COMM4325 Introduction to Second Life Workshop Spring 2013

Introduction to Second Life

April 16th 2013

Emin Saglamer
Instructional Technologies Support


Meet the Texas State SL Team

Second Life Team at ITS
•Emin Saglamer
– Manager,
– Virtual Architect,
– Virtual Trainer.

•Robyn Herry
– Virtual Trainer,
– Video Specialist.

•Steve Lux
– Programmer,
– Graphic Designer.


WHAT IS SECOND LIFE?

Open-ended MMORPG with free membership and integrated
content building tools operated by Linden Lab since 2002.


Your World, Your Imagination

Teaser Video Tour of Second Life


A Year in Second Life!

A Year in Second Life – user created video tour.


What is Second Life?

Persistent 3D virtual reality
First available in 2002



Users are represented by avatars

Avatars can take any shape or form



Text chat, voice chat
Real time communication



Has its own currency (L$)
Economy & Merchants



Free or paid membership options
Rent or own land



Login concurrency 90K at peak times


USUAL SLUSPECTS

The story of many faces of Second Life avatars
and the full second lives they live...


Usual SLuspects

Juana Manuel
Librarian
Fashionista


Usual SLuspects

Alpha Auer
Avatar Designer
Artist / Thinker


Troy Vogel
Builder
Recluse


PJ Trenton
Photographer
Dreamer


Alexis Tokhes
Explorer
Educator


Saffia Widdershins
Magazine Publisher
Admirer of Virtual Creations


Zachh Cale
Gallery Owner
Pianist / Composer in SL


SECOND LIFE COMMUNITIES

What is goin' on in dat
crazy virtual world with them avatars???


Second Life is Creative Expression

Wastelands in Second Life


Second Life is a Party: Second Life Birthday Celebration

Second Life 9th Birthday Celebration 2012


Second Life is a Live Concert

Live Concert during SL9B Celebrations


Second Life is Fashion & Style

Source: A Passion for Fashion by Harper Beresford


Second Life is Playing House

Let them know how special they are for you.


Second Life is a Conference

Share ideas, learn, communicate, inspire…


Second Life is an Educational Platform

All shapes and sizes gather and discuss…


Second Life is Role Playing: Robots, Vampires, Furries

“Come, whoever you are, come! Heathen, fire
worshipper or idolatrous, come! Come even if you
broke your vows a hundred times, Ours is the
portal of hope, come as you are.”
- Rumi


Second Life is a Field School


TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN MARCOS
IN SECOND LIFE

Our Second Life 2006-2013


BobCat Village (2006 - 2013)


Virtual Campus Buildings & Facilities

Buildings & Spaces
• Alkek Library

• Wittliff Collections Gallery

• Auditorium

• Amphitheater

• Student Groups Building

• ISD Distance Education Building

• TXSTATE Marketing Pavillion

• Sandbox Cafe

• Sandbox


QUICK SL ORIENTATION

Basic Skills


Second Life Client

SL Client
Splash Screen

• SL client runs on Macintosh
and Windows computers.

• If your lab computer's version
of SL tells you, you need to
upgrade, please ignore it. You
can still log in with the version
installed.


Terms of Service Agreement

TOS Agreement

Accept the TOS
• Before you can sign onto
Second Life, you have to agree
to the terms of service (TOS)
agreement as presented by
Linden Lab.

• You will have to accept the
TOS once however from time
to time Linden Lab will make
changes to the TOS and when
you log in you may have to
agree to TOS again.


First Arrival in SL

No more Orientation Island!


Navigate to Our Virtual Campus to Start Your Orientation

Notice the field at the top of your window that looks like a URL field for a web browser. Type
“bobcat village” and hit return in this field to teleport to our island.


Walking

Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to make your avatar forward
and back. Use left right arrows to make your avatar turn.


Camera Turn

Holding down Alt and holding down a left mouse button click, drag your mouse
forward and back or use the wheel to zoom in and out. Move the mouse sideways
to rotate around your focus point.


Alt Zooming

Holding down the Alt key on your keyboard, left mouse click on various parts of
the fish tank to focus on details. Use ESC to go back to default view.


Light Control

Day Night Cycle
Second Life days consist of three hours of daytime and one
hour of night, meaning in a real-world 24-hour day, there are
six Second Life® days.

Sun Override
1. Go to World->Sun

2. Select the time of day you desire from the following list:
1. Sunrise
2. Midday
3. Sunset
4. Midnight
5. Estate Time (sets back to the default time)

3. Light settings will now be fixed until you changed them
back to “Estate Time”.

4. If you quit and re-launch, this setting will reset back to
default.


Snapshot Camera

Snapshots are a quick way to capture an image of
where you are visiting in SL.

How to take a snaphot in SL:
1. Position your camera at the exact angle and
distance you like from your subject using the
camera controls discussed earlier.

2. Click the camera icon on the left side of your
screen.

3. A snapshot will be captured by SL client.

4. Click E mail button under the preview picture to e
mail the picture.

5. E mail interface will allow you type in:
1. the adress of the recepient
2. a subject line
3. and message
To send along with your snapshot.


Chat

Type in the chat field located at the bottom left of your window and press enter to
say something in public chat.


Instant Message

Right click one of your fellow classmates' avatar and select IM to send them a
private IM message. This will open an IM window for this conversation.


Sit

You can right mouse click and sit on most surfaces in SL.
Some scripted seating may also let you sit with a single left mouse click.


Stand Up

To stand up, you must click the “Stand Up” Button located at the bottom of your
window right above the Move button.


Fly

Holding down Page Up key on your keyboard will make your avatar fly.
Holding down Page Down key on your keyboard will make your avatar land.


Search

Use Destinations button or Search button to look for a destination.
Destinations are locations to visit that have beenreviewed and rated by Linden Lab.


Teleport

Search results will display a teleport button and you can visit the place by clicking
this button.


Avatar Makeover

Default Avatars
These are the default avatars SL offers as of October 2010.


Avatar Makeover

Endless Possibilities for Your Own Avatar
Only a few samples from thousands of user created avatars available in SL.


Avatar Makeover

Edit Shape
Shape refers to anything and everything that changes the
shape and texture of the BODY of your avatar:
– Body Parts
• Shape
• Skin
• Hair
• Eyes
– Clothes
• Shirt
• Pants
• Shoes
• Socks
• Jacket
• Gloves
• Undershirt
• Underpants
• Skirt

To edit your shape:
1. Right click your avatar.
2. Select Edit Appearance from the pull-down menu.
3. The Appearance Window will come up.
4. Your avatar will turn and face you.

Your avatar will turn around
and face you.


Avatar Makeover

Edit Shape
Shape is broken down into the following parts:
–Body
–Head
–Eyes
–Ears
–Nose
–Mouth
–Chin
–Torso
–Legs

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