LCI Film.Literature.Software Series: Second Life

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LCI Film.Literature.Software Series

Date/Location

Thursday
May 11, 2006

4:30-6:30 pm

South Hall 2509

Second Life

Discussion

Discussion leader for this event: Kim Knight

Event Details

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by nearly 100,000 people from around the globe.

To prepare for the discussion, visit http://secondlife.com. Register for a free account and explore the world. Please note: you are not required to provide a credit card for verification purposes; you may supply a cell phone number instead.

Supplemental articles will be available for photocopying one week in advance at the English Department front desk.

About LCI Film.Literature.Software Series

The Film.Literature.Software series is sponsored by the UCSB English Department's Literature and the Culture of Information (LCI) specialization. Events in the series bring together undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty to discuss films, fiction, poetry, games, software, and other works related to new media and new technologies. (See http://transcriptions.english.ucsb.edu/events/fls-series/ index.asp). The LCI specialization is associated with the English Department's Transcriptions project on literary history and information culture.

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