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.