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Presentation given by Jennifer Vatza and Timothy Allen for a spatial design class at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007.

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Virtual Spaces – Real PlacesVirtual Spaces – Real Places

Timothy Allen and Jennifer Timothy Allen and Jennifer VatzaVatzaPeregrine Salon LLC Peregrine Salon LLC

In Second Life:In Second Life:FlipperPA & Jennyfur FlipperPA & Jennyfur Peregrine, Peregrine,

Who are Jennyfur & Flipper?Who are Jennyfur & Flipper?

• By day, Tim is Head of Technology for Crompco, LLC. In the virtual realm he is known as FlipperPA Peregrine, a well known personality and content creator in Second Life. He founded SLBoutique.com, is a founder and board member of the Second Life Community Convention, and consults with the Electric Sheep Company.

• By day Jennifer works in the Development department at her alma mater Moore College of Art & Design. In the virtual realm is known as Jennyfur Peregrine a well-known personality, fashion designer and a founder and board member of the Second Life Community Convention.

AgendaAgenda• Introduction to Second Life• Real Places, Virtual Spaces: Amsterdam, New Orleans, Paris

1900• Commercial Spaces: Reuters, Avalon, Sheep Island, Mercedes

Benz• Retail Spaces: Pixel Dolls, American Apparel• Entertainment & Social Spaces: Baseball, Live Music, Phreak

Isle, Sundance, Galveston Island• Educational Spaces: NOAA, Ohio University• Creative and Thematic Spaces: Transylvania, Neualtenberg• Sacred Spaces: Religious Sites in Second Life• Nature: Svarga, Garden in Indigo• Cyberpunk Future: Nexus Prime, Chaos, Midnight City

What is Second Life?What is Second Life?

• Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.

• Second Life opened to the public in 2003 and has grown exponentially since then.

• Approximately 55% of the users are from the United States, down from 90% in 2004.

• Second Life recently registered avatar number one million, on October 18, 2006 at 11:05:45 AM EST. Today Second Life is rapidly approaching 5 million users.

What Can You Do in Second What Can You Do in Second Life?Life?– Create your own avatar– Build almost anything– Socialize, flirt, debate, play– Almost anything you can dream– Explore the world– Own virtual land– Create content – Corporate Training– Education– Entertainment promotion– News reporting– Rapid prototyping– Have Fun with your friends!

Real Places, Virtual Spaces: AmsterdamReal Places, Virtual Spaces: Amsterdam

AmsterdamAmsterdam

AmsterdamAmsterdam

New OrleansNew Orleans

New OrleansNew Orleans

New New OrleansOrleans

Paris 1900Paris 1900

Paris 1900Paris 1900

Paris Paris 19001900

Commercial Commercial Spaces: Spaces: ReutersReuters

Commercial Spaces: Commercial Spaces: Avalon/Rivers Run RedAvalon/Rivers Run Red

Commercial Spaces: Commercial Spaces: Avalon/Rivers Run RedAvalon/Rivers Run Red

Commercial Spaces: Commercial Spaces: Avalon/Rivers Run RedAvalon/Rivers Run Red

Commercial Spaces: Sheep Commercial Spaces: Sheep IslandIsland

Commercial Spaces: Sheep Commercial Spaces: Sheep IslandIsland

Commercial Spaces: Sheep Commercial Spaces: Sheep IslandIsland

Commercial Spaces: Mercedes Commercial Spaces: Mercedes BenzBenz

Retail Spaces: Pixel DollsRetail Spaces: Pixel Dolls

Retail Spaces: Pixel DollsRetail Spaces: Pixel Dolls

Retail Spaces: American Retail Spaces: American ApparelApparel

Retail Spaces: American Retail Spaces: American ApparelApparel

Entertainment & Social Spaces: Entertainment & Social Spaces: BaseballBaseball

Entertainment & Social Entertainment & Social Spaces: Spaces: Live Music @ Galveston IslandLive Music @ Galveston Island

EntertainmenEntertainment t & Social & Social Spaces: Spaces: Galveston Galveston IslandIsland

Entertainment Entertainment & Social Space: & Social Space: Phreak IslePhreak Isle

Entertainment Entertainment & Social Space: & Social Space: SundanceSundance

Educational Spaces: NOAA Educational Spaces: NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)Administration)

Educational Spaces: NOAA Educational Spaces: NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)Administration)

Educational Spaces: NOAA Educational Spaces: NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)Administration)

Educational Spaces: Ohio Educational Spaces: Ohio UniversityUniversity

Educational Spaces: Ohio Educational Spaces: Ohio UniversityUniversity

Creative and Thematic Spaces: Creative and Thematic Spaces: Port NeualtenbergPort Neualtenberg

Creative and Thematic Spaces: Creative and Thematic Spaces: Port NeualtenbergPort Neualtenberg

Creative and Thematic Spaces: TransylvaniaCreative and Thematic Spaces: Transylvania

Creative and Thematic Spaces: TransylvaniaCreative and Thematic Spaces: Transylvania

Creative and Creative and Thematic Thematic Spaces: Spaces: TransylvaniaTransylvania

Creative and Creative and Thematic Thematic Spaces: Spaces: TransylvaniaTransylvania

Sacred Sacred Spaces: A Spaces: A Virtual Virtual SynagogueSynagogue

Sacred Spaces: Sacred Spaces: Shrine of Shrine of Ganesha and Ganesha and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna TempleTemple

Sacred Spaces: Sacred Spaces: Churches & Churches & CathedralsCathedrals

Sacred Places: Sacred Places: Buddhist Buddhist ShrineShrine

Sacred Places: Sacred Places: Morrocan Morrocan MosqueMosque

Virtual Nature: SvargaVirtual Nature: Svarga

Virtual Nature: SvargaVirtual Nature: Svarga

Virtual Nature: SvargaVirtual Nature: Svarga

Virtual Nature: Garden in Virtual Nature: Garden in IndigoIndigo

Cyberpunk Future: Nexus PrimeCyberpunk Future: Nexus Prime

Cyberpunk Future: Nexus PrimeCyberpunk Future: Nexus Prime

Cyberpunk Future: ChaosCyberpunk Future: Chaos

Cyberpunk Future: ChaosCyberpunk Future: Chaos

Cyberpunk Future: Midnight Cyberpunk Future: Midnight CityCity

Cyberpunk Future: Midnight Cyberpunk Future: Midnight CityCity

Contact UsContact Us

Tim Allen (610.721.7758)flipper@ElectricSheepCompany.comSL: FlipperPA Peregrinehttp://www.SLBoutique.com/FlipperPA_Peregrine/

Jennifer Vatza (215.510.7379)jvatza@gmail.comSL: Jennyfur Peregrinehttp://www.jennyfurperegrine.wordpress.comhttp://www.SLBoutique.com/Jennyfur_Peregrine/

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