project_OLN

=OLN Second Life Work=

EduHub Building (Assigned to: Annie Pond)

 * Directive from Ohio Learning Network:** Create an area of the island that has teleports available to reach the other Ohio islands, to assist Ohio SL users in connecting and collaborating with each other. Maintain current information in the Edu Hub area that highlights Ohio institutions with a strong SL presence and their unique qualities and approaches to SL. [|Directory of OLN Member institutions in SL is located here.]


 * What's already done:**
 * A building has been created on the OLN Island, called the EduHub
 * The inside has been lightly furnished, and temporary placeholder signs are up to simulate different areas for each institution.
 * A teleport button from the central landing point on the OLN Island will teleport avatars to the EduHub


 * What needs to be done:**
 * Take pictures of each member institution's location in SL if they have one, and upload them to the [|OLN Flickr Group], then add to the [|OLN SL Directory] on the UC wiki.
 * Tour each location's island, make note of special projects that should be highlighted, what is unique about that space compared to the others, and what is the same across multiple locations?
 * Design kiosks for each member location in SL to be placed in the EduHub building. Would prefer some common design elements for the kiosk, but each should have a different "flavor" reflecting that particular institution.
 * Kiosks should not be more than 30 prims each, preferably 15-20.
 * Kiosks should give landmarks or notecards with more information about the member institution. Might need to contact the project managers/designers of the sims to get additional info if your scouting doesn't provide enough information.
 * The purpose of this is to make the OLN Island a central hub and resource for Ohio institutions to learn about each others' efforts in Second Life. If the project has webpages or RSS feeds, news sites, etc. that should be incorporated into the kiosks to help keep the content "fresh". Some examples of different kinds of media that can be created/added to SL:
 * Landmark givers
 * Notecard givers
 * Pictures displays that show random photos
 * Links to webpages
 * Display webpages on a prim
 * Import RSS feeds
 * Because of the way the building is set up, it won't be possible to incorporate separate audio or video streams into the kiosks, but you can link out to them with a prim.


 * Progress on this project:**

12/2/08 - Fleep - Sent out a notice to the OLN Listserv asking people to send me updated information for the [|OLN SL Directory] to make sure we had a current listing of locations. Will keep updating as people send additional info.

12/19/2008 - Annie - I began the project by doing some research and getting my thoughts down. I made a collection of kiosk reference images that I felt were both informational and well-designed, and will be updating my personal notes on this page. I also toured the Bowling Green SL Campus to research and take snapshots, and I uploaded the images to Flickr and added them to the OLN group. I'm confused on how to add them to the directory.

12/22/2008 - Annie - Personally contacted all of the schools with a Second Life presence and started gathering more information and images. Updated my notes page. Planning on building the container kiosk during my next work shift. I'm hoping I can get done on time despite the holidays and all.

12/31/2008 - Annie - Designed the kiosk today. Needs some work to take the number of prims down.

1/3/2009 - Annie - Made the semi-final (or maybe even final!) designs for the OLN kiosks. Now I need to finish up my research & picture taking, as well as customize each kiosk with logos/landmarks/colors/etc. If you want to see them, they are sitting on the fifth level of the UC island sandbox.

1/16/2009 - Annie - Spoke with Anthony Fontana--a representative of Bowling Green--who gave me more information and told me that he would be sending along materials for the kiosk. I refined the kiosks a bit, and traveled to Ohio University and Mt. St. Joseph to research and take pictures. I'm currently working with how I will arrange the kiosks in their final location. Hoping to be at a decent *done* state by the end of the weekend.