Dec 6, 2007

Today is our last day so we'll wrap up the semester. I'll collect the Cell Phone papers, then I'll have just a few final words and take a few closing comments.

Then you're done!

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Dec 4, 2007

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Nov 29, 2007

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Nov 27, 2007

Yet another brief day as all we have to do is see Luke's presentation from last week.

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Nov 20, 2007

Today is a very brief day to let you start your Thanksgiving a bit early.

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Nov 15, 2007

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Nov 13, 2007

I don't think it's possible for the day to get any simpler.

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Scavenger Hunt:

Nov 08, 2007

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Nov 06, 2007

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Nov 01, 2007

Topics:

• Real Life Sim Presentation by Heather
• Discuss: Virtual Itza
• Discuss: Virtual World, Real Life Lawyers
• Discuss: Second Life Faces Mobile Death
• Discuss: Beijing Police Will Patrol Web Virtually
• Discuss: Real Hope in a Virtual World
• Discuss: Dennis Kucinich Opens Up Shop in Second Life
• Discuss: How a Computer Game Glitch Could Help to Fight Off a Global Pandemic

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Oct 30, 2007

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Oct 25, 2007

Today we tackle the issues surrounding the second half of your "final" project. ...among other things...

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Oct 23, 2007

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Oct 18, 2007

No Class in the classroom today.

Please take this time to work on your Software Simulation Instructional Design packet. They're due next Thursday!

Oct 16, 2007

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Oct 11, 2007

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Oct 9, 2007

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Oct 4, 2007

Three Real Life Sims: Bobby, Alex, & Brian

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• Oddware Presentations.

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Oct 2, 2007

No SL Presentations today.

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Sep 27, 2007

Two Real Life Sim presentations. Bobby & Jesse

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Sep 25, 2007

• The Crooked House
• Virtual Hallucinations
• Myst Online

Scavenger Hunt : A pet of some sort. We'll meet at the Beach House and show them off.

Sep 20, 2007

Real Life Simulation Presentation by: Bobby

Topics:

• Hardware Prototypes

Homework:

• Oddware

Sep 18, 2007

Second Life Sim: Mike

Other places by Damian

Homework

• Optional: Jewelry with "bling."

Sep 13, 2007

Real Life Sim: Jerilyn

Topics:

• My 4th Newspaper Interview about UB and Second Life.
• Four interesting Second Life books.
• Second Life Terrorism
• Second Life Punishment
• Reuters in Second Life
• Disaffected!

Homework

• Play Disaffected

 

Sep 11, 2007

Today we meet in Second Life at 11am.
Jesse will be presenting his first Second Life simulation.

Sep 6, 2007

Here are the topics we will be covering today:

• Ricky's Real Life Sim Presentation
• Non-Computer Platforms
• Computer Based Platforms

Homework

• No Homework
• Optional: New Avatar Hair in Second Life

Sep 4, 2007

Today we meet in Second Life.
Regular class time: 11am.
Run Ventrilo and log in to the server.
(Get the server / port info from the blue panel.)
Log into Second Life and I'll send you a teleport
to our location.

Homework:
(Read the Class Requirements for fuller details.)

• Student Setup
• Scavenger Hunt #1
• Class Photo

APPLIED SIMULATION     
COSC330.SG1     
Fall 2007     

-Ventrilo Information-     
Server: 69.12.74.141     
Port: 4143     

Homework

Yes, there is first-night homework. It's quite a lot, really, but necessary in order for the rest of the semester to flow smoothly.

Basically, the assignment is everything you read on the Requirements page, so go there for the full scoop on the what's, why's, and how's.

1. Set up your student server account. Put a cosc330 folder therein. This will be where you store your files.
2. Download and install Second Life. Create your avatar and work through the tutorial island.
   1. While in Second Life, send a "friend" invitation to Bahaar Babcock.
3. Download, install, and configure Ventrilo, including your speaker / microphone.
4. Attend a practice Ventrilo session before class to make sure it works.
5. Send an email to me: damian@romeosquare.com or Damian.Hart@ubalt.edu
   1. Let me know your name. (It should be obvious, I know. Nonetheless...)
   2. Let me know your email address. (I know, I know)
   3. Let me know your Second Life name so I can match your two lives up.

Scavenger Hunt #1

(Ok...I grant this is just a bit of silliness but hopefully will be fun. Every week (if I can think of things) I'll give out a item that I want you to try to find. You can pay for it with Linden dollars if you choose to, but I'm thinking that trying to find it for free will be more fun. Find the item, then bring it / wear it / show it during the next Second Life session! The person with the most nifty version will win....our admiration.)

The first one should be easy. Find new clothes! That's shirt, pants, shoes. You may substitute dress for the shirt and pants, if you choose. (Yes, the men can--if they're brave enough--model a dress for us!)

Second Life Class Photo

This is not an assignment as such but it'd be nice to do it and you'll be happy you did. Once you get into Second Life and get your avatar looking the way you'd like take a screenshot of him/her and email it to me. I'll compose a "class shot" and post it on the web site. The Spring 2007 class had their picture put in the Baltimore Sun newspaper! So anything can happen.

To make it easy on me try do to the following:

• Ttry to find a place in the Grid in which you can back your avatar up against a solid-colored background. Preferably, a color that is not close to what your avatar is wearing. This will make it easier for me to cut you out of the image.
• Then use the ALT key and the mouse to swing the camera around to the front.
• Once everything's the way you like it click the Snapshot button at the bottom of the screen.
• A new window will appear. Set the image size to 800 x 600, and crank the image quality to 100!
• Click the radio-button for Save snapshot to hard drive.
• Click the Save button at the bottom of the little window.
• A new window may pop up asking you where to save the file and what to call it. Fill in the information and save it.
• Now email that picture to me!