It’s a Brave New World! A Humorous Look at Getting Started in a Virtual World
EngagingLearning
Great
Beginnings for
Educators &Students
FVWCDecember 2011
Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University
Best seat in the house!
I was here first!
*pinch* Everyone is so friendly!
Navigation and interaction with objects is tricky!
Tip 1: Right click
on the cushion
before sitting
…not the step or you may
sit backwards
Wheredid I put
my hair?
Newcomers wear their boxes well
Tip 2: Unpack your loot:Items are often packed in a box.
Drag it to the ground, right click, “open” it
and “copy to inventory.”
Where did my hair go?
Lyr feels a draft
Lyr drug herhand over her
Avatar & accidentally
edited her hair
Tip 3:Right click the
hair, edit it and raise it up.
If detached, select Wear or
More and Wear
To keep in touch with Lyr
Give Card?Oops - Eject!?
Oh No!
Eject me, will you?
Tip 4: When right clicking on an avatar, choose wisely…
Lyr plots her revenge
Now whatwas her name?
Tip 5: Add a friend to
keep in contact, but
…ask first.
Tip 6: To avoid bouncing around,
sit down or create a box and sit on it
If your seat
is not physical, you cannot be moved
Report abuseimmediately
via the Help menu
When a griefer shoots at you…
Physics is not your friend!
Avatars come in all shapes, colors, species and sizes
Corwin and Lyr (l) Heidi and Stella (r)
Tip 8: Rename your shape so you can find it
Lyr is wearinga child’s shape
I’m shrinking!
Your shape changeswhen you weara smaller avatar
Tip 7:To save your look:
Create a folder& put the items
in it that youlike to wear.
Right click yourfolder & selectAdd to Outfit
or Wear
Tip 9: To land, use the PageDown Keyor Fly button!
The SciLands are such fun! ...hmm, whatdoes this do?
Avatars attach to objects...
Whoa! Flying high!
Tip 10: Left click to interact with an object and right click to sit
…must…try...everything!
Some objects do not do
anything when touched.
The Library& Clothing folders
hold startingoutfits
Tip 11: Highlight, copy
and paste the itemsfrom the Libraryinto a new folderin My Inventory
The initial outfits look great!
Avatar Grooming Tips
• Tip 12: Create a new folder for your normal look– Copy (or drag no copy items) into this folder– Lost worn items?
• Right click the folder name & select Add to Outfit
• Tip 13: Finding lost hair in your inventory– If from a new avatar’s look
• Look in your Library folder to find, copy it, paste it into a My Inventory folder
• Right click the name in the inventory and select wear -or- • Search the inventory for the hair’s name
Wright State MBA students in their first class in SL
I’m ready for action!
How do Ilook?
Get ready tocollaborate!
Warning: Chattering Objects
• Avatars wear personal items– Clothes, skin, shape & hair– Animation overrides (AOs)– Coffee cups, jet packs, etc.
• Some wear body parts – When touched, these items
may write to the chat log
– You don’t want your items getting a life without you
• Users touch everything– Invisible items can chatter– They can be intrusive– & may be recorded
• Tip 14:– Remove all personal
attachments for class
– Do not let your scripted objects embarrass you!
It’s great to meet with educators!
Lyr clicks on an invisible object that someone is wearing.
I wonder what this does?
Please click the chat box to give
permission to blog your comments
with no editing.
Hello!
An object worn byan avatar
moansin the local chat
Remove all chattering objects before meetings!
The chat log records & publishes
it on a blog.Wow!
This blog post is going
to be riveting!blushes
Moans… ...whimpers
Where’s mymagic 8-ball? Lives outside
the boxThinks
creatively
Who are thesepeople?
Educator avatars come in different shapes, sizes, races and species
How distinctiveand
delightful!
Tip 15: Check your lost and found folderLost items? No problem!
Hello! I’d recognize you
anywhere!Where did I
put my body?
They have great educational freebies at
the NMC Orientationisland!
Tip 16: Educational freebies are a great way to get started
NMC Educator Freebie CenterSoutheast corner of theNMC Orientation region
Jack and Jill in a box!Avatar gear &
animationsCool educator tools!
Tip 17: Freebies: try them before public use
Educational Outfits & Academic Regalia
Love thesefreebies!
It’s a Brave New World! A Humorous Look at
Getting Started in a Virtual World
For more information, contactCynthia Calongne
Lyr Lobo in SL
http://virtualworldholodecks.blogspot.com/http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobohttp://ctusoftware.blogspot.com
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