Elizabeth Becker Christine Crawford
Lori Swinney
AgendaTour of an instructional space designed for SL by Cathy
Walker of St. Vincent de Paul School in Rogers, AR
Guest speaker, Larry Johnson (aka Larry Pixel), CEO of NMC
Guest speakers John Miller of Tacoma Community College and Cathy Walker will demonstrate the Nursing Education Simulator (NESim) (at 3:00 pm).
Explore….This instructional space was created by Cathy Walker (see
her bio in your handout)
What is Second Life?A 3-D virtual worldFree and available to everyoneCreated in 2003 by Linden LabOver 9 million residents
53% male, 47% female200 + countries200 + universitiesIn-world economy US$1 = L$275 (as of 11/24/07)
Is Second Life a Game?Goals and objectives in games are dictated by the game
designers.
What you set out to accomplish, when and how you level up are all predetermined by the writers.
In SL, the players ARE the writers.
Gartner Report 2007
Gartner Says 80 Percent of Active Internet Users (and Fortune 500 enterprises)Will Have A "Second Life" in the Virtual World by the End of 2011
Trends toward Virtual WorldsVirtual worlds are new to our current studentsIn-coming students will have already been introduced to
the virtual worlds:Club PenguinWebkinzWhyvilleTeen Grid
Corporations like IBM, Cisco and SUN use SL to interview, train, and socialize their employees
EconomyCurrency is the Linden Dollar
US$1 = L$275 (as of 11/24/07)
value fluctuates with supply and demand
Can buy all things virtual
How can we use this instructionally?
Culture Norms, etiquette,
subcultures ie: personal space
It has newspapers, communities and cultural events
Art galleries, jazz clubs, concerts, fund raisers
How can we use this instructionally?
Networking/Collaboration
Employee of Sun MicrosystemsGraduate library student from U of AFaculty member managing 3 SUNY
IslandsBuilder of Northern Illinois University
(Glidden)Member of SL Development board and
shop ownerEducators in Arkansas, Pennsylvania
and North Carolina
Referenceshttp://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=503861
http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2007/11/MM20071120.pdf
http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy-market.phpwww.secondlife.com
Special thanks to friends in-world for the help!
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