How to Help Guide

Beginner’s Guide to Working with Avatars Beginner’s Guide to Second Life

Welcome to the Second Life instruction manual for Mental Health students. The best way to familiarise yourself with it is to listen to the video tutorials. Simply press control and click (at the same time) on the link to make it live. The initial setting up and registering for second life is set out in screenshots (after this index) to get you started.

I want to:

1. Sign in (screenshots of process below this menu) Scroll down. 2. Create an avatar (screenshots of process below this menu) 3. Editing your appearance – 8th video in the list http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Create_a_Custom_Avatar_(Video_Tutorial_S equence) 4. Teleporting – 4th video in the list http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorial/Teleporting_%26_landmarks 5. Gestures http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_gestures_- _Video_Tutorial 6. Fly 7. http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/How_do_I_fly_higher %3F_I_want_to_see_what's_on_top_of_this_building. 8. Voice set up and talking http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Voice_FAQ#What_do_I_need_to_use_voice. 3F 9. Chatting http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorial/Chatting 10. Search http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorial/How_to_use_the_new_Search

At any time you can view the FAQ’s (frequently asked questions). You may wish to watch a video tutorial.

Help link: https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417

FAQ link http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:FAQs Beginner’s Guide to Second Life

1.1 To register for second life place the following link in your search bar and press enter: http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1

This will bring up the following screen – you may want to save it in your favourites

Press “join now” to bring up the registration page Beginner’s Guide to Second Life

Once at the registration page you need to complete the required information fields.

Fill in your personal details then…… Beginner’s Guide to Second Life

Create your avatar Beginner’s Guide to Second Life

Exercises

Below is an exercise to help you familiarise yourself with how second life works in a mental health environment.

Exercise 1:

UC Davis Hallucinations

1) Find UC Davis using the search function (“edit” on toolbar, then select “places” enter “UC Davis” then press “teleport” 2) Teleport to UC Davis 3) Click on the large yellow object and find out/read the note card 4) Go to badge dispenser (small yellow cone on table) - add badge - keep 5) Go to yellow cylinder – add badge “Virtual Hallucinations warning” - keep 6) Go to yellow cylinder – add badge “Virtual Hallucinations about” – keep 7) Move through UC Davis gathering case notes and objects.

Exercise 2:

The Centre for Positive Mental Health

1) Find “The Centre for Positive Mental Health” using the search function (“edit” on toolbar, then select “places” enter “The Centre for Positive Mental Health" then press “teleport”) 2) Click on the centre notice board – keep 3) Click the “Welcome Ball” – keep 4) Explore the centre – practice sitting in the therapy chair etc Beginner’s Guide to Second Life

Flinders University Island Code of Conduct

By participating in Flinders University Island, you acknowledge and agree to the conditions outlined below.

On Flinders Island you must:

 Abide by Second Life (Linden Lab) Community Standards (see http://secondlife.com/corporate/cs.php) and Linden Lab’s terms of Service (see http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php)

 Abide by the Flinders University Computer Facility Rules (see http://flinders.edu.au/ppmanual/computing/SecD.htm) whereby the island can be understood to be a computing facility of the university

 Wear clothing reasonable and fitting for scholarly activity

 Not share the username and password of your avatar with others

As outlined in the Linden Lab’s Terms of Service (see http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php), individuals younger than 18 are not permitted in Second Life’s main grid at any time.

The island Administrators have the right to ban any person for breaching the above rules.

NOTE: Please be aware that your actions may be visible, observable, and recorded. Additionally, Flinders University may track the number of users utilising the different areas of the island.