SWEN 6837

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SWEN 6837 Capstone Project

• Creating SCEs virtual presence
• in Second Life

Spring 2008
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Agenda

• Introductions
• What is Second Life?
• What can one do in Second Life?
• What have we accomplished this semester
• Challenges
• Future goals

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Second Life

• What is Second Life?
• Rich virtual presence
• Interact with others via text and voice chat
• New medium for sharing ideas
• What can one do in Second Life?
• Have an alternative virtual life
• Build your dream house
• Expand your social network

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Second Life - Academic and Business

• Fortune 500 companies
• Interviewing occurs in Second Life
• Universities of all sizes and stature
• New way to market and reach prospective students
• Sharing information
• Mock interviews and Career Fairs
• Educating via a new medium
• Guest lectures
• More diverse student population
• Public schools use SecondLife
• NYC school district has six private islands

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Basics of Second Life

• Welcome to Help Island
• Walk
• Fly
• Chat
• Build items
• Our land was initially barren
• Additional enhancement opportunities exists

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Tour SCEs virtual presence

• Two main parts
• Student Union
• Place to relax and mingle with other prospective
  students
• Academic Plaza
• School of Science and Computer Engineering
• Software Engineering

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Work Breakdown

• Student Union Beach, Pool, Treehouse
• Priya and Neha
• Academic Plaza
• Software Engineering side
• Mohammed, Divya, and Ihsan
• School of Science and Computer Engineering
• Brian and Carlo
• Second Life Land Acquisition
• Ihsan
• Associated course documentation
• Entire team

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Challenges

• Learning curve of Second Life and picking up
  where previous group left off
• Obtaining land
• Prim limitation
• Creating and implementing our vision

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Future Goals

• Obtain private island for SCE
• Transfer current structure
• Create stronger virtual presence
• PowerPoint
• Video content
• Campus Life
• Diverse student population
• Professors
• Pave the way for the first SCE classes to be
  taught via Second Life

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Questions and comments

• Are there any questions or comments?