getting started in second life

Getting Started in Second Getting Started in Second LifeLife

Patricia F. AndersonPatricia F. Andersona.k.a. Perplexity “Lexi” Peccablea.k.a. Perplexity “Lexi” PeccableEmerging Technologies LibrarianEmerging Technologies Librarian

University of Michigan, Health Sciences LibrariesUniversity of Michigan, Health Sciences Libraries

Teen Second LifeTeen Second Life

Naming Your Naming Your AvatarAvatar

You select from a list of last names SL provides

You choose your first name

Names are case-sensitive

Do not use numbers or punctuation in your name

Think about how you will be nicknamed, and what your initials will be

Privacy issues-your RL (real life) name vs your SL (second life) name

Edit AppearanceEdit Appearance

CommunicatingCommunicating

ChattingChatting

HistoryHistory

Instant Message Instant Message

GesturesGestures

Voice / First LookVoice / First Look

Communicating: Instant Message & Communicating: Instant Message & ChatChat

IM: For private IM: For private or remote or remote conversationsconversations

Chat: For public Chat: For public conversationsconversations

Excludes the Excludes the dyslexicdyslexic

Communicating: GesturesCommunicating: Gestures

Communication: VoiceCommunication: Voice

Voice is availableVoice is available

Not as easy to Not as easy to capture capture transcriptstranscripts

Captures tonal Captures tonal subtleties and subtleties and interpretationinterpretation

Excludes the Excludes the deafdeaf

Movement: Walking, flying, Movement: Walking, flying, drivingdriving

Practice makes perfect

SearchingSearching

Where is Home?Where is Home? When you leave Help Island … When you leave Help Island …

… … the very first place you land the very first place you land is automatically set to be is automatically set to be your “Home”. your “Home”.

This is true even if it is This is true even if it is someone else’s private space.someone else’s private space.

You can change the location You can change the location of your “Home” when you own of your “Home” when you own land or are considered a resident of a sim. land or are considered a resident of a sim.

To change your “Home”, log in, and under the To change your “Home”, log in, and under the World menu, choose “Set Home to Here”.World menu, choose “Set Home to Here”.

Culture & Community EthicsCulture & Community Ethics

The BIG 6!The BIG 6!

IntoleranceIntolerance

HarassmentHarassment

AssaultAssault

DisclosureDisclosure

IndecencyIndecency

Disturbing Disturbing the Peacethe Peace

Finding Interesting Groups & Finding Interesting Groups & PlacesPlaces

Joining GroupsJoining Groups

Group MessagesGroup Messages

Like the Way You LookLike the Way You Look

You don’t always want to look like newbie!You don’t always want to look like newbie!

Skin, hair, clothes, Skin, hair, clothes, bling bling . . . bling bling . . .

Freebies & Sandbox & Freebies & Sandbox & Tutorials, Oh My!Tutorials, Oh My!

Free StuffFree Stuff

GNUbie Store & Yadni’sGNUbie Store & Yadni’s

Free StuffFree Stuff

Freebie DungeonFreebie Dungeon

Freebie WarehouseFreebie Warehouse

More Places to Get Free More Places to Get Free StuffStuff

Places:Places: Free Dove - Gallii (115, 58, 32)Free Dove - Gallii (115, 58, 32) Live Action Roleplayers Association - Midge (230, Live Action Roleplayers Association - Midge (230,

38, 140)38, 140) Landing Spot - Wagaland (110, 120, 31)Landing Spot - Wagaland (110, 120, 31)

FreebieDeeBee (Freebie’s Database) at FreebieDeeBee (Freebie’s Database) at SLBoutique: http://www.slboutique.com/SLBoutique: http://www.slboutique.com/

Educational Freebies:Educational Freebies: Open SLEdware (Group)Open SLEdware (Group) ISTE Idea Library (Place)ISTE Idea Library (Place) SL Boutique (Out-World)SL Boutique (Out-World)

Unpacking Your Goodies 1Unpacking Your Goodies 1

Open inventory.Open inventory.

Find box of Find box of goodies.goodies.

Drag box from Drag box from inventory onto inventory onto the ground.the ground.

Unpacking Your Goodies 2Unpacking Your Goodies 2

Right-click on Right-click on box, choose box, choose “Open” from “Open” from pop-up menu.pop-up menu.

Choose “Copy to Choose “Copy to Inventory”.Inventory”.

Items now Items now appear in your appear in your personal personal inventory as inventory as items you may items you may wear.wear.

Right-click again Right-click again on the box on on the box on the ground, the ground, choose “Take.”choose “Take.”

Is Anyone Around? Check the Mini-Is Anyone Around? Check the Mini-mapmap

Oops! Someone is

right in front of me, I better not change

my clothes here.

Changing ClothesChanging Clothes First, find a private place.First, find a private place.

Open inventory.Open inventory.

Find item you want to wear.Find item you want to wear.• Then either:Then either:

– 1. Drag 1. Drag item onto item onto your your avatar. avatar.

OROR– 2. Right-2. Right-

click on click on item in item in the the inventory inventory list, and list, and choose choose “Wear” “Wear” from the from the pop-up pop-up menu.menu.

Make Outfit Make Outfit

TIP: Take a good look - did you remember your TIP: Take a good look - did you remember your underwear & shoes?underwear & shoes?

All Finished - New LookAll Finished - New Look

Your Mother Always Warned Your Mother Always Warned YouYou

Zones: PG, Mature, Zones: PG, Mature, Damage-enabledDamage-enabled

Griefing Griefing First Say “Please don’t”First Say “Please don’t”

Document, take pics, reportDocument, take pics, report Sit Down Sit Down Go Home!Go Home! LogoutLogout

Antigriefing tools & tips (vehicles, scripts, Antigriefing tools & tips (vehicles, scripts, etc.)etc.)

Stay in Safe Places Stay in Safe Places Until You Are ReadyUntil You Are Ready

Find safe places:Find safe places: Search for Shelter Search for Shelter Search for Refuge Search for Refuge Search for SafeSearch for Safe Pay attention to the Pay attention to the

zone ratingzone rating Educational & Educational &

science sims science sims Libraries & museumsLibraries & museums

Lag - It Oughtta Be A 4-Lag - It Oughtta Be A 4-Letter WordLetter Word

Just a few tips:Just a few tips: Clear cacheClear cache Check your hardware to make Check your hardware to make

sure it meets recommended sure it meets recommended specificationsspecifications

Check client-side preferences (reduce texture Check client-side preferences (reduce texture and graphic options, turn off audio, increase and graphic options, turn off audio, increase cache)cache)

Resources:Resources: http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?

page=TechLagpage=TechLag http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.phphttp://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Teaching? Read the FAQTeaching? Read the FAQ 2.1 What are the rules on ethics and behavior?

2.2 Who is it for?

2.3 How does it work?

2.4 What are the computer hardware and networking requirements?

2.5 Are there any age restrictions?

2.6 What does it cost to bring my students and faculty into Second Life?

2.7 Can I set up a large permanent private classroom in Second Life and restrict access to just my own students and faculty?

2.8 I participated in the Campus: Second Life program previously, and now I'd love to have additional classes in Second Life! How can I go about setting up another class without buying a private island?

2.9 How do I connect with other educators currently working on projects in Second Life?

2.10 Is there a way for students in my class to communicate with each other using voice chat?

Links for “Newbies”Links for “Newbies”

Second Life Newbies Tips 2007: Second Life Newbies Tips 2007: http://www.slideshare.net/jokay/newbie-slides/http://www.slideshare.net/jokay/newbie-slides/

Hit the Ground Running in Second Life: Hit the Ground Running in Second Life: http://www.slideshare.net/trottahe/hit-the-http://www.slideshare.net/trottahe/hit-the-ground-running-in-second-lifeground-running-in-second-life

How to Leave Orientation Island: How to Leave Orientation Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wVRloSc4kv=y6wVRloSc4k

Taking on a Second Life: Taking on a Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygc95U4fT3Yv=ygc95U4fT3Y

Outworld TutorialsOutworld Tutorials

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorialshttp://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Outworld TutorialsOutworld Tutorials

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/08/secondlife.aspxstories/2009/08/secondlife.aspx

Outworld TutorialsOutworld Tutorials

Curriculum, Technology & Education Reform (CTER) (UIUC): Second Curriculum, Technology & Education Reform (CTER) (UIUC): Second Life Tutorials: http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL/Life Tutorials: http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL/

Robin Wood Second Life Tutorials: Robin Wood Second Life Tutorials: http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.htmlhttp://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.html

Second Life Wiki: Torley Linden’s List of Video Tutorials: Second Life Wiki: Torley Linden’s List of Video Tutorials: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorialshttps://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Also, try searching for specific skills in Second Life in Google Video Also, try searching for specific skills in Second Life in Google Video and YouTube. and YouTube.

Outworld LinksOutworld Links

Getting Started in Second Life (with audio): http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/getting-started-in-second-life

Second Life Teacher’s Toolkit: http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/second-life-teachers-toolkit

SL Wiki: Getting Started in Second Life/: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Help:Getting_started_in_Second_Life

JISC: Getting Started in Second Life: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/08/secondlife.aspx

Inworld Tutorials & Inworld Tutorials & Learning GroupsLearning Groups

Places:Places: Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, Natoma (207, 170, Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, Natoma (207, 170,

25)25) Rockliffe University, Rockcliffe I (198, 87, 40)Rockliffe University, Rockcliffe I (198, 87, 40) Second Life Library, Info Island (184, 105, 33)Second Life Library, Info Island (184, 105, 33) TeaZer Isle (218, 40, 300)TeaZer Isle (218, 40, 300)

Groups:Groups: Academy of Second LearningAcademy of Second Learning New Citizens Inc. New Citizens Inc.

Most Important Tip! Most Important Tip! Find a Friend (or Find a Friend (or

Several)Several) Thanks from Lexi to my friends who answered questions, were Thanks from Lexi to my friends who answered questions, were

generous with tips (functional & teaching), shared animations / generous with tips (functional & teaching), shared animations / clothes / landmarks / etc., and otherwise helped me learn about clothes / landmarks / etc., and otherwise helped me learn about Second LifeSecond Life