Amplify the awesome
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The document provides tips and information for using Second Life including interface tips for building, sharing content, land ownership, viewer choices, storing screenshots, organizing inventory, and some handy tools; it also lists the contact information for Catherine Dutton who is affiliated with Texas Woman's University.
Amplify the awesome
- 1. Catherine Dutton, PhD SL: Catherine Soderstrom Instructional Support Services Texas Woman’s University Texas Womans University2 221,32,23
- 2. Texas Womans University2 221,32,23 Group: Texas Woman’s University Guests You’re welcome to join…
- 3. Interface Tips • Tear-off menus • Advanced Menu- CTRL-ALT-D – Stop Animating Me – Rebake Textures (CTRL-ALT-R) – Limit Select Distance (uncheck) – Disable Camera Constraints (check) – Highlighting & Visiblity-->Highlight Transparent (CTRL-ALT-T) – Rendering Types Surface Path (removes ground) – Rendering Features UI (CTRL-ALT-F1) • Develop Menu- CTRL-ALT-Q – AvatarShow Look At/Show Point At – HTTP Textures
- 4. Sharing Stuff • Give Inventory directly (dropping on people) • Sell it in a box- permissions! – Sell copy – Sell contents – Click to buy • Give script – Give folder – Give all objects separately
- 5. Building Tips • Alt-zoom (View- Object View) • Alt-ctrl • Alt-ctrl-shift • Keyboard Shortcuts when building Rotate- ctrl Resize- ctrl-shift • Shift-copy, CTRL-Z • Local Ruler • Select Texture • The Grid • Edit Linked Parts • Build- Options- Set Default Upload permissions • Build-Options- Select Only my objects, select only movable objects, select by surrounding • Shift-X- snaps object on xy
- 6. Shared Media • Etherpad- http://typewith.me/ • Google docs • Google Wave • Dabbleboard • Google Moderator • Adobe Connect • Adobe Connect Now (3 users free) • UstreamYoutube _popup Other examples: http://secondlife.com/destinations/sharedmedia
- 7. Groups • 25 group limits Ownership- owners can only be removed if they remove themselves Roles limitations 10 roles • Alternatives to SL Groups Subscribomatic Hippo Groups Drawbacks- one way communication
- 8. Land Ownership • Rent vs Own • Parcel vs Estate • Mainland vs Island – Estate Management Tools – Land Management Tools – Group Management Tools
- 9. Viewer Choice • Emerald - V1.23 • Imprudence- V1.23 • Kristin- V2 features • Radegast- text only client (ish) • Snowglobe- open source viewer V1.23/V2
- 14. SL Pics Stored Easy • Snapzilla – snapshots e-mailed from SL to pics@slpics.com Teen SL teen@slpics.com private@slpics.com Flickr- http://www.flickr.com/account/uploadbyemail Can connect snapzilla- so posts in both locations
- 15. Organization • Inventory • Open New Window • Naming conventions Team builds Determine Permissions System before beginning Contract All items go to one avatar after built
- 16. Handy Tools Scanners- who is close who comes in limitations Can better use People Nearby Mystitool Chat recorder Chat relay
- 17. Catherine Dutton, PhD SL: Catherine Soderstrom E-mail: cdutton@twu.edu Texas Woman’s University