Our Island in Second Life
Welcome, to our voyage to virtual worlds today which may become very real part of our lives tomorrow. The island is dedicated to education and npo's.
Agenda:
Current Status
Well, the island is brand new - only some basic constructions are done. All this on the agenda is about things to come. All kind of contributions, opinions, ... are very welcome.
Thus today the island is interesting for those who want to join in the first pioneer steps. Those who are interested in the outcome I have to ask for some patience. Thank's in advance!
Art Challenge!
There is a prize posted
to frame the forum. All are invited to submit ... or vote on the submissions.
Places
for a start - there will be much free space left:
| The Clubhouse | social environment to meet, party, concert, performance, meetings and discussions | ToDo: web feeds and web service integration; "time machine" to change wallpapers & co to provide the specific atmosphere for an club event (we have different clubs) ; audio and music integration; video and presentation materials;
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| The Exhibition | sky platform for exhibitions of all kinds | ToDo: additionally: voting on challenges; multi-language translations
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| The Forum | central discussion forum and big audience, space for bothes | ToDo: additionally: direct voting on posts and proposals; multi-thread discussion organization; 3D audio aggregation
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| The Learning Center | upcoming ...
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| The Arena | upcoming ... sports / cultural mixed world events ... |
Features
| architecture | functionality |
- user guidance and orientation through architecture
- improved "in world" usability and accessibility by architecture
- combination of "real world" and "virtual world" architecture
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- integration of external chat channels (for those who won't log into SL but may participate through text chat)
- web-site plugin of "SL-cam" to see what's actually is going on in SL without starting the SL client
- adding audio support (like teamspeak)
- integration of community & e-Learning features
- multi device accessability
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How to Join
- download the free client for second life
- create an account in second life - make sure you select the free subscription
- spend some time (maybe half an hour) at "help island" to make yourself familiar with the navigation and stuff
- send "Claudio Whalen" an message "in world" (or drop me an email) if you want to do something in second life
- teleport to our island "Forum Europe"
