The Annex

Here is an update with pictures of the new VCM building nearing completion on Second Life Virtual World.

Our first gallery exhibit is planned for Midterm.

The building is smaller than the originally planned 1/5 of a region but still has three floors with a ground floor Gallery, a first floor classroom that will support to 25 avatars, and a second floor learning/resource area.

On the Oceanside of the property is an interactive Work Ethics garden.



Some points of interest about the Annex

a. Building has two elevators. ( use the big round one, other elevator still working on script).

b. Has two pets, ( kitties) Tuna Breath is fully scriptable, The other kitty, Shameous is actually scripted to an artificially intelligence server (A.L.I.C.E. Robotics Technology). The cat is way too smart. Ask him anything and he will come up with an answer. If he doesn’t know the answer –answers like a politician.

c. Classroom and Resource Center has big screen internet access, Big screen PowerPoint viewers and Picture kiosk that all can be configured for programmed instruction. Books are scripted to URLs.

d. The Work Ethics Garden is touch scripted, touch a poster and it revolves and discloses more information about work ethics traits.

e. Building is located near the only inter-sims (region) subway.

Want to visit?? Here is how . . .

You will need an avatar to visit, go to http://secondlife.com/ click on Get started button. It is best to sign up from home computer. Once you are an avatar and have gone through avatar training at orientation island ( will be a zoo - think of Ellis island- don’t skip the training!!!!) The annex is at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stephenson/102/204/32

Our first gallery exhibit at midterm!

VCM Building Under Construction on Second Life Virtual World

The VCM (Visual Communications Program) has started the construction of a three-story building, nickname the ANNEX. The Annex will consist of a first floor art gallery, second floor classroom, and a third floor multi-purpose Learning Resource Center. On the campus grounds overlooking the ocean, avatars will walk to the beach through an interactive work- ethics garden.

The campus building is located on Second Life-Virtual World. Anyone can visit the Annex by simply joining Second Life with free membership (https://join.secondlife.com/) and creating an Avatar (an avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego). With an avatar you can visit the campus annex at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stephenson/102/204/32 The annex is open 24/7.

Grand opening of the facility and first art exhibit is scheduled for Midterm.

One of the reasons for VCM procuring and developing land on Second Live is the closing of Lively.com this month. Lively was a network of avatars and virtual rooms created and decorated by its users. Google launched Lively on July 8, 2008 as an experiment in providing people with more ways to express themselves on the Web. Our Virtual chat room 202 3/4 was a product of lively.

In such a short period of time, Lively grew, to thousands of cafes, bars, discos, tropical islands, treehouses, space stations, galleries, bedrooms and more. Lively's users shared their rooms with people from all over the real world, meeting and chatting with each other via their customizedavatars. As of December 31, 2008 Lively ended and because of that we are off to Second Life.