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Second Life

Second Life. An introduction to its workings & philosophy Tony Ackroyd Tony Lusch http://secondlife.gre.ac.uk/. Introduction. Online 3D world 40,000 users at one time 12m registered 53 UK Educational involved ( eduserv ) 4,700 people earnt over US$200 in Nov 2009 SL stats

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Second Life

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  1. Second Life An introduction to its workings & philosophy Tony Ackroyd Tony Lusch http://secondlife.gre.ac.uk/

  2. Introduction • Online 3D world • 40,000 users at one time • 12m registered • 53 UK Educational involved (eduserv) • 4,700 people earnt over US$200 in Nov 2009 SL stats • Very engaging – addictive • Free

  3. Overview How to become member Basics on how to get about and interact Discuss philosophy of SL Have a go

  4. What is it? Multi-user Community Economy Rules Real-time 3D World Free, self-contained software Runs on Mac or PC (even from USB stick) Needs a modern graphics card (3 years) Driven by computers (servers) in Cal, USA Owned by Linden Labs

  5. Becoming a member Register at http://secondlife.com Choose a name (takes a long time) Choose an initial avatar Fill out your details Receive email and activate from email Download and Install Secondlife software

  6. Arrival in Second Life • Orientation Island first • Series of tasks to learn the basics • Appearance: modifying your avatar • Communicating • Moving • Searching • Once completed go to help island • Can never return

  7. Creating your Avatar Chosen your initial shape on registration Can change to others at anytime Can spend hours (days!) modifying Can make / buy clothes and objects to wear Can make / buy skins

  8. Skin templates • Modified in Photoshop / 3D package • Imported into SL

  9. Inventory + Library • For all your second life worldly possessions • Very much like My Docs in windows • Must keep it organised • Drag and drop • Into world • Onto others: giving

  10. Navigating Through the World • Walk / Run – arrow keys (+ ctrl-r) • Fly  Home – PageUp – PageDown • Teleport • Search • Using a landmark in you inventory • Use the Map • Mouselook – M • Examine – Alt-Z Ctrl- Alt-Z

  11. Where to go? Who to see? Use search People Places

  12. Communicating with the World • Saying is talking out loud • Anyone can hear you within 20 m • Press Enter to got into talk mode • type, press Enter to say it • Esc(cape) takes you out of talk mode • Instant Messaging • Via Search, • Via communicate, friends • Like making a phone call • If not on-line email sent

  13. Scripting Java style language SL API gives lots of functions to use Objects literally talk to each other to communicate Recommended reading http://www.lslwiki.net/

  14. Interacting • Menus • Left click • Touch - result usually depends on a script • Right click • Sit • Wear • Goto • Edit / Create • Avatar info • More

  15. The Economy (see stats) A basic membership is free Money brought in via paypal or credit card Money can also be taken out Approx. US$ 1 to 265 Linden$ Strict controls to avoid inflation etc. Objects created can be sold Reselling of Land Service industries: managers, DJ’s , etc

  16. Land (see pricing) ½ price for education • Mainland Sims (servers) • Can buy land (space on server) via auction • premium member • Tier fee (monthly ground rent) (US$5-195) • Island Sims • US$1,000 for 65,536 m2 +VAT • Tier fee US$295 +VAT • Resell parcels to non premium members • Themed & covenants

  17. How to use it? • Real life in miniature • Project planning • Running businesses • Acting as consultants • Collaborative learning at a distance • Problem based learning at Coventry • OU teen grid • See UK snapshothttp://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/studies/slsnapshots • See 101 uses for SL (via the metaverse blog) http://cit.duke.edu/pdf/tools/sluses.pdf

  18. Second Life Key Points • It is complex • Takes time but is addictive • Recommended reading Creating Your World: The Official Guide by Aimee Weber • A developing economy • It does mirror real life

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