CMSI/PSYC 398-01
Introduction to Virtual Worlds
Fall 2010
Richard L. Gilbert (rgilbert@lmu.edu) and John David N. Dionisio, Co-Instructors
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- Syllabus
- The Google Docs online course planner (visible once it has been shared with you)
- The course blog site
Blog Assignments
- Blog Assignment for 9/9/2010
- Blog Assignment for 9/16/2010
- Blog Assignment for 9/23/2010
- Blog Assignment for 9/30/2010
- Blog Assignment for 10/7/2010
- Non-Blog (er, Midterm Review) Assignment for 10/14/2010
- Blog Assignment for 10/21/2010
- Blog Assignment for 10/28/2010
- Light Updates for 11/4/2010
- Blog Assignment for 11/11/2010
- Blog Assignment for 11/18/2010
- Blog Assignment for 12/2/2010
- Non-Blog (Construction!) Assignment for 12/9/2010
Psychologically Beneficial Application Examples
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Psychologically Beneficial Application Submissions
Amy Charpentier and Anthony Khayat
Richard Davis and Tristan Sguigna
Andrew Forney, Charnise Mayes, and Allison Neyer
Chad Fuller and Jarod Long
David Hara and Michael Rebong
Lara Heisser and David Kikuta
Handouts
- 0902: History and Status of Virtual Worlds, Slide Set 1 and Slide Set 2
- 0930: Second Life Scripting Basics
- 1007: Midterm Review Sheet
- 1014: Psychologically-Beneficial Applications of Immersive Environments
Related External Links
- The Second Life home page
- The Second Life wiki site
- The LSL Scripting Portal on the Second Life wiki
Assorted readings
- An online copy of What is Significant Learning? by L. Dee Fink
- An online copy of Where Am I? by Daniel Dennett
Sculpted prim (“sculpty”) resources
- The Sculpted Prims Creator’s Guide from the Second Life wiki
- Wings 3D: A free, relatively easy to use 3D modeler that can export sculpties if the plug-in below is installed
- Wings 3D Plug-In for exporting Second Life sculpties
- A sculpted prim tutorial specifically written for Wings 3D, also from the Second Life wiki