Second+Life+and+Getting+Started

[|Second Life] is an online virtual environment that enables any number of people to meet in a single online space to chat, share ideas and simply hand out together. It's not a game per se, although people can -- and do -- create games inside it.

To access Second Life, you need to register and then download a small piece of client software that runs on your computer and which is your access point for getting side Second Life. When you first log-in, you'll be given an avatar (a virtual representation of yourself) to use when you're inside Second Life. You can customize how you look, or even change yourself entirely into, say a cardboard robot, a small blue dragon, or whatever appeals to you.

The following resources will help get you started.

Getting started
Sign up for an SL account here []

Introductory tours []

Helpful tips for newbies []

**Tutorials**
Getting started: signing up for a Second Life account []

Installing the Second Life client (needed in order to access Second Life) []

New Media Consortium Orientation Island Overview []

Filling-out your Second Life profile []

Getting started: signing up for a Second Life account []

Installing the Second Life client (needed in order to access Second Life) []

New Media Consortium Orientation Island Overview []

Filling-out your Second Life profile []

Changing your Second Life password []

Changing your appearance []

How to manage your inventory (warning: includes bad jokes) []

Moving around in Second Life, changing your appearance etc. []

Archive of SL tutorial videos []

More…. []

Getting free swag in Second Life [] [] []

Finding locations within Second Life:
Locations within Second Life can be found by searching for ["second life" islands] on Google, or by searching for well-known cities and countries inside Second Life itself.

Example locations include: • Harlem Renaissance: http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2007/12/virtual-harlem.html • SL/Game cross over: http://iamlegendsurvival.warnerbros.com • New York City, Upper East Side: http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2007/09/virtual-upper-e.html • UN climate change sim: http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2008/11/poland-creates-climate-change-second-life-sim.html • Social issues: http://www.karunasl.info/Information/ (HIV/AIDS) • Harry Potter (search inside Second Life) • Disney World (search inside Second Life) • Paris (search inside Second Life)

Related pages and ideas

 * Adolescent Literacure and Second life
 * Making Movies in Second Life