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1 2 3. Introduction to Second Life Jane Edwards What is Second Life? BBC News Clip Used for : Community purposes Creating content Marketplace.

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2 Introduction to Second Life Jane Edwards

3 What is Second Life? BBC News Clip Used for : Community purposes Creating content Marketplace

4 Some Statistics 2003 16 regions (islands – one island = 16 acres) 250 people (residents) 2006 10,000 regions 650,000 residents Turnover = $6.5 million per month Predicted to be over $75 million in user transactions per annum

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11 So what do I need to get in? Internet connection Good specification graphics card (and computer) http://secondlife.com/corporate/sy sreqs.php http://secondlife.com/corporate/sy sreqs.php Some basic keyboard skills Some time!

12 Go to www.secondlife.com www.secondlife.com Register Download the ‘client’ Log in! And next? Go to Word docWord doc

13 Where do I go from here? Try walking (arrow keys) Try flying (and landing!) (Fly button) + arrow keys Now what?

14 You have an Inventory! Have a look at it. You have a menu attached to your avatar Use the Search to find other places to visit It may be dark on arrival! Save the place to visit again later. (Create Landmark) Now what? Go to Word docWord doc

15 Chatting to people and offering or accepting Friendship Group title Meeting new people Now what? (2) Go to Word doc (page 6)Word doc

16 Congratulations! You are now a confident resident of Second Life!

17 There are many UK educational organisations and institutions piloting the use of SL in T&L ( http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.p hp?title=Institutions_and_Organizatio ns_in_SL) http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.p hp?title=Institutions_and_Organizatio ns_in_SL Or John Kirriemuir’s report for Eduserv: http://www.eduserv.org.uk/upload/foun dation/sl/uksnapshot072007/final.pdf Teaching and Learning in Second Life

18 Other interesting places to visit in Second Life Clubs Other avatars’ spaces Shopping Educational places Historical places Scientific places … to name but a few!

19 For example …….. Open University’s Cetlment Island Education UK San Jose State Uni Schizophrenia study International Space Flight Museum Sistine Chapel Or the pub!!

20 SLoodle The integration of Moodle with Second Life Under development: HUD Chat Classroom Course Enrolment Booth Login Zone Quiz Chair Registration booth

21 I hope you have learnt a little about Second Life and are going to have a go! Please contact me either in world or at the RSC if you have any queries or questions, or just want a bit of help. Thank you! Jane Edwards aka Ladyjane Plympton

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