Virtual worlds like Second Life and OpenSimulator can be used for education by allowing immersive virtual learning environments. OpenSimulator is recommended for K-12 schools as it is free and allows building, programming, and virtual field trips. The presentation demonstrated how to download and install OpenSimulator on a local host for free and get started with basic navigation, building, and importing lesson plans. Attendees were encouraged to download Singularity and log into an OpenSimulator grid created for the presentation to experience it firsthand.

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Anatolia College of Science and
Technology Annual Conference 2017

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Introduction
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Goals for today?
• #1. Think outside the box!
• No Death by PowerPoint!
We’ll make this a workshop
even if I’m the only one
who gets inworld!
• Plenty of material to cover, but we first want to get as
many people inworld as possible
• How many of you searched for “using virtual worlds in
education” before coming?
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Who am I?
• “EdTech Evangelist,”
missionary saving the
heathens worldwide
• 16 years teaching in
international colleges,
K-12 schools
• Have started VWs in
Korea, Georgia, China,
Mexico, Guatemala too!
• Have presented at conferences on four continents
• Directly or indirectly introduced VWs to thousands! 4

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How did all this get started?
• 11 years ago last month, my
Rez Day was October 9th!
• Professor in International
Business Department
• Students from all over, only
test they passed: Daddy’s
check didn’t bounce!
• Converting the Unbelievers,
Serious Play presentation:
Look on SlideShare or
www.indeeds.com
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What are Virtual Worlds?
• Immersive/Virtual Learning Environments
• Minecraft? Sort of. World of Warcraft? Closer.
• Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games or
MMORPGs, Games-Based Learning on steroids
• Focus: Second Life but especially OpenSimulator
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Download and install Singularity:
www.singularityviewer.org
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Second Life or
OpenSimulator? 8

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Do you want Second Life?
• Around since 2003, many
(schools) still use it
• In its heyday, was the ultimate
online community
• Might be resurrected with rise
of virtual reality
• If your kids are 16 and up, they
can go inworld
• If time permits today, we’ll pay
a visit (new/existing avatars)
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Stop by Teaching 10
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Want your own SL
cybercampus?
Contact Carol Pfeifer
of the New Media
Consortium:
carol@nmc.org
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You want OpenSimulator!
• Around since 2007, best option
for K-12 schools
• Favorite of control freaks,
cheapskates, etc.
• Offers the vital stuff: CAD,
programming, virtual field trips
• Still no marketplace or even
common currency (yet!)
• Serious business, military and
other training purposes
• Will get to Version 1.0 soon!
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militarymetaverse.org 14

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conference.opensimulator.org
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OpenSimulator: Host?
• If you have strong/stable
Internet, I recommend host
• No server hardware issues,
much easier VW admin
• Vendor choices, check out:
www.hypergridbusiness.com
• I use Dreamland Metaverse:
dreamlandmetaverse.com
• Contact Snoopy Pfeffer:
snoopy.pfeffer@yahoo.com
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Dreamland Metaverse: Web Interface
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Let’s get inworld!!
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OK, start Singularity and click Grid Manager.
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In Grid Manager, click Create.
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For Login URI, enter “http://209.126.208.163:9005”
For Grid Name, enter “SAS” (just text).
Click Apply first, then OK.
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The Grid Name you entered should be
selected.
For Username, enter “Test One,” “Test Two”…
up to “Test Twenty.”
Enter the password I tell you.
Then click Log In.
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And you’re inworld!
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Navigation and Other Basics 25

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Building (the coolest part!) 26

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Building (the coolest part!)
See what I mean?
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Building (the coolest part!)
See what I mean?This ain’t Minecraft!28

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Programming Basics
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Hypergridding 30

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Lesson Plans
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Lesson PlansArt
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Lesson PlansArt
Music
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Lesson PlansArt
Music
Science
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Lesson PlansArt
MusicGlobal Collaboration Projects
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Getting It Free 36

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Download and install OpenSimulator:
opensimulator.org/wiki/Download
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Current Release

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Extract the files.
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Locate the StandaloneCommon.ini (text) file
(/bin/config-include).
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Open with a text editor, find: “WelcomeMessage”
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Plug in some white space around the section.
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Change the URIs to Local Host, 127.0.0.1:9000
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Locate OpenSim.exe (/bin), start it.
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At New region name [ ], enter “MyLocalGrid”
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Press Return to accept defaults for:
• Region UUID [x]
• Region location [1000,1000]
• Internal IP address [0.0.0.0]
• Internal port [9000]
• Allow alternate ports [False]
• External host name [SYSTEMIP]
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For New estate name [MyEstate], just enter the
region name again (MyLocalGrid).
For Estate owner first name [Test], enter yours
or whatever (Stud)…or accept default.
For Estate owner last name [User], enter yours
or whatever (Muffin)…or accept default.
Enter your password (e.g., davesagenius).
For Email, press Return.
For UserID[x], press Return.
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When you see Region (YourName) #, that’s it!
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Singularity: Local Host, Username, Password…
you’re inworld!
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You load and save OAR (OpenSimulator
ARchive) files. Free: from the command line.
Dreamland Metaverse: via the web interface.
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Lab: Command Prompt, use ipconfig to get
server IP. Change StandaloneCommon.ini URIs.
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Add grid to Singularity clients (Windows or Mac).
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secondlife.com
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Create your own new avatar or…
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…use one of my readymade ones.
Password: I’ll tell you
SLTeacherOne Aristocrat
SLTeacherTwo Bookmite
SLTeacherThree Netizen
SLTeacherFour Quintessa
SLTeacherFive Scribe
SLTeacherSix Turbo
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Get your free copy of the
2017 NMC/CoSN K-12 Horizon Report:
https://cdn.nmc.org/media/2017-nmc-cosn-
horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf
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Follow my Scoop.it pages:
www.scoop.it/t/3d-virtual-worlds-educational-
technology
www.scoop.it/t/integration-and-teaching-ed-tech
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Shukran/Thanks for participating!
Questions/comments?
ddeeds@schutzschool.org.eg
davidwdeeds@gmail.com
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