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Second Life introduction and the Roles of Libraries in this virtual world.
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Second Life Second Life @ Your @ Your LibraryLibrary
Victoria Victoria Petersen Petersen Mancos Public Mancos Public LibraryLibrary
Second Life Introduction
What is Second Life?
• Web-Based 3-D Virtual World Education Social Networking Business Recreation
What Can You Do?
• Avatars• Create/Build• In-World Interaction Meeting PeopleExploringBusiness InnovationJust About Anything!
The Many Faces of Second Life
Anything Goes…
Build / Create
Build / Create
Building 101
Interactive Tutorials
Fun Can Be Free
To Spend or Not to Spend?
Second Life Economy• Exchange Rate
269.4 L$ / $1 USD
http://secondlife.reuters.com/
• $1,786,915 US Dollars spent in Second Life over last 24 hours
• 409,899 Total RL People Spending Money In-World August 2008
http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php
Money Really Does Grow On Trees!
Night Life
Library Roles in Second Life
• Second Life Libraries Promote Knowledge Helping Newbies Advanced Second Life Info General Real Life Info ….Many educational events
Distance Learning
Immersive Learning
Museums
Conferences
Book Discussions
Grant Presentations
Fast FactsPhilip Rosedale, Creator of Second Life• Over 100 universities are holding classes in Second Life • In 2007, users spent over 220 million hours in Second
Life.• In 2007, 75% International Users. http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/20/technology/kirkpatrick_rosedale.fortune/index.htm
Gartner Research• By the end of 2011, 80% of active Internet users will
have a virtual world avatar.
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=503861
And…Coming soon – a Colorado Second Life “Library Presence”!
• Starting in OctoberMeeting PlaceExhibits Programs
• Long Term Plan
• Interested Parties Welcome!
• Contact: Victoria [email protected] Second Life: Plautia Corvale
• Links:Second Life
http://www.secondlife.comSecond Life Librarians
http://infoisland.org/Second Life Educators
http://www.sl-educationblog.org/