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Ohio University Without Boundaries. Building Contractor. How to Be a Building Contractor :. Building a Complete Second Life Campus. Christopher Keesey. Project Manager. Ohio University Without Boundaries AKA - Tanbou Ogg in SL. Second Life. Ohio University Without Boundaries. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to Be a Building Contractor:
Ohio University Without Boundaries
Building a Complete Second Life Campus
Christopher KeeseyProject Manager
Ohio University Without Boundaries
AKA - Tanbou Ogg in SL
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Second Life Officially Launched in 2003
A 3-dimensional, user-defined world of general use in which people can interact, play, LEARN, do business, and otherwise communicate...
2006/2007 - Institutions of Higher Education Take
Notice:
Princeton
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20University/156/158/24/
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Northern Illinois University
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glidden/86/168/24/
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/
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Ohio University
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/
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A SECOND LIFE TALE
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/
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This Second Life thing is amazing! Yeah!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/
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Look I signed up and created my own avatar.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/
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Whoa, It really costs that much to buy and develop an island?
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Can you give us the time and money to buy and develop our island?
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/20/39/24/
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Be A Building Contractor
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Be A Building Contractor
• Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc...
Ohio University Without Boundaries
Be A Building Contractor
• Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc...• Manage any subcontractors
Ohio University Without Boundaries
Be A Building Contractor
• Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc...• Manage any subcontractors• Seek and employ other domains of specialization from around your university
Ohio University Without Boundaries
Be A Building Contractor
• Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc...• Manage any subcontractors• Seek and employ other domains of specialization from around your university • Manage Aesthetic Quality I.E. Your University’s Brand
Ohio University Without Boundaries
Be A Building Contractor
• Centralize development contracts, budgets, deadlines etc...• Manage any subcontractors• Seek and employ other domains of specialization from around your university • Manage Aesthetic Quality I.E. Your University’s Brand• Overall Planning
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Planning
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Planning Best Practice Tip #1
Do not plan your campus around buildings or structures but rather, plan your buildings, structures and spaces around activities.
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• Asynchronous Learning
• Synchronous Learning
• Arts and Music
• Conferences
• Student Group/Student Social Activities
Ohio University’s Initially Planned Activities
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Planning
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Remember This Guy?
A well laid-out plan will go far in putting money in that hand.
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Design and Development Phase
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• To Scale or not to Scale?
Design Considerations
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• To Scale or not to Scale?• Doors
Design Considerations
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• To Scale or not to Scale?• Doors• “Flyability”
Design Considerations
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• To Scale or not to Scale?• Doors• “Flyability”• Chat Bleed in Synchronous Learning Spaces
Design Considerations
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• To Scale or not to Scale?• Doors• “Flyability”• Chat Bleed in Synchronous Learning Spaces• Media and floor layout...
Design Considerations
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•Music / Fine Arts
•Student Services
•Alumni
•Distance Learning
•Computer Science (Scripting)
...
Involve Applicable RL Campus Domain Expertise
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SL Campus Management
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Who will:
SL Campus Management
Support Students Evangelize/Train faculty?
Change media in existing parcels?Manage permissions?
Cut new parcels when needed?Plan/Manage classes and class security?
Monitor Visitor Logging?Market the virtual campus?
Manage Visual Style/StandardsPick up the trash?
And so on and so on...
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One person can handle these tasks today.
Campus Management
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That may not always be the case.
Campus Management
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Island / Parcel Access
Public
Specific avatars
Access
Building
Specific group only
X
X
Much of the Ohio SL Campus follows the following model.
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Island / Parcel Security
How will you deal with this?
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Island / Parcel Security at Ohio University
•NO WEAPONS. PERIOD.
•Damage not enabled on Ohio Islands
•Violators banned from all OU islands.
•Griefers reported to Linden Labs
•Community Standards document at Campus Landing
•Avatar name and time logging
•Parcel access closed upon request for faculty and partners
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Think Scalable
As 3-D web applications change and evolve, ensure that your institution is able to change and evolve as well. Units that develop and manage Second Life campuses must be agile, efficient and unified in mission.
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Think Scalable
Proper planning, organizational structure and standards up front will allow universities to avoid the cacophony of disjointed designs and interfaces that have plagued us and our web site users since the 90s.
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The right planning now will ensure that your campus can be an active, positive and manageable environment for students, faculty and administrators for years to come.
Slideshow URL http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/presentation.pdf
Ohio University Second Life Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA
Ohio University Second Life Campus
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24/ Or search “Ohio University” in the Second Life Map
PapersHow to Be a Building Contractor: Building a Complete Campus in Second Lifehttp://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/building_contractor.pdf
The Path Less Traveled: Thinking Asynchronous for Learning in Second Lifehttp://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distancelearning/aynchronousInSL.pdf
Christopher KeeseyOhio University Without Boundaries
Email: [email protected]: www.ouwb.ohiou.edu
Links and Contact
OUWBOhio University Without Boundaries
Ohio University Without BoundariesLeaders in the Design of Engaging, Transforming, Convenient Learning Experiences.
Web: www.ouwb.ohiou.edu
Slide URL: www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/keesey/distance_learning/buildingcontractor.pdf
Email: [email protected]