Having a Wonderful Second Life - Wish You Were Here Barbara Z. Johnson (aka Christien Suntzu)

What Is Second Life? Fun Introductory Promo Video (v) Company created world User created world Pre-determined rules, roles, score Users make own rules and roles Second Life Most video games and MMOGs (3-D) social networking Original Star Wars Galaxies EVE Online, Ultima Online, Lineage … Customizable MUDs

Fun Introductory Promo Video (v)

Second Life Details … 1.3 + million active users globally Virtual currency legally exchangeable for US dollars Content creators retain intellectual property rights Two “grids” - one adult and one teen Largely user created

1.3 + million active users globally

Virtual currency legally exchangeable for US dollars

Content creators retain intellectual property rights

Two “grids” - one adult and one teen

Largely user created

Users Create Most of the Content Watch the World(s) (v) Most residents build something Everything composed of simple geometric shapes that are combined, sometimes distorted, and colored Objects can interactive and/or animated

Watch the World(s) (v)

Most residents build something

Everything composed of simple geometric shapes that are combined, sometimes distorted, and colored

Objects can interactive and/or animated

Education in Second Life New Media Consortium's Campus Overview (w) Second Life Education Wiki (w) Second Life in Education (w) - Several in-world groups for educators and researchers as well as list-servs

New Media Consortium's Campus Overview (w)

Second Life Education Wiki (w)

Second Life in Education (w)

- Several in-world groups for educators and researchers as well as list-servs

Courses - Online or TEL Global Science (NYC) (HS) Various (Florida Virtual School) (HS) Chemistry (U of AZ) (Undergrad) Economics course (Cornell) (Grad) Printmaking (UW-Madison) (Grad) 3 D Multiuser Learning Environments (San Diego State U) (Grad) Educational Gaming (Boise State) (Grad) SL and Entrepreneurship (Babson) (Grad) E-Learning (Sevilla U, Spain) (Grad)

Global Science (NYC) (HS)

Various (Florida Virtual School) (HS)

Chemistry (U of AZ) (Undergrad)

Economics course (Cornell) (Grad)

Printmaking (UW-Madison) (Grad)

3 D Multiuser Learning Environments (San Diego State U) (Grad)

Educational Gaming (Boise State) (Grad)

SL and Entrepreneurship (Babson) (Grad)

E-Learning (Sevilla U, Spain) (Grad)

Why Use a Virtual World? Circumvent Physical Limitations/Scale Minimize Distances Study Emerging Technologies and Their Impact Student Research Projects/Modeling Increase Access to Your Class or Lesson

Circumvent Physical Limitations/Scale

Minimize Distances

Study Emerging Technologies and Their Impact

Student Research Projects/Modeling

Increase Access to Your Class or Lesson

Circumvent Physical Limits Science Introduction (v) The Saturn V Rocket (v) Global Science Course (high school) (w) Organic Chemistry (w)

Science Introduction (v)

The Saturn V Rocket (v)

Global Science Course (high school) (w)

Organic Chemistry (w)

Minimize Distances Totally Wired Forum (Howard Gardner spoke at the end) (v) Virtual Bali - United Nations Climate Change Conference (v)

Totally Wired Forum (Howard Gardner spoke at the end) (v)

Virtual Bali - United Nations Climate Change Conference (v)

Virtual Morocco

Renaissance Island

Sistine Chapel (Vassar)

To Study Impact of New Technologies Ethnographic research projects at Bradley (v) Note: voice chat is now incorporated into Second Life See AoIR website for guidance in conducting such research either for class or publication

Ethnographic research projects at Bradley (v)

Note: voice chat is now incorporated into Second Life

See AoIR website for guidance in conducting such research either for class or publication

Student Projects Montgomery College’s Environmental Simulation (v) Tech Savvy Girls Island (Teen Second Life) Campus: Second Life

Montgomery College’s Environmental Simulation (v)

Tech Savvy Girls Island (Teen Second Life)

Campus: Second Life

Tech Savvy Girls

Campus: Second Life

Increase Access to Class or Lesson Ohio State’s Nutrition Game (v) Well’s Fargo’s Stagecoach Island (w) VITAL Lab at Ohio State (w) NOAA’s Meteroa (w)

Ohio State’s Nutrition Game (v)

Well’s Fargo’s Stagecoach Island (w)

VITAL Lab at Ohio State (w)

NOAA’s Meteroa (w)

Educational Organizations Sloan - C ISTE TechSoup Global Kids New Media Consortium

Sloan - C

ISTE

TechSoup

Global Kids

New Media Consortium

Who Uses SL?

Other Virtual Worlds Whyville (v) Active Worlds (v) There (v) Entropia Universe (v) Kaneva (v) Club Penguin (v) Furcadia (v)

Whyville (v)

Active Worlds (v)

There (v)

Entropia Universe (v)

Kaneva (v)

Club Penguin (v)

Furcadia (v)

For More Information … Second Life as a Virtual Learning Environment (w) Introduction Machinema (v) 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom (w) See the Making of Suzanne Vega ’ s Guitar (v) Educational Technology Bridge (w) Education Arcade 2005 Gender and Diversity (v) MUVEing Education Forward Unconference (w) Virtual Reality and Education (w)

Second Life as a Virtual Learning Environment (w)

Introduction Machinema (v)

101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom (w)

See the Making of Suzanne Vega ’ s Guitar (v)

Educational Technology Bridge (w)

Education Arcade 2005 Gender and Diversity (v)

MUVEing Education Forward Unconference (w)

Virtual Reality and Education (w)