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

What is Second Life? 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

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

How do I use 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

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

Photos from Linden Labs

Uses of SL Business Holding meetings Social / Entertainment Simulations Education Reuters in Second Life http://www.secondlifevideo.com/item/JRQ90TJ3H8HJ2ZC4

Business

Holding meetings

Social / Entertainment

Simulations

Education

How Widely do Universities 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

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

Educational Uses of SL 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

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

Socialising Nightclubs – DJs and musicians Games eg Tringo Bars Plays “ Tourist attractions” Interest groups

Nightclubs – DJs and musicians

Games eg Tringo

Bars

Plays

“ Tourist attractions”

Interest groups

Photo from danceinthesky via Flickr

Photo from Linden Labs Photo from danceinthesky via Flickr

Photo from Linden Labs Photo from danceinthesky via Flickr

Ben and Jerry’s

Content Creation Fashion Buildings Vehicles Furniture Scripts Art works: photos, pictures, sculpture, installations, sound IP rests with the creator in SL Photo from Linden Labs

Fashion

Buildings

Vehicles

Furniture

Scripts

Art works: photos, pictures, sculpture, installations, sound

IP rests with the creator in SL

The Java Shop in Godric's Hollow By grayceeshepherd

The Java Shop in Godric's Hollow By grayceeshepherd

The Java Shop in Godric's Hollow By grayceeshepherd Linden Gallery of Resident Art

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

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

Classes Discussions Lectures Simulations Exhibitions Explorations

Discussions

Lectures

Simulations

Exhibitions

Explorations

SL and the internet 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)

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)

Links to other platforms Moodle has Sloodle http:// www.sloodle.org / Blackboard is working with Ball State University Facebook

Moodle has Sloodle http:// www.sloodle.org /

Blackboard is working with Ball State University

Facebook

Some Statistics

Silversprite’s Slideshow of UK HE & FE in SL ® http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite/sets/72157603982005324/show/ http:// www.silversprite.com

Silversprite’s Slideshow of UK HE & FE in SL ® http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite/sets/72157603982005324/show/

Video Clips Education in 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

Education in 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

Books Creating Your World: 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

Creating Your World: 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

Websites – Getting Going 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/

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/

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

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

Blogs Wagner James Au’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 /

Wagner James Au’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 /

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

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