University Region in Second Life
Come and explore the University of Southampton virtual campus
The University has recently established a campus space within the virtual world platform of Second Life. The campus, whilst representing the natural landscape of the real world campus, has been left largely undeveloped, primarily to encourage educational and research based activities to be created by our University community.
LATEU actively support educational projects on the island and coordinate activity. Current LTEF projects in Second Life include Chemistry, Medicine, Humanities (Modern Languages and Archaeology) and a small amount of activity from WSA. Further details will be appearing on the LTEF pages of this site shortly.
What is Second Life?
Second Life® is a 3-D virtual world created by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown enormously and today is inhabited by millions of residents from around the globe.
Anyone can become a resident of Second Life, just by creating an avatar and logging on. Once you have entered the virtual world you will find a vast array of people, cultures, entertainment and experiences to interact with.
What is the University campus like?
The campus, contains several key areas, the first of these is a Welcome Centre, the hub of the island where people can post their interests and ideas for activities.
The campus also houses an auditorium for events and lectures and a campus scale model. The remaining space has been divided up into sandbox areas for Schools and groups to work and experiment in.
What to do next
Create your avatar
Before you can visit the campus, you will need to download Second Life to your computer and set up an avatar of yourself. You can do this in three simple steps by logging onto the Second Life website. Get started in Second Life
Visit the campus
Explore the campus in Second Life, visit the Chemistry sandbox, watch a video in the auditorium or just take a tour on one of our flying cushions. Visit the campus
Talk to LATEU
Contact LATEU to talk through your ideas for events and activities on the campus. Even if you would just like to have a look around and are not sure where to start, please get in touch. Fiona Grindey is the University contact for all things related to activity on the Island and would be the best person to contact.
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