worlds/
- 38. Education Websites Edumuve.com: http:// edumuve.com /tour/ Eduserv Foundation: http:// www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/sl.aspx RezEd: The Hub for Learning and Virtual Worlds http:// www.rezed.org / The SaLamander Project: http:// www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title =Main_Page SimTeach: Information and Community for Educators using M.U.V.E.'s: http://www.simteach.com/ Second Life in Education: http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses NMC in Second Life ® http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =S9VZKTT6gZ8
- 39. Blogs Wagner JamesAu’s New World Notes http://nwn.blogs.com/ Metanomics http://metanomics.net/ NMC Campus Observer http://sl.nmc.org/ Second Life Research http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ Intellagirl’s Ubernoggin http://www.ubernoggin.com/ SLED Blog http://www.sl-educationblog.org / NMC Campus Observer: http:// sl.nmc.org / Second Life Business Brief http://slbrief.com/ IBM’s Roo Reynold’s and Ian Hughes’s eightbar http:// eightbar.co.uk /
- 40. Mailing Lists SLED– SL Educators https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators Slrl – Second Life Research http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com