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Unit 2: SL Culture
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Introduction to the history and cultures of Second Life in general, and the legal and library communities in particular (1 hour minimum; includes tour).
Tutorial/Activity:
An annotated list of locations within Second Life will be available for pick-up at the LLVW site in Second Life. The list will also include upcoming events within Second Life that participants may choose to attend.
Live speaker/demonstration:
First session: Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
Transcript
Tour sites
Additional sessions TBA based on participant availability
Location: Law Libraries in Virtual Worlds parcel (SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/56/140/24)
This session will begin on location in Second Life at the Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds site. Speakers will hold a roundtable discussion with participants. Participants will then take a tour of specific locations in Second Life, either with the group or on their own (locations and descriptions will be available for pickup at the LLVW site ).
Readings:
The first days of Second Life
Reuters/Second Life
http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/03/06/the-first-days-of-second-life/
Book review/summary ofThe Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World byWagner James Au; recounts some information about the history and philospphy behind Second Life.
The (Unofficial) Second Life Wiki
http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
"More Advice for Newbies," Not Possible IRL [In Real Life] blog: this post by 'Lem Skall' concentrates on "culture shock" and some of the norms of behavior in SL.
"Does your life suck? In the MySpace-meets-Matrix online world of Second Life, everyone is sexy, real money flows, and pixels are the only limitation"
By: CAMILLE DODERO
Reprinted from The Phoenix Newsletter, 7/17/2006, 12:03:04 PM http://www.nmc.org/pdf/does_your_life_suck.pdf
Additional web resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
There are an astounding number of blogs and other web pages devoted to Second Life. Some good places to start are:
New World Notes
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/
SLNN (Second Life News Network)
http://www.slnn.com/index.php
The Second Life Herald (currently possibly not safe for work)
http://www.secondlifeherald.com/
Introduction to the history and cultures of Second Life in general, and the legal and library communities in particular (1 hour minimum; includes tour).
Tutorial/Activity:
An annotated list of locations within Second Life will be available for pick-up at the LLVW site in Second Life. The list will also include upcoming events within Second Life that participants may choose to attend.
Live speaker/demonstration:
First session: Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
Transcript
Tour sites
Additional sessions TBA based on participant availability
Location: Law Libraries in Virtual Worlds parcel (SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/56/140/24)
This session will begin on location in Second Life at the Law Librarians in Virtual Worlds site. Speakers will hold a roundtable discussion with participants. Participants will then take a tour of specific locations in Second Life, either with the group or on their own (locations and descriptions will be available for pickup at the LLVW site ).
Readings:
The first days of Second Life
Reuters/Second Life
http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/03/06/the-first-days-of-second-life/
Book review/summary ofThe Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World byWagner James Au; recounts some information about the history and philospphy behind Second Life.
The (Unofficial) Second Life Wiki
http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
"A project to document various aspects Second Life." The page on "Culture" (http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Culture) includes a bit of history and information on topics such as "government" ("in large part nonexistent, other than the 'dictatorship' of Linden Lab, the company that owns Second Life"), "arts and entertainment," "sports and recreation" and more.
"More Advice for Newbies," Not Possible IRL [In Real Life] blog: this post by 'Lem Skall' concentrates on "culture shock" and some of the norms of behavior in SL.
"Joining Second Life is like moving to a new country because it is a social place and it has its own culture. It has its own peculiarities and an etiquette that take time to learn and to understand. There are no common rules, but I'll attempt a personal view on what are some of the most important things to learn as a beginner in Second Life that are part of the culture...."
"Does your life suck? In the MySpace-meets-Matrix online world of Second Life, everyone is sexy, real money flows, and pixels are the only limitation"
By: CAMILLE DODERO
Reprinted from The Phoenix Newsletter, 7/17/2006, 12:03:04 PM http://www.nmc.org/pdf/does_your_life_suck.pdf
This article is a bit dated (for instance, gambling was still "legal" when it was written, and American Apparel has since closed its Second Life store) but gives some insight into the Second Life experience. Includes some "mature" (actually immature) behavior.
By the way, I've never heard anyone refer to "real life" as "meatspace" except sarcastically. Some people do prefer the term "First Life" to "real life," though.
Additional web resources:
Second Life -- Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
Wikipedia has an extensive page on Second Life's history, culture, technology, and controversies and legal issues.
There are an astounding number of blogs and other web pages devoted to Second Life. Some good places to start are:
New World Notes
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/
News blog by a former Linden Lab employee. Very active site, which not infrequently comments on legal and "governance" issues.
SLNN (Second Life News Network)
http://www.slnn.com/index.php
Articles and videos covering business, entertainment, events, and opinion. A recent highlight: Library celebrates second birthday, covering the April 13 celebration of the second anniversary of Alliance Library System's Info Archipelago project.
The Second Life Herald (currently possibly not safe for work)
http://www.secondlifeherald.com/
Not affiliated with Linden Lab. A long-standing blog and news site. Motto: "Always Fairly Unbalanced." Covers all aspects of SL -- as of this writing, the cover is probably NSFW (not safe for work).___________________________________________
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| craiglev | Great sites | 0 | Apr 30 2008, 11:23 AM EDT by craiglev | |
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Thank you for info about places to visit. I think it's really craetive how people have been setting up their spaces. I do think that some of the spaces could use more content though.
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