In case you always wondered how wikis [1] can help archivists, this Sunday (May 25th, 2008) will see archivists gathering in Second Life [2] to answer this question.
- When: Sunday May 25th, 9pm-10.30pm GMT (5pm-6:30pm EDT)
- Where: Open Air Auditorium at Cybrary City [3], Second Life
This sounds like a great way to kill two birds with one stone. If you have been looking for a reason to explore Second Life or you have been wondering about how wikis are being used to benefit archives and special collections (or both!) – this looks like a great combination.
Learn more about this event via the Second Life Library Project [4] post How on Virtual Earth can Wikis Help Archivists? [5].
In the interest of full disclosure – I admit that I won’t be there. The first (and last) time I tried to explore Second Life I got motion sick after about 15 minutes. I understand that this is not very common – but since I am one of those people who get motion sick watching others play 3D video games I wasn’t too surprised. I have a theory about trying again one day with a Second Life expert at my side to help me tweak my settings to the least ‘hand held camera’ version of the Second Life experience – I just haven’t gotten there yet. Any tips from Second Life gurus welcome!
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#1 Comment By Christian On May 24, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
First of all, thank you for mentioning our gathering in Second Life. Too bad you can’t be there, but I’m afraid I can’t heal your motion sickness in a day either..
What may help is the fact that the Second Life interface has a button set for movements, and controlling the camera. That way you’ll have much less of a hand held camera effect, than with controlling the avatar, and your camera, using a mouse.
Please try it once.. but at your own risk! 😉
#2 Comment By Jeanne On May 24, 2008 @ 5:42 pm
Christian,
Thanks for the tip. I will definitely give it a try. All I need to do now is remember my login info!
Jeanne
#3 Comment By Christian On May 25, 2008 @ 3:00 am
Jeanne, else you can always setup a new account. Anyway, if you’re ever in-world, you may always give me a virtual call, and we could even meet up some time.. in a virtual way! 🙂