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Second Life

Second Life. Overview. Objectives. Flavor of Second Life Second Life Herald Stories SL Basics Terms Appearance Movement in SL Communication Searching Performance Issues Social, Political and Economic Issues Object Creation Scripting. Media Coverage. Second Life Herald

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Second Life

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  1. Second Life Overview

  2. Objectives • Flavor of Second Life • Second Life Herald Stories • SL Basics • Terms • Appearance • Movement in SL • Communication • Searching • Performance Issues • Social, Political and Economic Issues • Object Creation • Scripting

  3. Media Coverage • Second Life Herald • Founded 2003, covered virtual worlds, primarily covers SL • Creator – philosophy professor • Initially covered SIMS but reporter was “murdered” by EA – quote from creator • Secondary market • Adverting in the Herald for a fee • Hire writers • Link – Here’s a flavor of life in Second Life • http://foo.secondlifeherald.com/slh/ • Marry Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_oTcgjCr3s

  4. Second Life Basics • Owner: Linden Labs • http://lindenlab.com/ • Co-founders • Corey Ondrejko • Philip Rosedale • Definition from Linden Labs • A 3D Virtual world created entirely by its residents

  5. Second Life Basics • Account Creation • First Basic Account • Free • Build and scripting • Access to events and shopping • Avatar • Premium Account (older information) • $$/month • Receive a weekly stipend in Linden Dollars $300.00 • Can own land • Buy the land plus pay monthly usage fee • Can buy private islands too. US $1,675 for 65,536 square meters

  6. Second Life Basics • www.secondlife.com • Download client • Receive confirmation email • Age Check • Separate area of SL for people under 18 • Orientation Island • Must go through and learn the basics before participating in the SL world • Limitations • ** Graphics card • Memory • Speed

  7. Second Life Basics • Glossary of Terms • AR – Abuse Report • formal report to Linden Labs • Avatar • Animated being representing a SL resident • Ban • Act of forbidding a resident back into SL • Ban Lines • Floating red letters forbidding entry • Borked • Broken

  8. Second Life Basics • Glossary • Boxhead • Newbie who attaches a “free” box to his head instead of the gift that is inside • Build • Create objects in SL • Cage • Trapping an avatar by rezzing an object that surrounds them. An AR offense • Combat Region • The SL Safe setting has been disabled – You can be injured or “killed”

  9. Second Life Basics • Glossary • Cyber • Sex • Day • Default day is 3 hrs long and night is also 3 hrs. • Time is Pacific Time • First Life • Real world life • RL • Real Life

  10. Second Life Basics • Glossary • Furry • Resident with anthropomorphic features • GIRL • Guy In Real Life • God Mode • Special mode only linden Lab employees possess • Grid • Network of servers making up SL • Griefer • A resident who harasses and causes problems

  11. Second Life Basics • Glossary • Help Island • Place to learn info about SL • Lag • Slowdown in SL due to traffic etc. • Mainland • Continents managed by Linden Labs • Mature • Area that may include profanity and nudity • Rez • To create an object • Ruth • Initial avatar appearance • SLURL • Special type of URL that launched SL and takes you to specific place

  12. Second life Basics • Second Life Tutorials • Second Life Notecards • Google Search • Second Life Helpers • Linden Lab Employees • Indentifiable in SL • You tube videos • Search on Second Life • Second Life Classes – InWorld • Blogs • http://kateamdahl.livejournal.com/ Winged Girl • http://cavorite.hexaflexagon.com/blog/ Royal Cavorite • http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/ Second Life Insider

  13. Appearance • Right Click on avatar and choose appearance • Menu options include body parts and clothing accessories • Some avatars are quite elaborate and require special scripting and the purchasing of items • Many shops in SL sell clothing, skin, hair, and other specialty items • Ruth • If your avatar looks too much like the original SL gave you • Demo

  14. Movement • Walk • Run • Fly • Watch out for ban lines • Map • Highlights pop places, events, land etc. • Landmarks in Inventory • Search for people places • Use coordinate system too or SLURL • Demo

  15. Communication • Chat • Distance Related • IM • More personal • Voice • Very controversial • Shout • Annoying at times • Distance related • Demo

  16. Searching • Use search button to find • Places • Events • Land for Sale • Classifieds • Groups • Rankings based on number of avatar visits

  17. Financial Systems • Linden Dollars • Exchange rate approx one dollar = 269 Linden Dollars – exchange rate varies • Obtain Linden dollars • PayPal • Credit Card • Commerce in SL • Small sum from Sl when your avatar is created • Financial Crisis ? • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120104351064608025.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today

  18. Financial Systems • Making money in Second Life • Make a job • Interior designer • Scripter • Reporter • Event host • DJ – Good JOB! Must have own music • Start your own business • Bar • Club • Sell art

  19. Financial Systems • Stipend Balls • As a newbie ( usually 30 to 90 days) can receive money by touching the blue Stipend Ball at NCI North Plaza • Camping Chairs • At certain stores sit in chair and receive Linden Dollars • Part of higher rankings in search engine • Not great way of making money • Premium Account • Receive stipend each month • Money Trees • Newbies • Find tree pick apples (5L), Bananas (10L) Pineapples (20L) • Funded through volunteers

  20. Financial Systems • Scams • Business in Box • Usually free stuff • Pyramid schemes • Look like small pyramids • Well, they are pyramid schemes • Stick –Ups • Dying won’t hurt you – teleport home or off in space • Bank Scams • Transparent Prim Scam • Prim over a legitimate sign • Fake Sales Rep • Accepts money but no product delivery or free content

  21. Performance Issues • Griefers • Guns • Orbited • Shouts – scripts • Emitters • Grid • Lag • http://secondlifegrid.net/resources/service_metrics#server_fps

  22. Social Issues • Friendship • Relationships • Anonymity • Cheating • Gambling • Pornography • Mature activities • Withdrawal from first life • Positive opps • Ex Disabled person dancing • Marriage???

  23. Political Issues • Institutions • Government • Anarchy • Vigilantism • All powerful Linden Labs • Terrorism • Land ownership • Barons • Laws ?????

  24. Economic • Exchange • Scams • Money controls • Again intervention, government, laws • Banking crisis – chartered • Who determines what • Capitalism ? • Haves and Have nots • Real Life Business – IBM • Universities – Ohio University

  25. Building • Prim • Primitive – box, sphere, cylinder, etc. • Primitives linked together form objects • Everything in Second life comprised of prims except your avatar • Creating Prims • Must own land, public sandbox • Don’t litter – take, delete or wear your prim • Others may find your prim and give back to you • Area of land defines max number of prims • Rez – create a prim or pull from your inventory

  26. Building • Sample video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szAbCGbqYEI • http://downloads.oreilly.com/make/Final_BridgeMaking.wmv

  27. Building

  28. Building • Basic Steps • Rt Click the ground • Cursor becomes wand • Click on the ground and default prim appears • Rt Click on prim and select edit menu • Move • Left click on prim • Three colored axes – click and drag • Resize • Control Shift

  29. Building • Resize • Control Shift • Max size • 10m X 10 m X 10 m • Larger objects are created by linking multiple prims • Rotate • Control • Duplicate • Control D • Size changes with distance/perspective • Transparency • Edit menu – fill in transparency textbox up to 90% • Hollow • Select object tab • Choose hollow percentage – rotate object to see results

  30. Building • Linking • Shift and left click on multiple prims • Control L • Colors change • Last prim selected is yellow – primary prim • Will now move as one object • Max number of linked prims = 255 • Unlinking • Control – Shift - L

  31. Scripting • LSL – Linden Scripting Language • Similar to JavaScript, PHP and C, but not as full featured • Prim • Scripts exists inside of a prim • Rez a prim and then right click to open the edit menu • Select the Content tab • Click on New Script button • Window appears with a default script • Also, go to Inventory, select Scripts folder and right click for new script and write/save.

  32. Scripting • Avatars • Movement such as gestures, walking and dancing are not scripts • Animation override (AO) • Upload file describing skeletal positions and movement • File format called BVH

  33. Scripting • Default New Script • Default // This is a state –can have multiple{ state_entry() // Event handler-Runs when you enter a state{llSay(0, "Hello, Avatar!"); // Predefined function}touch_start(integer total_number) // Event{llSay(0, "Touched."); //Predefined function}}

  34. Scripting • Summary • States • Default • Others defined by programmer • Events • Every object at any given time is in one of the states as defined in your script • Event handlers are called in the current state • Event = touched, sit on, walked past within certain distance • Functions • Functions within the event handler within the state determine what actions will take place

  35. Scripting • // default state default{ state_entry() { llSay(0, "i'm on!"); // llSetColor(<1,0,0>, ALL_SIDES); // sets all sides to red } touch_start(integer total_number) { state off; } } // another state state off{ state_entry() { llSay(0, "i'm off!"); llSetColor(<0,0,0>, ALL_SIDES); } touch_start(integertotal_number){ state default; } }

  36. Scripting • Variables • Integer • Float • String • Key • Special kind of string – similar to a pointer – identify objects • Vector • 3d position in space • Rotation • List

  37. Scripting • Variables • Must be declared before use, typed • Local • Defined within function – temporary • Global • Defined outside of a function • Case sensitive • Typecasting • Integer counter; • (string) counter; • No library system • Mono – open source project allows .NET and use of other programming languages for scripting – supported by Linden Labs

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