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Virtual Worlds: Hype or Virtual Worlds: Hype or Reality?Reality?
Jane Chandler (RL) / Lane Erde (SL)Jane Chandler (RL) / Lane Erde (SL)Emma Duke-Williams (RL) / Emmadw Emma Duke-Williams (RL) / Emmadw
Rickenbacker (SL)Rickenbacker (SL)
School of Computing &School of Computing & The ExPERT Centre CETLThe ExPERT Centre CETL
Work also supported by a grant from the HEA-ICS Subject Work also supported by a grant from the HEA-ICS Subject CentreCentre
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What is a virtual world?What is a virtual world?
Dipity TimelineDipity Timeline
First 100 years (from 1787)
Dipity TimelineDipity Timeline
(Last 25 years)
What is a Virtual World?What is a Virtual World?
Computer based?
• Rich, graphical, 3-D environment
• Real people represented by avatars
• Content may be user created
• Various combinations of Chat, IM and voice communication
• May have audio and video streaming
• May have links out to the web
What is an avatar?What is an avatar?
http://www.answers.com/http://www.answers.com/
1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity
http://www.answers.com/http://www.answers.com/
1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity
A representation of a
person who is physically
absentA representation of a
person who is physically
absent
““I, Avatar” *I, Avatar” *
• “An avatar is an interactive social representation of a user”
• “A character in a game … in which you can affect, choose or change the plot”
• “A social creature dancing on the border between fact and fiction”
• A role we inhabit* Mark Meadows, 2008
How often do the people How often do the people you interact with see every you interact with see every
aspect of you and your aspect of you and your life?life?
A Virtual World: Second LifeA Virtual World: Second Life®®
• Not a game – no rules, no prizes, no winner, no objective
• User created/defined content
• You chose what you look like
• You chose what you do
Activities in Second LifeActivities in Second Life• Business• Meetings• Social / Entertainment• Content Creation: art, software, • Simulations: places, events, buildings,
risky/expensive experiences• Classes: lectures, tutorials, ‘treasure hunts’• Libraries and Museums
Lion Gate Building, University of Portsmouth
Lion Gate Building, University of Portsmouth
Portland Building, University of Portsmouth
Portland Building, University of Portsmouth
Portland Building, University of Portsmouth
NOAA
NOAA
Virtual Morocco
NOAA
Virtual Morocco
Virtual Darfur
Photo via Flickr from danceinthesky
Linden Gallery of Resident Art
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
University of Portsmouth
Harvard Law School
University of Portsmouth
Universityof Plymouth
Harvard Law School
University of Portsmouth
Universityof Plymouth
Genome
Genome
Iowa State University:Blooms Taxonomy
Students’ thoughts on Students’ thoughts on learning in a virtual world …learning in a virtual world …
Best thing about Second Life?
“Interactivity to explore, relative
freedom of expression and overall thoroughly
enjoyable.”
“Different from the norm...”
Worst thing about SecondLife?
“Found myself spending most of the time trying to
accomplish basic tasks, rather than complete the coursework assignment.”
“Playability was not very good in
comparison to other computer games.”
When should/shouldn’t we use SL?
“I don’t believe it should be used at all, puts
experienced users at a massive disadvantage to nonexperienced users.”
“Online meetings in SL was a
bonus.”
Other comments.
“I thought SL was even more irritating
to use than flash within Edcom.”
“Definitely a positive part of
the course.”
Second Life and other platformsSecond Life and other platforms
ResourcesResources
Video ClipsVideo Clips• Education in Second Life: Explore the Possibilities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMGR9q43dag&feature=related
• Educational Uses of Second Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related
• Introduction to Second Life http://www.virtualworldsvideo.com/video/Introduction-to-Second-Life-2
• Watch the World(s) http://youtube.com/watch?v=LxVDVggLqsA
• How to make a gift box... happy holidays! - SL TuTORial http://youtube.com/watch?v=876wwYv6Tf0
• NMC in Second Life® http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VZKTT6gZ8
BooksBooks• Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced
Content Creation for Second Life by Aimee Weber, Kimberly RuferBach & Richard Platel (2007) John Wiley & Sons ISBN-13: 978-0470171141
• I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life by Mark Stephen Meadows (2008) New Riders ISBN-13: 978-0321533395
• 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom by Megan S. Conklin: http://facstaff.elon.edu/mconklin/pubs/glshandout.pdf
Websites – Getting GoingWebsites – Getting Going
• http://secondlife.com/• Joining SL:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddpfmbxr_683gt5h2&hl=en
• Joining via NMC: http://sl.nmc.org/join/• Second Life ToolKits Project:
http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~chandler/HEA-ICS/• Enterprise 3.D Living and Working in Virtual Worlds
http://www.slideshare.net/rooreynolds/enterprise-3d-living-and-working-in-virtual-worlds/
Education WebsitesEducation Websites• Edumuve.com: http://edumuve.com/tour/• Eduserv Foundation: http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/sl.aspx• RezEd: The Hub for Learning and Virtual Worlds
http://www.rezed.org/• The SaLamander Project:
http://www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
• SimTeach: Information and Community for Educators using M.U.V.E.'s: http://www.simteach.com/
• Second Life in Education: http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
• Silversprite’s Slideshow of UK HE & FE in SL®
http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite/sets/72157603982005324/show/
BlogsBlogs
• Wagner James Au’s New World Notes http://nwn.blogs.com/
• Metanomics http://metanomics.net/• NMC Campus Observer http://sl.nmc.org/• Second Life Research
http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/• Intellagirl’s Ubernoggin
http://www.ubernoggin.com/• SLED Blog http://www.sl-educationblog.org/• Roo Reynold’s and Ian Hughes’s eightbar
http://eightbar.co.uk/
Mailing ListsMailing Lists
• SLED – SL Educators https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators
• Slrl – Second Life Research http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com