LitMUSE

On Second Life, go to the Ivory Tower of Primitives and take the tutorial located there. You will see a line of floating text on the floor telling you where to begin. Be sure you read carefully and follow the tutorial to the end. You may want to have a pen and paper near you [...]

Your first assignment in SL was to create your avatar and customize it. You can continue to work on that; I know I have been. Tonight, you should begin to interact with the citizens of SL. Meet some people; get comfortable chatting. When you have met someone (or multiple someones) that you feel comfortable talking [...]

Goal During the TechArt Scavenger Hunt, players will collect images and information to prove where they have been in SL. Each player will compile what they have collected in notecard form and return the notecard to Jhary Jatho.

Our class’ attempt at convergence culture. The third item in parentheses is the student’s name in Second Life.

In Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins defines convergence culture as: the flow of content across multiple media platforms, the cooperation between multiple media industries, and the migratory behavior of media audiences who will go almost anywhere in search of the kinds of entertainment experiences they want. (2) As we have seen, Jenkins emphasizes participation, community, and [...]