Introduction to Building in Second Life

Instructors:
Ing. Marlon J. Manrique
(marlonj Myers)

Course Meeting Times:
Two Session/Week
Two Hours/Session

Type:
Online
SecondLife - Moodle

Length:
20 Hours

Public:
Second Life users with some experience in programming

Level:
Introduction

Course Highlights:
This course/workshop provides the basic knowledge to build basic objects in Second Life using the tools provides by the viewer, also provides basi programming knowledge to create some programming behaviurs to move objects and create user interactions.

Course Description:
The first part of the course provide an introduction to the Second Life viewers commands, also present the tools and basic elements of building adding some programming structures to move object and interact wit users inside the world. This course mix theorical sessions with practiacal sessions and visits to interesting places. The student develops a small building project through the sessios and make a presentation at the end of the course.

Syllabus:

This course on his first part provide an overview of the commands to use the Second Life viewer, also presents the tools and elements to build simple objects, adding some programming elements to provide interaction with the objects inworld and some behaivours. This course mix theorical session with practical sessions and visits to interesting places, The student develops a small building project through the sessios and make a presentation at the end of the course.

Content:

Session 01 : Course Presentation (1 Hour)
This first session is the formal presentation of the course to the students with the presentation of the instructor, the contents, the student presentation, expectations, requirements and available resources

  • Course Presentation
  • Calendar
  • Requirements
  • Resources

Viewer Overview (30 Min)
In this second part of the first session, will conduct and induction to the viewers commands, reviewing the basic elements to interact inworld.

  • Avatar movement
  • Walk, Run, Fly
  • Mouse Mode
  • Camera
  • Zoom
  • Snapshots

First Travel (30 Min)
First travel to some interesting places to watch the type of objects presents inworld, the students must capture images and upload to the course site

  • Place :
    NASA JPL on Explorer Island

Session 02 : Knowing The Prims (2 Hours)
In this session the kind of prims are present, also some instructions to build simple objects

  • Coordinate System
  • Prims Kinds
  • Location
  • Rotation
  • Scale 
  • Object Creation : Lamp

Session 03 : Another Prim's Features (2 Hours)
In this session additional features about prims are present and linked objects will be create

  • Colors
  • Textures
  • Link Prims
  • Inventory
  • Objectc Creation : SnowMan

Session 04 : The SandBox (2 Hours)
This section is placed the concept of SandBox, some useful tools are also use. Students begin to create an object which must be submitted at the end of the course and will be part of the exhibit objects of this first course.

  • What is a SandBox
  • Some useful build tools
  • Travel to
    • Jokaydia
    • Sun
    • IBM
  • Object Creation : Open

Session 05 : Especial Guest (2 Hours)
A special guest will conduct a lecture about the buiding experience in Second Life, also in this session a travel to some new places will take place.

  • Especial Guest Lecture
  • Travel to :
    • Dedric Mauriac Shop
    • Ivory Tower

Session 06 : Programming and Second Life  (2 Hours)
This section will show the Linden Script programming language and conducted the first programs

  • What is LSL ?
  • Data Types
  • Constants
  • Flow Control
  • Estatus
  • Programs :
    • Object Rotation
    • Object Resizing
    • Change objects's color 
    • Play a Sound

Session 07 : Another Interesting Elements (2 Hours)
This section undertake to submit additional important elements in creating objects and their relation to Second Life such as Notecards and Landmarks, also create scripts for detecting users and delivery of such content

  • What is a Notecard ?
  • What is a Landmark ?
  • Object Talk
  • Deliver Contents

Session 08 : Advice InWorld (2 Horas)
This section will be devoted to advice on the proposed construction of students, students must schedule advice beforehand

Session 09 : Selling your Creations (2 Hours)
This section approach to conduct a small business model of Second Life and be complemented with instructions to sell objects.

  • The Objects Bussines
  • How to Sell and Object
  • Object Permissions
  • The Shop, Rent, Buy a Place
  • Sell Systems
  • Travel to :
    • Freebies
    • Shops

Session 10 :Project Presentations (2 Hours)
There will be presentation of the objects created by students and certificate deliver.

  • Project Presentations
  • Deliver of Certifications

Calendar:

Sessions
Subject
Instructor
Date
01
Course Presentation
Viewer Overview
First Travek
Marlon J. Manrique
2008/06/10
02
Knowing The PrimsMarlon J. Manrique2008/06/12
03
Another Prim's FeaturesMarlon J. Manrique2008/06/17
04
The Sandbox
Travel
Marlon J. Manrique2008/06/19
05
Special Guest
Travel
Marlon J. Manrique2008/07/01
06
Programming in Second Life
Marlon J. Manrique2008/07/03
07
Another Interesting Elements
Marlon J. Manrique2008/07/08
08
Advice InWorld
Marlon J. Manrique2008/07/10
09
How to Sell your Creations
Marlon J. Manrique2008/07/15
10
Project Presentations
Certification Deliver
Marlon J. Manrique2008/07/17
 
Classroom :

The course is conducted entirely online using Second Life, into a classroom being built, the instructor and students must be registered in Second Life and have a minimum experience in managing the viewer is offered a Basic Course management Second Life in the near future.

Access Requirements :


The course also has a virtual classroom on site so that the students can access the information of the course and can send tasks that are asked, this virtual classroom is housed on the project website HiperGalaxia on which is used Moodle (http://www.hipergalaxia.org )


Resources: