stc 2008 june 19, 2008
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STC 2008 June 19, 2008. Terry Keys “Crash Thibaud” Director of Instructional Technologies, MCC Larry Dugan “Marcius Dowding” Director of Online Learning, FLCC. Who are We?. What is Second Life?. Virtual World Avatars Client/Server Linden Dollars Owning "Land" - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
STC 2008June 19, 2008
Who are We?• Terry Keys “Crash Thibaud”
o Director of Instructional Technologies, MCC
• Larry Dugan “Marcius Dowding” o Director of Online Learning,
FLCC
What is Second Life?
What is Second Life?• Virtual World• Avatars• Client/Server• Linden Dollars• Owning "Land"• Linden Scripting Language
Implementing Second Life• Recommended system requirements• Recommended firewall settings• Classroom installations• User account management• Portable installation option• General SL technical support
Recommended System Requirements
Recommended System Requirements
Recommended System Requirements
Disclaimers…
Recommended Firewall Settings
Classroom Installations• Client required
• QuickTime required• “Frequent” but “Optional” updates• How “locked” are your classroom computers
o Different models of network management require different solutions.
o SL Administrator responsibilities • Network configurations and bandwidth loads.
User Accounts Management• Creation• Creation limitations• Account management• Anonymity• Code of Conduct• BTW – flag on to “Remember Password”
Other Installation Options• Running Second Life on a Flash Drive
o http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/gaming/SLOnAFlashDriveo https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/2007-
January/005630.html
General SL Technical Support
• http://secondlife.com/support/
• http://slost.net/2007/12/23/sl-performance-graphics-tweaks/#more-8
