virtualesc - making posters

- An application of virtual building and saving; creating groups for students for building

- At the end, materials on making profiles and learning tips in Second Life

Learning to make posters with images – for presentations &

meetings in Second Life

Find the building area – once on ESC islands click World > World Map > click-and-drag map till you see the view above > double-click the grassy area to be teleported there; right click the land to see boundaries & owners

Here’s the ESC “sandbox”

This is the building area

Rights to build – for you & for students

• You need to be in the Empire State College in SL group to be able to build (see menu to the right)

• You need to be invited to this group – send a request to eileen.oconnor@esc.edu for an invitation if needed – send your avatar’s name

• 0nce you are in this group, you can invite other avatars that are near you by right-clicking on the avatar > Group > locate this group > click Invite; the other avatar must Accept the invitation

Learn more about who owns land & what rights you have

• Right click the land > About Land > click through the tabs to learn about ownership & about building considerations

Uploading images

• You need to have $10 Lindens for each image; get Lindens from your workshop leader

• Click the Inventory icon on the right of the SL screen > + (at the bottom) > find the image on your computer > click Open > accept the prompts to save image on your computer

• Images can be: digital photos, scanned images, PowerPoint slides saved as JPEGs

Starting to build

• Right click the land > click Build

Once the Building Menu opens

• Click the desired shape

• Click the ground (the indicator turns to a magic wand)

1. click the desired shape

2. click the ground

Practice moving object w/ the arrows

Use directional arrows to move the

object

Open Inventory > slide desired image (texture) onto object

1. Open inventory

2. Locate image > click-and-drag onto desired “face” of the object

Rotate object by clicking Ctrl on keyboard, when the arrows are present > turning the wheels

Rotate objects as you make them

Bring in a website, by clicking Select Face > clicking the desired face > Texture > + at bottom > typing in website > clicking OK

Make posters that show websitesBring websites onto your object

To insert or remove media, be sure to have only one face selected

Put websites on only one face

The media settings

Type web address in Home Page area > click OK

Type web address here

A facsimile of website is displayed

Always name objects you want to keep – right-click object > General > type name

Name objects that you want to save

After naming objects, right-click then click Take or Take Copy (leaves out the original); it is put in your inventory with the name you have given

Take objects into your inventory

Pulled saved objects out of inventory

Open Inventory > located saved object > click-and-drag it onto the ground

Right-click object to bring back the menu > Delete (removes the item)

Remove unwanted items

Interesting extras

Create a profile & learn more about land ownership & building

Getting Started: let people know you

• Click People on the right side > My Profile > Profile

Now, provide your background

• Click Edit Profile > complete the prompts about yourself & interests

You can even have another name over your avatar’s head

Right click buildings to learn about the “prims” that made them; a prim can have a single color or can be made from images (textures) that fill the shape

Every parcel can only have a defined amount of “prims” – the individual building blocks that parcel owners and groups can use

If you right-click the land and then click About Land > Objects, you will see how many prims are available and are in use

How much you can build?