Second Life Debate & Performance 8pm - 11pm, Free Muse Arena, Muse Isle, Second Life
For the most updated info, check: http://www.mgchicago.com/v2/festival/07/secondlife.php Following up on last year's amazing video conferencing event, this year we invite you to log in from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection and join us in the virtual worlds of second life to discuss the relative value of virtual reality. Muse Arena is second life's largest performance venue, once housing performances by acts like the Rolling Stones and featured in Wired Magazine. A debat on the values and dangers of Second Life will be followed by a special in-world performance by acclaimed keyboardist Kourosh Dini. 8pm - Account setup time, Meet & Greet 9pm - Iron Chef of Video presentation 9:30 - Bughouse Square Debate: Second Life, breakthrough or danger? 10pm - Kourosh Dini plays a special in-world preformance How to Participate We recommend going to Second Life to create an account before the event. This will give you time to learn more about the environment before the event, and spend more time at the event having fun. Step 1 - go to https://secure-web6.secondlife.com/join/index.php and create and account. You will need to select a user name. You do not need to pay any money. On the last page of the account creation process you are given a link to download the Second Life client. Download and install it. When you run the SeondLife program, type in the username and password that you used during the account creation process. Step 2 - After login, use your arrow keys to move around in the 3D world. Follow the "Orientation Path" to learn how to control your avatar. When you get to the "Temple", click on the sign that says "Ready to Explore Second Life?" Step 3 - After becoming familiar with how to move around the the world, and how to click (and right click) on objects, then select the "Search" button at the bottom of your SecondLife window. The search pop-up box will appear. Across the top of the pop-up box will be a series of tabs. Select the "Places" tab. In the search box type Muse. On the list of places that appear will be Muse Isle. Select Muse Isle and click on the "Teleport" button. This will take you to Muse Isle. Step 4 - When you arrive in Muse Isle it will take a minute for all the buildings to appear. When they do follow the signs to Muse Arena. You should see everyone's avatars roaming around. Step 5 - Click on the "Chat" button at the bottom of your window. In the chat box that appears, types some text and press the Enter key. We will all see your text appear. Additional Help Use these links to get additional information about Second Life and how to use it: What is Second Life? Problems or Questions? First try the support page... Still having problems? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
