Presented By: Mamta Yadav Final Year IT. CONTENTS Introduction PC & Mac Minimum Requirements Technology Residents or Avatars Currency Membership in Second.

Presented By:Mamta Yadav Final Year IT

CONTENTSCONTENTS• Introduction• PC & Mac Minimum Requirements• Technology• Residents or Avatars• Currency • Membership in Second Life• Basic Activities• Teen Second Life• Case Study• Advantages and Disadvantages

IntroductionIntroduction

• Second Life (SL) is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab that launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via the Internet.

• Linden Lab was established by Philip Rosedale in 1999.

• Residents of this life are

called avatars.

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• 80% of active Internet users and Fortune 500 companies will participate in a virtual world by 2011 (Gartner)

• Growth rate >20% per month(adding 25,000 members per day).

• Linden Labs is installing 120 servers/week to keep up with growth.

PC Minimum System Requirements PC Minimum System Requirements

1. Internet Connection

2. Operating System:-

Windows XP or Vista

3. Computer Processor:-

800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better

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4. Computer Memory:- 256 MB or better5. Screen Resolution:- 1024x768 pixels 6. Video/Graphics Card:-• NVIDIA GeForce 2,GeForce 4 MX /better • OR ATI Radeon 8500,9250 or better • OR Intel 945 chipset

Mac Minimum System RequirementMac Minimum System Requirement

1. Internet Connection

2. Computer Processor:-

1.6GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon 2000+ or better

3. Computer Memory:-

512MB or Better

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4. Operating System:

Mac OS X 10.3.8 or better

5. Video/Graphics Card:

nVidia GeForce FX 5600, GeForce 6600, or better

OR ATI Radeon 9600, X600, or better

TechnologyTechnology

• Second Life comprises the viewer(also known as the Client) executing on the user's personal, and several thousand servers operated by Linden Lab.

• Second Life Grid:-

the platform and technology behind 3D online virtual world Second Life.

• LSL(Linden Scripting Language):-

Similar to C or Java

Residents or AvatarsResidents or Avatars

• An “avatar” is a digital

character that represents you.• Avatars can walk, talk, fly,

swim, anything you can do.• Each participant gets to create

their own avatar – tall, short,

male, female, buffed or not!

Currency in Second LifeCurrency in Second Life

• Second Life has an internal currency, the Linden Dollar(L$).

• $1 USD = 267 L$

• Can be used to purchase clothing, hair, houses, land ..

• Can run your own business

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Membership in Second LifeMembership in Second Life

• A basic membership costs nothing and allows you to create an avatar and look around the world.

• After basic membership, to buy land, you'll need to upgrade to a premium membership.

• Premium membership costs $9.95 a month.

Signup versus Premium account Signup versus Premium account growthgrowth

How to Create Basic AccountHow to Create Basic Account

• First, check the system requirements • Then, go to http://secondlife.com/ click on

Get Started to create an account.• When you sign up for an account, you create

an avatar name and select a generic avatar look, which can later be modified.

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• A link will be sent to your provided email address, which will activate your account and direct you to download the software application.

• You can then log onto Second Life using the avatar name and password that you selected when creating the account.

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• When you log onto SL for the first time, you will start at “Help Island.” Here, you will be guided through a tutorial on the basics of using SL, which takes just a few minutes.

Basic Activities Basic Activities

• Customize Avatar• Walking• Flying• Talking

Avatar: create and editAvatar: create and edit

WalkingWalking

Walking is the most basic way of movement.

FlyingFlyingA way to get a different perspective on things and navigate quicker than walking.

ChatChatChatting or Instant Messaging are basic methods of communication.

Teen Second LifeTeen Second Life

• Teen Second Life is a version of Second Life reserved for teenagers, running on the so-called "Teen Grid."

• It was officially opened to the public on February 14, 2005 for people aged 13–17 to play Second Life.

Virtual World - Potential BenefitsVirtual World - Potential Benefits

• Easy access and low cost• Increased efficiency via reduced non-

value-added travel• Reduced costs by using emerging

standards and infrastructure• Greater effectiveness via quick trial-and-

error of new concepts

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• Better learning via interactive and immersive training sessions and seminars… from home base

• Collaboration• Build big things real cheap!

Disadvantages of Second LifeDisadvantages of Second Life

• Learning time and training costs.• Distractions are numerous. • Needs special software download.• Fussy about specific computer graphic

cards.• Needs good broadband connection (not

wireless).

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• No taste, smell, touch (yet).• Avatars convey blank emotions.• Terrorism and crime • SL addiction

““The best way to predict The best way to predict the future is to create it.” the future is to create it.”

(P. Drucker)(P. Drucker)