Iowa in Second Life

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Iowa in Second Life

• By Daniel J. Power
• aka Leinad Meriman
• IowaMetaverse.com

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Iowa Metaverse, Inc., a Nonprofit Iowa 501(c)(3)
corp.

• The mission and purposes of Iowa Metaverse, Inc.
  are educational. The specific mission is to
  develop and operate regions, islands and servers
  in and for virtual worlds, what has been called
  the metaverse.
• Iowa Metaverse attempts to educate and inform
  people about
• 1) economic and educational opportunities in the
  State of Iowa,
• 2) living in and relocating to the State of Iowa
  and
• 3) opportunities for visiting and tourism in the
  State of Iowa.
• When appropriate Iowa Metaverse, Inc. will help
  other States and regions requiring aid in such
  projects.
• Currently, Iowa Metaverse, Inc. operates only in
  Second Life (SecondLife.com).

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Metaverse

• The term "metaverse" comes from Neal Stephensons
  1992 novel Snow Crash. The term is widely used to
  describe the vision behind current work on fully
  immersive 3D virtual spaces like Linden Labs'
  Second Life or There.com. In these environments,
  people interact as avatars with each other, both
  socially and economically, and sometimes with
  software agents in a cyber space, that uses the
  metaphor of the real world, but without its
  physical limitations.

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About Virtual Iowa

• The 16 acres called Iowa in Second Life has a
  variety of attractions and features. The overall
  theme is green praire, open spaces,
  entrepreneurship, virtual education, and high
  technology.
• We plan to expand Virtual Iowa.

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Major Places in Virtual Iowa

• Iowa Technology Park, TechTalk and Office
  Building
• River City
• The University of Northern Iowa College of
  Business Administration, Curris Business Building

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Places in River City

• Danny's Diner
• Iowa Bicycle Shop
• Iowa Farm House and Classic Barn
• Iowa Merchant's Bank -- Fine Men's Wear
• Iowa Old Livery Store Mall
• Iowa Welcome Center
• Lunar Passages Art Gallery and Coffee House
• Spinal Tuning Center
• Spirit Jazz Club
• Wild Rose Pub and Mall
• Trysor Fine Furniture Store
• Trysor Iowa Apartments

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Clubs, Entertainment
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