From Virtual Worlds at Seton Hall
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Creating your Second Life Account
If you have yet to create your Second Life account, please do so via the NMC Website: http://sl.nmc.org/join and select the Create My Account'Italic text link. Here you will be able to create your account and join the NMC Group at the same time.
If you have already created a Second Life account, you can join the NMC Group from http://sl.nmc.org/join and select the Join the NMC Community 'Italic text link.
Create your Second Life account by filling in the information on the screen.
Choosing your avatar name is a very important part of your online identity.
Once you decide on a name, your avatar name cannot be changed. If you are using your Second Life account for an academic activity, you will want to use some variation of your real first name so others recognize you.
note: if you get repeated error messages, try changing both your SL first and last names.
The primary Second Life grid is designated as an adult grid. You are asked to enter your birthdate to confirm that you are older than 18.
Joining the NMC Community is required to access the Seton Hall University Island in Second Life. Make certain that the box is checked next to this field. Seton Hall University is an affiliate of the New Media Consortium (NMC). Please enter the appropriate information in the Affiliation section.
Your Second Life Account has been created!
An email will be sent to the address you provided with your password and information on downloading the Second Life Client. Check your e-mail for a message from NMC containing your password and a link to download the Second Life client.
Changing your SL Password
To change your password from the 14 character auto generated password received in your email:
- Visit http://secondlife.com/
- Select the Resident Login link in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Enter your Second Life (Avatar) First and Last Name, as well as the password you received in the email from the NMC.
- Select the Password link under the Account section on the right side of the screen.
- Confirm your current password, and enter your new password.
- A message will appear confirming that your password has been changed.
Second Life Client Download
From http://secondlife.com click on Downloads in the Support section. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux versions of the Second Life client are available for download.
- Save the file to your computer
- Launch the Setup file to install the application.
- Click Next
- Click Install
- Second Life First Login
- Enter your Avatar name, Password, and click on the Connect button.
- Accept the Terms of Service agreement
- Read the Community Standards
- When you ‘land’ in-world, you will be at the NMC Welcome Center
- Follow the Orange Arrows on the ground as you learn to navigate and communicate in Second Life!
- Create a Landmark from the World menu so that you can quickly return to the NMC Orientation Island.
- A list of your landmarks is available from the Inventory button.
Joining the NMC Members Group
To visit the Seton Hall University Island, you will need to join the NMC Members group. Joining the NMC Members group is a two-step process. The first step was checking ‘I wish to join the NMC Community in Second Life’ when you created your Second Life Avatar. The second step to joining the NMC Members group is to find the group in Second Life and join the group.
To Join the NMC Members Group:
- Select Search from the tool bar at the bottom of the page
- Select the Groups tab at the top of the page
- Search for NMC
- Select NMC Members
- Click Join the NMC ($0)(center of the page)
- You will be asked to confirm that you want to join the NMC Members group.
- Select Join
- A confirmation message will appear in the upper right corner when you have been added to the NMC Members group.
To find the Seton Hall Island:
- Select Map from the toolbar at the bottom of the page.
- Search for Seton Hall
- Select Teleport to visit the Seton Hall Island
