SC in SL

SCSCininSLSL

Topics

bull History

bull SL Defined

bull Requirements

bull Pros and Cons

bull Libraries Worldwide in SL

bull SC in SL

bull Panel

History

bull 1999 Linden Labs foundedndash Mission To connect us all to an online world

that advances the human condition

bull 2002 Linden World a theme park

bull 2003 Second Life opened to public

bull 2005 Teen Second Life (ages 13-17)ndash Adults must undergo a background check

before admittance to this area

Evolutionary Phases of SL

bull 2001- early 2003ndash Pre-beta stage called LindenWorld ndash Avatars were called Primitars made entirely

of prims ndash Opened to non-Lindens in March 2002 by

invitation ndash Land was shared in common Testing ground

for virtual reality technology

Second Life in January 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2003bull Public Beta begins April 2003 Tiny continent bull Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles

fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents

bull Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground

bull Original residents resist (SL now has enough room for both types of group)

bull Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation Tax ends

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Topics

bull History

bull SL Defined

bull Requirements

bull Pros and Cons

bull Libraries Worldwide in SL

bull SC in SL

bull Panel

History

bull 1999 Linden Labs foundedndash Mission To connect us all to an online world

that advances the human condition

bull 2002 Linden World a theme park

bull 2003 Second Life opened to public

bull 2005 Teen Second Life (ages 13-17)ndash Adults must undergo a background check

before admittance to this area

Evolutionary Phases of SL

bull 2001- early 2003ndash Pre-beta stage called LindenWorld ndash Avatars were called Primitars made entirely

of prims ndash Opened to non-Lindens in March 2002 by

invitation ndash Land was shared in common Testing ground

for virtual reality technology

Second Life in January 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2003bull Public Beta begins April 2003 Tiny continent bull Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles

fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents

bull Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground

bull Original residents resist (SL now has enough room for both types of group)

bull Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation Tax ends

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

History

bull 1999 Linden Labs foundedndash Mission To connect us all to an online world

that advances the human condition

bull 2002 Linden World a theme park

bull 2003 Second Life opened to public

bull 2005 Teen Second Life (ages 13-17)ndash Adults must undergo a background check

before admittance to this area

Evolutionary Phases of SL

bull 2001- early 2003ndash Pre-beta stage called LindenWorld ndash Avatars were called Primitars made entirely

of prims ndash Opened to non-Lindens in March 2002 by

invitation ndash Land was shared in common Testing ground

for virtual reality technology

Second Life in January 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2003bull Public Beta begins April 2003 Tiny continent bull Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles

fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents

bull Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground

bull Original residents resist (SL now has enough room for both types of group)

bull Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation Tax ends

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Evolutionary Phases of SL

bull 2001- early 2003ndash Pre-beta stage called LindenWorld ndash Avatars were called Primitars made entirely

of prims ndash Opened to non-Lindens in March 2002 by

invitation ndash Land was shared in common Testing ground

for virtual reality technology

Second Life in January 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2003bull Public Beta begins April 2003 Tiny continent bull Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles

fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents

bull Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground

bull Original residents resist (SL now has enough room for both types of group)

bull Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation Tax ends

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Second Life in January 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2003bull Public Beta begins April 2003 Tiny continent bull Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles

fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents

bull Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground

bull Original residents resist (SL now has enough room for both types of group)

bull Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation Tax ends

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2003bull Public Beta begins April 2003 Tiny continent bull Three combat sims called The Outlands where battles

fought by factions beginning to form between public and original residents

bull Hundreds of new residents join from the MMPORG World War II Online (WWIIOL) wanting to use SL as a battleground

bull Original residents resist (SL now has enough room for both types of group)

bull Revolution against Linden tax on prim creation Tax ends

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Second Life in June 2003

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Winter 2003 LL makes 3 new policy changesndash a) End monthly subscriptions and charge land

use fees insteadndash b) Allows L$ to be bought and sold in

exchange for RL $ndash c) Recognizes residents IP rights

bull SL commerce begins in earnest

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Late 2003 - early 2004ndash Land rush begins Dec 2003 as a result of (a)

above ndash Land auction system introduced ndash First island sold 1704 ndash Emergence of SL land barons

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Mid 2004 - Mid 2005ndash Audio streaming and custom animations

introduced ndash Video streaming and HUDs introduced Led

to new industries djing and live music machinima animations etc

ndash SL now considered 3D Web

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Evolution Conrsquot

bull Summer 2005 - Presentndash SL boom time ndash LindeX exchange launched ndash Mass international media coverage leads to

millions of new accounts many entrepreneurs

ndash Many RL companies join SLndash 1412534 have logged in last 60 days

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Second Life in October 2007

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Second Life Defined

bull 3-D Virtual world

bull Metaversendash Term coined in Neal Stephensonrsquos novel

Snow Crash

bull Social network

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Key Characteristics

bull 90 Resident built

bull Users own the intellectual property of their in-world creations

bull Tringo ndash the first real world product created in a virtual world Available on GameBoy

bull Has an economy based on the Linden dollar

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

SL Community

bull ldquoWe are a global community working together to build a new online space for creativity collaboration commerce and entertainment We strive to bridge cultures and welcome diversity We believe infree expression compassion andtolerance as the foundation for community in this new worldrdquo

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Quotes Dale Gardner

bullWhat makes Second Life eerily powerful is the zero-distance between thinkers and technologybullI therefore see Second Life as IBM does a powerful tool for bringing people and technology together and given that proximity able to productively accelerate the processes that bind them

httpblogszdnetcomGardnerp=2391

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Metaverse Roadmap

bull ldquoThe common feeling is that by 2020 virtual worlds will be as widespread as the World Wide Web is nowrdquo

bull ldquoBy 2016 half of us will have interactive avatars with those aged between 13 and 30 spending around 10 hours a week socializing in 3-D visual environmentsrdquo

httpeditioncnncom2007TECH0807virtualliving

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Windows Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System XP or Vista bull Computer Processor 15 GHz (XP) 2-GHz

(Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better bull Computer Memory 1 GB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Mac Recommendations

bull Internet Connection Cable or DSL bull Operating System Mac OS X 1043 or better bull Computer Processor 125 GHz G4 or better bull Computer Memory 768 MB or more bull VideoGraphics Card

ndash Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series 6700 6800 7000 series 7600 7800 7900 8000 series 8400 8500 8600 8800 GeForce Go 7400 7600 7800 7900)

ndash ATI Graphics Cards (X800 X900 X1400 X1500 X1600 X1700 X1800 X1900)

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Traits of an SL

Sense of Adventure Risk-taker Creative

Multi-tasker Patience

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Pros and Cons

bull This slide needs helpbull Not sure we need it

bull ldquoTime suckrdquo

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Whorsquos in SL

bull Non-profit organizationsndash httpwwwflickrcomphotostagsnpsl

ndash httpsecondlifetechsouporg

ndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Non-Profits

bull Educational organizationsndash httpwwwsimteachcomwikiindexphptitle=Second_Life_Edu

cation_Wiki

ndash USC SLIS httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Businessesndash IBMndash Pontiac

Libraries in SL

bull Info Islands I and II ndash Genealogy Research Center ndash Library Gallery ndash Mystery Manor ndash Performance Center ndash Science Center ndash SFFantasy Center

bull Health Info Islandbull The Caledon Branch Library bull Cybrary City Islands virtual home to many public and

academic RL librariesbull Eye4YouAlliance on Teen Second Life

Sampling of SL Librariesbull Special Librarians in Second Life - 47 157

24bull Claremont College Digital Library - 97 27 3bull Librarium amp Philosophers Club - 149 19 24bull Johnson amp Wales University - 148 38 24bull Library amp Information Studies Department -

199 41 24bull Australian Libraries - 211 70 24bull Glenview IL Public Library - 188 72 24bull Art Libraries - 222 163 24bull Canada Nexus - 211 167 24bull Department of Information Science FFZG -

213 180 24bull Nebraska Library Commission - 230 217

241048576bull Cybrary City 2 Reading Garden - 13 235

25bull State Library of Kansas - 28175 221048576bull Library and Archives Canada - 62 114 24bull Law Library amp Technology Center - 58 42

22 bull Michigan Library Consortium - 149 48 351048576

bull Elven Insittute - 182 178 25bull Find It Illinois - 13580 22bull Glass Blowing Arts 321628bull ALA - Washington 3614923bull ALA 42 19822bull Eduislandbull Knowillebull Cleveland Public Librarybull Humanism Gardenbull MHA INfo Center (MHA Public Library)bull Black Librarybull SL Public Library Alice Free Librarybull Bibliotheek Amsterdam OBA bull Openbare Public Library wwwobanlbull Hyperborea (94 49 26)bull Documentation Centre and Archives on

Feminism Equal Opportunities and Womens Studies

bull IBM Library - 211 230 24

Sampling of SL Librariesbull Special Librarians in Second Life - 47 157

24bull Claremont College Digital Library - 97 27 3bull Librarium amp Philosophers Club - 149 19 24bull Johnson amp Wales University - 148 38 24bull Library amp Information Studies Department -

199 41 24bull Australian Libraries - 211 70 24bull Glenview IL Public Library - 188 72 24bull Art Libraries - 222 163 24bull Canada Nexus - 211 167 24bull Department of Information Science FFZG -

213 180 24bull Nebraska Library Commission - 230 217

241048576bull Cybrary City 2 Reading Garden - 13 235

25bull State Library of Kansas - 28175 221048576bull Library and Archives Canada - 62 114 24bull Law Library amp Technology Center - 58 42

22 bull Michigan Library Consortium - 149 48 351048576

bull Elven Insittute - 182 178 25bull Find It Illinois - 13580 22bull Glass Blowing Arts 321628bull ALA - Washington 3614923bull ALA 42 19822bull Eduislandbull Knowillebull Cleveland Public Librarybull Humanism Gardenbull MHA INfo Center (MHA Public Library)bull Black Librarybull SL Public Library Alice Free Librarybull Bibliotheek Amsterdam OBA bull Openbare Public Library wwwobanlbull Hyperborea (94 49 26)bull Documentation Centre and Archives on

Feminism Equal Opportunities and Womens Studies

bull IBM Library - 211 230 24

SC in SL

bull Palmetto I Cybrary City (Society Hill)ndash httpslurlcomsecondlifeCybrary20City4718724

bull SC State Libraryndash httpslurlcomsecondlifeCybrary20City543924

bull USC SLISndash httpslurlcomsecondlifeEduisland2042516825

bull Non-library Groupndash WandoSilent Follyrsquos Estatendash httpslurlcomsecondlifeWando19623221

Favorite Sites

bull International SpaceFlight Museum httpslurlcomsecondlifeSpaceport20Alpha21321335

bull Literature Alive httpslurlcomsecondlifeFinger20Lakes20Island2202623

bull VRR ndash The Virtual Reality Room httpslurlcomsecondlifeSolariam19220676

bull Talis SciFi amp Fantasy Portal httpslurlcomsecondlifeInfo20Island315833

SL Society Hill Library 20

SL State Library

• SC in SL
• Topics
• History
• Evolutionary Phases of SL
• Second Life in January 2003
• Evolution Conrsquot
• Second Life in June 2003
• Slide 8
• Slide 9
• Slide 10
• Slide 11
• Second Life in October 2007
• Second Life Defined
• Key Characteristics
• SL Community
• Quotes Dale Gardner
• Metaverse Roadmap
• Windows Recommendations
• Mac Recommendations
• Traits of an SL
• Pros and Cons
• Whorsquos in SL
• Libraries in SL
• Sampling of SL Libraries
• Slide 25
• Favorite Sites
• SL Society Hill Library 20
• SL State Library

SL Society Hill Library 20

SL State Library

• SC in SL
• Topics
• History
• Evolutionary Phases of SL
• Second Life in January 2003
• Evolution Conrsquot
• Second Life in June 2003
• Slide 8
• Slide 9
• Slide 10
• Slide 11
• Second Life in October 2007
• Second Life Defined
• Key Characteristics
• SL Community
• Quotes Dale Gardner
• Metaverse Roadmap
• Windows Recommendations
• Mac Recommendations
• Traits of an SL
• Pros and Cons
• Whorsquos in SL
• Libraries in SL
• Sampling of SL Libraries
• Slide 25
• Favorite Sites
• SL Society Hill Library 20
• SL State Library

SL State Library

• SC in SL
• Topics
• History
• Evolutionary Phases of SL
• Second Life in January 2003
• Evolution Conrsquot
• Second Life in June 2003
• Slide 8
• Slide 9
• Slide 10
• Slide 11
• Second Life in October 2007
• Second Life Defined
• Key Characteristics
• SL Community
• Quotes Dale Gardner
• Metaverse Roadmap
• Windows Recommendations
• Mac Recommendations
• Traits of an SL
• Pros and Cons
• Whorsquos in SL
• Libraries in SL
• Sampling of SL Libraries
• Slide 25
• Favorite Sites
• SL Society Hill Library 20
• SL State Library