Second Life for business, part 2
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The document summarizes the agenda and topics discussed at a meeting about using virtual worlds. It includes a debrief on setting up in Second Life, research on its usage for recruitment, games and collaboration. It also discusses the virtual world Wonderland and recommendations for the city of Littleton to consider tracking virtual worlds and potentially offer informational workshops or a Second Life mentoring group for local businesses.
Second Life for business, part 2
- 1. City of Littleton 01 October 2008 Scott Brown
- 2. Agenda Introduction, agenda review and additions Debrief of getting set up in Second Life Research/case studies of virtual world usage Recruitment Games and engagement Collaboration Wonderland demo (9am) Break Social media at Sun & demo Recommendations and next steps, wrap-up
- 3. Debrief on getting set up in Second Life
- 4. Name the CLO - Sun
- 5. Other virtual worlds There.com http://www.there.com Google Lively http://lively.google.com Forterra http://www.forterrainc.com Business-focused, collaboration capabilities, private instances Cost associated with it Wonderland https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/ Similar to Forterra, but open-source and free
- 6. Wonderland Virtual world project from Sun “Second Life for the enterprise” Addressing eco-responsibility Designed specifically for collaboration - Can host your own world or intranet (SL just announced this availability as well) - Enterprise-grade - Immersive audio built in as a core feature - Live application integration (Firefox, OpenOffice) - Entirely open source
- 8. Break
- 9. Social networking tools at Sun: a rough evolution Blogs Wikis Facebook Twitter Second Life Sun Learning Exchange SunSpace
- 13. Recommendations At a minimum, continue tracking this space Consider different levels of offerings: Informational Workshops: Introduction to virtual worlds and/or Second Life specifically Second Life mentoring group for Littleton businesses In-world assistance In-world presence
- 14. Resources: Recruiting examples Accenture Careers island in SL TMP Island in SL Missouri IT, Eduisland in SL Kelly Services HQ in SL Recruiting in Second Life blog http://recruit2ndlife.blogspot.com/
- 15. Resources: Virtual worlds Second Life News Network http://www.slnn.com Metaverse Messenger (M2) http://www.metaversemessenger.com Second Life mentors Search for Help Island(s) Wander around and find a mentor
- 16. Resources: Wonderland MPK20: Sun's Virtual Workplace http://research.sun.com/projects/mpk20/ Project Wonderland http://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/ Project Darkstar (Sun’s gaming platform) http://projectdarkstar.com/
- 17. Resources: Builders, etc. Gronstedt Group (based in CO) http://www.gronstedtgroup.com World2Worlds http://www.world2worlds.com Clever Zebra http://cleverzebra.com
- 18. Resources: Sun social networking tools Blogs.sun.com http://blogs.sun.com Wikis.sun.com http://wikis.sun.com Facebook Search Facebook for Sun Microsystems groups Sun Learning Exchange http://slx.sun.com
- 19. Resources: Sun social networking tools - Facebook Sun Microsystems OpenStorage Community ○ http://www.new.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=12774638036 OpenSolaris ○ http://www.new.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=2351276067 Sun Microsystems Facebook Fridays ○ http://www.new.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=6267111589 Sun in Second Life ○ http://www.new.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=9462899830 Inclusion@Sun ○ http://www.new.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=8619896126
- 20. Resources: Sun social networking tools - Twitter Digital Libraries & Research ○ http://twitter.com/libraryresearch SunNews ○ https://twitter.com/SunNews SunBlogs ○ https://twitter.com/SunBlogs