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Second Life Introduction, Become a Superhero
Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built by its residents. It began in 2003 with 64 acres and has grown to over 64,000 acres. Residents can purchase land, build structures, and interact with other users through customizable avatars. Many universities and libraries have established a presence in Second Life to conduct classes, meetings, and provide educational and cultural resources to users.
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- 1. Second Life Introduction, Second Life Introduction Become a Superhero Brian Gray (Brian Garfield in Second Life) ( ) Case Western Reserve University bcg8@case.edu OLSSI August 3, 2009
- 2. What is SecondLife? • 3-D virtual metaverse entirely built 3D and owned by its residents • Began as 64 acres in 2003 g • By 2007 was 64K+ acres • Fully-integrated economy: Linden Fully integrated Dollar Exchange • Linden Lab – Support & development de ab Suppo t de e op e t • Pacific Standard Time (SL Time)
- 3. Metaverse (According toWikipedia) • From Neal Stephenson’s 1992 Stephenson s novel Snow Crash • Widely used to describe the vision behind current work on fully p immersive 3D virtual spaces • Environments where humans interact (as avatars) with each ( ) other (socially and economically)
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- 5. Windows Minimum SystemRequirements S R i • Internet Connection: Cable or DSL • Operating System: Windows XP or Vista • Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium p III or Athlon, or better • Computer Memory: 512MB or better • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels • Video/Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better 4mx – OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better – OR Intel 945 chipset
- 6. LindeX Market Data 2009 Jan ar January Total Customers Spending Money In-World 442143 1 - 500 L$ 169809 501 - 2,000 L$ 79514 2001 - 5 000 L$ 5,000 56438 5,001 - 10,000 L$ 40067 10,001 - 50,000 L$ 69643 50,001 - 100,000 L$ 14905 100,001 - 500,000 L$ 10062 500,001 - 1,000,000 L$ ~$4000 910 Over 1,000,000 L$ 795
- 7. Retain ALL IPRights Linden Lab's Terms of Service agreement g recognizes Residents' right to retain full intellectual property protection for the digital content they create in Second Life Life, including avatar characters, clothing, scripts, textures, objects and designs. This p , , j g right is enforceable and applicable both in- world and offline, both for non-profit and commercial ventures You create it you ventures. it, own it – and it's yours to do with as you please.
- 8. Example of UseFees (Beyond Basic Free Account) • US$9 95/month Premium US$9.95/month Membership, includes 512sqm and weekly stipend • 1/128 region, 512sqm, 117 region 512sqm prims, US$5 • Entire region, 65,536sqm, 15,000 prims, 15 000 prims US$195
- 9. 1.4 million last60 days and 64k currently
- 10. Ohio University WithoutBoundaries http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/
- 11. Ohio University Videoon SL PLAY MOVIE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA
- 12. Avatars – Whodo you want to be?
- 13. Dress for theMoment
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- 15. Virtual Recruiting http://admission.case.edu/secondlife.asp
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- 18. Kelvin Smith Library(CWRU)
- 19. Alliance Virtual Library •Partner: Alliance Library System – one of nine regional library systems in Illinois with over 250 member libraries of all types • Partner: OPAL – Online programming for all libraries • Public Blog: http://infoisland.org/ • Other links, including “working site”: http://infoisland.org/links/
- 20. Examples from AVL • Genealogy Research Center • Library Gallery • Mystery Manor • Performance Center • Science Center • SF/Fantasy Center • Health Info
- 21. Second Life Library: InfoI l d I C b I f Island I, Cybrary City, etc. Ci By B HVX Silverstar Sil t http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/ 511035937/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/ 511035937/in/pool secondlifelibrary/
- 28. Renaissance Island By HVX Silverstar http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/ 527404571/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/
- 29. Collaboration Takes New Format:My First Experience
- 30. Online Presentations Example: Presentation by R. P t ti b R David Lankes, PhD, is Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) and an Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/
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- 32. Example Course: VirtualWorld Librarianship - Y Lib i hi Your Second Lif S d Life • University of Illinois at Urbana- Urbana Champaign, The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Science & Illinois Alliance Library System • Six 2 hour synchronous sessions 2-hour will meet online in Second Life http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Second_Life.html
- 33. San Jose StateUniversity's School of Lib f Library & I f Information Science i S i http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADE0VSffgis PLAY MOVIE
- 34. Mukwa Dibou (ALAPresident-Elect, Loriene Roy) and Jeremy Kemp ( y p (arriving) on SJSU sim g) chatting with SJSU students and librarians. http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/511014362/in/ pool-secondlifelibrary/
- 35. Brand Map ofSecond Life: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?p=430
- 36. Avatar Academics, UCLAMagazine (4/07) • Esther Grassian, an information literacy outreach coordinator at UCLA's College Library; her avatar - Alexandria Knight. • “Ball State University's students discuss their assignments on SL” • “Students of a Pepperdine University distance-learning course meet every fortnight to l f i h learn, as well as explore, what ll l h it's like to be part of an online community. community ” http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/features/second‐life_virtual‐classroom/
- 37. Educators Explore 'SecondLife‘ Online (CNN.com) O li (CNN ) • “The three-dimensional virtual world makes it possible for students taking a distance course to develop a real sense of community, community said Rebecca Nesson ” Nesson. • “Most people think online learning doesn't require p q participation or engagement with p g g course material, he said. But in "Second Life" there's real-time interaction, which means students need to engage in the discussion -- much as if they were sitting in a brick and mortar classroom.” http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/13/second.life.university/
- 38. Negative Comments toExpect • Only a game • Diversion • Only trying to be edgy • Waste of time • Lets do “first” life better instead L t d “fi t” lif b tt i t d • Fantasy, fake • Unprofessional • Porn, gambling
- 39. Signs of Growth& Acceptance • Sweden to set up embassy in Second Life y • ALA Washington Opens Virtual Office • Reuters had dedicated SL reporter p
- 40. For Teens asWell • Teen Second Life: http://teen.secondlife.com/ • Eye4You Alliance Island is sponsored by the Alliance Library System, System PLCMC and SirsiDynix: http://www.eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/
- 41. More Towards Education •http://secondlife com/education/ http://secondlife.com/education/ • Second Life Best Practices in Education: Teaching Learning and Teaching, Learning, Research 2007 International Conference – http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/ • htt //bl https://blogs.secondlife.com dlif
- 42. Directory of Librariesand Organizations • http://infoisland org/directory/ http://infoisland.org/directory/ • National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services
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- 47. Deep Sea MarineAquarium & S Lif C t Sea-Life Centre
- 48. Second Life ScienceCenter
- 49. International Spaceflight Museum
- 50. Nature Publishing Group'sIsland: Eukaryotic C ll E k ti Cell
- 51. Texas State University– San Marcos
- 52. Texas State University– San Marcos
- 53. The Tisch Libraryand Wright Center Climate Change Ed Ch Education C t (T ft U i ti Center (Tufts University) it )
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- 55. Piata Revolutiei -First Romanian city accurately represented in SL t l t di
- 56. Cultural Arts Museum'sinterpretation of England during the Neolithic Period g g (James Madison University)
- 57. Team OKAPI andBerkeley archaeologists mirror t e p e sto c age, useu and archaeology the prehistoric village, museum a d a c aeo ogy in action at Catalhoyuk, Turkey.
- 58. Museum of theAfrican- American Experience
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- 60. Fenimore Art Museumin Cooperstown NY
- 61. Abyss Museum ofOcean Science
- 62. Hanging Gardens ofBabylon
- 67. Second Life Introduction Introduction, Become a Superhero Brian Gray (Brian Garfield in Second Life) Case Western Reserve University bcg8@case.edu bcg8@case edu OLSSI August 3, 2009