This document discusses exploring Second Life to find virtual assets like boats, ships, and buildings that could be collected and displayed to recreate a museum or educational experience. The author details finding various vessels from different time periods and cultures, as well as nautical tools, and purchasing some boats and ships to begin building a collection. They also searched for real estate in Second Life and explored the possibility of an underwater shipwreck replica or a replica of the USS Monitor.

1. A Second Life
for TMM

2. “Traditional”
university campuses
have been built here.

3. A View of the SL-MOMA

4. The International Spaceflight Museum

5. As seen from above

6. Look who beat
us here.

7. NOAA’s Science on
a Sphere

8. So, I went shopping
for boats and ships.

9. A lot are already made
for us.

10. But there is no one space where
they have been collected.

11. I found some wonderful, general
ships...

12. ...And then found some very
specific ones.

13. Crafts throughout history...

14. And from around the world.

15. Sound like anyone we know?

16. Many nautical tools have also
been built already.

17. Built, but not
interpreted.

18. That is where we
could come in.

19. Even waveable pirate flags can
be found.

20. So, I went
ahead and
bought
some boats
and ships.
Here’s a
short ride...

22. I searched for real estate for us.

23. All of SL is built on islands,
which makes almost all property
waterfront property.

24. I even explored underwater.

25. I thought this place would be nice for a
shipwreck replica.

26. I even built a
ten-minute
version of the
Monitor.

27. And began our merchandising
scheme.

29. And the best part is, we can
stay as rooted in our tradition as
we would like to.

30. We could even replicate the docents.