- 1. Is Second Life ready for business?
2. Introduction
- When the computer and the technology appears we sense that we
are about a new word which I completely different from the exist
one.
- After that the internet appears so we get insured that we will
live a technical life that surely will change our life manner.
- Because the internet make the information transformation is
very easy regardless far distances between countries that makes
whole the world like a small village the communicate is very easy
among nations.
- That caused to innovate a new ways for E-communications and the
last way was the virtual live.
3. What is Second Life?
- MUVE (multi-user virtual environment).
- The number of users(residence)is +14,000,000 from more than 100
countries.
4. Is it Real?
- The environment is virtual
5. SL innovator
- Second Life launched June 2003.
Philip Rosedale 6. Why People Use Second Life
- Creation:all the content of
- Wedding planner, event manager,
7. Business opportunities
- There are as many opportunities for innovation and profit in
the Second Life world as in the Real World.
- Thousands of residents are making part or all of their real
life income from their Second Life Businesses.
The number of opportunities available is reallyonly limited by
your imagination 8. Business opportunities
- party and wedding planner
9. SL login/sign up screen 10. 11. Economy
- 80 Percent of Active Internet Users Will Have A Second Life in
the Virtual World by the End of 2011
- Own economy including land sales, digital creations and
services.
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- Islands are (retail) priced at US$1,675 for 65,536 square
meters
- Own currency- Linden Dollars
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- Linden dollars are bought and sold on LindeX currency
exchange
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- Linden dollars can be converted to real USD and
conversely.
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- ( The currentexchange rateis about L$270 per US$1)
12. Famous companies in SL
- The virtual community is becoming an online destination of
choice for big companies looking to test and sell new products and
promote their brands:
13. American Apparel
- American Apparel launched a virtual store in Second Life in
July, 2006. The hip T-shirt maker is debuting styles before they
are launched in the physical world and is offering
cross-promotions. Visitors to the virtual store receive 15% off
real-world purchases.
14.
- Reebok is allowing avatars to customize the company's RBK range
of shoes in Second Life, the same way they can do in real life on
the Reebok Web site. People will be able to wear the same designs
in RL and SL.
Reebok 15. Toyota
- Toyota's marketing plan for its hip, boxy Scion includes an art
gallery in Los Angeles (Scion Space) and sponsored screenings of
indie films (the Scion Independent Film Series). Now the
pop-culture-aware carmaker is also a presence in Second Life, where
it offers a virtual version of the Scion xB.
16. Adidas
- Adidas is working on selling virtual gym shoes in Second Life.
The company hopes to test-market styles before rolling them out in
the real world, tracking which color combos or designs prove
popular among Second Lifers.
17. 18. Why is SL Interesting?
- 300+ Educational institutions
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- California State University
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- University of Southern Queensland
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- Australian Film TV and Radio School
19. Similarity with RL in everything
- Diplomatic recognition in the SL from some countries.
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- In 22/5/2006 maldiefopened anambassade in the SL then
Sweden
- Linden scripting language(LSL): programming viruses in the SL
in the wide range.
- Transfer money between the countries without government
knowledge.
- Terrorists improve there skills in practices and
monitoring.(SLFA)Egypt.
- Japanese cop has arrested one who was selling virtual stolen
entities.
- The incomes becomes 64 million us$ in 2006.
20. Similarity with RL in everything
- Daily expenditure is more than 1.1 million us$.
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- organizedmusical celebration since the attendance was 200,000
residents.
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- Podcasted The money program in reverse run red cinemain the SL
simultaneously with podcasting the same program in BBC 2 in
RL.
- Sky news channel:has own island that has building that
identical with real one.
21. Landmarks of Cool Places
- Elon University:Carbon Footprint House
- International Spaceflight Museum
- GCC Campus:Calisto Encial's Hacienda
http://slurl.com/secondlife/GCCAz/75/121/24
- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sedig/26/45/22
- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/65/62/22
- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elon/20/101/27
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http://slurl.com/secondlife/PalomarWest%20Hospital/30/120/34
22. 23.
- Thanks for given attention