Second Life IntroductionSecond Life Introduction, Become a Superhero

Brian Gray

(Brian Garfield in Second Life)( )

Case Western Reserve University

bcg8@case.edu

OLSSI

August 3, 2009

What is Second Life?What is Second Life?

• 3-D virtual metaverse entirely built3 D virtual metaverse entirely built and owned by its residents

• Began as 64 acres in 2003g• By 2007 was 64K+ acres• Fully-integrated economy: LindenFully integrated economy: Linden

Dollar Exchange• Linden Lab – Support & developmentde ab Suppo t & de e op e t• Pacific Standard Time (SL Time)

Metaverse (According to Wikipedia)Metaverse (According to Wikipedia)

• From Neal Stephenson’s 1992From Neal Stephenson s 1992 novel Snow Crash

• Widely used to describe the visionWidely used to describe the vision behind current work on fully immersive 3D virtual spacesp

• Environments where humans interact (as avatars) with each ( )other (socially and economically)

http://secondlife comhttp://secondlife.com

Windows MinimumS R iSystem Requirements

• Internet Connection: Cable or DSL• Operating System: Windows XP or Vista• Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium p

III or Athlon, or better• Computer Memory: 512MB or better• Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels• Video/Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 2,

GeForce 4mx or betterGeForce 4mx, or better– OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better

OR Intel 945 chipset– OR Intel 945 chipset

LindeX Market DataLindeX Market Data

2009 Jan ar2009 JanuaryTotal Customers SpendingMoney In-World 4421431 - 500 L$ 169809501 - 2,000 L$ 795142001 5 000 L$ 564382001 - 5,000 L$ 564385,001 - 10,000 L$ 4006710,001 - 50,000 L$ 6964310,001 50,000 L$ 6964350,001 - 100,000 L$ 14905100,001 - 500,000 L$ 10062500,001 - 1,000,000 L$ 910Over 1,000,000 L$ 795

~$4000

Retain ALL IP RightsRetain ALL IP RightsLinden Lab's Terms of Service agreement grecognizes Residents' right to retain full intellectual property protection for the digital content they create in Second Lifecontent they create in Second Life, including avatar characters, clothing, scripts, textures, objects and designs. This p , , j gright is enforceable and applicable both in-world and offline, both for non-profit and commercial ventures You create it youcommercial ventures. You create it, you own it – and it's yours to do with as you please.

Example of Use Fees(Beyond Basic Free Account)

• US$9 95/month Premium• US$9.95/month Premium Membership, includes 512sqm and weekly stipend

• 1/128 region 512sqm 117• 1/128 region, 512sqm, 117 prims, US$5

• Entire region, 65,536sqm, 15 000 prims US$19515,000 prims, US$195

1.4 million last 60 daysand 64k currently

Ohio University Without BoundariesOhio University Without Boundaries

http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/

Ohio University Video on SLOhio University Video on SL

PLAY MOVIE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA

Avatars – Who do you want to be?

Dress for the MomentDress for the Moment

Recreating or RedesigningRecreating or Redesigning

Virtual RecruitingVirtual Recruiting

http://admission.case.edu/secondlife.asp

CWRU Promotes DormsCWRU Promotes Dorms

Try Before You BuyTry Before You Buy

Kelvin Smith Library (CWRU)Kelvin Smith Library (CWRU)

Alliance Virtual LibraryAlliance Virtual Library

• Partner: Alliance Library SystemPartner: Alliance Library System– one of nine regional library systems in

Illinois with over 250 member libraries of all types

• Partner: OPAL– Online programming for all libraries

• Public Blog: http://infoisland.org/• Other links, including “working site”:

http://infoisland.org/links/

Examples from AVLExamples from AVL

• Genealogy Research Center• Genealogy Research Center• Library Gallery• Mystery Manor• Performance Center• Performance Center• Science Center• SF/Fantasy Center• Health Info• Health Info

Second Life Library:I f I l d I C b CiInfo Island I, Cybrary City, etc.

B HVX Sil tBy HVX Silverstarhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/

511035937/in/pool secondlifelibrary/511035937/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

Renaissance IslandRenaissance Island

By HVX SilverstarBy HVX Silverstarhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/

527404571/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

Collaboration Takes New Format: My First Experience

Online PresentationsOnline PresentationsExample: P t ti b RPresentation by R. David Lankes, PhD, is Director of theDirector of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) and anSyracuse (IIS) and an Associate Professor at Syracuseat Syracuse University’s School of Information StudiesInformation Studies

http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/

Socialize OnlineSocialize Online

Example Course: Virtual World Lib i hi Y S d LifLibrarianship - Your Second Life

• University of Illinois at Urbana-University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, The Graduate School of Library and Information Scienceof Library and Information Science, & Illinois Alliance Library System

• Six 2 hour synchronous sessions• Six 2-hour synchronous sessions will meet online in Second Life

http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Second_Life.html

San Jose State University's School f Lib & I f i S iof Library & Information Science

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADE0VSffgis

PLAY MOVIE

Mukwa Dibou (ALA President-Elect, Loriene Roy) and Jeremy Kemp (arriving) on SJSU sim y p ( g)

chatting with SJSU students and librarians.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/511014362/in/pool-secondlifelibrary/

Brand Map of Second Life: http://www.kzero.co.uk/blog/?p=430

Avatar Academics, UCLA Magazine (4/07)(4/07)

• Esther Grassian, an information literacyEsther Grassian, an information literacy outreach coordinator at UCLA's College Library; her avatar - Alexandria Knight.

• “Ball State University's students discuss their assignments on SL”

• “Students of a Pepperdine University distance-learning course meet every f i h l ll l hfortnight to learn, as well as explore, what it's like to be part of an online community ”community.http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/features/second‐life_virtual‐classroom/

Educators Explore 'Second Life‘O li (CNN )Online (CNN.com)

• “The three-dimensional virtual world makes it possible for students taking a distance course to develop a real sense of community said Rebecca Nesson ”community, said Rebecca Nesson.

• “Most people think online learning doesn't require participation or engagement with q p p g gcourse material, he said. But in "Second Life" there's real-time interaction, which means students need to engage in themeans students need to engage in the discussion -- much as if they were sitting in a brick and mortar classroom.”

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/13/second.life.university/

Negative Comments to ExpectNegative Comments to Expect

• Only a gameOnly a game• Diversion• Only trying to be edgy• Only trying to be edgy• Waste of time

L t d “fi t” lif b tt i t d• Lets do “first” life better instead• Fantasy, fake• Unprofessional• Porn, gambling

Signs of Growth & AcceptanceSigns of Growth & Acceptance

• Sweden to set up• Sweden to set up embassy in Second Lifey

• ALA Washington Opens Virtual Office

• Reuters had dedicated SL• Reuters had dedicated SL reporterp

For Teens as WellFor Teens as Well

• Teen Second Life:Teen Second Life: http://teen.secondlife.com/

• Eye4You Alliance Island is• Eye4You Alliance Island is sponsored by the Alliance Library System PLCMC and SirsiDynix:System, PLCMC and SirsiDynix: http://www.eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/

More Towards EducationMore Towards Education

• http://secondlife com/education/http://secondlife.com/education/• Second Life Best Practices in

Education: Teaching Learning andEducation: Teaching, Learning, and Research 2007 International ConferenceConference– http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/

htt //bl dlif• https://blogs.secondlife.com

Directory of Libraries and Organizations

• http://infoisland org/directory/http://infoisland.org/directory/• National Library of Medicine, Specialized

Information ServicesInformation Services

Virtual Ability IslandVirtual Ability Island

Cleveland Public LibraryCleveland Public Library

Deep Sea Marine Aquarium& S Lif C t& Sea-Life Centre

Second Life Science CenterSecond Life Science Center

International Spaceflight Museum

Nature Publishing Group's Island:E k ti C llEukaryotic Cell

Texas State University – San MarcosTexas State University San Marcos

Texas State University – San MarcosTexas State University San Marcos

The Tisch Library and Wright Center Climate Ch Ed ti C t (T ft U i it )Change Education Center (Tufts University)

NASA CoLabNASA CoLab

Piata Revolutiei - First Romanian city t l t d i SLaccurately represented in SL

Cultural Arts Museum's interpretation of England during the Neolithic Periodg g

(James Madison University)

Team OKAPI and Berkeley archaeologists mirror the prehistoric village, museum and archaeology t e p e sto c age, useu a d a c aeo ogy

in action at Catalhoyuk, Turkey.

Museum of the African-American Experience

Vikingecenter (Denmark)Vikingecenter (Denmark)

Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown NY

Abyss Museum of Ocean Science

Hanging Gardens of BabylonHanging Gardens of Babylon

Second Life IntroductionSecond Life Introduction, Become a Superhero

Brian Gray(Brian Garfield in Second Life)(Brian Garfield in Second Life)

Case Western Reserve Universitybcg8@case edubcg8@case.edu

OLSSIOLSSIAugust 3, 2009