1. Virtual worlds – OpenSim Module B: Life as Avatar
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Virtual worlds – OpenSim
Module B: Life as Avatar
Presenter

2. WELCOME ! Today you will learn …
everything you (or your avatar) needs to know to become a fully accepted member of the virtual community 
to behave
to move
to communicate
to use items
to change appearance
… and much more
furthermore you will find out some interesting facts about Chatterdale
OpenSim, Module B – Life as Avatar

3. Reminder: How does it work ?
Virtual world, e.g. an OpenSimulator instance , the „virtyou“-grid, running in Berlin
Avatar „Yvonne Handrick“
Basic system architecture:
central server that hosts „the world“ – on our case the virtyou-grid, an instance of OpenSimulator, run by the company virtyou in Berlin (
client program, installed locally on each participant‘s machine – we suggest the „Imprudence viewer“
(details about system installation: see Module X – Admin‘s corner)
Gerhilde, in Vienna, „playing“ Yvonne
OpenSim, Module B – Life as Avatar

4. Reminder: Netiquette Sorry!
Don’t run into others: if you do: apologize
Use standard language
Help each other and be patient – it the other person does not react to your voice, start using text-chat
React if asked for reaction!!!!
As real people are behind avatars are real people, we need to behave like in real world – which happens naturally anyway; naturally we apologize when marching one one’s foot 
Note: this is often not clear for students – especially if bots are included
OpenSim, Module B – Life as Avatar