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MONASH CAULFIELD LIBRARY
Second Life Tour Second Life Tour
Who am I? Lecturer– Behavioural Studies• Digital Selves• Online Research Methods
– Sociology• Social Psychology
Student– PhD • Exploring the concept of connection to an avatar
Today What are virtual worlds? What is Second Life? How are Virtual Worlds being used? What is Monash University doing in Second
Life? Libraries in Second Life? Dive in!
What are Virtual Worlds Began as computer games First virtual worlds were text based Not games– but you can play games in them (e.g. World of Warcraft)
“Real-time, multi-player 3D environments in which the user takes on a specific role, represented on screen by an avatar” (Shepherd, 2008).
http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.com/2008/11/caspian-ils-taxonomy.html
What is Second Life User-created 3D virtual community Commenced operations in 2005 Monthly Unique Users with Repeat Logins
Reaches 826,214 in March 2010
How are Virtual Worlds Being Used? Education– Teaching– Research
http://daneelariantho.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/amino-world-1.jpg
http://gov.2elearning.com/gov/news/latest-news/single-news-article/article/feds-expand-virtual-worlds-interest.html
Health Care– Simulations– Training
Government– Simulation
Corporate– Meetings– Conferences
What is Monash University doing in Second Life
First foray in 2007– Remote lecture
Teaching and research activities:– Education – Master’s– Law – Intellectual Property– Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical
Sciences– Chinese Studies– Behavioural Studies
Monash 1 – ‘The Sandbox’ Our first ‘home’ Originally used for ‘proof of concept’ activities
by:– Behavioural Studies– Education– Chinese Studies– Law
Monash 2 - Pharmatopia
Collaboration between – Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Monash University– Universities of Sydney, Queensland (Australia)– Uppsala University, Sweden– Universities of Kansas, North Carolina (USA)– Universities of Copenhagen (Denmark)– Universities of London, Keele, Nottingham (UK)
An interactive virtual tabletting research and development laboratory, gives students the opportunity to complete a range of activities that are available 24/7.
Monash 3 – Monash Chinese City Started on Monash 1 with a Chinese Studies
Centre and Chinese Medical Clinic that were used as a basis for Chinese language classes in both first-year and media studies classes.
Monash 4 - The Digitarium Home of BHS3000 Digital Selves
Libraries in Second Life Info Island– Fantastic location that
houses many of the best examples of libraries in Second Life
Illumination Library– Illumination Library
features hundreds of audio books and interactive illustrated books representing literary works by major world authors and poets.
Second Life Groups
Dive in!
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