Quick orientation for online students.

1. Introduction to Second Life
Introduction to Second Life
January 13 2015
Emin Sağlamer
School of Biomedical Informatics

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WHAT IS SECOND LIFE?
Open-ended MMORPG with free membership and integrated
content building tools operated by Linden Lab since 2002.

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What is Second Life?
Persistent 3D virtual reality
First available in 2002

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What is Second Life?
Users are represented by avatars
Avatars can take any shape or form

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What is Second Life?
Text chat, voice chat
Real time communication

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SBMI Virtual Campus in Second Life
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UTHSC%20Houston%20I/130/169/25

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Second Life Client User Interface

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Top Menu Bar
Top Menu contains the pulldown menus, the Forward and Back History Navigation
buttons, the Address Bar that functions like a browser address field and the home
button that teleports you to your home base.

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Task Bar

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Side Bar
Avatar Button (top button) in the side bar is the most important one for you right now as
it allows you to change your avatar to one of the free presets with one click.

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Walking
Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to make your avatar forward and
back. Use left right arrows to make your avatar turn.

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Camera Turn
Holding down Alt and holding down a left mouse button click, drag your mouse forward
and back or use the wheel to zoom in and out. Move the mouse sideways to rotate
around your focus point.

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Alt Zooming
Holding down the Alt key on your keyboard, left mouse click on various parts of the fish
tank to focus on details. Use ESC to go back to default view.

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Light Control
Day Night Cycle
Second Life days consist of three hours of daytime and one
hour of night, meaning in a real-world 24-hour day, there are
six Second Life® days.
Sun Override
1. Go to World->Sun
2. Select the time of day you desire from the following list:
1. Sunrise
2. Midday
3. Sunset
4. Midnight
5. Estate Time (sets back to the default time)
3. Light settings will now be fixed until you changed them
back to “Estate Time”.
4. If you quit and re-launch, this setting will reset back to
default.

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Snapshot Camera
Snapshots are a quick way to capture an image of
where you are visiting in SL.
How to take a snaphot in SL:
1. Position your camera at the exact angle and
distance you like from your subject using the
camera controls discussed earlier.
2. Click the camera icon on the left side of your
screen.
3. A snapshot will be captured by SL client.
4. Click E mail button under the preview picture to e
mail the picture.
5. E mail interface will allow you type in:
1. the adress of the recepient
2. a subject line
3. and message
To send along with your snapshot.

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Chat
Type in the chat field located at the bottom left of your window and press enter to say
something in public chat.

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Instant Message
Right click one of your fellow classmates' avatar and select IM to send them a private IM
message. This will open an IM window for this conversation.

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Sit
You can right mouse click and sit on most surfaces in SL.
Some scripted seating may also let you sit with a single left mouse click.

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Stand Up
To stand up, you must click the “Stand Up” Button located at the bottom of your window
right above the Move button.

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Fly
Holding down Page Up key on your keyboard will make your avatar fly.
Holding down Page Down key on your keyboard will make your avatar land.

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Search
Use Destinations button or Search button to look for a destination.
Destinations are locations to visit that have beenreviewed and rated by Linden Lab.

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Teleport
Search results will display a teleport button and you can visit the place by clicking this
button.

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Voice Chatting
To access Voice Chat settings:
1. Select Me->Preferences from the pulldown menus.
2. Switch to Sound & Media Tab.

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Avatar Makeover
Edit Shape
Shape refers to anything and everything that changes the
shape and texture of the BODY of your avatar:
– Body Parts
• Shape
• Skin
• Hair
• Eyes
– Clothes
• Shirt
• Pants
• Shoes
• Socks
• Jacket
• Gloves
• Undershirt
• Underpants
• Skirt
To edit your shape:
1. Right click your avatar.
2. Select Edit Appearance from the pull-down menu.
3. The Appearance Window will come up.
4. Your avatar will turn and face you.
Your avatar will turn around
and face you.

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Avatar Makeover
Edit Shape
Shape is broken down into the following parts:
–Body
–Head
–Eyes
–Ears
–Nose
–Mouth
–Chin
–Torso
–Legs

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Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers