Virtual World Law Librarianship: Summer Wrap Up Kate Fitz, coordinator Sacramento County Public Law Library

Kate Fitz, coordinator

Sacramento County Public Law Library

Speakers Kate Fitz SL: ‘Cat Galileo’ Diane Murley SL: ‘Jezzie Woodget’ Lyonette Louis-Jacques SL: ‘Montserrat Biedermann’

Kate Fitz SL: ‘Cat Galileo’

Diane Murley SL: ‘Jezzie Woodget’

Lyonette Louis-Jacques SL: ‘Montserrat Biedermann’

Exploring SL with AALL Workshop Goals: Learn to navigate Second Life Review how other libraries and legal groups are using Second Life Create exhibits, displays and other items using Second Life’s building tools Brainstorm on how law librarians can use virtual worlds’ potential Project Wiki: http:// vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com

Workshop Goals:

Learn to navigate Second Life

Review how other libraries and legal groups are using Second Life

Create exhibits, displays and other items using Second Life’s building tools

Brainstorm on how law librarians can use virtual worlds’ potential

Project Wiki: http:// vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com

Recap and update: Virtual reality/virtual worlds Library and education use Lawyers and government use Virtual worlds legal issues

Virtual reality/virtual worlds

Library and education use

Lawyers and government use

Virtual worlds legal issues

Why virtual worlds? “ You’ve practically got to be a gamer to use most of these tools — setup can be arduous, navigating in a 3-D environment takes practice, and processing and bandwidth requirements remain high. But within five years, the 3-D Internet will be as important for work as the Web is today. Information and knowledge management professionals should begin to investigate and experiment with virtual worlds.” -- “Getting Real Work Done in Virtual Worlds” Forrester Research, Inc. Jan. 2008 http://tinyurl.com/6z5uut

“ You’ve practically got to be a gamer to use most of these tools — setup can be arduous, navigating in a 3-D environment takes practice, and processing and bandwidth requirements remain high. But within five years, the 3-D Internet will be as important for work as the Web is today. Information and knowledge management professionals should begin to investigate and experiment with virtual worlds.”

-- “Getting Real Work Done in Virtual Worlds” Forrester Research, Inc. Jan. 2008 http://tinyurl.com/6z5uut

Some Virtual Worlds (list from terranova.blogs.com )‏ A Tale in the Desert Achaea Active Worlds City of Heroes Club Penguin Counter-Strike Dark Age of Camelot Dark Ages Dubit EVE EverQuest EverQuest II Final Fantasy XI Furcadia Gaia online Habbo Hotel Iron Realms Kaneva Kingdom of Loathing Kingdom of the Winds LambdaMOO Legend of Mir Lineage Lineage II Mabinogi Matrix Online Meridian 59 MU Online Multiverse Neopets Neverwinter Nights Play.net Playd Project Darkstar Project Entropia Project Outback Ragnarok Online Runescape Ryzom Second Life Seed Shadowbane Skotos Star Wars Galaxies The Sims Online There ToonTown Ultima Online Vanguard Vzones Whyville World of Warcraft Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates

A Tale in the Desert

Achaea

Active Worlds

City of Heroes

Club Penguin

Counter-Strike

Dark Age of Camelot

Dark Ages

Dubit

EVE

EverQuest

EverQuest II

Final Fantasy XI

Furcadia

Gaia online

Habbo Hotel

Iron Realms

Kaneva

Kingdom of Loathing

Kingdom of the Winds

LambdaMOO

Legend of Mir

Lineage

Lineage II

Mabinogi

Matrix Online

Meridian 59

MU Online

Multiverse

Neopets

Neverwinter Nights

Play.net

Playd

Project Darkstar

Project Entropia

Project Outback

Ragnarok Online

Runescape

Ryzom

Second Life

Seed

Shadowbane

Skotos

Star Wars Galaxies

The Sims Online

There

ToonTown

Ultima Online

Vanguard

Vzones

Whyville

World of Warcraft

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates

Virtual worlds: Entertainment Games: Pre-scripted storylines and content such as quests and mini-games Character advancement while progressing through content – “leveling up” Often attempt to exclude “Real Money Transactions” from the in-world economy (it’s cheating to pay $$ for game currency)‏ Generally ad-free

Games:

Pre-scripted storylines and content such as quests and mini-games

Character advancement while progressing through content – “leveling up”

Often attempt to exclude “Real Money Transactions” from the in-world economy (it’s cheating to pay $$ for game currency)‏

Generally ad-free

Virtual worlds: Socializing – and advertising Social worlds: No storyline; less pre-made content; tools for “user-generated” content No set progression for “leveling up” a character Generally encourage “Real Money Transactions” including selling their own currency for $$ Advertising partnerships common

Social worlds:

No storyline; less pre-made content; tools for “user-generated” content

No set progression for “leveling up” a character

Generally encourage “Real Money Transactions” including selling their own currency for $$

Advertising partnerships common

Custom worlds: Professionally built (at professional rates)‏ Custom worlds: Can be games, social, educational – anything you choose Often a big-budget project “ Walled gardens” – each world self-contained Interoperability standards –one avatar for many worlds – in development, but very far away

Custom worlds:

Can be games, social, educational – anything you choose

Often a big-budget project

“ Walled gardens” – each world self-contained

Interoperability standards –one avatar for many worlds – in development, but very far away

Virtual world creation platforms: Tools to “do it yourself” (if you’re a programmer)‏ Stndardized platforms for “plug and play” worlds: Can be games, social, educational – anything you choose Will still require some programming Open source and buillt with interoperability as a goal (at least within each platform)‏

Stndardized platforms for “plug and play” worlds:

Can be games, social, educational – anything you choose

Will still require some programming

Open source and buillt with interoperability as a goal (at least within each platform)‏

Why Second Life? Best known, largest user base (other than pure game worlds like World of Warcraft) User-generated content: buildings, vehicles, furniture, books, gadgets... (BUT.... high learning curve) Free! (BUT... requires a fairly robust computer system)

Best known, largest user base (other than pure game worlds like World of Warcraft)

User-generated content: buildings, vehicles, furniture, books, gadgets... (BUT.... high learning curve)

Free! (BUT... requires a fairly robust computer system)

Virtual worlds: Librarians and educators Info Islands Archipelago (Alliance Library System) -- over 40 library, university, non-profit, and education islands http://infoisland.org/ School of Library & Info. Science, San Jose State U. -- campus and course in SL http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Main_Page SLEducation wiki lists dozens of projects and activities as well as many useful resources http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses

Info Islands Archipelago (Alliance Library System) -- over 40 library, university, non-profit, and education islands http://infoisland.org/

School of Library & Info. Science, San Jose State U. -- campus and course in SL http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Main_Page

SLEducation wiki lists dozens of projects and activities as well as many useful resources http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses

Government and legal use Law schools Government agencies SL Bar Association International Criminal Court Portuguese Justice Ministry cities

Law schools

Government agencies

SL Bar Association

International Criminal Court

Portuguese Justice Ministry

cities

Second Life as legal testing ground Residents' stake in Second Life User-generated content – IP rights belong to Residents Sales of goods and services facilitated and encouraged $L – US$ currency exchange Land “ownership”* who enforces? third-party sales discouraged

Residents' stake in Second Life

User-generated content – IP rights belong to Residents

Sales of goods and services facilitated and encouraged

$L – US$ currency exchange

Land “ownership”*

Linden Lab's libertarian policies No centralized “zoning” Minimal regulation of content No policing of transactions – caveat emptor Second Life as legal testing ground zoning in the offing increasing oversight

Linden Lab's libertarian policies

No centralized “zoning”

Minimal regulation of content

No policing of transactions – caveat emptor

2007-08: The testing begins Lawsuits over IP, virtual land rights Abrupt ban on gambling, banking/secrities, “broadly offensive” content, LL trademarks Certain eyesore advertisements prohibited Zoning on mainland

Lawsuits over IP, virtual land rights

Abrupt ban on gambling, banking/secrities, “broadly offensive” content, LL trademarks

Certain eyesore advertisements prohibited

Zoning on mainland

How lawyers use Second Life Networking / Client Development Informal Legal Education First formal CLE this summer Future – In-World Arbitration Future – Client Meetings -- Ben Duranske Author, Virtual Law

Networking / Client Development

Informal Legal Education

First formal CLE this summer

Future – In-World Arbitration

Future – Client Meetings

-- Ben Duranske

Author, Virtual Law

How Law Librarians (can) Use Virtual Worlds Networking and virtual conferences Continuing education (teaching & learning)‏ Modelling new facilities and services Public outreach and education Marketing for firm, law school, or library ???

Networking and virtual conferences

Continuing education (teaching & learning)‏

Modelling new facilities and services

Public outreach and education

Marketing for firm, law school, or library

???

Summer workshop Tutorials: self-paced Office hours: Wed 9am, Thurs 10:30 am, Sat 9am (Pacific)‏ Video tutorials, live instruction sessions Participant project: create a display or recordable presentation in-world Open house August 21

Tutorials: self-paced

Office hours: Wed 9am, Thurs 10:30 am, Sat 9am (Pacific)‏

Video tutorials, live instruction sessions

Participant project: create a display or recordable presentation in-world

Open house August 21

So…. how did it go? 104 signed up for intro webinar; 70 attended 62 signed up on the workshop wiki 26 joined the in-world workshop group http://world.secondlife.com/group/3e4e740d-4ecf-fb16-390e-accc2411ec10 At least 16 completed a portion of the self-paced workshop 9 final projects at the open house

104 signed up for intro webinar; 70 attended

62 signed up on the workshop wiki

26 joined the in-world workshop group http://world.secondlife.com/group/3e4e740d-4ecf-fb16-390e-accc2411ec10

At least 16 completed a portion of the self-paced workshop

9 final projects at the open house

Projects: Display or Event using Second Life’s tools Open House slides here

Open House slides here

Projects: Display or Event using Second Life’s tools http:// vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com/page/Open+house

http:// vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com/page/Open+house

Participant survey and comments comments from web2.0 survey participants after open house

comments from web2.0

survey participants after open house

Lessons learned: Planning a workshop in Second Life Communication complications Everything takes longer than you think it will -- everything Self-paced workshop format led to participants feeling alone in a strange new world Who’s who? Matching avatars and identities

Communication complications

Everything takes longer than you think it will -- everything

Self-paced workshop format led to participants feeling alone in a strange new world

Who’s who? Matching avatars and identities

Lessons learned: leading the learning experience Visual aids = good No such thing as “too many prims” Offer participants specific projects Encourage and support experimentation

Visual aids = good

No such thing as “too many prims”

Offer participants specific projects

Encourage and support experimentation

Lessons learned: Using SL for law libraries Strengths: Event programming vs static displays Interactive tutorials or simulations Remote collaboration, guest lectures, virtual field trips Exposure to international issues

Strengths:

Event programming vs static displays

Interactive tutorials or simulations

Remote collaboration, guest lectures, virtual field trips

Exposure to international issues

Lessons learned: Using SL for law libraries Weaknesses: Very significant entry barriers remain Access to collections is awkward; the Web is superior for locating and viewing material Our patrons aren’t there (yet)‏

Weaknesses:

Very significant entry barriers remain

Access to collections is awkward; the Web is superior for locating and viewing material

Our patrons aren’t there (yet)‏

Workshop Wrap-up Questions & Answers For more info: http://vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com [email_address] Instant Message ‘Cat Galileo’ in Second Life

Questions & Answers

For more info:

http://vwlawlibrarians.wetpaint.com

[email_address]

Instant Message ‘Cat Galileo’ in Second Life