second life for special libraries association, san diego 10 26 06
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Stumbling, Bumbling, Teleporting & Flying… a Librarian Avatar in
“Second Life”
Esther Grassian(aka Alexandria Knight)
UCLA College LibraryRev. 25 Oct 2006
Alexandria Knight
Agenda
What is Second Life (SL)? Who’s Involved? Examples: Library & Librarian
Involvement & Fun Questions Welcome!
What is “Second Life” (SL)?
MMOG/MMORPG Massively Multi-player Online Role-
Playing Game >1 Million Registered Users 25%+ Increase/Month Based on Snow Crash
(Stephenson)
Virtual World?
Currency = Linden $$ Newspaper = “Metaverse
Messenger” Objects Designed by Residents Intellectual Property Rights
Respected >7000 Businesses
More…
Top Ten SL Entrepreneurs: >$200,000/year
Linden Lab’s Profit $20/virtual acre/month = $1
million/month + cut of currency exchange: L$ & US$ L$280 = US$1
SL Demographics (2 Aug 2006)… 50/50 Male/Female Participants Median age: 33 75% U.S. Participants [early summer] 57% U.S. Participants [20 Aug 2006]
“Second Life Statistics.” The Electric Sheep Company; “Statistics Update.” The Electric Sheep Company
Businesses…
More…
Marketing/Advertising
More…
“Metaverse Messenger” Kiosk
Caledon (19th century Sim)
Elven Glen
Campuses
San Diego State University NMC (New Media Consortium) 100 more in development…
San Diego State University
SDSU WebQuest
NMC Campus
Heart Murmur Sim
Heart Murmur Sim…
Fictional!
“This exhibit is for your entertainment only. None of the medical information presented here should be taken as true.”
Kemp, Jeremy. “Notices and Disclaimers…”
Svarga
Fictional, but… "If I was to turn off the clouds the
whole system would die in about six hours… Turn off the bees and [the plants stop] growing, because nothing gets pollinated.”
Laukosargas Svarog, “Second Life Virtual Ecosystem New World Notes”
Realistic attempt to replicate…
Nash Baldwin, MD & programmer, UC Davis
“…the building contains a closely researched recreation of visual and aural hallucinations, based on interviews of real schizophrenics.”
Au, James. “A Lever to Move the Mind.”
Real! USC Annenberg Island
Social Issues… Sponsor?
Real!
White Band Day: 17 Oct 2006 Global Call to Action Against
Poverty (GCAP)
Libraries, Librarians & Others Info Island -- ALS
Main Library Medical Library Mystery Manor Sci-Fi Building (in development)
Health Info Island (in development) ICT Library TechSoup
Flying in Info Island…
Info Island: Main Library
“Hallie” the ChatBot
Medical Library
Mystery Manor
More Mystery Manor…
International Spaceflight Museum
Entertainment
Bazaars Casinos Bars Be wary… Mature areas
Yadni’s Junk Yard
Casino…
Blarney Stone Bar (Dublin Sim)
Blarney Stone Bar…
Review
What is Second Life (SL)? Who’s Involved? Examples: Library & Librarian
Involvement & Fun To conclude…
Why Get Into SL?
Businesses Higher Education Learn New Technology Skills Collaboration Opportunities
Faculty Other Librarians & Technologists
And…
Go To Users!