Pauline Randall (aka Liz Ferlinghetti) virtual-e Ltd Virtual world benefits through real world solutions

Before we go any further...

What are virtual worlds? Persistent 3-d environments Multi user Allow you to see and interact with other users Allow you to interact with the environment

Persistent 3-d environments

Multi user

Allow you to see and interact with other users

Allow you to interact with the environment

Does using it make sense? Still a new technology Not the answer to everything Can you tie it in to your organisational objectives? Can you identify benefits to your organisation? Better knowledge retention Greater understanding Cost savings etc

Still a new technology

Not the answer to everything

Can you tie it in to your organisational objectives?

Can you identify benefits to your organisation?

Better knowledge retention

Greater understanding

Cost savings etc

What are the issues to consider? Cultural Selling the idea to your organisation Technical Firewall Hardware – particularly graphics cards Skill sets Who is going to do it? Internal/external developers?

Cultural

Selling the idea to your organisation

Technical

Firewall

Hardware – particularly graphics cards

Skill sets

Who is going to do it?

Internal/external developers?

Some ideas for learning in SL Case studies Problem solving Marketing – use the SL economy Things too big/small/dangerous to do in real life Things impossible to do in real life Research Communication Language studies Team work

Case studies

Problem solving

Marketing – use the SL economy

Things too big/small/dangerous to do in real life

Things impossible to do in real life

Research

Communication

Language studies

Team work

University of Hawaii

Ashridge Business School

Chinese Island – Michigan State University

Western Australia Police

Public Works Island

Spaceport Alpha

Will it go away if I ignore it?

Virtual worlds are here to stay Not necessarily Second Life – there are others with more in beta You will join in eventually – why not find out more about it now!

Not necessarily Second Life – there are others with more in beta

You will join in eventually – why not find out more about it now!

Current benefits of Second Life More developed than other virtual worlds There is a lot of content already available in Second Life that you can use There are other users to engage with

More developed than other virtual worlds

There is a lot of content already available in Second Life that you can use

There are other users to engage with

Getting started... www.secondlife.com Create an account Download the client software Go exploring Talk to other users Join some groups Go to some events – think of what interests you in real life and find it in Second Life Have fun!

www.secondlife.com

Create an account

Download the client software

Go exploring

Talk to other users

Join some groups

Go to some events – think of what interests you in real life and find it in Second Life

Have fun!

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Pauline Randall (Liz Ferlinghetti in Second Life) Second Life Solution Provider Second Life Developer E-learning Consultant www.virtual-e.co.uk [email_address] virtual-e Island in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/virtual%20e/130/127/24 Virtual world benefits through real world solutions

Places to visit in Second Life and some useful websites

Places to visit in Second Life and some useful websites

Client List Ashridge Business School CyMal Museums & Libraries Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine JISC/RSC Square One Research, Florida University of East London University of Hawaii

Ashridge Business School

CyMal Museums & Libraries

Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine

JISC/RSC

Square One Research, Florida

University of East London

University of Hawaii

Second Life Locations Abyss Museum of Ocean Science - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gun/55/42/82 Autodesk Island – Engineering Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Autodesk/220/117/22 Bowling Green State University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/BGSU%20Creation/255/255/33 Camp Darfur - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/175/247/21 Chinese School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chinese%20School/130/196/22 Dresden Art Gallery - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dresden%20Gallery/168/128/26 Edinburgh University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edinburgh%20University/128/128/28 Genome Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/135/92/29 Leeds College of Art & Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Collective/44/69/34 Streets of Baghdad - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/182/192/23 Western Australia Police - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hwanung/161/146/256

Abyss Museum of Ocean Science - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gun/55/42/82

Autodesk Island – Engineering Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Autodesk/220/117/22

Bowling Green State University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/BGSU%20Creation/255/255/33

Camp Darfur - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/175/247/21

Chinese School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chinese%20School/130/196/22

Dresden Art Gallery - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dresden%20Gallery/168/128/26

Edinburgh University - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edinburgh%20University/128/128/28

Genome Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/135/92/29

Leeds College of Art & Design - http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Collective/44/69/34

Streets of Baghdad - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/182/192/23

Western Australia Police - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hwanung/161/146/256

Websites Second Life – www.secondlife.com Second Life Stats - http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php Second Life Security - https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=5566 Other options Virtual Worlds Review - http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

Second Life – www.secondlife.com

Second Life Stats - http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php

Second Life Security - https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=5566

Other options

Virtual Worlds Review - http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

Websites - Education Educause Review - http://connect.educause.edu/er?time=1222711572 Institutions & Organisations in SL - http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL SLED (Second Life Educators) List - https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators SLED Blog - http://www.sl-educationblog.org/

Educause Review - http://connect.educause.edu/er?time=1222711572

Institutions & Organisations in SL - http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL

SLED (Second Life Educators) List - https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

SLED Blog - http://www.sl-educationblog.org/

Websites - Business Times – McKinsey Interview - http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3803056.ece Business Communicators of Second Life - http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/ Companies in Second Life - http://slbusinesscommunicators.pbwiki.com/Companies+in+Second+Life

Times – McKinsey Interview - http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3803056.ece

Business Communicators of Second Life - http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/

Companies in Second Life - http://slbusinesscommunicators.pbwiki.com/Companies+in+Second+Life

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