Stumbling, Bumbling, Teleporting & Flying… a Librarian Avatar in “ Second Life ” Esther Grassian (aka Alexandria Knight) UCLA College Library Rev. 7 Oct.

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Stumbling, Bumbling, Teleporting & Flying… a Librarian Avatar in “ Second Life ” Esther Grassian (aka Alexandria Knight) UCLA College Library Rev. 7 Oct 2006

Alexandria Knight

Agenda What is Second Life (SL)? Who’s Involved? Examples: Library & Librarian Involvement & Fun Questions Welcome!

What is “Second Life” (SL)? MMOG/MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Online Role- Playing Game >841,000 Registered Users 25%+ Increase/Month Based on Snow Crash (Stephenson)

Virtual World? Currency = Linden $$ Newspaper = “Metaverse Messenger” Objects Designed by Residents Intellectual Property Rights Respected >7000 Businesses

More… Top Ten SL Entrepreneurs: >$200,000/year Linden Lab’s Profit $20/virtual acre/month = $1 million/month + cut of currency exchange: L$ & US$ L$280 = US$1

SL Demographics (2 Aug 2006)… 50/50 Male/Female Participants Median age: 33 75% U.S. Participants [early summer] 57% U.S. Participants [20 Aug 2006] “Second Life Statistics.” The Electric Sheep Company; “Statistics Update.” The Electric Sheep Company

Businesses…

More…

Marketing/Advertising

More…

More Advertising…

“Metaverse Messenger” Kiosk

Caledon (19 th century Sim)

Elven Glen

Campuses San Diego State University NMC (New Media Consortium) 50 more in development…

San Diego State University

SDSU WebQuest

NMC Campus

Research Studies & Social & Political Events Are they real? Are they authoritative?

Heart Murmur Sim

Heart Murmur Sim…

Fictional! “This exhibit is for your entertainment only. None of the medical information presented here should be taken as true. Consider this a work of fiction, not to provide instruction on medical diagnosis or treatment. Needless to say, I don't practice medicine or dispense medical services through this exhibit. Call a doctor!” Kemp, Jeremy. “Notices and Disclaimers…”

Svarga

Fictional, but… "If I was to turn off the clouds the whole system would die in about six hours… Turn off the bees and [the plants stop] growing, because nothing gets pollinated. And it's the transfer of pollen that signals the plants to drop seeds. The seeds blow in the wind, and if they land on good ground according to different rules for each species, they grow when they receive rain water from the clouds. It's all interdependent.” Laukosargas Svarog, “Second Life Virtual Ecosystem New World Notes”

Realistic attempt to replicate… Nash Baldwin, MD & computer programmer, UC Davis “the building contains a closely researched recreation of visual and aural hallucinations, based on interviews of real schizophrenics.” Au, James. “A Lever to Move the Mind.”

Real! USC Annenberg Island

Social Issues… Sponsor?

Real! White Band Day: 17 Oct 2006 Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)

Libraries, Librarians & Others Info Island Main Library Medical Library Mystery Manor Sci-Fi Building (in development) Health Info Island (in development) ICT Library TechSoup

Flying in Info Island…

Info Island: Main Library

Info Island Main Library

“Hallie” the ChatBot

Medical Library

Mystery Manor

More Mystery Manor…

International Spaceflight Museum

Entertainment Bazaars Casinos Bars Be wary… Mature areas

Yadni’s Junk Yard

Casino…

Blarney Stone Bar (Dublin Sim)

Blarney Stone Bar…

Review What is Second Life (SL)? Who’s Involved? Examples: Library & Librarian Involvement & Fun To conclude…

Why Get Into SL? Businesses Higher Education Learn New Technology Skills Collaboration Opportunities Faculty Other Librarians & Technologists And…

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