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Istania:

Istania:. Second Life @ IST. Bart Pursel. An Introduction. Welcome to Second Life. Virtual World Avatar Driven Is it a game?. What Goes on in SL?. Socializing Building Storytelling Games Education. Socializing. Building. Storytelling. Games. Education. The Numbers.

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  1. Istania: Second Life @ IST Bart Pursel

  2. An Introduction

  3. Welcome to Second Life • Virtual World • Avatar Driven • Is it a game?

  4. What Goes on in SL? • Socializing • Building • Storytelling • Games • Education

  5. Socializing

  6. Building

  7. Storytelling

  8. Games

  9. Education

  10. The Numbers • Accounts Created: 5.5m • Unique visits last 60 days: 1.5m • Online at any given time: 20k-40k • IST @ PSU: 20 • ist.psu.edu/secondlife: 30

  11. Istania Day 1 • IST’s Island

  12. Istania Now

  13. Current Projects • Tutorial space • Library of online resources and content sharing • ist.psu.edu/secondlife • Island layout • Gerry’s courses • Welcome Center • Training workshops • Student-driven content creation and scripting • Alumni Community • Campaigns

  14. Summer 07 • Policies • Development Standards • Advisory Board • Proposal Template • Island Content • Collaboration Opportunities

  15. Fall 07 • Round out content • Allocate land for class projects and research • Lecture Series • Student presence

  16. Examples • Who’s in Second Life? • IT Companies • Government Agencies • Universities • Sporting Leagues • ...and a lot more!

  17. Dell Schematics

  18. Examples • IBM • Big money • EBO • Social Network • Meetings • Training • Recruitment

  19. IBM Schematics

  20. Examples • NOAA • Glaciers • Hurricanes • Tsunamis

  21. NOAA Glacier

  22. NOAA Glacier

  23. Examples • Harvard • Online Class • Guest Speakers

  24. Harvard Theater

  25. Examples • Politicians • Q&A

  26. The NBA

  27. Other Examples • Civil War Design • Ancient Egypt field trip • Gas training • Architecture

  28. Recent Items • Sloodle • Sweden Embassy • Virtual Amsterdam $50k • Second Life Search • IBM CodeStation

  29. Why Invest in SL? • Similar to gaming technology - familiarity • Immersive and engaging • Possibilities not feasible in reality • Companies are investing heavily • SL experience is leading to jobs

  30. SL is Unique • EULA/IP agreement • Infrastructure provided • Open Source project underway • Interest is high • Alternatives • Activeworlds, There, Multiverse, Metaverse, more...

  31. Advantages • Recruiting • Case Studies • Distributed meetings, seminars, collaborative space • Testbed for prototyping/design • Visualization • Large community • Potential for non-UP collaboration, OIST and WC integration

  32. Disadvantages • Learning curve • Hardware requirements • PSU Lab Support • Mature content • Hacks

  33. Questions?

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