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Info Island

Jeff Hiles — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:11:36 +0000

A team of librarians and other volunteers from around the globe have grown Info Island from a few buildings in early 2006 to a cluster of islands bustling with activities that explore roles libraries and librarians may play in 3D virtual worlds. Educators will particularly like the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Library on the main island. It houses a collection of scripts and other tools for teaching in Second Life. Be sure to explore the presentation tool demonstrations on the nearby plaza.

Info Island and the surround islands also host nonprofit organizations, a medical library, a science center, and more. A number of universities have claimed spots on Eduisland. Info Island was initiated by the Illinois-based Alliance Library System. You can read the latest news from Info Island on its Web site and in a weekly column in the Metaverse Messenger.

Svarga

Jeff Hiles — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:09:53 +0000

Svarga’s lush landscape includes interdependent species of artificial life, complete with genes that sometimes mutate and produce new variations. Former Lionhead game developer and SL avatar Laukosargas Svarog programmed the weather, flora and fauna to influence each other as in a real-life ecosystem. At the entrance port, you can take a tour of the island aboard an automated flying tour pod or don a tour HUD that displays on a portion of your screen.

God Game, article on Svarga by James Wagner Au
Location: Svarga (199,127,21)

Tutorials on Second Life Skills

Jeff Hiles — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:18:52 +0000

There are many places in Second Life to take classes on building, scripting, and other in-world skills. The best way to find these classes is to click your Search button and on the Events tab, choose to search on the Education category. In addition, here are several places with self-paced tutorials:

College of Scripting, Music and Science: Horsa (45,213,85)
The Design Center, Location: Idea City (70,193,40)
The Ivory Tower Library of Prims, Location: Natoma (207, 170, 25)
Linden Script Tutorial Exhibition, Location: Daydream SE Islands (219,43,23)
NMC Orientation: NMC Orientation (69,107,32)
The Particle Laboratory, Location: Teal (200, 60, 21)
Texture Tutorials, Location: Benten (25, 115, 28)

In addition to those locations in Second Life, there are many resources on the Web you may find useful, such as these:

Second Life Wiki, a wealth of how-to articles.
Video Tutorials, gems by prolific Torley and others. Many also on iTunes.
Getting Started in Second Life, from the New Media Consortium.
Unofficial Complete Fool’s Guide to Second Life.
Jokay’s SL Orientation, a comic book-style guide to getting through Second Life’s Orientation Island.
Second Life Quickstart Guide
Xiamara Ugajin’s tutorials.
The “Script Me!” Web site will create custom scripts for a number of common Second Life tasks.

Campus: Second Life

Jeff Hiles — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:06:18 +0000

Educators who would like to try Second Life for a class without investing in virtual land may apply for an acre to use for free for one semester through the Campus:Second Life program. In addition to being a good place to browse student projects in progress, the Campus region includes several areas suitable for meetings and a sandbox where people can practice their building skills.