Education in Second Life Education in Second Life Use of a Virtual 3D Environment Use of a Virtual 3D Environment

in the Classroomin the Classroom

Entertainment EducationEscape Business

3D Mutli-User Virtual Environment

Created by its usersUsers retain rights to their creations

Over 100 colleges and universities using Second Life for education. Education in Second Life is:

ExperientialCreativeCollaborativeImmersive

Second Life – Just a Game?Second Life – Just a Game?

Age BandAge Band % of Active% of Active

18-2418-24 27.46%27.46%

25-3425-34 38.78%38.78%

35-4435-44 21.00%21.00%

45 +45 + 11.52%11.52%

DemographicsDemographics

Linden Labs – “Second Life Virtual Economy Key Metrics (BETA)http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/_files/xls/SL_Virtual_Economy_Metrics_02-02-07.xls

  GenderGender       FF MM

20072007    JanuaryJanuary 41.11%41.11% 58.89%58.89%

CountryCountry % of Residents% of Residents

United StatesUnited States 31.19%31.19%

FranceFrance 12.73%12.73%

GermanyGermany 10.46%10.46%

United KingdomUnited Kingdom 8.09%8.09%

NetherlandsNetherlands 6.55%6.55%

Linden Labs – “Second Life Virtual Economy Key Metrics (BETA)http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/_files/xls/SL_Virtual_Economy_Metrics_02-02-07.xls

DemographicsDemographics

The Economy of Second LifeThe Economy of Second Life

Linden Dollars (L$) - Linden Dollars (L$) - $1.00 = L$240$1.00 = L$240

Buy L$ with real US $Buy L$ with real US $

Sell L$ for real US%Sell L$ for real US%

www.secondlife.com

party and wedding planner entrepreneur nightclub owner automotive manufacturer fashion designer custom avatar designer jewelry maker architect tour guide custom animation creator theme park developer real estate speculator vacation resort owner advertiser magazine publisher security landscaper publicist special effects designer gunsmith animation maker

Anshe Chung: First Virtual Millionaire

•Second Life resides and evolves on a Linux scalable server grid.

•Each server is an unique geographic area.

The Second Life EnvironmentThe Second Life Environment

Premium account necessary to ownPremium account necessary to own

Islands (16 acres, or one server) are $1,675 and $295 Islands (16 acres, or one server) are $1,675 and $295 maintenance per month.maintenance per month.

Educator and Non-profit price is $980 and $150 maintenance Educator and Non-profit price is $980 and $150 maintenance per monthper month

Linden Labs allows land parcels for one semester freeLinden Labs allows land parcels for one semester free

Alliance Library System has space that can be used for Alliance Library System has space that can be used for classes or meeting and JWU has a small space dedicated classes or meeting and JWU has a small space dedicated for our use, plus a library. for our use, plus a library.

JWU Providence has an island for their projectJWU Providence has an island for their project

Virtual Property Virtual Property

www.secondlife.comwww.secondlife.com Free basic accountFree basic account Create an avatarCreate an avatar Learn Second Life Learn Second Life

skills skills Use search to locate Use search to locate

areas of interestareas of interest Explore, learn, meet, Explore, learn, meet,

chat, discover!chat, discover!www.secondlife.com

How do I get a Second Life?How do I get a Second Life?

Avatar CreationAvatar Creation

Building & ScriptingBuilding & Scripting

Elon University: Elon, NC Elon University: Elon, NC Central Piedmont Community Central Piedmont Community

College - Futures Institute: College - Futures Institute: Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina

Harvard University: Cambridge, Harvard University: Cambridge, Mass.Mass.

Ohio State University: Ohio State University: Columbus, OH Columbus, OH

San Diego State University: San San Diego State University: San Diego, Calif. Diego, Calif.

Stanford University: Palo Alto, Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA CA

University of California University of California BerkeleyBerkeley

Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, VirginiaVirginia

Colleges and Universities Colleges and Universities

New York Law School'sNew York Law School's Democracy Design WorkshopDemocracy Design Workshop developed developed Democracy Island in Second Life Democracy Island in Second Life "where "where interested parties, such as trade associations, interested parties, such as trade associations, activist groups and scientific experts, will be able activist groups and scientific experts, will be able to set up virtual booths for presentation of to set up virtual booths for presentation of information and deliberation as well as information and deliberation as well as advocacy.“advocacy.“

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Examples of Educational ActivitiesExamples of Educational Activities

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston'sUniversity of Houston's Money & DesignMoney & Design is a is a Design Economics course of real live modeling of Design Economics course of real live modeling of business practices in a virtual world where business practices in a virtual world where designers can try their design and entrepreneurial designers can try their design and entrepreneurial skills against an entire market rather than the skills against an entire market rather than the code of simulation software. code of simulation software.

SL provides a real time simulation with real time SL provides a real time simulation with real time economy and fickle customers. This all makes for economy and fickle customers. This all makes for a realistic and quick experience in running an a realistic and quick experience in running an entrepreneurial venture with the favorite coin of entrepreneurial venture with the favorite coin of the land, design. the land, design.

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UC Davis Medical CenterUC Davis Medical Center

Play2TrainPlay2TrainIdaho State UniversityIdaho State University

Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness ProgramIdaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program

How Second Life Fits with JWUHow Second Life Fits with JWU

Johnson & Wales University Providence

Business/Tourism Project

Virtual Morocco

Hilary Mason

Mehdi Moutahir

Real World Businesses in SLReal World Businesses in SL

“By early January more than 3,000 IBM employees had acquired their own avatars, and about 300 were routinely conducting company business inside Second Life. "The 3-D Internet may at first appear to be eye candy," Palmisano writes in an e-mail interview, "but don't get hung up on how frivolous some of its initial uses may seem." He calls 3-D realms such as Second Life the "next phase of the Internet's evolution" and says they may have "the same level of impact" as the first Web explosion.””

David Kirkpatrick, Fortune MagazineJanuary 23 2007: 2:24 PM EST

Rhonda Trueman = Abbey ZenithRhonda Trueman = Abbey Zenith

Rhonda.trueman@jwu.eduRhonda.trueman@jwu.edu www.secondlife.comwww.secondlife.com www.simteach.comwww.simteach.com https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailmanhttps://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman

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