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Displays:
-web links or a collection of web links can be housed in a "computer monitor" (the usual metaphor) or in something topical (I just made a bookshelf for a link to a virtual law bibliography, and a "newspaper display" for a link to my news archive; for an example look at the unit 5 area inworld). Links will open up in a stripped-down but functional browser in-world, or the viewer can choose to open them in their standard external browser.
-text info can be saved on a notecard and distributed from an object; the object can be a poster, a "book," "bookshelf," or anything you want. The info can also include embedded landmarks, textures, or other notecards (but not objects). For an example, look at the "Click here for law and library sites" poster in the Unit 2 area inworld.
- images (including images of text, such as a pdf) can be inserted into a "THiNC book" or "Intellibook," and distributed freely that way. THiNC books are a bit cumbersome and laggy, but they make a nice presentation. You can include the text on a notecard built into the book as well. For an example look at the "Galileo Law Directory" in the Unit 4 area inworld.
- objects can be distributed by placing them inside another object along with a "giver" script. The distributing object can be any shape.
-A series of images (such as powerpoint slides) can be loaded into a slideshow device that lets the owner flip through them during a presentation. The devices can also be set up to let any viewer flip through them, to serve as a stand-alone display. More elaborate versions of this can offer the viewer a unique link, notecard or object for each image (bucky barkley's "Slider 3.0").
-sound: each parcel can have a "music" setting (which could also be a podcast or other audio file) which can be heard if a player device is set up. These often are created to look like radios, turntables, or other "real life" music devices, but can be shaped like anything. Anyone who turns on audio (it's an option) will hear the same thing. Only the landowner, or someone the landowner gives permissions to, can change the music setting.
-video/web: similarly, each parcel can have a "video or web content" setting. (Unfortunately it's one or the other, not both.) The specified video or web content can be viewed if a player device is set up. Anyone who turns on video streaming (it's an option) will see the same thing. A commonly-used one is called "FreeView," but you can use others or set up your own using a basic script. Here's a nice video tutorial on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gowmZtkrV4Y
Only the landowner, or someone the landowner gives permissions to, can change the video/web setting.
Multiple videos, per-person videos:
Bucky Barkley, and probably others, have found a way to display multiple videos on the same land. It is per-person, meaning that anyone standing near the player will see the blank player, even if someone else is watching, until they start it up themselves, and then they can choose whichever of the videos they prefer. You can see examples of this in the Unit 1 and Unit 4/5 areas of our site inworld. This is a "commericially produced" device from Bucky's store Buckaroo (currently closed!) but he does give discounts or free for educational use.
Databases and info from "outside" SL:
There are several ways to pull info from outside of SL into SL.
Google calendars, for instance, can be accessed from within SL (in a fairly crude way). http://www.calendarcogs.com/
Twitter displays can be created. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF59hA8xIC4
RSS feeds can be displayed. One example: http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=163642
You can search for WorldCat titles.
Someone in TeenSL built a way to pay RL library fines from within SL. http://flickr.com/photos/krfitz/2554577098/ (more info)
Lots of gadgets and goodies at Pixeltrix ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/PixelTrix/127/115/22) including items that let you share objects and text with group members remotely "Data Storage and Retrieval", calendar, and office tools like in-boxes.
Wikipedia interface: see Unit 5 area. Type a search term in, and the object will respond with a link to the appropriate wikipedia page, which will then open up in-world.
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Concepts:
Tutorials / walkthroughs / exercises on legal research, IRAC, how to read cases, legal procedure, mock mediation, mock depostions, mock trials, moot courts, legislative process, ???
Collection of resources on topics of interest
Virtual tours of libraries, courthouses, etc?
Recreating historical events. Important court cases? Here's a conference on this topic:
STEPPING INTO HISTORY CONFERENCE ON JUNE 24
What if instead of talking about history, we could experience it? What if,
instead of looking at photos or drawings of historical sites, we could walk
into and through them? What if, instead of reading the words of a Lincoln or
a Ghandi, we could hear them speak?The technology of virtual worlds is
opening up a new universe of possibilities in promoting and teaching a love
of history. The "Stepping into History" conference is your chance to learn
about, and experience for yourself, the power of virtual worlds at the
service of history. This exciting day scheduled for June 10 has filled up,
but another day is planned for June 24. For more information, see the
website at http://www.steppinginthistory.org or contact Conference
Coordinator John Howard at jhow...@alliancelibrarysystem.com. This
conference is sponsored by Alliance Library System and Learning Times.
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