Second Life 2011

An Introduction to Online Virtual Reality

Christina Galanis

Executive DirectorSouthern Tier HealthLinkNY HealthScape in SecondLife

Virtual Worlds Q3 2008

Virtual Worlds 2011

Second Life Login Screen

Second Life Stats

Second Life Stats Population: 9.147.149 Last 60 days: 1.574.518 Current: 46.496

What is Second Life

Second Life Is a 3-D virtual world

in which all content is created by Residents (users)

Basic Membership is Free

• basic membership allows you to;Create an AvatarExplore Create Content Chat (voice or text)

Premium Membership

• Allows all of the above and in addition;o you may own “Land” (server storage space)

This allows you to have a permanent home for the content you have created, set up a store, rent out homes or storefronts...

o You can buy and sell Linden Dollars on the LindeX™ Second Life uses its own currency called the Linden Linden exchange rate is about 250 Lindens to $1 US

A Premium Account costs about $9.95 a month

Create an Account

• Choose a first name• Choose an basic Avatar from a pool basic

shapes (can be modified into anything)o Human, Furry, Robot, Elf, etc…

• Sign On to your account• You’ll find yourself on a Welcome island

Follow the signs and learn the basics.

Orientation Screen Shot

Oxbridge University, CaledonCan also go here to learn

Tutorials On

• Moving• Searching• Communicating• Changing Your

Appearance

Avatar

• Avatar -o a computer user's representation of

himself/herself or alter ego, whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games or a two-dimensional photo used as part of a profile.

Screen Shot of Appearance Edit Screen

What do Avatars Look Like?

What do Avatars Look Like?

Avatar appearance is limited only by

imagination

You could be a;Furry, Centaur, Tiny, Robot, Elf,

Vampire, Fairy, gnome, man eating plant, small green man

orJust about everything else

Vocabulary• Grid: SL is run on thousands of computer servers,

collectively called the Grid

• Region: an area in SL, usually an island

• Island: an area in SL, created using one hard drive • Rezzing: an object in the process of appearing

• Prim: primitives, (cubes, spheres, cylinders) linked together to create complex objects

• Lag: delays in-world caused by slow connections or too many objects in the same place

• Landmarks: it records a location for later return (similar to bookmarks)

• Gestures: scripts for making your avatar wave, dance, shrug, etc…

• Slurl: a direct teleport link to a location in Second Life

• Teleport: a form of instantaneous transportation in Second Life using Landmarks

Kent State Introduction to Second Life Chris Thomas

OK, but…What is there to DO in

Second Life?!?

ShareMeet

Design

Shop

Sell

Collaborate

Take Classes

Hold Classes

Explore

Interact

Create

Hear Live Music

Dance

Role Play

DJ

Some Brands in SL (2009)

Travel from your Chair

Construction Planning & Prototying

Jobs in Second Life

• party planner

• nightclub owner

• fashion designer

• aerospace engineer

• jewelry maker

• scripter

• Architect

• machinima director

Jobs in Second Life

• Musician• theme park developer

• real estate speculator

• vacation resort owner

• Magazine publisher

• Publicist

Buy or Rent a House, Apartment or Hotel Room

Art Galleries

Live Music

Events!

Health Quests

Health Quests~ Breast Cancer

Health Quests

Fundraising

Under Development

• Virtual Clinic developed in order to learn medical procedures

• Students encounter simulated patients and work in teams to apply the skills of a practicing physician as they organize information about the cases

How they will use SL

• Students are encouraged to bond within Learning Communities focused on areas of shared clinical interest.

• This is especially meaningful in a distributed environment, where students might feel isolated without such interactions.

• Provides training in diagnosis, laboratory medicine and problem solving

Advantages to Students

• Student attending classes online can look forward to a richer experience in a Virtual World classroom when compared to a text only chat-room or an online class management system like WebCT.

• They find that the addition of sight, sound and the use of simulation will greatly enhance their experience.

• The Virtual World will thus be able to supply them the benefits an online education has traditionally lacked.

Flat web VS 3D web

• When people are browsing the flat Web shop of Amazon.com, for example, they cannot see, chat with, and benefit from the experiences/opinions of, other people looking for the same items in real time.

• With 3-D virtual worlds All of those things are possible.

Our Services

*Mentoring Services * Sponsorships* Event Planning*

Our Opportunity Assessment service is specifically designed for companies and NonProfits considering entering the virtual worlds / goods markets that are seeking advice and guidance on the most appropriate strategies.

Our services leverages the power of the NYHealthScape Network, enabling our clients to work with best-in-class third parties and companies operating across the ecosystem of virtual worlds / goods.

Current clients:American Cancer SocietyAmericaresMagic Paintbrush ProjectUnited Health Services Accent on IntegrationHIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society)PCDC (Primary Care Development Corporation

Interested?

We can help:)

Contact Christina @ 607-651-9150Email: cgalanis@sthlny.comFollow Panacea on Twitter @panluminoswww.nyhealthscape.com