virtual worlds 2008 sl induction workshops

Pauline Randall (aka Liz Ferlinghetti)virtual-e Ltd

Virtual world benefits through real world

solutions

Take a pictureChoose where you want to save it If you choose to upload you must

have some money in your account – it costs L$ 10 for each file

If you save to your computer select the file type you want to save as - .png, .jpg, .bmp

• Page up – fly higher• Page down – fly lower• Arrow keys • Up and down will make you go forwards and backwards• Left and right will make you go ... left and right!

And for an extra 10 points what does all this make?

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The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster was invented by Zaphod Beeblebrox, a major character in the series. Its original, fictional, recipe is:Take the juice from one bottle of that Ol' Janx Spirit.Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus VAllow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture (it must be properly iced or the benzene is lost).Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it (in memory of all those happy Hikers who have died of pleasure in the Marshes of Fallia).Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qualactin Hypermint extract, redolent of all the heady odours of the dark Qualactin Zones.Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger. Watch it dissolve, spreading the fires of the Algolian suns deep into the heart of the drink.Sprinkle Zamphour.Add an olive.Drink...but very carefully.

Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy

Hold down the Alt key (and keep it held down!) Move mouse to change focus and zoom

distance You can use ▪ the mouse wheel to zoom in ▪ left and right arrow direction keys to rotate your

viewpoint horizontally (z axis)▪ Up and down arrow keys to zoom in and out▪ Page up and Page down to rotate vertically (x

axis)

Notecards can contain Text Landmarks Snapshots (must

have full permissions

Saved into Inventory

Work in teams and get as many balls as you can into the large hole at the end

The balls are objects with physical properties which can be moved by dragging

Physical objects are affected by gravity, wind etc

This pulls together everything that you have been doing this morning into a learning context.Think about how you could use a similar activity – communication, discussion, collaboration, report writing etcAlso think about activities that you could develop in a similar way

Work with your partner Spend 20 minutes investigating – find

the clues, follow the leads Spend 15 minutes writing up what you

have found Tell the story Include snapshots Put together as a short presentation

(PowerPoint?) Be prepared to present your story to the

rest of the group

New job, high spending lifestyle...

... Can’t keep up with the payments, lost his job

Pauline Randall (Liz Ferlinghetti in Second Life)

Second Life Solution Provider

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

solutions

Places to visit in Second Life and some useful websites

Ashridge Business SchoolCyMal Museums & Libraries Imperial College London, Faculty of

MedicineSquare One Market Research, FloridaUniversity of Hawaii

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

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 Second Life – www.secondlife.com Second Life Stats - http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php SLED (Second Life Educators) List -

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

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

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