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Unit 3: Land management

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Introduction to land acquisition (rental and purchase) and land management tools and issues. Live speakers or video tutorial. (30 minutes)

Tutorial/Activity:

Read:
“About land” window
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for about land window

In Second Life, use the "about land" window to learn more about any 2 different parcels.

Live Speaker/Demonstration:

Transcript of Cat's discussion

Speaker Hypatia Dejavu will conduct a live discussion of these issues at a time to be announced.

Readings:

These short articles are mostly taken from the Second Life Support Center.There appears to be no way to link directly to articles, so I have included search terms that will bring up the article within the top 6 results.

Acquiring and controlling land
http://secondlife.com/whatis/pricing.php

Different levels of account membership: Basic, Premium, Concierge
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for account membership

“About land” window
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for about land window

Management of objects on land

How objects (prims) on land are calculated
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for How objects (prims) on land are calculated

Parcel media tools (video, audio, webpages)

Parcel Media
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/03/10/parcel-media-video-tutorials-how-to-play-movies-webpages-more/
This post was made while the new viewer software was being tested. The info now applies to the whole “grid.”

Security and performance on your land

How many avatars can I have on my region at once without causing serious problems with lag? (also covers top causes of lag)
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for avatars lag

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Additional readings:

Management of objects on land

Managing objects on group-owned land:
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for manage objects

How do I return other people’s objects?
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for return objects

Parcel encroachment
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for parcel encroachment

Security and performance on your land

Estate and Private Region Autosaves and Restores (Rollbacks)
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for rollbacks

Improving Region Performance:
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for improving performance

How many avatars can I have on my region at once without causing serious problems with lag? (also covers top causes of lag)
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for avatars lag

Guide to Freezing, Banning and Ejecting
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417
Search for freezing

Additional video tutorials:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/05/02/curious-confused-about-land-watch-11-land-video-tutorials/