Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the Academic Community
1. How does one gain access to Second Life (SL)?
One needs to register and create an avatar at http://www.secondlife.com/join/.
2. Do I need to be already familiar with Second Life to participate?
It helps to be familiar with the basic virtual reality environment of SL - this can be achieved by reviewing some of the videos at http://www.secondlife.com/community/media.php and visiting some of the spaces in SL.
Anyone who registers an avatar can visit; only those with permissions can build on a specific piece of property.
There are also a number of resources that UCI Libraries has organized to give one a better understanding about SL on the resources page.
3. How do I learn to use Second Life?
Read the blogs, take the tutorials, read the books, attend some online conferences, spend time exploring SL and learning about virtual environments and contact others already engaged in SL.
4. How do I find Anteater Island in Second Life?
Anteater Island can be found by using this SLURL (Second Life URL) in your web browser: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Anteater%20Island/152/188/26/
It can also be found by opening up the "Map" and searching for Anteater Island.
5. What relationship will faculty have with the Libraries in developing an instruction or research presence in Second Life on Anteater Island?
Faculty can be assigned space for a course or research project for a given academic quarter on Anteater Island. If students are to be creating content, building resources and engaged in collaboration they must register for permissions with the faculty member. Faculty are responsible for creating their course or research landscape. UCI Libraries is not prepared to provide ongoing assistance to maintain individual faculty sites on Anteater Island.
6. What happens if someone is maliciously bothering other students or disrupting their work?
Please read our griefer policy.
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