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Second Life: Living in a Virtual World Anne Pemberton Instructional Services Coordinator Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Second Life: Living in a Virtual World
Anne Pemberton Instructional Services Coordinator
Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington
What is Second Life?
“Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its Residents … with … a Resident population of over 16,785,531(and growing) …” 1/17/09
What is Second Life?
“Residents come to the world from over 100 countries with concentrations in North America and the UK … 60% are men, 40% are women and they span in age from 18 - 85.”
It is NOT a “game”
http://www.secondlife.com/whatis
Where Did It Come From?
Linden Lab (http://lindenlab.com/) Founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale Vision and Mission: “To connect us all
to an online world that advances the human condition.”
Based in San Francisco 200 employees worldwide
What Can You Do in SL?
Explore Meet People
Chat (IM) Talk (Voice now available) Make groups
Make and Spend $ Build Dance, fly, surf, sail ...
Who are you in SL?
Avatars
Virtual representation of yourself
You … as you in first life … or completely different
First Life:Anne
Pemberton
Second Life:Kirstie Merlin
First Life:Anne Pemberton
Second Life:Brooke Timeless
Animal Avatars knows
as “Furries
”
Population (as of 1/17/09)
Residents Logged-In During Last 7 Days: 522,526
Residents Logged-In During Last 14 Days: 673,827 Residents Logged-In During Last 30 Days: 940,855
Residents Logged-In During Last 60 Days: 1,444,530
Total Residents: 16,785,531
Is It Free?
Yes and No
Free to create an Avatar and explore (Basic Membership)
Lots of “freebies” Hair, skin, clothes
Is It Free?
Want to buy land? A house? (Premium membership: $10 a month)
250 - 320 Linden $ = 1 US $
Make money (Surveys, “camping,” greeter, etc.)
Over $1 million (US) typically spent in a 24 hour period
• The Origin of Second Life
• Duke University School of Nursing in SL
• Ohio University
Universities in Second Life
University of Texas (System)
Harvard University
New York University
San Diego State University
Stanford University
Top 20 Educational Locations
Re-Think Learning Spaces
Do you really need a building or chairs when you can meet on top of a mountain or discuss a topic while swimming in a lake?
Examples
Second Life Education Wiki
UNCW in SL?
ITSD We have an
island! SL Design
Team
UNCW Group in SL
Getting Started
System Requirements
http://secondlife.com
Create an Avatar Choose your name wisely You can be anyone or anything you want! Male/female, human/animal (fuzzy), robot You’ll learn how to change appearance
First stop: Orientation Island
Getting Help
Video Tutorials
Building Tutorial
Help Island
Ask Residents!
Let’s Go!
If there’s time and the computer cooperates!
Have to See to Believe
Machinima (making movies in Second Life)
http://www.bellsandspurs.com/
http://secondlife.com/community/videos.php
Questions?
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 4 - 5 p.m.
Second Life: Living in a Virtual World (Part II)
If you already have a Second Life avatar, this is the workshop for you! Take a tour of a variety of locations in SL you may not have seen before and share the locations you are excited about. Find other UNCW SL users and join the UNCW Second Life group! This workshop will happen in SL so you can be anywhere on or off campus to participate!
Please E-mail Anne Pemberton at [email protected] to register and provide your avatar name. She will “teleport” you to the workshop location at the start of the workshop.
