Presentation 2010 What is Second Life Mykra Juhana

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Unit for Management & Development.

What is Second Life?

ActiveICT Meeting

Sastamala Adult Education Centre

2010 March, 18th

Juhana Mykr

Social Media | Web 2.0 | Virtual Worlds | Second Life

Social Media for Senior Citizens

:: http://somedi.blogspot.com

Mr Juhana Mykr | ICT-designer, M.Ed.Helsinki City Adult Education Centre | Unit for Management & Development

juhana.mykr

[email protected]

SkypeID:juhana.mykra

www.facebook.co

m/juhana.mykra

Ilmari Turboin Second Life


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Social media project for senior citizensFacts, Partners, Goals | http://somedi.blogspot.com

Project Goals briefly Introduce the concept

and possibilities ofsocial mediato senior citizens and other ppl

Search how social mediaservices and tools can supportand increase the quality of living

Search what Second Life + otherinteractive & collaborative toolscan offer to geographically

remote people and AECs

With partnership organizationshare best practices on AECscomputer buddy programs

Facts on Finnish people(08/2008 http://www.stat.fi)

78% use internet weekly 95% of those have used Google 38% read blogs frequently 35% use instant messaging tools 30% write to discussion forums

BUT Only 11% ofsenior citizensuse ICT for social purposes

Project Partners National Board of Education (fund) University of Helsinki: Palmenia

Centre for Continuing Education

AECs with long distances in Kajaani,

Sastamala, Vantaa and Fuengirola


Somedi2.0Blog

|http://somedi.blogspot.com


Somedi2.0Blog|http://somedi.blogspot.com

KZERO Statistics in Virtual World genre07/2009 http://www.kzero.co.uk

580 million registered accounts

worldwide in virtual worlds

600 million at the end of 2009

135 million accounts in the most

popular virtual world Habbo(avg age 14yr - since 2000) 76m Poptropica (10yr-2007)

54m Neopets (11yr-1999)

35m IMVU (20yr-2004)

34m Stardoll (15yr-2005)

27m WeeWorld (14yr-2005)

26m GlubPenguin (12yr-2005)

19m Second Life (35yr-2003)

18m Barbie Girls (9yr-2007)

16m Gaia (17 yr-2003)

12m World of Warcraft (25yr-2003)

12m Meez (17yr-2008)


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How does it feel to be a robot or a bunny?How might they face me as opposite sex or as disabled person?

Photorealistic spaces | New dimensions of presenceVirtual traveling is hot in the future = ecological & economical

Photorealistic sceneries


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Sistine Chapel | Vassar Islandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/vassar/165/91/24

ROMA Subura Plot | Urea Iacta Esthttp://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/188/54/29


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Virtual Learning Islands in Second Life

Hallinto- ja kehittmisosasto.

Pavillion: Hall

Sky platform: Magical Woods

Pavillion: Terrace & Cellar Gallery

Garden

EduFinland III > Somedi


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What have we done in SL?http://tinyurl.com/somedi-slurl

Open Lectures since 2008

Exhibitions &Concerts

Tutoring every Friday 11AM to 1PM

Project Meetings

Short Intros about Second Life& other social media tools

Project Demos


Somedi 2.0 Social media & senior citizens | http://somedi.blogspot.com


Favorite Books Exhibition in the Hall



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Art Photos in the Gallery



Medieval Xmas Live Concert with real instruments



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Poems in the Magical Woods

Virtual Tutoring in the Office



How to get in Second Life1. Register your avatar > Create free user account

http://join.secondlife.com

2. Confirm your e-mail = Activating Activating link will be enclosed in an e-mail

3. Download & Install Second Life client program http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php

4. Start Second Life program, log in & get toknow on everything in orientation island

5. Use in-world search (right hand top corner) & Teleport

3D Virtual World of Second LifeOpen & Flexible Learning in Social Media Environments Future Pedacogy Virtually Today


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Second Life Tutorials in YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com > keywords: Second Life Tutorial


Possibilities As a tool in Blended Learning & Tutoring As a platform for Distance Learning

& eWorking Meetings, Seminaires, Conferences

Open lectures for distance learners On-site lectures as a presentation tool A tool with lots of free-to-use material

for self-directed learners

Challenges How to find suitable learning resources Ethical problems, Sex industry,

Harrasment, Violence, Addictiveness 3D graphics need powerful computer Interface is not Finnish There are lots of buttons & possibilities Who builds virtual structures and how

Resources:time, money, responsibilities

Advantages Ecological & Economical

no travel expencies

non-pollutive

non-expensive real world simulations

International > language skills improve Low treshold to participate

An easy way in Networking

Social life > collaborations

Realism > immersions

Visuality > affective

Media sexiness > adds attractiveness

Youngsters already do virtual worlds

Help to cope in time

Huge substance, lots of possibilities

There is only limit in our

imagination what can be done

3D virtual world ofSecond Lifehttp://www.secondlife.com | http://join.secondlife.com

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