1. Barry Spencer Where 3D Virtual Worlds and e-Learning combine Introduction to Second Life (SL) Barry Spencer

2. What is Second life Second Life is a semi- immersive 3D Virtual Reality. Second Life and other MUVE (Multi User Virtual Environments) are together ushering in the arrival of web 3.D

3. Barry Spencer http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ Web 1.0

4. Barry Spencer http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ Web 2.0

5. Barry Spencer http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ Web 3.D

6. Barry Spencer Land Size km 2 http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/economy/stats_200804.xls

7. Barry Spencer Registration Count http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/economy/stats_200804.xls

8. Barry Spencer % of Active residents within age band http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/economy/stats_200804.xls

9. Barry Spencer Gender Distribution http://s3.amazonaws.com/static-secondlife-com/economy/stats_200804.xls

10. Barry Spencer But first the big question What can Second Life provide that current technologies do not?

11. Barry Spencer Getting started

12. Barry Spencer Creating a Learning Space

13. Barry Spencer The Virtual Library

14. Barry Spencer The Museum of Computing

15. Barry Spencer The Astro-Park

16. Barry Spencer Castle Bromlestein

17. Barry Spencer Data Logging Student quiz 217 Resources 1816 Museum 162

18. Barry Spencer The unique qualities of a 3D virtual worlds can provide opportunities for rich sensory immersive experiences, authentic contexts and activities for experiential learning, simulation and role-play, modelling of complex scenarios, a platform for data visualisation and opportunities for collaboration and co-creation that can not be easily experienced using other platforms.

19. Barry Spencer a combined entity which has a value greater than the sum of its parts Synergy

20. Barry Spencer Thank you end of presentation