M5.2 Ideas for SL Islands

Marian Read

LETTP

SUNY ESC

Reconstruction of AncientRome 320 C.E.

Learners – Adults and Children

Island – reconstruction of Ancient Rome

Interactive- participate in ‘daily life’

Shop in markets, visit temple, watch gladiators & chariot races, mingle in forum

Visit houses and palaces

Advantages of Simulation

If you visit in person, sites are now ‘ruins’ and Ancient Rome is hard to imagine

Makes history come ‘alive’

Learn about Ancient Roman social, political and religious institutions, art, architecture, water engineering, interior design & entertainment

Second Life Island: Circus Maximus, Forum, Coliseum, markets,

houses, temples, public baths, aquaducts

Shop at marketsStroll through city centre

Work out at the ‘gym’ and participate in a communal ‘bath’ at Caracalla Baths

Fly over the aquaducts to see how water flowed into the city

Interpret the meanings of the statues and reliefs on the Arch of Constantine

Attend a Gladiator Contest and learn who sits where inside the Coliseum

Visit temples and the forum and find out who built them and what happens inside

Visit the Pantheon and learn about Roman architecture

Domes, Columns and Arches

Walk around iconic statues and learn about Roman Emperors

Visit home interiors to learn about history of art through frescos

References

• Khan Academy. Ancient Art and Civilization. [webpage & video]. Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman and https://youtu.be/VAgA6G75XsI