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CS 590VC

CS 590VC. Tutorial 1. Joining SL. two steps register install client software note technical requirements. March 2007. Eduserv lunchtime seminar. What does it cost?. basic accounts are free need to pay monthly subscription ($10) to own land land can be quite expensive

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CS 590VC

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  1. CS 590VC Tutorial 1

  2. Joining SL two steps register install client software note technical requirements March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  3. What does it cost? basic accounts are free need to pay monthly subscription ($10) to own land land can be quite expensive ‘land use fees’ for owning more than smallest plot March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  4. Naming / identity every avatar has a name chosen at registration can’t be changed though can have ‘Alt’s March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  5. Identity / appearance on the Internet no one knows you’re a dog in SL no one knows you’re a bloke appearance can be changed instantly wings and tails (‘furries’) seem oddly popular! March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  6. Communication chat IM group IM IM <-> email no in-built support for voice promised soon but residents have added Skype integration March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  7. Getting around walking flying teleporting locally via scripted objects longer distances via ‘landmarks’ in-world search engine locations exposed to Web as SLURLs March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  8. Virtual land rent or buy needed for permanent buildings shops, galleries, universities mainland areas private islands (~$1000 for non-profits)‏ issues with ‘land barons’ buying up available land and selling for profit March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  9. Building stuff anyone can build in sandboxes or on own land objects made out of basic building blocks – prims (cubes, spheres, …)‏ prim limits usually apply prims can be textured for realism – but uploading costs L$10 objects as HUDs March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  10. Scripting scripted objects C++ like, event-driven language move, change shape, etc. interact via clicking, chat, sensing the env. modify avatar behaviour in-world physics engine March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  11. Multimedia limited integration of audio and video files SL client has built-in support for Quicktime can play anything that QT supports pulled in from URL associated with land parcel however, significant limitations currently March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  12. Some useful tips……

  13. Concluding remarks ………

  14. SL and Web 2.0 scripting language can issue HTTP GET and POST requests can integrate with Web 2.0 services but significant limitations currently no built-in HTML, XML or JSON parsers so need to parse externally SLURLs can be bookmarked in del.icio.us some good examples – Second Talk, SLoodle, SLtwitter, BlogHUD, RSS readers March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  15. SL in context SL is one of many virtual worlds there.com, World of Warcraft, Entropia Universe, Active Worlds, … not clear that SL is the answer SL client now released as open source clear demand for server to made OSS also some commitment to this by LL (partly because people are reverse-engineering the server anyway)‏ March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  16. Conclusions… too much hype no clear best-practice (or even much practice) around e-learning high technical requirements no voice integration but… useful experimental environment building and scripting environment very powerful seems likely that 3-D virtual worlds of some kind will be part of the future March 2007 Eduserv lunchtime seminar

  17. Starter Resources for Higher Ed SL Education Conklin, Mega S. 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom. http://facstaff.elon.edu/mconklin/pubs/glshandout.pdf Open Sledware (Open Courseware in Second Life): http://opensledware.wikispaces.com/ Second Life Educators Archives: https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/ SimTeach Wiki: http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php

  18. Starter Resources for SL Science & Research McConaghy, T. Troy. A Sampler of Science in Second Life. Nature Network: http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/U475C43B9/2007/06/17/a-sampler-of-science-in-second-life Second Life Research: http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ Science & Technology in Second Life: http://scilands.wordpress.com/blog/

  19. Resources Cited in This Presentation Kzero: Second Life University Map: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=551 Kzero: Second Life Brand Map: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=431 Brandon, John. The 8 Top Corporate Sites in Second Life. Computerworld May 2,2007. http://tinyurl.com/3yzzgk Second Life Research: Brand Entry Timeline for the Automotive Industry. http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/2007/06/brand-entry-timeline-for-automotive.html Tuple vs. Kipple. Value of Measuring Engagement. June 7, 2007. http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/joel/?p=21

  20. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs* ARC Research Center: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ARC%20Research%20Center/78/146/ Autistic Liberation Front (ALF): Ahttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Porcupine/50/224/129 Center for Water Studies: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/77/3/9 Danvers State Hospital: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ryder%20Asylum/130/93/35 Edgar Allen Poe House: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Montclair%20State%20CHSS/142/161/19 * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation

  21. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs* Epiphany: Anglican Cathedral Project: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Epiphany/91/145/50 Genome: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/127/128/48/ GNUbie Store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Indigo/227/42/47 ISTE Aquarium: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/149/179/749 International Spaceflight Museum Spaceport Alpha: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/49/77/24 Jubjub’s Sculptie Skulls: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Voronezhirkutsk/65/15/97 * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation

  22. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs* Nanotechnology Island (coming soon)‏ NOAA Weather Map: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20II/115/204/25 NMC: Life Sciences Building: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Research%20Park/129/102/47 Ohio University Campus: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24 Science Center: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20II/97/206/23 * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation

  23. Second Life + URLs = SLURLs* Science School: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Science%20School/177/147/28 Underworld Italian Mafia City: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kumiho/60/84/50 UTD Accessibility Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/UTD%20Accessibility/83/107/32 V3 Planetarium: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silicon%20Island/138/134/39 * Locations Visited in the Making of this Presentation

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