SC in SL ver. 2

SC in SL SC in SL

Agenda
Brief history of Second Life’s evolution
Demographics
Defining Second Life
Who’s in Second Life
Live Demo
Panel discussion with SC Second Life residents

History
1999 Linden Labs founded
Mission: To connect us all to an online world that advances the human condition
2002 Linden World, a theme park
2003 Second Life opened to public
2005 Teen Second Life (ages 13-17)
Adults must undergo a background check before admittance to this area

Evolutionary Phases of SL
2001- early 2003
Pre-beta stage called LindenWorld.
Avatars were called Primitars, made entirely of prims.
Opened to non-Lindens in March 2002 by invitation.
Land was shared in common. Testing ground for virtual reality technology.

Second Life in January 2003

Evolution Con’t
Summer 2003
Public Beta begins April 2003. Tiny continent.
Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents.
Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground.
Original residents resist. (SL now has enough room for both types of group).
Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation. Tax ends.

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Con’t
Winter 2003: LL makes 3 new policy changes:
a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land use fees instead
b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in exchange for RL $
c) Recognizes residents' IP rights
SL commerce begins in earnest.

Evolution Con’t
Late 2003 - early 2004
Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a) above.
Land auction system introduced.
First island sold 1/7/04.
Emergence of SL land barons.

Early Map of Info Island

Evolution Con’t
Mid 2004 - Mid 2005
Audio streaming and custom animations introduced.
Video streaming and HUDs introduced. Led to new industries: djing and live music, machinima, animations etc.
SL now considered 3D Web.

Evolution Con’t
Summer 2005 - Present
SL boom time.
LindeX exchange launched.
Mass international media coverage leads to millions of new accounts, many entrepreneurs.
Many RL companies join SL.
1,412,534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Who is the Audience?

Second Life Defined
3-D Virtual world, 3-D Web
MUVE: multi-user virtual environment
Metaverse
Term coined in Neal Stephenson’s novel, Snow Crash
Social network
Immersive environment
A 3-D virtual world entirely created by its Residents

Key Characteristics
90% Resident built
Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations
Tringo – the first real world product created in a virtual world. Available on GameBoy
Has an economy, based on the Linden dollar

Economies Million Square Meters of Second Life Land User Hours (in Millions)

SL Community
“ We are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity, collaboration, commerce, and entertainment. We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity. We believe in free expression, compassion and tolerance as the foundation for community in this new world.”

Metaverse Roadmap
“ The common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is now”
“ By 2016, half of us will have interactive avatars, with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environments”
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/07/virtual.living/

Quotes: Dale Gardner
What makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technology
I therefore see Second Life as IBM does, a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together, and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=2391

Halloween Storytelling

Who’s in SL?
Non-profit organizations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/npsl/
http://secondlife.techsoup.org/
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life:_Non-Profits
Educational organizations
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki
USC SLIS http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/25/168/25
Businesses
IBM
Pontiac

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Libraries in SL
Info Islands I and II
Genealogy Research Center
Library Gallery
Mystery Manor
Performance Center
Science Center
SF/Fantasy Center
Health Info Island
The Caledon Branch Library
Cybrary City Islands: virtual home to many public and academic RL libraries.
Eye4YouAlliance on Teen Second Life

Sampling of SL Libraries
Special Librarians in Second Life - 47, 157, 24
Claremont College Digital Library - 97, 27, 3
Librarium & Philosopher's Club - 149, 19, 24
Johnson & Wales University - 148, 38, 24
Library & Information Studies Department - 199, 41, 24
Australian Libraries - 211, 70, 24
Glenview IL Public Library - 188, 72, 24
Art Libraries - 222, 163, 24
Canada Nexus - 211, 167, 24
Department of Information Science FFZG -213, 180, 24
Nebraska Library Commission - 230, 217, 24􀀀
Cybrary City 2 Reading Garden - 13, 235, 25
State Library of Kansas - 28,175, 22􀀇
Library and Archives Canada - 62, 114, 24
Law Library & Technology Center - 58, 42, 22
Michigan Library Consortium - 149, 48, 35􀀑
Elven Insittute - 182, 178, 25
Find It Illinois - 135,80, 22
Glass Blowing Arts, 32,16,28
ALA - Washington, 36,149,23
ALA, 42, 198,22
Eduisland
Knowille
Cleveland Public Library
Humanism Garden
MHA INfo Center (MHA Public Library)
Black Library
SL Public Library Alice Free Library
Bibliotheek Amsterdam OBA
Openbare Public Library www.oba.nl
Hyperborea (94, 49, 26)
Documentation Centre and Archives on Feminism, Equal Opportunities and Women's Studies
IBM Library - 211, 230, 24

SC in SL
Palmetto I Cybrary City (Society Hill)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City/47/187/24
SC State Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City/54/39/24
USC SLIS
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/25/168/25
Non-library Group
Wando/Silent Folly’s Estate
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wando/196/232/21

SL Society Hill Library 2.0

SL State Library

South Carolinians at Wando

SC Librarians in SL

Getting Involved in SL
If nothing else, at least come for the experience!
You’ll need a good broadband Internet connection: cable, DSL, T-1
A good graphics card
The basic account is free
You can create an “avatar”
Explore
Build using “prims”
Tutorials and in-world support available

Second Life Demo!

Opportunities for Librarians
Librarians have plenty of opportunity to practice their craft in SL
Volunteer at Second Life Libraries
Participate in book talks
Lead a book talk
Read or tell stories
Provide reference services
Or just get away from it all!
Your world. Your imagination.

Opportunities for Libraries
Libraries can host events, for free
Establishing a virtual presence requires land, which costs $$
As little as $9.95/month with Linden Labs
Other opportunities are available for renting
Before making the investment, what do you want to do??

Providing the Same Old Same Old
Don’t fall into the trap of recreating your RL library in SL
Establishing a presence is one thing – a good start
Highlight special collections
Incorporate other Web 2.0 tools: videos, podcasts

Chillin’ at Silent’s Folly

Must See Sites
International SpaceFlight Museum http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/213/213/35
Literature Alive http://slurl.com/secondlife/Finger%20Lakes%20Island/220/26/23
VRR – The Virtual Reality Room http://slurl.com/secondlife/Solariam/192/206/76
Talis SciFi & Fantasy Portal: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/31/58/33

Thank You! Catherine Buck Morgan aka Cresenc Luna [email_address] Kevin Hicks aka Yohan Althouse [email_address]

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