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Managing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence. Beyond Creation:. Danielle Kane SL Avatar Name: Mica Braun & Anteater Beaumont Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation University of California, Irvine Libraries. History of Anteater Island. Created in 2007
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Managing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence Beyond Creation: Danielle Kane SL Avatar Name: Mica Braun & Anteater Beaumont Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation University of California, Irvine Libraries
History of Anteater Island Created in 2007 Mission: Highlight library services and to offer a platform for research and teaching to UC Irvine faculty. Design Concept: Sandbox plots surrounding a central library square. Land Management: Plots can be deeded to interested affiliates for limited periods of time. Anteater Island pre-2009 Anteater Island post-2009
Creating Vision Anteater Beaumont Estate Manager • Draw on the mission, goals and objectives of your organization • Describe what you want to see in the future • Be positive and inspiring • Do not assume that the system will be the same in the future • Be open to dramatic changes within your organization, i.e. teaching techniques, facilities, methodologies, etc.
On Anteater Island: Prims: 718 used out of 1538 Scripts: Join group Tracker / message keeper Visitor counter Welcome mat URL / notecard giver Products: FreeView TV and remote SL group Building and Freebies
Immersion • A member of the team should be fully immersed in the virtual world. They can keep up on: • New ways to utilize the world • Changes to the system • New opportunities • Possible areas of collaboration • Upcoming issues in virtual worlds • Fully understand how to utilize the Second Life Viewer
Managing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence • Skills • Building, scripting, modding • Image creation / visual design • Dealing with media • Estate / land management • Training • Project management • Leading teams • Marketing • Cheerleader • Explorer
Managing a Virtual World Team • Beyond the 8 keys to having great meetings: • Empower your team members • Training in Second Life and its tools and systems • Open up the vision of the island to feedback • Go on tours / fieldtrips • When able, meet in the virtual space • Plan the future together
Evaluation x 3 • 1. Determine your needs: • Perform needs assessment • 2. Evaluate your options: • Compare technologies using: who, what, when, where and why • 3. The final evaluation: • Determine evaluation criteria • Continued need by faculty and students • Visitor traffic • Does space continue to meet needs
The Future…. • Visual Literacy Tutorial • Celebration of UC Irvine Anniversary • Second Life Viewer 2 Beta
Special Thanks • Second Life Team (2009 - ) • Danielle Kane, co-chair • Julia Gelfand, co-chair • Virginia Allison • Brian Williams L-R: Brian Williams (Bison Gothly), Danielle Kane (Mica Braun, Anteater Beaumont,) Virginia Allison (Exlibris Xaris)