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Welcome to the Second Life!

Welcome to the Second Life!. Christa Guilbaud Fundamentals of Tech Tools Dr. Jennifer Brill November 17, 2009. Introduction. Educational Uses of Second Life Optional: Education in Second Life. What is a Virtual World?.

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Welcome to the Second Life!

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  1. Welcome to the Second Life! Christa Guilbaud Fundamentals of Tech Tools Dr. Jennifer Brill November 17, 2009

  2. Introduction • Educational Uses of Second Life • Optional: Education in Second Life

  3. What is a Virtual World? A virtual world is an interactive simulated environment accessed by multiple users through an online interface. • Shared Space: the world allows many users to participate at once. • Graphical User Interface: the world depicts space visually, ranging in style from 2D "cartoon" imagery to more immersive 3D environments. • Immediacy: interaction takes place in real time. • Interactivity: the world allows users to alter, develop, build, or submit customized content. • Persistence: the world's existence continues regardless of whether individual users are logged in. • Socialization/Community: the world allows and encourages the formation of in-world social groups like teams, guilds, clubs, cliques, housemates, neighborhoods, etc.

  4. What Second Life Is Not • Not a game: No goals No reward system No scoring • Share game attributes: Near Immersive Interactive simulated 3-D Multi-User Multimedia environment

  5. Second Life Overview • A virtual world is a computer-basedsimulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. • Created by Linden Lab of San Francisco in June 23, 2003 • Accounts range from free to very costly • Operates through an economy • Uses Linden dollars- exchange with official U.S. currency

  6. Other Virtual Worlds http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

  7. Current Uses in Second Life • Social Interactions • Play • Conducting business • Conduct meetings • Building • Simulation/training • Education

  8. In This Workshop • Create a Second Life Account • Choose a name and avatar • We will visit several places in Second Life to explore opportunities for learning • Finally, we will construct an object

  9. Who is using Second Life • The Military • Colleges and Universities • Businesses • The Forest Fire project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/wildfire.jsp

  10. Resources • 30 (and more) things every newbie should know before starting Second Lifehttp://sl4nowt.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/30-things-every-newbie-should-know-before-starting-second-life/ • Ondrejka, C. (2008). Education Unleashed: Participatory Culture, Education, and Innovation in Second Life. In K. Salen (Ed.), The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning (pp. 229-252). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. • Dannenberg, D. (2009) Faculty Development Institute, VT • Second Life (2009, April 14). Second Life, virtual world application. Retrieved November 10, 2009 from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life • Virtual World Review Retrieved November 10, 2009 http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/whatis.shtml

  11. Additional Resources • MaryAnn CLT. (2007).  Educational Uses of Second Life.  Retrieved November 11, 2009, from YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related.                                                                           

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