second life presentation
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Sumru Kumar, Tommy McCabe, Mike Stramandinoli, Allyson Warren
Life as a New ComerIt is extremely easy to identify a “newbie” on
second lifeMany experienced users are more than willing
to assist a user who appears to be lost or struggling
Orientation island is key to learn how to learn the basics of Second Life
As more time is spent exploring second life, users gain more in-depth knowledge regarding capabilities and functionality of the site as well as the potential the site holds
Life as a New Comer (cont.)Met many people of different cultures and
backgroundsOne particular example:
Played soccer with someone in Mexico and ended up having a conversation in English and Spanish about the World Cup
Amazing how Second Life allows you to have conversations such as this one with people you don’t know
HindrancesProgress was hindered by computers/internet
connections that were too slow to operate Second Life
Although the tutorial was extremely helpful, it slowed down the process of actually integrating into the Second Life world
Second Life was slow because of the number of usersCauses frustration as we had to log off and very little
progress was madeLack of money to spend made it difficult to fully
integrate into Second Life
HelpsInformation found on the Internet was helpful
in discussing potential of the site and helpful uses
Orientation Island was particularly useful, although it was hard to leave when you felt like you were ready to leave
Socializing with other new comers helped to initially learn the tools of Second Life
Advice and assistance from other Second Life users was a vital part in learning more in-depth aspects of Second Life
Explorations and AdventuresSeeing major companies such as Dell and
IBM made Second Life more appealingThere were many locations that we found to
be politically and socially offensiveIt was interesting to visit locations that were
raising money for charities in real lifeRandomly exploring allowed us to meet
individuals from other social networksThis fact adds to the small world getting
smaller idea
Benefits to using Second LifeSocial networking opportunitiesCan be used to escape the pressures of the real
worldReal identity can be concealed, you can define
the identity of your avatarMany large scale companies are beginning to
use Second LifeNetworking for possible job opportunitiesOpportunities within businesses to hold
meetings with people that may be a distance away
Platform for Online CommunityIf improvements are made, has the potential
to take over other social networking platformsAllows people to connect and look how they
want to be perceivedshows what some people hide inside rather than
Facebook, MySpace, etc. where pictures are displayed and identity is not concealed
connects people that could have never connected in the real world because of differences in real life, but their similarities in Second Life connected them in a new way
Culture on Second LifeBecause Second Life is a fairly new world,
the culture is still developingWe did not find a culture that jumped out
because each location in second life really has its own culture as each country in the world has its own culture
Depending on where you travel within Second Life culture is different as are the individuals you encounter along your routes
Commerce of Second LifeBusinesses can use Second Life as advertisement
for real world products and brandsOpportunities for an online business community
with virtual reality are endlessBecause many users are so immersed in Second
Life and willing to spend money, many real world businesses can actually sell products and services on Second Life
The fact that some companies pay for land in Second Life shows its value as a social networking entity
Work on a Cyber TeamWorking on a cyber team within an academic
environment was great as today's business world is global with team members operating in different time zones across the globe
Due to the fact that team members were located in different areas, we had to rely on Second Life, email, instant messaging, and cell phones to communicateRelying on these types of technology makes it
difficult to work as a cyber group because everyone has a different approach to using this technology
Work on a Cyber Team (cont.)With the time constraints of the project, it was
difficult to adjust to this kind of working environment so quickly
Once the communication was established, all the members of the team had to work hard to ensure the communication was kept
With today’s technology, a cyber team has the potential to be more efficient than physically meetingAllows for more individual work on different sections,
but it is more difficult to bring all the sections together as a cyber team cannot meet in one physical location to pull everything together
Reuters News ServiceFacilities allow users to
read news feeds for real and second life worlds
The auditorium allows users to view presentations and interviews
Key information and statistics on Second Life
Advertisements for real world products such as the 2008 Acura MDX
Ideas for Improvements of Reuters News Service
Real time stock ticker across front of building
News feed screens on exterior of building
Live news cast on screens exterior of building
Access to travel and weather conditions
User friendly controls for playing presentations and interviews
Book IslandThis location is actually very interesting it
allows visitors to actually purchase books that are available with in the system.
There are several “stores” in Book Island those stores carry different books, that can be downloaded and bought
This location is a successful and effective use of Second Life, because it brings the virtual world and the real world together.
Book IslandGoing through book Island was fairly simpleBook Island has a large number of stores that
offers books, each location has a different genre. The Island was pretty empty maybe 2 other
avatars present on the Island. Apparently people don’t like to read in the virtual world either.
The layout was nice, and not as empty as other Islands, Like Dell Island.
There was a book mall, which was two stories and had different types of books. (slide 3, is the view from inside the mall on the second floor)
Book Island
Book Island
Book Island
Blue Fusion Jazz ClubA place to socialize,
meet, and dance with other people
An Art gallery features an avatars work in Second Life
A bar and stage for karaoke and music.
Beowulf IslandA place to see sneak
peaks and trailers for the movie
A place to customize your avatar’s clothing with t-shirts featuring the motion picture
A theme inspired island for everyone