Getting Started in Second LifeGetting Started in Second Life

Patricia F. AndersonPatricia F. AndersonSharon K. GraydenSharon K. Grayden

© 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Naming Your Avatar• You select from a list of last names SL

provides• You choose your first name• Names are case-sensitive• Do not use numbers or punctuation in

your name • Think about how you will be

nicknamed, and what your initials will be

• Privacy issues-your RL (real life) name vs your SL (second life) name

About Orientation IslandAbout Orientation Island

• First place First place you landyou land

• Where you Where you learn the learn the basicsbasics

• Plan to spend Plan to spend some time some time herehere

Orientation Island: The StarsOrientation Island: The Stars

Orientation Island: AppearanceOrientation Island: Appearance

Orientation Island: Edit AppearanceOrientation Island: Edit Appearance

Orientation Island: CommunicatingOrientation Island: Communicating

• ChattingChatting• HistoryHistory• Instant Message Instant Message • GesturesGestures• Voice / First Voice / First

LookLook

Orientation Island: Communicating: Orientation Island: Communicating: Instant Message & ChatInstant Message & Chat

• IM: For private IM: For private or remote or remote conversationsconversations

• Chat: For Chat: For public public conversationsconversations

Orientation Island: Communicating: Orientation Island: Communicating: GesturesGestures

Orientation Island: CommunicationOrientation Island: Communication

• Voice is comingVoice is coming– Not as easy to Not as easy to

capture capture transcriptstranscripts

– Captures tonal Captures tonal subtleties and subtleties and interpretationinterpretation

Orientation Island: Walking, Orientation Island: Walking, flying, drivingflying, driving

• Practice makes perfect

Orientation Island: SearchingOrientation Island: Searching

Orientation Island: SearchingOrientation Island: Searching

Orientation Island: LeavingOrientation Island: Leaving

About Help IslandAbout Help Island

Help Island: Freebies & Help Island: Freebies & Sandbox & Tutorials, Oh My!Sandbox & Tutorials, Oh My!

Where is Home?Where is Home?• When you leave Help Island … When you leave Help Island … • … … the very first place you land the very first place you land

is automatically set to be is automatically set to be your “Home”. your “Home”.

• This is true even if it is This is true even if it is someone else’s private space.someone else’s private space.

• You can change the location You can change the location of your “Home” when you own of your “Home” when you own land or are considered a resident of a sim. land or are considered a resident of a sim.

• To change your “Home”, log in, and under the World To change your “Home”, log in, and under the World menu, choose “Set Home to Here”.menu, choose “Set Home to Here”.

Like the Way You LookLike the Way You Look

• You don’t always want to look like You don’t always want to look like newbie!newbie!

Skin, hair, clothes, Skin, hair, clothes, bling bling . . . bling bling . . .

Free StuffFree Stuff• GNUbie Store & Yadni’sGNUbie Store & Yadni’s

Free StuffFree Stuff

• Freebie DungeonFreebie Dungeon• Freebie WarehouseFreebie Warehouse

More Places to Get Free StuffMore Places to Get Free Stuff• Places:Places:

– Free Dove - Gallii (115, 58, 32)Free Dove - Gallii (115, 58, 32)– Live Action Roleplayers Association - Midge (230, 38, Live Action Roleplayers Association - Midge (230, 38,

140)140)– Landing Spot - Wagaland (110, 120, 31)Landing Spot - Wagaland (110, 120, 31)

• FreebieDeeBee (Freebie’s Database) at FreebieDeeBee (Freebie’s Database) at SLBoutique: http://www.slboutique.com/SLBoutique: http://www.slboutique.com/

• Educational Freebies:Educational Freebies:– Open SLEdware (Group)Open SLEdware (Group)– ISTE Idea Library (Place)ISTE Idea Library (Place)– SL Boutique (Out-World)SL Boutique (Out-World)

Unpacking Your Goodies 1Unpacking Your Goodies 1

• Open Open inventory.inventory.

• Find box of Find box of goodies.goodies.

• Drag box from Drag box from inventory onto inventory onto the ground.the ground.

Unpacking Your Goodies 2Unpacking Your Goodies 2

• Right-click on box, Right-click on box, choose “Open” choose “Open” from pop-up menu.from pop-up menu.

• Choose “Copy to Choose “Copy to Inventory”.Inventory”.

• Items now appear Items now appear in your personal in your personal inventory as items inventory as items you may wear.you may wear.

• Right-click again Right-click again on the box on the on the box on the ground, choose ground, choose “Take.”“Take.”

Is Anyone Around? Check the Mini-mapIs Anyone Around? Check the Mini-map

Oops! Someone is

right in front of me, I better not change

my clothes here.

Changing ClothesChanging Clothes• First, find a private place.First, find a private place.• Open inventory.Open inventory.• Find item you want to wear.Find item you want to wear.

• Then either:Then either:– 1. Drag 1. Drag

item onto item onto your your avatar. avatar.

OROR– 2. Right-2. Right-

click on click on item in item in the the inventory inventory list, and list, and choose choose “Wear” “Wear” from the from the pop-up pop-up menu.menu.

Make Outfit Make Outfit

• TIP: Take a good look - did you remember your underwear & shoes?TIP: Take a good look - did you remember your underwear & shoes?

All Finished - New LookAll Finished - New Look

Culture & Community EthicsCulture & Community Ethics

The BIG 6!The BIG 6!• IntoleranceIntolerance• HarassmentHarassment• AssaultAssault• DisclosureDisclosure• IndecencyIndecency• Disturbing the Disturbing the

PeacePeace

Finding Interesting Groups & PlacesFinding Interesting Groups & Places

Joining GroupsJoining Groups

Group MessagesGroup Messages

Your Mother Always Warned YouYour Mother Always Warned You• Zones: PG, Mature, Zones: PG, Mature,

Damage-enabledDamage-enabled• Griefing Griefing

– First Say “Please don’t”First Say “Please don’t”• Document, take pics, reportDocument, take pics, report

– Sit Down Sit Down – Go Home!Go Home!– LogoutLogout

• Antigriefing tools & tips (vehicles, scripts, etc.)Antigriefing tools & tips (vehicles, scripts, etc.)

Stay in Safe Places Until You Stay in Safe Places Until You Are ReadyAre Ready

– Find safe places:Find safe places:• Search for Shelter Search for Shelter • Search for Refuge Search for Refuge • Search for SafeSearch for Safe• Pay attention to the Pay attention to the

zone ratingzone rating– Educational & Educational &

science sims science sims – Libraries & museumsLibraries & museums

Lag - It Oughtta Be A 4-Letter Lag - It Oughtta Be A 4-Letter WordWord

• Just a few tips:Just a few tips:– Clear cacheClear cache– Check your hardware to make Check your hardware to make

sure it meets recommended sure it meets recommended specificationsspecifications

– Check client-side preferences (reduce texture and Check client-side preferences (reduce texture and graphic options, turn off audio, increase cache)graphic options, turn off audio, increase cache)

• Resources:Resources:– http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?

page=TechLagpage=TechLag– http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.phphttp://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Teaching? Read the FAQTeaching? Read the FAQ• 2.1 What are the rules on ethics and behavior?• 2.2 Who is it for?• 2.3 How does it work?• 2.4 What are the computer hardware and networking requirements?• 2.5 Are there any age restrictions?• 2.6 What does it cost to bring my students and faculty into Second Life?• 2.7 Can I set up a large permanent private classroom in Second Life and

restrict access to just my own students and faculty?• 2.8 I participated in the Campus: Second Life program previously, and now

I'd love to have additional classes in Second Life! How can I go about setting up another class without buying a private island?

• 2.9 How do I connect with other educators currently working on projects in Second Life?

• 2.10 Is there a way for students in my class to communicate with each other using voice chat?

Links for “Newbies”Links for “Newbies”

• Second Life Newbies Tips 2007: Second Life Newbies Tips 2007: http://www.slideshare.net/jokay/newbie-slides/http://www.slideshare.net/jokay/newbie-slides/

• Hit the Ground Running in Second Life: Hit the Ground Running in Second Life: http://www.slideshare.net/trottahe/hit-the-ground-http://www.slideshare.net/trottahe/hit-the-ground-running-in-second-liferunning-in-second-life

• How to Leave Orientation Island: How to Leave Orientation Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wVRloSc4khttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wVRloSc4k

• Taking on a Second Life: Taking on a Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygc95U4fT3Yhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygc95U4fT3Y

Outworld TutorialsOutworld Tutorials

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorialshttp://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Outworld TutorialsOutworld Tutorials• Curriculum, Technology & Education Reform (CTER) (UIUC): Second Curriculum, Technology & Education Reform (CTER) (UIUC): Second

Life Tutorials: http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL/Life Tutorials: http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL/

• Robin Wood Second Life Tutorials: Robin Wood Second Life Tutorials: http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.htmlhttp://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.html

• Second Life Wiki: Torley Linden’s List of Video Tutorials: Second Life Wiki: Torley Linden’s List of Video Tutorials: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorialshttps://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

• Also, try searching for specific skills in Second Life in Google Video Also, try searching for specific skills in Second Life in Google Video and YouTube. and YouTube.

Inworld Tutorials & Learning Inworld Tutorials & Learning GroupsGroups

• Places:Places:– Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, Natoma (207, 170, 25)Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, Natoma (207, 170, 25)– Rockliffe University, Rockcliffe I (198, 87, 40)Rockliffe University, Rockcliffe I (198, 87, 40)– Second Life Library, Info Island (184, 105, 33)Second Life Library, Info Island (184, 105, 33)– TeaZer Isle (218, 40, 300)TeaZer Isle (218, 40, 300)

• Groups:Groups:– Academy of Second LearningAcademy of Second Learning– New Citizens Inc. New Citizens Inc.

Most Important Tip! Find a Most Important Tip! Find a Friend (or Several)Friend (or Several)

• Thanks from Lexi to my friends who Thanks from Lexi to my friends who answered questions, were generous answered questions, were generous with tips (functional & teaching), with tips (functional & teaching), shared animations / clothes / shared animations / clothes / landmarks / etc., and otherwise landmarks / etc., and otherwise helped me learn about Second Life:helped me learn about Second Life:

– Marisa NaheedMarisa Naheed– Desideria StocktonDesideria Stockton– Eloise PasteurEloise Pasteur– JJ DrinkwaterJJ Drinkwater– Max ChatnoirMax Chatnoir– Prijian TolandPrijian Toland– Shoshana EpsilonShoshana Epsilon

– Cyndi UrizaCyndi Uriza– Dreamingen WriterDreamingen Writer– Eloise PasteurEloise Pasteur– Geoelder ClaryGeoelder Clary– Hodjazz EdmanHodjazz Edman– Jokay Wollangong Jokay Wollangong – Lludmila MirrikhLludmila Mirrikh– Memetic ProjectsMemetic Projects– Ollie KubrickOllie Kubrick– Sinitta ShepherdSinitta Shepherd– Thumbs BeckThumbs Beck– Thursday XuThursday Xu– Zazen ManbiZazen Manbi

Getting Started in Second LifeGetting Started in Second Life

Perplexity PeccablePerplexity Peccable(Patricia F. Anderson) (Patricia F. Anderson) pfa@umich.edupfa@umich.edu

© 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Vitesse VellaVitesse Vella(Sharon K. Grayden) (Sharon K. Grayden) grayden@umich.edugrayden@umich.edu