build it, rethink it, tweak it, rebuild it slcc 2010

Build It, Tweak It, Rethink It, Rebuild It:

Building Gadgets and Games for a Virtual Campus

Educational Objects and Games on the BGSU Virtual Campus

• Clear need for specific tools• Usability / Interaction• As virtual campus & projects grew we needed to enhance navigation• Accessing video and other media (pre-2.0)

• Showcase SL’s potential for building learning games

Teamwork, Collaboration,

and Direction

• Directors & Co-Administrators• Programmers• Designers / Artists• Modelers• Media/Server Experts• Architects, Writers• Faculty• Staff• University Administrators

Pre-SL 2.0 Objects: Art Gallery Viewer HUD

Pre and Post SL 2.0: Media Viewer: 2009 SIGGRAPH Art Exhibit “SpaceTime”

Pre and Post SL 2.0: Campus Navigation HUD

Mondrian Madness: Educational Game

Earthday/Birthday Scavenger HuntEducational Blended Reality Event

The Changing Virtual World Development Environment: Tweak it, Rethink it, Rebuild it

• Everything changes• Must rethink how people use it and how we build it• Must consider all levels of SL users

• Need to work on disseminating our scripted objects• Currently spend most of our time building and rebuilding them

The work never ends…

Contact:

Anthony Fontana – SL: AnthonyFontana [email protected]

Bonnie Mitchell – BonnieMitchell [email protected]

Bowling Green State University

http://www.bgsu.edu/secondlife/