acstac 2017: using virtual worlds: david w. deeds

Using Virtual WorldsAnatolia College of Science and

Technology Annual Conference 2017

Using Virtual Worlds

Introduction

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Goals for today?

• #1. Think outside the box!

• No Death by PowerPoint!

We’ll make this a workshop

even if I’m the only one

who gets inworld!

• Plenty of material to cover, but we first want to get as

many people inworld as possible

• How many of you searched for “using virtual worlds in

education” before coming?

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Who am I?

• “EdTech Evangelist,”

missionary saving the

heathens worldwide

• 16 years teaching in

international colleges,

K-12 schools

• Have started VWs in

Korea, Georgia, China,

Mexico, Guatemala too!

• Have presented at conferences on four continents

• Directly or indirectly introduced VWs to thousands! 4


How did all this get started?

• 11 years ago last month, my

Rez Day was October 9th!

• Professor in International

Business Department

• Students from all over, only

test they passed: Daddy’s

check didn’t bounce!

• Converting the Unbelievers,

Serious Play presentation:

Look on SlideShare or

www.indeeds.com5


What are Virtual Worlds?

• Immersive/Virtual Learning Environments

• Minecraft? Sort of. World of Warcraft? Closer.

• Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games or

MMORPGs, Games-Based Learning on steroids

• Focus: Second Life but especially OpenSimulator

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Download and install Singularity:

www.singularityviewer.org

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Second Life or

OpenSimulator?8


Do you want Second Life?

• Around since 2003, many

(schools) still use it

• In its heyday, was the ultimate

online community

• Might be resurrected with rise

of virtual reality

• If your kids are 16 and up, they

can go inworld

• If time permits today, we’ll pay

a visit (new/existing avatars)

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Stop by Teaching 10

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Want your own SL

cybercampus?

Contact Carol Pfeifer

of the New Media

Consortium:

[email protected]

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You want OpenSimulator!

• Around since 2007, best option

for K-12 schools

• Favorite of control freaks,

cheapskates, etc.

• Offers the vital stuff: CAD,

programming, virtual field trips

• Still no marketplace or even

common currency (yet!)

• Serious business, military and

other training purposes

• Will get to Version 1.0 soon!13


militarymetaverse.org 14


conference.opensimulator.org15


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OpenSimulator: Host?

• If you have strong/stable

Internet, I recommend host

• No server hardware issues,

much easier VW admin

• Vendor choices, check out:

www.hypergridbusiness.com

• I use Dreamland Metaverse:

dreamlandmetaverse.com

• Contact Snoopy Pfeffer:

[email protected]

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Dreamland Metaverse: Web Interface

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Let’s get inworld!!

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OK, start Singularity and click Grid Manager.

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In Grid Manager, click Create.

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For Login URI, enter “http://209.126.208.163:9005”

For Grid Name, enter “SAS” (just text).

Click Apply first, then OK.

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The Grid Name you entered should be

selected.

For Username, enter “Test One,” “Test Two”…

up to “Test Twenty.”

Enter the password I tell you.

Then click Log In.

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And you’re inworld!

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Navigation and Other Basics25


Building (the coolest part!) 26


Building (the coolest part!)See what I mean?

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Building (the coolest part!)See what I mean? This ain’t Minecraft! 28


Programming Basics29


Hypergridding30


Lesson Plans

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Lesson PlansArt

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Lesson PlansArtMusic

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Lesson PlansArtMusic

Science34


Lesson PlansArtMusicGlobal Collaboration Projects

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Getting It Free 36


Download and install OpenSimulator:

opensimulator.org/wiki/Download

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Current Release


Extract the files.

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Locate the StandaloneCommon.ini (text) file

(/bin/config-include).

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Open with a text editor, find: “WelcomeMessage”

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Plug in some white space around the section.

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Change the URIs to Local Host, 127.0.0.1:9000

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Locate OpenSim.exe (/bin), start it.

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At New region name [ ], enter “MyLocalGrid”

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Press Return to accept defaults for:

• Region UUID [x]

• Region location [1000,1000]

• Internal IP address [0.0.0.0]

• Internal port [9000]

• Allow alternate ports [False]

• External host name [SYSTEMIP]

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For New estate name [MyEstate], just enter the

region name again (MyLocalGrid).

For Estate owner first name [Test], enter yours

or whatever (Stud)…or accept default.

For Estate owner last name [User], enter yours

or whatever (Muffin)…or accept default.

Enter your password (e.g., davesagenius).

For Email, press Return.

For UserID[x], press Return.

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When you see Region (YourName) #, that’s it!

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Singularity: Local Host, Username, Password…

you’re inworld!

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You load and save OAR (OpenSimulator

ARchive) files. Free: from the command line.

Dreamland Metaverse: via the web interface.

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Lab: Command Prompt, use ipconfig to get

server IP. Change StandaloneCommon.ini URIs.

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Add grid to Singularity clients (Windows or Mac).

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secondlife.com52


Create your own new avatar or…

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…use one of my readymade ones.

Password: I’ll tell you

SLTeacherOne Aristocrat

SLTeacherTwo Bookmite

SLTeacherThree Netizen

SLTeacherFour Quintessa

SLTeacherFive Scribe

SLTeacherSix Turbo

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Get your free copy of the

2017 NMC/CoSN K-12 Horizon Report:

https://cdn.nmc.org/media/2017-nmc-cosn-

horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf

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Follow my Scoop.it pages:

www.scoop.it/t/3d-virtual-worlds-educational-

technology

www.scoop.it/t/integration-and-teaching-ed-tech

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Shukran/Thanks for participating!

Questions/comments?

[email protected]

[email protected]

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