Pauline Randall (aka Liz Ferlinghetti)

virtual-e Ltd

Virtual world benefits through real world

solutions

Before we go any further...

What are virtual worlds?

Persistent 3-d environments

Multi user Allow you to see and

interact with other users Allow you to interact

with the environment

Does using it make sense? Still a new technology Not the answer to everything Can you tie it in to your organisational

objectives? Can you identify benefits to your

organisation?Better knowledge retentionGreater understandingCost savings etc

What are the issues to consider? Cultural

Selling the idea to your organisation

TechnicalFirewallHardware – particularly graphics cards

Skill setsWho is going to do it?Internal/external developers?

Some ideas for learning in SL Case studies

Problem solvingMarketing – use the SL economy

Things too big/small/dangerous to do in real life

Things impossible to do in real life Research Communication Language studies Team work

University of Hawaii

Ashridge Business School

Chinese Island – Michigan State University

Western Australia Police

Public Works Island

Spaceport Alpha

Will it go away if I ignore it?

Virtual worlds are here to stay Not necessarily Second Life – there are

others with more in beta You will join in eventually – why not find

out more about it now!

Current benefits of Second Life More developed than other virtual

worlds There is a lot of content already

available in Second Life that you can use

There are other users to engage with

Getting started... www.secondlife.com Create an account Download the client software Go exploring Talk to other users Join some groups Go to some events – think of what interests

you in real life and find it in Second Life Have fun!

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Virtual world benefits through real world

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Pauline Randall (Liz Ferlinghetti in Second Life)

Second Life Solution ProviderSecond Life DeveloperE-learning Consultant

www.virtual-e.co.ukPauline.randall@virtual-e.co.uk

virtual-e Island in Second Lifehttp://slurl.com/secondlife/virtual%20e/130/127/24

Virtual world benefits through real world

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Places to visit in Second Life and some useful websites

Client List

Ashridge Business School CyMal Museums & Libraries Imperial College London, Faculty of Med

icine JISC/RSC Square One Research, Florida University of East London University of Hawaii

Second Life Locations Abyss Museum of Ocean Science - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gun/55/42/82 Autodesk Island – Engineering Design -

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Autodesk/220/117/22 Bowling Green State University -

http://slurl.com/secondlife/BGSU%20Creation/255/255/33 Camp Darfur - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/175/247/21 Chinese School - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chinese%20School/130/196/22 Dresden Art Gallery -

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dresden%20Gallery/168/128/26 Edinburgh University -

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edinburgh%20University/128/128/28 Genome Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/135/92/29 Leeds College of Art & Design -

http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Collective/44/69/34 Streets of Baghdad - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/182/192/23 Western Australia Police - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hwanung/161/146/256

Websites

Second Life – www.secondlife.com Second Life Stats - http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php Second Life Security -

https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=5566

Other options Virtual Worlds Review -

http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

Websites - Education Educause Review - http://connect.educause.edu/er?time=1222711572 Institutions & Organisations in SL - http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?

title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL SLED (Second Life Educators) List -

https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators SLED Blog - http://www.sl-educationblog.org/

Websites - Business Times – McKinsey Interview -

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3803056.ece Business Communicators of Second Life -

http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/ Companies in Second Life -

http://slbusinesscommunicators.pbwiki.com/Companies+in+Second+Life

Virtual world benefits through

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