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Slide 1: Introduction to Second Life, Part 1 SLA/Click University 03 December 2009 Scott Brown Member, SLA VW Council Social Information Group Cindy Hill Chair, SLA VW Council Hill Information Consulting Group 1
Slide 2: Agenda   SLA Virtual Worlds Council Upcoming SLA virtual events Overview of virtual worlds and Second Life    How to get started in Second Life Information for Part 2 – let’s meet in-world! Resources & more detail in the slide set  2
Slide 3: SLA Virtual Worlds Council  Appointed by President Gloria Zamora Created to recommend short and long-term direction for SLA’s presence as an association in virtual worlds Develop and promote opportunities for members to learn more about virtual worlds Learn more at    http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life/ 3
Slide 4: Upcoming SLA Events in SL  Library Buzz sessions  Check for upcoming events in 2010: http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLASECONDLIFE/Upcoming+Events  SLA Leadership Summit Highlights  Feb 2, 4 and 10, 2010: Anne Caputo and Janice Lachance  Possible SLA Annual Conference sessions in June 7
Slide 5: Why virtual worlds?  Long-standing interest   “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson Tron    Interactive, social environment “Next web”? New and emerging technologies 4
Slide 6: Why virtual worlds? http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?page_id=2092 3 5
Slide 7: Webkinz 8
Slide 8: Club Penguin 9
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Slide 10: Habbo 11
Slide 11: Twinity 12
Slide 12: HiPiHi 13
Slide 13: Multiverse 4 14
Slide 14: Multiverse 15
Slide 15: Protosphere 15
Slide 16: Wonderland 16
Slide 17: Quick Survey  Do you have an avatar – in any world? 6
Slide 18: What is Second Life?  Internet-based 3D virtual environment created by Linden Labs Users have avatars (called “Residents” within the universe) and can explore, learn, socialize, conduct business, participate in individual and group activities Linden Labs only provides the infrastructure; the entire contents are created and owned by its residents Second Life is not a game – unlike some virtual worlds    18
Slide 19: Environment 19
Slide 20: Simulation 20
Slide 21: Government agencies 21
Slide 22: Simulation 22
Slide 23: Connect remote employees 23
Slide 24: Simulation 24
Slide 25: Thomson Reuters 25
Slide 26: Active learning 26
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Slide 28: Modeling 28
Slide 29: Play with scale 29
Slide 30: US Federal government in virtual worlds 17
Slide 31: Why virtual worlds?     Virtual worlds hold great potential for learning and for organizations – and it’s starting to emerge ◦ Education, collaboration, eco-responsibility, global reach These environments are: ◦ Generally non-threatening ◦ Great ways to enhance and encourage knowledge sharing, collaboration ◦ Very dynamic and engaging – “just like being there” ◦ High-touch Conversations can be more open and honest Community can develop at a rapid rate 30
Slide 32: Quick Survey  Have you spent time in Second Life? 31
Slide 33: How does Second Life work?  Download Second Life's software package onto your computer ◦ ◦ Currently clients for Windows, Mac OSX, Linux & Solaris x86 Launch SL software and log in there – not on secondlife.com http://join.secondlife.com  Create your avatar ◦  Must have a broadband Internet connection of some sort ◦ Cable, DSL, etc. - Dialup will not work 32
Slide 34: How does Second Life work?  Must have a fairly powerful computer and connection ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Windows XP 2000, XP, or Vista 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better; 256MB memory or better; nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better video card ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better For Mac, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or better; 1 GHz G4 or better; 512MB memory or better Linux system requirements also available on Second Life site These are MINIMUM requirements; RECOMMEND even more power than this See http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php for full requirements 33
Slide 35: Once you’re in…  Communicate by instant messaging  Voice available; you will need a headset  Move through Second Life by using your arrow keys, fly and teleport to different locations 34
Slide 36: True-to-life Avatars 35
Slide 37: “Furry” Avatars 36
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Slide 39: SLA campus 27 38
Slide 40: Janice & Gloria in Second Life! 39 3
Slide 41: Library Buzz sessions 40
Slide 42: Quick Survey  If you have a Second Life avatar, what is your Second Life name? If you don’t – what would you choose for a first name?  41
Slide 43: Getting ready to meet in-world   Download the software at secondlife.com Create your avatar ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ http://join.secondlife.com Create your basic look: gender, skin color Choose a name ◦ You get to choose your first name ◦ Choose your last name from a pre-determined list May register one avatar per email for no charge 42
Slide 44: Getting ready to meet in-world  Register for ClickU’s Part 2 session ◦ This is how we’ll send you information on meeting inworld  Get in-world and play around – a lot – before the session ◦ ◦ Launch SL software and log in there – not on secondlife.com Second Life takes getting used ◦ Walk by using arrow keys on keyboard ◦ Fly by clicking on “Fly” button (click again to stop flying) ◦ Teleport by searching for places and clicking “Teleport” button 43
Slide 45: Second Life, Part 2 session Remember to get your avatar before registering! Last one of the year!  Second Life: an introduction, part 2: Registration – Thursday, December 10, 2009, 8am PT http://www.sla.org/content/learn/members/webinars/webinarreg/secondlife1110.cfm 44
Slide 46: Upcoming SLA Events in SL  Library Buzz sessions  Check for upcoming events in 2010: http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLASECONDLIFE/Upcoming+Events  SLA Leadership Summit Highlights  Feb 2, 4 and 10, 2010: Anne Caputo and Janice Lachance  Possible SLA Annual Conference sessions in June 7
Slide 47: Thank you! Cindy Hill (aka Sydney Delphin) Chair, SLA VW Council Hill Information Consulting Group Scott Brown (aka Steven Source) Member, SLA VW Council Social Information Group scott_r_brown@comcast.net 45 cindyvhill@yahoo.com
Slide 48: Resources: SLA in Second Life  SLA Second Life wiki  http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLASECONDLIFE/Home http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_in_second_life http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=slasecondlifecalendar%40gmail.com  SLA in Second Life blog   SLA in Second Life: Google Calendar  46
Slide 49: Resources: Second Life  Second Life system requirements  http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/11/06/the-mission-of-linden-lab/  "The Mission of Linden Lab" by Philip Linden   Build your own SLURL (Second Life URL)  http://slurl.com/build.php  “Second Life for Business: Ten Techniques”, FUMSI, October 2008  http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/use/3326 47
Slide 50: Resources: Islands in SL  Cybrary City II (SLA area in SL)  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/59/100/22/  Alliance Virtual Library: Info Island  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/128/128/33/  ALA Island  http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/127/102/29/  Virtual Ability 48
Slide 51: Resources: Groups, listservs, newsletters, etc.  The Immersive Internet: Make Tactical Moves Today For Strategic Advantage Tomorrow - ThinkBalm  http://thinkbalm.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/thinkbalmimmersive-internet-report-nov-20084.pdf  Virtual Worlds News  http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/  Clever Zebra: events, news, etc.  http://cleverzebra.com/list 49
Slide 52: Walking around • Use the arrow keys to move your avatar • Pressing Ctrl-R (Cmd-R on a Mac) toggles running instead of walking • Pressing Shift-Left Arrow or Shift-Right Arrow moves the avatar from side to side • You can also enable the Movement Controls using View → Movement Controls to help move your avatar. 50
Slide 53: Flying Press the Fly button to start flying and Stop Flying to land Use the “E” key to go higher & the “C” key to move lower and the arrow keys to adjust direction. You can also use “Page up” and “Page Down” 51
Slide 54: Sitting Select the object you'd like to sit on and rightclick it (On Mac, select Cmd-click) If the object can be sat upon, Sit will appear in the pie menu To stand, click “Stand up” 52
Slide 55: Mini-map The Mini-Map is a small panel that shows your present location and where other avatars are currently located, if they are close by. the World Map Dialog 53
Slide 56: Searching for places and other things The search button on the bottom of your viewer opens the Search Dialog You can search for: Classifieds – things for sale Events – training, concerts, shows public meetings, etc Showcase - highlights some of the best in-world locations and resident creations Land sales – real estate for sale or rent Places – land whose owner allows searchable listings People – avatars with public listing (a profile option) Groups – groups that allow their listing in Search the World Map Dialog 54
Slide 57: Making friends In Second Life, your friends are avatars you have connected with and agreed to friendship. To add someone as your friend, Right-Click their avatar and select Add Friend. If they agree, they are added to your contacts list as Friends. the World Map Dialog 55
Slide 58: Friends Friends are added to the Contact Lists “Friends” the World Map Dialog tab on the Communicate Dialog 56
Slide 59: Friends Friends are added to the Contact Lists “Friends” the World Map Dialog tab on the Communicate Dialog 57
Slide 60: Communicating: Local Chat Local chat is an “open channel” to everyone within a 20 meter radius of your present location. You can “shout” in local chat to reach avatars within a 100 meter radius. To say something in chat type your chat in the text box provided in the Local Chat tab or Send the chat by pressing Return 58
Slide 61: Profiles Your profile contains information about your avatar. To open your profile either: Right-click your avatar and select Profile or Select Edit → Profile from the menu To open another avatar's profile simply right-click their avatar and select Profile 59
Slide 62: Example profile 2nd Life – About your avatar Web – Favorite web sites Interests – Topics in SL the interest you Picks – Favorite places in SL Classified – Things you have for sale 1st Life – your real life profile My Notes – private notes you want to record about this avatar – these are notes linked to any avatar's profile but only accessible by you 60
Slide 63: Image credits 61