Monash library-presentation-2010

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MONASH CAULFIELD LIBRARY

Second Life Tour Second Life Tour

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Who am I? Lecturer– Behavioural Studies• Digital Selves• Online Research Methods

– Sociology• Social Psychology

Student– PhD • Exploring the concept of connection to an avatar

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Today What are virtual worlds? What is Second Life? How are Virtual Worlds being used? What is Monash University doing in Second

Life? Libraries in Second Life? Dive in!

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What are Virtual Worlds Began as computer games First virtual worlds were text based Not games– but you can play games in them (e.g. World of Warcraft)

“Real-time, multi-player 3D environments in which the user takes on a specific role, represented on screen by an avatar” (Shepherd, 2008).

http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.com/2008/11/caspian-ils-taxonomy.html

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What is Second Life User-created 3D virtual community Commenced operations in 2005 Monthly Unique Users with Repeat Logins

Reaches 826,214 in March 2010

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How are Virtual Worlds Being Used? Education– Teaching– Research

http://daneelariantho.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/amino-world-1.jpg

http://gov.2elearning.com/gov/news/latest-news/single-news-article/article/feds-expand-virtual-worlds-interest.html

Health Care– Simulations– Training

Government– Simulation

Corporate– Meetings– Conferences

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What is Monash University doing in Second Life

First foray in 2007– Remote lecture

Teaching and research activities:– Education – Master’s– Law – Intellectual Property– Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical

Sciences– Chinese Studies– Behavioural Studies

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Monash 1 – ‘The Sandbox’ Our first ‘home’ Originally used for ‘proof of concept’ activities

by:– Behavioural Studies– Education– Chinese Studies– Law

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Monash 2 - Pharmatopia

Collaboration between – Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Monash University– Universities of Sydney, Queensland (Australia)– Uppsala University, Sweden– Universities of Kansas, North Carolina (USA)– Universities of Copenhagen (Denmark)– Universities of London, Keele, Nottingham (UK)

An interactive virtual tabletting research and development laboratory, gives students the opportunity to complete a range of activities that are available 24/7.

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Monash 3 – Monash Chinese City Started on Monash 1 with a Chinese Studies

Centre and Chinese Medical Clinic that were used as a basis for Chinese language classes in both first-year and media studies classes.

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Monash 4 - The Digitarium Home of BHS3000 Digital Selves

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Libraries in Second Life Info Island– Fantastic location that

houses many of the best examples of libraries in Second Life

Illumination Library– Illumination Library

features hundreds of audio books and interactive illustrated books representing literary works by major world authors and poets.

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Second Life Groups

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Facebook

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Dive in!

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