Welcome to Second LifeWhat is Second Life?Why People Use Second LifeGetting StartedSecond Life is not Real Life01/14/19 1Welcome to Second LifeCIS 577Bruce R. MaximUM-Dearborn01/14/19 2What is Second Life?•Virtual world, not a game•User-owned intellectual property•Economy (virtual and real money) •Accessible development tools01/14/19 3Why People Use Second Life•Social network•Building things (creative outlet)•Create business opportunities•Marketing•Collaboration•Virtual work (with real pay)01/14/19 4Getting Started•Determine goal or purpose•Get skills or hire developer•Buy land•Create community–Traffic–Engage and interact–Publicize01/14/19 5Second Life is not Real Life•Behavior is engaged, but not constrained•All objects can be scripted•No material costs from Linden Labs when building•Linden charges fees for file upload and land
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