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SWEN 6837 – Capstone Project

SWEN 6837 – Capstone Project. Creating SCE’s virtual presence in Second Life. Spring 2008. Agenda. Introductions What is Second Life? What can one do in Second Life? What have we accomplished this semester Challenges Future goals. Second Life. What is Second Life?

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SWEN 6837 – Capstone Project

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  1. SWEN 6837 – Capstone Project Creating SCE’s virtual presence in Second Life Spring 2008

  2. Agenda • Introductions • What is Second Life? • What can one do in Second Life? • What have we accomplished this semester • Challenges • Future goals

  3. Second Life • What is Second Life? • Rich virtual presence • Interact with others via text and voice chat • New medium for sharing ideas • What can one do in Second Life? • Have an alternative virtual “life” • Build your dream house • Expand your social network

  4. Second Life - Academic and Business • Fortune 500 companies • Interviewing occurs in Second Life • Universities of all sizes and stature • New way to market and reach prospective students • Sharing information • Mock interviews and Career Fairs • Educating via a new medium • Guest lectures • More diverse student population • Public schools use SecondLife • NYC school district has six private islands

  5. Basics of Second Life • Welcome to Help Island • Walk • Fly • Chat • Build items • Our land was initially barren • Additional enhancement opportunities exists

  6. Tour SCE’s virtual presence • Two main parts • Student Union • Place to relax and mingle with other prospective students • Academic Plaza • School of Science and Computer Engineering • Software Engineering

  7. Work Breakdown • Student Union – Beach, Pool, Treehouse • Priya and Neha • Academic Plaza • Software Engineering side • Mohammed, Divya, and Ihsan • School of Science and Computer Engineering • Brian and Carlo • Second Life Land Acquisition • Ihsan • Associated course documentation • Entire team

  8. Challenges • Learning curve of Second Life and picking up where previous group left off • Obtaining land • Prim limitation • Creating and implementing our vision

  9. Future Goals • Obtain private island for SCE • Transfer current structure • Create stronger virtual presence • PowerPoint • Video content • Campus Life • Diverse student population • Professors • Pave the way for the first SCE classes to be taught via Second Life

  10. Questions and comments • Are there any questions or comments?

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