Beyond Creation: Managing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence

Beyond Creation:
Managing and Maintaining
a Virtual Presence
Danielle Kane
SL Avatar Name: Mica Braun & Anteater Beaumont
Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation
University of California, Irvine Libraries

History of Anteater Island
Created in 2007
Mission:
Highlight library services and to offer a platform for research and teaching to UC Irvine faculty.
Design Concept:
Sandbox plots surrounding a central library square.
Land Management:
Plots can be deeded to interested affiliates for limited periods of time.
Anteater Island pre-2009
Anteater Island post-2009

Creating Vision
Anteater Beaumont
Estate Manager
Draw on the mission, goals and objectives of your organization
Describe what you want to see in the future
Be positive and inspiring
Do not assume that the system will be the same in the future
Be open to dramatic changes within your organization, i.e. teaching techniques, facilities, methodologies, etc.

Building and Freebies
On Anteater Island:
Prims:
718 used out of 1538
Scripts:
Join group
Tracker / message keeper
Visitor counter
Welcome mat
URL / notecardgiver
Products:
FreeView TV and remote
SL group

Immersion
A member of the team should be fully immersed in the virtual world.
They can keep up on:
New ways to utilize the world
Changes to the system
New opportunities
Possible areas of collaboration
Upcoming issues in virtual worlds
Fully understand how to utilize the Second Life Viewer

Managing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence
Skills
Building, scripting, modding
Image creation / visual design
Dealing with media
Estate / land management
Training
Project management
Leading teams
Marketing
Cheerleader
Explorer

Managing a Virtual World Team
Beyond the 8 keys to having great meetings:
Empower your team members
Training in Second Life and its tools and systems
Open upthe vision ofthe island to feedback
Go on tours / fieldtrips
When able, meet in the virtual space
Plan the future together

Evaluation x 3
1. Determine your needs:
Perform needs assessment
2. Evaluate your options:
Compare technologies using: who, what, when, where and why
3. The final evaluation:
Determine evaluation criteria
Continued need by faculty and students
Visitor traffic
Does space continue to meet needs

The Future….
Visual Literacy Tutorial
Celebration of UC Irvine Anniversary
Second Life Viewer 2 Beta

Special Thanks
Second Life Team (2009 - )
Danielle Kane, co-chair
Julia Gelfand, co-chair
Virginia Allison
Brian Williams
L-R: Brian Williams (Bison Gothly), Danielle Kane (Mica Braun, Anteater Beaumont,) Virginia Allison (Exlibris Xaris)

Beyond Creation: Managing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence

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