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= Second Life & 3D Metaverses: A Wiki =
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'''''Please check "Recent Changes" in the navigation menu to see what might have changed since you last visited. This site is currently under heavy construction (when we can find the time to do it)!'''''
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==Introduction==
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Given the current hype surrounding the [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] virtual world, the time seems right to pull together the wide array of materials available on the internet to enable you, the reader, to form your own view about it.<br>
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*Is the hype justified?
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*What's all the fuss about?
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*Where is it all heading?
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*What will it mean, if anything, for the future of the internet?
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*Who is in SL, and what are they up to?
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*...and no doubt you have many other questions to add to this list
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Hopefully this wiki will go some way to answering those questions and spur you on to go and find out more for yourself. See you in-world!
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Other things you can do:
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==Where to go from here==
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Here is a high-level list of areas covered by this wiki.<br>
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'''Basics of Second Life'''
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* [[Overview of Second Life|Overview]]
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**[[World of Second Life|World]]
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**[[Avatars in Second Life|Avatars]]
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**[[Objects in Second Life|Objects]]
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**[[Usage of Second Life|Usage and Interaction]]
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**[[Money in Second Life|Money]]
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**[[Machinima|Machinima]] - "Machine Cinema"
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**[[SLURLS to navigate Second Life | SLURLs]]
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'''Participants in Second Life'''
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* [[Businesses in Second Life|Businesses]]
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* [[Education Institutions in Second Life|Education Institutions]]
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* [[Libraries in Second Life|Libraries]]
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* [[Charities and other Not-for-profit in Second Life|Charities and other Not-for-profit]]
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*[[Therapeutic and Support Groups in Second Life|Therapeutic and Support Groups]]
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*[[Politics and Public Life in Second Life|Politics and Public Life]]
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* [[The Arts in Second Life|The Arts]]
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* [[Developers|Developers]]
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*[[Others|Others]]
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'''Second Life Reference Material'''
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*[[Second Life News and Views|Second Life News & Views]]
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*[[Blogs and Wikis|Blogs and Wikis]]
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*[[Forums|Forums]]
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*[[Developer Tools for Second Life|Developer Tools]]
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'''The Wider Metaverse'''
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*[[Future developments|Future developments]]
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*[[Alternatives to Second Life|Alternatives to Second Life]]
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|+Examples of Second Life construction
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|[[Image:svarga2.jpg|thumb|right|Svarga]]
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|[[Image:ABN_001.jpg|thumb|right|ABN Amro]]
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|[[Image:hipcast_008.jpg|thumb|right|Saijo City]]
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|[[Image:PAC1.jpg|thumb|right|PA Consulting]]
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|}
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[[Category:Metaverses]][[Category:Second Life]]

Current revision as of 13:02, 28 January 2007

Second Life & 3D Metaverses: A Wiki

Please check "Recent Changes" in the navigation menu to see what might have changed since you last visited. This site is currently under heavy construction (when we can find the time to do it)!

Introduction

Given the current hype surrounding the Second Life virtual world, the time seems right to pull together the wide array of materials available on the internet to enable you, the reader, to form your own view about it.

  • Is the hype justified?
  • What's all the fuss about?
  • Where is it all heading?
  • What will it mean, if anything, for the future of the internet?
  • Who is in SL, and what are they up to?
  • ...and no doubt you have many other questions to add to this list

Hopefully this wiki will go some way to answering those questions and spur you on to go and find out more for yourself. See you in-world!

Where to go from here

Here is a high-level list of areas covered by this wiki.
Basics of Second Life

Participants in Second Life

Second Life Reference Material

The Wider Metaverse


Examples of Second Life construction
Svarga
ABN Amro
Saijo City
PA Consulting


Personal tools