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STC 2008 June 19, 2008. Terry Keys “Crash Thibaud” Director of Instructional Technologies, MCC tkeys@monroecc.edu Larry Dugan “Marcius Dowding” Director of Online Learning, FLCC duganls@flccc.edu. Who are We?. What is Second Life?. Virtual World Avatars Client/Server Linden Dollars
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STC 2008 June 19, 2008
Terry Keys “Crash Thibaud” • Director of Instructional Technologies, MCC • tkeys@monroecc.edu • Larry Dugan “Marcius Dowding” • Director of Online Learning, FLCC • duganls@flccc.edu Who are We?
Virtual World • Avatars • Client/Server • Linden Dollars • Owning "Land" • Linden Scripting Language What is Second Life?
Recommended system requirements • Recommended firewall settings • Classroom installations • User account management • Portable installation option • General SL technical support Implementing Second Life
Client required • QuickTime required • “Frequent” but “Optional” updates • How “locked” are your classroom computers • Different models of network management require different solutions. • SL Administrator responsibilities • Network configurations and bandwidth loads. Classroom Installations
Creation • Creation limitations • Account management • Anonymity • Code of Conduct • BTW – flag on to “Remember Password” User Accounts Management
Running Second Life on a Flash Drive • http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/gaming/SLOnAFlashDrive • https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/2007-January/005630.html Other Installation Options
General SL Technical Support • http://secondlife.com/support/ • http://slost.net/2007/12/23/sl-performance-graphics-tweaks/#more-8