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
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Alexandria Knight
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Agenda
What is Second Life (SL)? Who’s Involved? Examples: Library & Librarian
Involvement & Fun Questions Welcome!
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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)
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Virtual World?
Currency = Linden $$ Newspaper = “Metaverse
Messenger” Objects Designed by Residents Intellectual Property Rights
Respected >7000 Businesses
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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
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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
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Businesses…
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Marketing/Advertising
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“Metaverse Messenger” Kiosk
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Caledon (19th century Sim)
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Elven Glen
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Campuses
San Diego State University NMC (New Media Consortium) 100 more in development…
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San Diego State University
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SDSU WebQuest
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NMC Campus
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Heart Murmur Sim
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Heart Murmur Sim…
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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…”
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Svarga
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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”
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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.”
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Real! USC Annenberg Island
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Social Issues… Sponsor?
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Real!
White Band Day: 17 Oct 2006 Global Call to Action Against
Poverty (GCAP)
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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
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Flying in Info Island…
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Info Island: Main Library
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“Hallie” the ChatBot
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Medical Library
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Mystery Manor
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More Mystery Manor…
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International Spaceflight Museum
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Entertainment
Bazaars Casinos Bars Be wary… Mature areas
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Yadni’s Junk Yard
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Casino…
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Blarney Stone Bar (Dublin Sim)
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Blarney Stone Bar…
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Review
What is Second Life (SL)? Who’s Involved? Examples: Library & Librarian
Involvement & Fun To conclude…
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Why Get Into SL?
Businesses Higher Education Learn New Technology Skills Collaboration Opportunities
Faculty Other Librarians & Technologists
And…
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