Murdoch University in Second LifeKathryn Greenhill,

December 2007

Slides at: http://edtechkat.wordpress.com

• Second Life• What Unis are

doing there• Murdoch

University Island

What is Second Life?

A 3D Online Digital World Imagined, Created and Owned by its residents

MUVE : Multi User Virtual Environment

Avatars

Islands

Buildings

Objects

YES• Graphic, user controlled interface• Avatars• Inventory• Interact with environment• Interact with others

Isn’t it just a game ?

NO• No rules• No points• No strategy• No win/lose• No start and end

Avatars• Talk • Modify • Move

What do you do Second Life ?

Objects• Build• Upload • Buy, sell and trade • Animate• Script

Environment• Streamed media• Join groups and

network• Events

Universities

Australian Universities

• USQ – Terra incognita• QUT – Law Faculty• RMIT• AFTRS• Monash• Griffiths• Murdoch• (CSIRO and ABC)

What are they doing?

• Presentations • Teaching• Conferences• International Networking• Showcasing University• Replicating physical

layout• Showing new buildings

Murdoch University Library

Murdoch University Library: Discovering your Second Life

Offer SL PC lab and training sessions

Murdoch University Open Day 2007

http://murdochsecondlife.pbwiki.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiH7dkOVaLc

Second Life Interest Group

Murdoch University Island

• Library• Teaching and

Learning• ITS• School of IT

Delivered 28 Sept 2007

• Admin and development

• Library• Public• Murdoch

Community Ideas Space

• ICT333

ICT333 / TLC2776 studentsJob interview simulation

Things to know

• Not many of our students are there…yet

• Educause/NMC Horizon Report 2007 identified Online Virtual Worlds as one of 6 new technologies likely to have most impact on Higher Education.

• Equity – broadband, high end graphics card and skills

• Chance to learn how to use this kind of environment

Let’s play…..

Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com