Group Proposal

Group Proposal: Second Life

Our group is working with the program Second Life. Second Life is an automated game that allows the user to create their personal virtual world. This computer program is unique in that you can make your made up person do what ever you want. For example, you can learn to fly, or have your own island. This game allows each user to have a personal experience that is completely dictated by them.
As a group we decided that we would teach the different aspects of the program so that class members will be able to go out and have their own second life. Below is an outline of what we plan on teaching the class. The goal of the group is make sure that everyone knows the basics so that they can create their second life and then continue whenever they want.

Introduction of Second Life
Ø What the program is all about
Ø Explaining how the program works
Ø Example of some of the features

Setting Up an Account
Ø Where to begin
Ø How to download the program
Ø What information you need to create an account
Ø Step By Step process to creating an Account

Personal Touch
Ø Creating your character
Ø Getting Accessories for your character
§ Clothes
§ Money
Ø Fun Things that you can do with your character
§ Teleporting from place to place
§ Learning to fly
§ Going to social gathering
§ Different places your character can visit

Connection to Class
Ø Discuss how the this information affects us and society as a whole
Ø Discuss connections between how the information is presented and the readings that we have been focusing on in class
Ø Does this program change the way that we traditionally think about computer programs

Conclusion/ Q & A

We hope to teach the class to use this interesting program and enjoy being able to create a second life. Most people do associate a second life with a computer program. So we hope to teach the class about a new program and allow them to have a new person experience with technology that they might have not come in contact with before.

In response to the e-mail i got

Yea... I have been playing the game trying to figure it out and played for abotu 5 hours maybe a bit more. I was talking to some people in the game about how we have to do a project they were showing me some points that are kinda neet, the possibilities are completely endless on how to work it. I say the more we shoot around the better it is, we talk for 45min. Some of my ideas that I could teach because I figured them out are....How to set up the game, edit your character look, shop for free clothes, go to social gatherings (their are a ton of virtual sex rooms its insane I took pictures to prove it to you guys), teleport people to your spot, down load different scripts for the game to make yourself look differently, how to search for different places to go depending on how many people are going to be their, how this game isn't a game to many butan extension of their life, how to collect money for free (they call it camping), how to dance, flyI have only played the game for about 5 hours and I am still trying to figure out a lot of things. I talked to a lady in the game that said that she has been playing for 2 years and isn't even close to knowing everything yet (it took her over a week to find a place and build a house in the game). She also said that she knew that one of her friends had spent 50k on the game over the course of 2 years. So I mean I am learning new things every time I play, but thats what I know how to do right now. If you give me another week the list will double for the stuff I learned. Hit me back up by e-mail or by the tele if you have any questions or even just to say that you got it.




Derek




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Hi Guys,
I just wanted to let you know that our proposal of what we are teaching in class for the Second Life project is due tomorrow. Do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks
Patty