B!G on Respect - Sandbox Rules

The B!G on Respect campaign continues in our Sandbox. Running a sandbox, or public building space, in Second Life may seem like a daunting task. Users must respect each other's space and abide by the rules. One of the things that makes our sandbox a great place to socialize and work is the level of respect each user gives one another. Our new slogan, "B!G on Respect," will stay posted in the sandbox to promote a high level of courtesy towards our fellow Second Life resident.

B!G on Respect

BGSU Second Life Island: B!G on Respect

Human Relations Commission, Bowling Green State University, 10 January 2008

To promote an atmosphere of respect, tolerance, and civility in Second Life, the BGSU Human Relations B!G on Respect logo will be displayed throughout the island, specifically in the sandbox. Free buttons and T-shirts featuring the logo will also be available in Second Life.

This BGSU Second Life initiative represents part of the BGSU Human Relations Big on Respect Campaign, beginning this month in both SL and RL.

Contact Barb Toth, HRC Chair, at btoth@bgnet.bgsu.edu for more information.

First SLLC meeting of 2008

The Ohio Learning Network Second Life Learning Community in Northwest Ohio (whew!) met for the first time this year and discussed recent projects in Second Life. Radhika Gajjala is working with two graduate students on the a bi-lingual educational exchange project (English and Japanese).



Cassandra Jones is teaching "Women in Sci-Fi," an American Culture Studies class. She is using Second Life to explore fandom and the many ways in which people express their interest or participate in fandom. Cassandra lead the group on a field trip to the Star Trek Museum of Culture in Second Life. We were also joined by Montana Miller, Richard Anderson from Psychology and Chris Wammes from ITS.



A portion of the discussion was focused on creating a survey for students using Second Life. What sort of initial reactions, experiences, or change in online practice did Second Life facilitate? Perhaps these responses change over time as the students become more familiar with the virtual world.



We also dedicated a short amount of time looking at:

• A "chat logger" which records local chat even when your avatar is not there
• The new planetarium on BGSU island (SLURL) and
• The ongoing construction of the Writing Center on the BGSU virtual campus (SLURL).

Happy Holidays!

MacBook Pro 2007 Graphics Freeze Workaround

I have been having problems with my MacBook Pro. Finally, I have found the problem (thanks to the SLED listserve)!

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/MacBook_Pro_2007_Graphics_Freeze_Workaround

What's the problem exactly?

When running Second Life on an affected MacBook Pro, your machine completely freezes up. The cursor doesn't move, pressing the Caps Lock key does not change the Caps Lock light and your machine is no longer reachable from any other machine on the network. The only means available to recover is to hold the power button down until the Mac powers off and then restart it.

The solution they give requires a download and install of the OpenGL Profiler which will then tell your Mac to run the SL client with a different rendering driver (one made for ATI cards, not Nvidia). I will have to check with ITS to see if this is even a possible solution that they might have me pursue. If you are having problems like this please let me know at afontan @ bgsu. edu.

CBS morning show features SL users with disabilities

Check it out here.

New Trees on Campus

Let us know what you think about the new trees. They are made from sculptie prims made by Greg Wark (Des Edmon) and textures I made (or modified) myself. Let me know what you think!