Getting Started in Second Life Patricia F. Anderson a.k.a. Perplexity “Lexi” Peccable Emerging Technologies Librarian University of Michigan, Health Sciences Libraries

Teen Second Life

Naming Your Avatar You select from a list of last names SL provides You choose your first name Names are case-sensitive Do not use numbers or punctuation in your name Think about how you will be nicknamed, and what your initials will be Privacy issues-your RL (real life) name vs your SL (second life) name

You select from a list of last names SL provides

You choose your first name

Names are case-sensitive

Do not use numbers or punctuation in your name

Think about how you will be nicknamed, and what your initials will be

Privacy issues-your RL (real life) name vs your SL (second life) name

Edit Appearance

Communicating Chatting History Instant Message Gestures Voice / First Look

Chatting

History

Instant Message

Gestures

Voice / First Look

Communicating: Instant Message & Chat IM: For private or remote conversations Chat: For public conversations Excludes the dyslexic

IM: For private or remote conversations

Chat: For public conversations

Excludes the dyslexic

Communicating: Gestures

Communication: Voice Voice is available Not as easy to capture transcripts Captures tonal subtleties and interpretation Excludes the deaf

Voice is available

Not as easy to capture transcripts

Captures tonal subtleties and interpretation

Excludes the deaf

Movement: Walking, flying, driving Practice makes perfect

Practice makes perfect

Searching

Where is Home? When you leave Help Island … … the very first place you land is automatically set to be your “Home”. This is true even if it is someone else’s private space. You can change the location of your “Home” when you own land or are considered a resident of a sim. To change your “Home”, log in, and under the World menu, choose “Set Home to Here”.

When you leave Help Island …

… the very first place you land is automatically set to be your “Home”.

This is true even if it is someone else’s private space.

You can change the location of your “Home” when you own land or are considered a resident of a sim.

To change your “Home”, log in, and under the World menu, choose “Set Home to Here”.

Culture & Community Ethics The BIG 6! Intolerance Harassment Assault Disclosure Indecency Disturbing the Peace

The BIG 6!

Intolerance

Harassment

Assault

Disclosure

Indecency

Disturbing the Peace

Finding Interesting Groups & Places

Joining Groups

Group Messages

Like the Way You Look You don’t always want to look like newbie! Skin, hair, clothes, bling bling . . .

You don’t always want to look like newbie!

Freebies & Sandbox & Tutorials, Oh My!

Free Stuff GNUbie Store & Yadni’s

GNUbie Store & Yadni’s

Free Stuff Freebie Dungeon Freebie Warehouse

Freebie Dungeon

Freebie Warehouse

More Places to Get Free Stuff Places: Free Dove - Gallii (115, 58, 32) Live Action Roleplayers Association - Midge (230, 38, 140) Landing Spot - Wagaland (110, 120, 31) FreebieDeeBee (Freebie’s Database) at SLBoutique: http://www.slboutique.com/ Educational Freebies: Open SLEdware (Group) ISTE Idea Library (Place) SL Boutique (Out-World)

Places:

Free Dove - Gallii (115, 58, 32)

Live Action Roleplayers Association - Midge (230, 38, 140)

Landing Spot - Wagaland (110, 120, 31)

FreebieDeeBee (Freebie’s Database) at SLBoutique: http://www.slboutique.com/

Educational Freebies:

Open SLEdware (Group)

ISTE Idea Library (Place)

SL Boutique (Out-World)

Unpacking Your Goodies 1 Open inventory. Find box of goodies. Drag box from inventory onto the ground.

Open inventory.

Find box of goodies.

Drag box from inventory onto the ground.

Unpacking Your Goodies 2 Right-click on box, choose “Open” from pop-up menu. Choose “Copy to Inventory”. Items now appear in your personal inventory as items you may wear. Right-click again on the box on the ground, choose “Take.”

Right-click on box, choose “Open” from pop-up menu.

Choose “Copy to Inventory”.

Items now appear in your personal inventory as items you may wear.

Right-click again on the box on the ground, choose “Take.”

Is Anyone Around? Check the Mini-map Oops! Someone is right in front of me, I better not change my clothes here.

Changing Clothes First, find a private place. Open inventory. Find item you want to wear. Then either: 1. Drag item onto your avatar. OR 2. Right-click on item in the inventory list, and choose “Wear” from the pop-up menu.

First, find a private place.

Open inventory.

Find item you want to wear.

Then either:

1. Drag item onto your avatar.

OR

2. Right-click on item in the inventory list, and choose “Wear” from the pop-up menu.

Make Outfit TIP: Take a good look - did you remember your underwear & shoes?

TIP: Take a good look - did you remember your underwear & shoes?

All Finished - New Look

Your Mother Always Warned You Zones: PG, Mature, Damage-enabled Griefing First Say “Please don’t” Document, take pics, report Sit Down Go Home! Logout Antigriefing tools & tips (vehicles, scripts, etc.)

Zones: PG, Mature, Damage-enabled

Griefing

First Say “Please don’t”

Document, take pics, report

Sit Down

Go Home!

Logout

Antigriefing tools & tips (vehicles, scripts, etc.)

Stay in Safe Places Until You Are Ready Find safe places: Search for Shelter Search for Refuge Search for Safe Pay attention to the zone rating Educational & science sims Libraries & museums

Find safe places:

Search for Shelter

Search for Refuge

Search for Safe

Pay attention to the zone rating

Educational & science sims

Libraries & museums

Lag - It Oughtta Be A 4-Letter Word Just a few tips: Clear cache Check your hardware to make sure it meets recommended specifications Check client-side preferences (reduce texture and graphic options, turn off audio, increase cache) Resources: http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=TechLag http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Just a few tips:

Clear cache

Check your hardware to make sure it meets recommended specifications

Check client-side preferences (reduce texture and graphic options, turn off audio, increase cache)

Resources:

http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=TechLag

http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Teaching? Read the FAQ 2.1 What are the rules on ethics and behavior? 2.2 Who is it for? 2.3 How does it work? 2.4 What are the computer hardware and networking requirements? 2.5 Are there any age restrictions? 2.6 What does it cost to bring my students and faculty into Second Life? 2.7 Can I set up a large permanent private classroom in Second Life and restrict access to just my own students and faculty? 2.8 I participated in the Campus: Second Life program previously, and now I'd love to have additional classes in Second Life! How can I go about setting up another class without buying a private island? 2.9 How do I connect with other educators currently working on projects in Second Life? 2.10 Is there a way for students in my class to communicate with each other using voice chat?

2.1 What are the rules on ethics and behavior?

2.2 Who is it for?

2.3 How does it work?

2.4 What are the computer hardware and networking requirements?

2.5 Are there any age restrictions?

2.6 What does it cost to bring my students and faculty into Second Life?

2.7 Can I set up a large permanent private classroom in Second Life and restrict access to just my own students and faculty?

2.8 I participated in the Campus: Second Life program previously, and now I'd love to have additional classes in Second Life! How can I go about setting up another class without buying a private island?

2.9 How do I connect with other educators currently working on projects in Second Life?

2.10 Is there a way for students in my class to communicate with each other using voice chat?

Links for “Newbies” Second Life Newbies Tips 2007: http://www.slideshare.net/jokay/newbie-slides/ Hit the Ground Running in Second Life: http://www.slideshare.net/trottahe/hit-the-ground-running-in-second-life How to Leave Orientation Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wVRloSc4k Taking on a Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygc95U4fT3Y

Second Life Newbies Tips 2007: http://www.slideshare.net/jokay/newbie-slides/

Hit the Ground Running in Second Life: http://www.slideshare.net/trottahe/hit-the-ground-running-in-second-life

How to Leave Orientation Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wVRloSc4k

Taking on a Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygc95U4fT3Y

Outworld Tutorials http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Outworld Tutorials http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/08/secondlife.aspx

Outworld Tutorials Curriculum, Technology & Education Reform (CTER) (UIUC): Second Life Tutorials: http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL/ Robin Wood Second Life Tutorials: http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.html Second Life Wiki: Torley Linden’s List of Video Tutorials: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Also, try searching for specific skills in Second Life in Google Video and YouTube.

Curriculum, Technology & Education Reform (CTER) (UIUC): Second Life Tutorials: http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL/

Robin Wood Second Life Tutorials: http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.html

Second Life Wiki: Torley Linden’s List of Video Tutorials: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Also, try searching for specific skills in Second Life in Google Video and YouTube.

Outworld Links Getting Started in Second Life (with audio): http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/getting-started-in-second-life Second Life Teacher’s Toolkit: http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/second-life-teachers-toolkit SL Wiki: Getting Started in Second Life/: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Help:Getting_started_in_Second_Life JISC: Getting Started in Second Life: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/08/secondlife.aspx

Getting Started in Second Life (with audio): http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/getting-started-in-second-life

Second Life Teacher’s Toolkit: http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/second-life-teachers-toolkit

SL Wiki: Getting Started in Second Life/: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Help:Getting_started_in_Second_Life

JISC: Getting Started in Second Life: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/08/secondlife.aspx

Inworld Tutorials & Learning Groups Places: Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, Natoma (207, 170, 25) Rockliffe University, Rockcliffe I (198, 87, 40) Second Life Library, Info Island (184, 105, 33) TeaZer Isle (218, 40, 300) Groups: Academy of Second Learning New Citizens Inc.

Places:

Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, Natoma (207, 170, 25)

Rockliffe University, Rockcliffe I (198, 87, 40)

Second Life Library, Info Island (184, 105, 33)

TeaZer Isle (218, 40, 300)

Groups:

Academy of Second Learning

New Citizens Inc.

Most Important Tip! Find a Friend (or Several) Thanks from Lexi to my friends who answered questions, were generous with tips (functional & teaching), shared animations / clothes / landmarks / etc., and otherwise helped me learn about Second Life

Thanks from Lexi to my friends who answered questions, were generous with tips (functional & teaching), shared animations / clothes / landmarks / etc., and otherwise helped me learn about Second Life