Assignment: Second Life a virtual world

An online class lacks the face-2-face connection of a real classroom. To help improve our interaction I would like to use the virtual world, Second Life.

It is a place to meet to discuss class topics and for you to meet with members of your team when you are working on a group project.

One of the things you will notice as you travel around SL is how creative the residents (avatars) are.

For this assignment, read the links below and then sign up for a FREE SL account. You will choose an avatar name and then pick from the several available avatars. Once you are in SL you can customize your avatar any way you like.

I am including the MINIMUM system requirements you will need to run the SL software, which you will be directed to download.

PC Minimum System Requirements:
Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL
Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
OR Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium Ill or Athlon, or better
Computer Memory: 256MB or better (1-2 gigs is best)
Video/Graphics Card**: nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better

Mac Minimum System Requirements:
Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or better
Computer Processor: 1 GHz G4 or better
Computer Memory: 512MB or better
Video/Graphics Card**:
nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better
OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
Some graphics cards may not be compatible.

Contact me if you feel you do not have the minimum system requirements.

I will list a few places you can visit to find out what SL is about.
http://secondlife.com/

http://postridersinthesky.org/  (SBCC blog site about SL)

Second Life Basics is a pdf developed by OneCleveland and describes how to get started. Ignore the section How to Get to OneCleveland.