CTU Coffee House Presentation for Faculty on Virtual Identities.

1. Virtual Identities, Real People
CTU Coffee House
September 24, 2014
Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo

2. Outcomes for Virtual Identities
 Explore virtual identities
 Identify what’s in it for you!
 Examine how to leverage them
 Discuss the pitfalls and how to
avoid them
 and have fun!

3. Defined by Activity
 Myxen, Bar Karma #1 credits 2011
 Lyr Lobo, Second Life 2005-present
 Lyrae the Insane, WoW 2004-present
 Lady Maliki II, High Council, Britain,
Ultima Online 1997-2006
 Calongne @ pcisys.net 1996-present
 BBS SMMUG host 1985-1987
Lyr Lobo, Second Life, image by C. Calongne, 2014

4. Who are you on the Web?
Web Profile
Names and aliases
Friends or followers
Resume, CV, classes taught
Papers, presentations, conferences
ESA (2014)

5. The Mars Expedition
Space Simulation
Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Lyr Lobo
Dr. Andrew Stricker, Air University
Mike McCrocklin, Air University
Jeanne Holm, NASA JPL
New Media Consortium Symposium on
New Media and Learning 2010
Defense GameTech
Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge
$25,000 Grand Prize Winner in 2010
Figure 2. Huffman Prairie Red Lion Deep Space Explorer en route to Mars, image by C. Calongne (2010)

6. Identities: who are you?
Public
Social
Private
Personal
Research
Financial
Professional

7. Lyr’s
Rebel
Princesses
Ryl
mentored
8th graders
for 2 years
on the
Teen Grid

8. Your Web Identity
Facebook
Google+, Gmail, email accounts
LinkedIn
Twitter
YouTube
Flickr, Picasaweb, PhotoBucket
Pinterest, ScoopIt
Favorites, Subscribe, Likes & Dislikes
ESA (2014)

9. Tuscany 1740s
Association of College Research Librarians

10. 10
Lyr Lobo’s brain
If I only had a brain!

11. 11
NOAA researcher dressed as
as an admiral famous for
coining the computer bug
& giving out a nanobyte
Lyr and a student

12. 12
Real avatars, real people – Howard Rheingold and Larry Johnson

13. New Media Consortium Symposium on the
Impact of Digital Media Oct. 2006
Blended Reality with the MacArthur Foundation

14. 14

15. 15
CTU’s Strategic Thinking with students new to the technology

16. 16
MBA students their 1st day in Second Life

17. Web and Virtual World Culture
• Web and SL subcultures
– Educators
– Professionals
– Fantasy (Elves, dragons)
– Geeks (tech, Sci Fi, robots)
– Gamers
– Historical
– Arts & music
– Literary
– Activist
– Furry
– Adult
– Teen
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• Model Your Ideal self
– Imaginative
– Creative
– Superhero
• Model Your Real self
– Recognition
– Honest
– Disabled

18. Martian World’s Faire

19. Human Cell Avatars – When Worlds Collide

20. Choices for your identity
• Avatar type
– Gender
– Species
– Race
– Ideal vs real
– Context sensitive
• Nonverbal
– Animations & gestures
– Sounds
• Appearance
– Skin, shape, hair, eyes
– Image and style
• Welcoming
• Impressive
• Intimidating
• Thought-provoking
• Expressive
• Powerful
• Super geek
• Hip
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21. Human Barometer – Vote with Your Feet

22. Robot, Light Bulb, and Cap’n Bob

23. Save the Manatee at Margaritaville

25. CTU Class Presentation
Class group created a Space roleplay game
Can you find the robot? Hint: not the green one

26. Identities in Greek Mythology
Game Designs by Penny Galaxy, Delightful Doowangle,
Denise Dashrix & Niccrhod, The Greek Mythology Team

27. Final Class Presentation
Game Designs by the Blue Earth team: Rockhopper Tigerfish and Zilla1

28. A Student Models Her Gamification Badge

29. Pitfalls
Identity Theft
Reputation Loss
Missed Opportunities
Stalkers & Home Invasion

30. 30
Best seat in
the house!
I was here first!
*pinch* Everyone is
so friendly!
Keep an eye on your identity & how you look to others
Tip 1:
Right click
on the
cushion
before sitting
…not the step
or you may
sit backwards

31. Social and
Professional

32. Inspire Space Park in Second Life
Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education
Making a Machinima

33. Your Web Identity
Preserve your privacy
Protect your identity
Professional
Personal
Social