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An Educational Tour Of Second Life

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Cynthia Calongne
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This Second Life tour highlights an educator's journey - Lyr Lobo - from the first days in world to the start of the NMC Teachers Buzz to taking virtual world classes, designing classes, teaching classes, examining research and mentoring on the Teen Grid. It showcases projects and activities from English composition, literature, software design, game design, systems engineering methods, software requirements engineering and Teen Grid classes at the Ramapo islands by Suffern Middle School, including a couple of initial photos from the Summer 2007 - CS 835 robotics class activities at Colorado Technical University (CTU). The photos include new content from recent projects and Elf Circle activities. Presented at the CHECO Fall Conference on September 19, 2007 and also for UCCS on October 8, 2007

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An Educational Tour of Second Life Cynthia M. Calongne Colorado Technical University September 19, 2007 Copyright Cynthia M. Calongne, 2007. Permission is granted for this material to be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 United States. You are free to copy, distribute, display, perform, remix and make derivative works. Attribute the work to Cynthia M. Calongne and distribute it with a similar or compatible license.
Second Life Statistics 3/07 Philip Rosedale, Philip Linden in SL Founder and CEO of Linden Labs Every day - 120,000 people log into SL They spend 4 hours at a time in world The average user - 15 hours per week 10% of users stick with SL, similar to blogs
Second Life Statistics 3/07 II Larger than 2x the size of San Francisco A land mass of >120 square miles 28-30k simultaneous logins (>40k in 9/07) Second Life >6,500 servers Adding 400-900 islands per month The user-to-user economy is about $15 million/month in US dollars -- a little city $ mostly from land, clothing, jewelry, furniture Over 9 million accounts (230,000 in 4/06)
Visualizing Second Life at Svarga Primitive life island - simulating the cycle of life
Educational Activities in SL Self image Mentor, collaborate Social networks Class projects Roleplay Learning games Blended reality Exploration Build Create an avatar - you! Office hours, meetings Share ideas, meetings Applied learning Immersive learning Interactivities Real & virtual meetings Visit, tour, study Create and customize
Terminology in Second Life Avatar representation of self Island simulator or region Object linked set of prims Prim, primitive a shape you build RL - Real Life Rez to render a 3D object drag from inventory or Build menu to the ground Sim simulator or region SL - Second Life
Avatar -- Self Expression
Changeable Avatar Looks
Avatars and Roleplay
Navigation in a Virtual World Teleportation map at the New Media Consortium Campus
Expandable Meeting Spaces As new avatars sit, a new seat appears and the attendees rotate
NMC 1st Teachers Buzz Meeting
Real and Virtual Meetings NMC Symposium, Lyr Lobo queries the MacArthur Foundation
Virtual Classrooms
Thomson NETg in SL Presenting video stream with Thomson NETg online course content
Finding Legitimacy in the Academy Are we just playing games when we teach in a virtual world?
Assessing Education in SL
Research Virtual Hallucinations U of CA at Davis U of Queensboro Voices, gender, schizophrenia, death Survey instrument Seifert Surface Knot and fractal theory The Future in SL Crooked House Dr. John Bransford Center for Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Cooperation to navigate a maze -- we sit above, gazing down while media screens with slides appear Avatars sit above the maze looking at slides
Virtual Hallucinations University of Queensboro University of Calif, Davis Survey Instrument in SL Voices and Perception
Seifert Surface’s Research
Modeling the Problem
Crooked House You never run out of house as it rolls over while you walk
Research - Cooperation
Education in Second Life Rhetoric Class Class Projects English Composition Writing Topics Glidden Classes Teaching design, games, and strategies Ramapo - 400 8th graders Of Mice and Men Teen Tutorials from the Ivory Tower of Primitives - Lumiere Noir Teen Conferences Interactive content
40+ Free SL Classes Every Day For RL classes, over 2500 educators are on the SLED listserv
Intellagirl’s Rhetoric Class
English Composition in SL
Writing Assignments in SL
Teaching in Second Life
Tutorials for Teens
8th Graders Learn to Design
Teens and Immersive Literature Of Mice and Men in the courtroom
Of Mice and Men - Roleplay Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy, Ramapo Visionary
A Classroom Conference Center
Teens Integrate Visuals & Text
Touch for Interactive Notecards
Literature at Ramapo Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy of Ramapo
Ramapo Literature Discussions Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy of Ramapo
Ramapo’s Creative Spaces
Ellis Island and Immigration
Geo Gallery Ramapo teens study geometry in a virtual world
CTU Classroom and Workspace Dementasia - CTU experimental design space by Lyr Lobo
Robotics Class Projects R obots by CTU doctoral students and Lyr Lobo on Acheron LV426
Virtual Office Hours
Communication in Second Life Left to right Teleport Group Notice 2nd row Voice Chat (*) Instant Message URLs embedded
CTU Class - 1st Day in SL
CS 672 Tree Growth & Scanner
Star - Basketball - Water Park The student designed, textured, linked and scripted her star project the first two hours in SL Havok physics challenged basketball project; phantom water park
Evolution - CS 672 to CS 641 Evolution of a Merry Go Round - a study in state machines
CS 641 Projects Evolution of a Ferris wheel -- on right, has a rotation problem
Blending Systems Engineering & Software Requirements Student projects -- sensor weapon system and portable duck shoot
CS 641 - Portable Duck Shoot Score & ducks reset with push button control; Colorado Tech island
CS 641 Eliciting Requirements DART Dementasia Aerial Rapid Transit
CS 641 Requirements Projects Student designed monorail system with menu and stations
The Effects of Roleplay in Class The monorail evolved into a rollercoaster and went underwater after the customer requirements changed during roleplay.
Monorail Goes Underwater then Becomes a Rollercoaster Physics is enabled at the end, sending the car and riders rolling & plunging into the water. Customers wanted an attraction called The Thing in the Water
Learning Communities Bridging two CTU classes together with the monorail
Team Project by 12 Students The game maze sits 300 meters above Lyr Lobo’s Dementasia
A Capture the Flag PVP Maze Game I survived the Maze Game shirts Traps and Scoreboard PvP capture-the-flag game set in a maze filled with traps
Educational Opportunities Collaboration and community Extracurricular events Cultural venues SL groups, including educational networks Educational news Learning extends beyond the classroom Student services and union board activities Music, dance, art Real Life Education in Second Life NMC Guests www.nmc.org/sl SL in Education listserv SLED Picayune
Art Gallery Photo by Jeff Hiles
Dragons at Elf Circle Tolkienesque fantasy roleplay in a creative community
Dance - Important in SL Culture Elf Circle’s First Anniversary Celebration
Art Exhibit - StarAx Sculptures One day exhibit at the NMC Symposium October 2006
Launch at the Int’l Space Museum Notice an avatar floating overhead as the flight crew prepares to launch
An Educational Tour of Second Life Lyr Lobo in Second Life Ryl Redgrave on the Teen Grid at Ramapo [email_address] For more information, contact

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  • 1. An Educational Tour of Second Life Cynthia M. Calongne Colorado Technical University September 19, 2007 Copyright Cynthia M. Calongne, 2007. Permission is granted for this material to be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 United States. You are free to copy, distribute, display, perform, remix and make derivative works. Attribute the work to Cynthia M. Calongne and distribute it with a similar or compatible license.
  • 2. Second Life Statistics 3/07 Philip Rosedale, Philip Linden in SL Founder and CEO of Linden Labs Every day - 120,000 people log into SL They spend 4 hours at a time in world The average user - 15 hours per week 10% of users stick with SL, similar to blogs
  • 3. Second Life Statistics 3/07 II Larger than 2x the size of San Francisco A land mass of >120 square miles 28-30k simultaneous logins (>40k in 9/07) Second Life >6,500 servers Adding 400-900 islands per month The user-to-user economy is about $15 million/month in US dollars -- a little city $ mostly from land, clothing, jewelry, furniture Over 9 million accounts (230,000 in 4/06)
  • 4. Visualizing Second Life at Svarga Primitive life island - simulating the cycle of life
  • 5. Educational Activities in SL Self image Mentor, collaborate Social networks Class projects Roleplay Learning games Blended reality Exploration Build Create an avatar - you! Office hours, meetings Share ideas, meetings Applied learning Immersive learning Interactivities Real & virtual meetings Visit, tour, study Create and customize
  • 6. Terminology in Second Life Avatar representation of self Island simulator or region Object linked set of prims Prim, primitive a shape you build RL - Real Life Rez to render a 3D object drag from inventory or Build menu to the ground Sim simulator or region SL - Second Life
  • 7. Avatar -- Self Expression
  • 10. Navigation in a Virtual World Teleportation map at the New Media Consortium Campus
  • 11. Expandable Meeting Spaces As new avatars sit, a new seat appears and the attendees rotate
  • 12. NMC 1st Teachers Buzz Meeting
  • 13. Real and Virtual Meetings NMC Symposium, Lyr Lobo queries the MacArthur Foundation
  • 15. Thomson NETg in SL Presenting video stream with Thomson NETg online course content
  • 16. Finding Legitimacy in the Academy Are we just playing games when we teach in a virtual world?
  • 18. Research Virtual Hallucinations U of CA at Davis U of Queensboro Voices, gender, schizophrenia, death Survey instrument Seifert Surface Knot and fractal theory The Future in SL Crooked House Dr. John Bransford Center for Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Cooperation to navigate a maze -- we sit above, gazing down while media screens with slides appear Avatars sit above the maze looking at slides
  • 19. Virtual Hallucinations University of Queensboro University of Calif, Davis Survey Instrument in SL Voices and Perception
  • 22. Crooked House You never run out of house as it rolls over while you walk
  • 24. Education in Second Life Rhetoric Class Class Projects English Composition Writing Topics Glidden Classes Teaching design, games, and strategies Ramapo - 400 8th graders Of Mice and Men Teen Tutorials from the Ivory Tower of Primitives - Lumiere Noir Teen Conferences Interactive content
  • 25. 40+ Free SL Classes Every Day For RL classes, over 2500 educators are on the SLED listserv
  • 31. 8th Graders Learn to Design
  • 32. Teens and Immersive Literature Of Mice and Men in the courtroom
  • 33. Of Mice and Men - Roleplay Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy, Ramapo Visionary
  • 37. Literature at Ramapo Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy of Ramapo
  • 38. Ramapo Literature Discussions Photos courtesy of Peggy Sheehy of Ramapo
  • 40. Ellis Island and Immigration
  • 41. Geo Gallery Ramapo teens study geometry in a virtual world
  • 42. CTU Classroom and Workspace Dementasia - CTU experimental design space by Lyr Lobo
  • 43. Robotics Class Projects R obots by CTU doctoral students and Lyr Lobo on Acheron LV426
  • 45. Communication in Second Life Left to right Teleport Group Notice 2nd row Voice Chat (*) Instant Message URLs embedded
  • 46. CTU Class - 1st Day in SL
  • 47. CS 672 Tree Growth & Scanner
  • 48. Star - Basketball - Water Park The student designed, textured, linked and scripted her star project the first two hours in SL Havok physics challenged basketball project; phantom water park
  • 49. Evolution - CS 672 to CS 641 Evolution of a Merry Go Round - a study in state machines
  • 50. CS 641 Projects Evolution of a Ferris wheel -- on right, has a rotation problem
  • 51. Blending Systems Engineering & Software Requirements Student projects -- sensor weapon system and portable duck shoot
  • 52. CS 641 - Portable Duck Shoot Score & ducks reset with push button control; Colorado Tech island
  • 53. CS 641 Eliciting Requirements DART Dementasia Aerial Rapid Transit
  • 54. CS 641 Requirements Projects Student designed monorail system with menu and stations
  • 55. The Effects of Roleplay in Class The monorail evolved into a rollercoaster and went underwater after the customer requirements changed during roleplay.
  • 56. Monorail Goes Underwater then Becomes a Rollercoaster Physics is enabled at the end, sending the car and riders rolling & plunging into the water. Customers wanted an attraction called The Thing in the Water
  • 57. Learning Communities Bridging two CTU classes together with the monorail
  • 58. Team Project by 12 Students The game maze sits 300 meters above Lyr Lobo’s Dementasia
  • 59. A Capture the Flag PVP Maze Game I survived the Maze Game shirts Traps and Scoreboard PvP capture-the-flag game set in a maze filled with traps
  • 60. Educational Opportunities Collaboration and community Extracurricular events Cultural venues SL groups, including educational networks Educational news Learning extends beyond the classroom Student services and union board activities Music, dance, art Real Life Education in Second Life NMC Guests www.nmc.org/sl SL in Education listserv SLED Picayune
  • 61. Art Gallery Photo by Jeff Hiles
  • 62. Dragons at Elf Circle Tolkienesque fantasy roleplay in a creative community
  • 63. Dance - Important in SL Culture Elf Circle’s First Anniversary Celebration
  • 64. Art Exhibit - StarAx Sculptures One day exhibit at the NMC Symposium October 2006
  • 65. Launch at the Int’l Space Museum Notice an avatar floating overhead as the flight crew prepares to launch
  • 66. An Educational Tour of Second Life Lyr Lobo in Second Life Ryl Redgrave on the Teen Grid at Ramapo [email_address] For more information, contact