Take a class in Second Life & set your camera and imagination free

Jousting practice on location at Renaissance Island in the very beautiful Second Life.

Haha, watch out for that horse! Capture video and great snapshots using your camera controls and third-party video capture software in Second Life. Expand your sets and possibilities, learn to build and script objects in Second Life.. and lastly, learn about machinima workflow for creating your own videos.
Join Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks (Denise) and HVX Silverstar (Bernadette) for the October Virtual Worlds CE Series
- Continuing education (CE)non-credit courses presented by the Illinois Alliance Library System and GSLIS, University of Illinois Urbana Champagne.
The sessions are offered every Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM PDT with office hours for follow-up help offered later each week.
I cover the camera controls and machinima workflow and Denise covers the intro to building and scripting.
System requirements for using Second Life: http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php

Technical skills for the Virtual World of Second Life: Introduction to
Camera Controls, Building, Scripting and Machinima Workflow.

http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/tech.html


Week One: Camera controls - Hands-on session using the camera controls and shortcuts. Activities include taking snapshots, exploring the snapshot menus and taking high resolution images, and capturing colors, depth and object mattes. The camera controls are used for building and viewing objects close-up or off in the distance, for taking more creative snapshots and also for basic camera movement for filming machinima.
Snapshot Activity: Take a series of snapshots using camera controls, shortcuts and options in the snapshot window. Post snapshots to the class Flickr group (optional).
So, if you are ready for the RAW unedited capture of my avatar practicing camera controls at Camera Controls islet on Machinima Institute Island... take a look: http://blip.tv/file/1148372



Week Two: Basics of Building session - Students will learn about SL primitives (building "blocks"), the build-edit window, manipulating & positioning prims, texturing, linking and setting permissions on their objects. Students will create an object that they will make interactive in the week 4 scripting session. A selection of "DYI kits" will be available to students to choose from for this activity.

Week Three: Basics of Scripting session - Students will learn the basic elements of the LSL scripting language (no coding experience required!) and will focus on using freely available scripting tools, customizing/modifying open source scripts, using the LSL code editor and adding scripts to objects. Troubleshooting script issues will be covered. In-world and web resources will be provided, as well as a open source script package for beginners as a take-away.

Week Four: Machinima Workflow - What do you need to film in SL? A look at workflow for creating machinima (filming, additional third-party software); displaying machinima on the web (YouTube, Blip.tv or other host sites); streaming video or machinima into SL). No software required for this portion of the class.

Machinima Activity: (optional) using camera controls and shortcuts when capturing machinima in SL. (Third-party software required for macs and windows vista; Second Life built-in movie capture can be used on some computers running Windows XP).
Slideshow Activity: Alternatively, students can use camera controls to capture a variety of artistic snapshots for creating photo slideshows online or on their computers.

Instructors: Bernadette Swanson (HVX Silverstar) and Denise Cote (Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks)
Audience: Open to anyone interested in improving their SL technical skills. Students should feel comfortable navigating in Second life or have taken Second Life 101. Dates and times: Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM SL (US Pacific) time
Location: Second Life
Cost: $150

REGISTER NOW

Course Technology

The two-hour synchronous sessions will meet online in Second Life.

Participants will need a reliable Internet connection via DSL or cable in addition to the following hardware and software SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. IMPORTANT: Please ensure you can meet these requirements before registering for a course. Check your system against the requirements carefully especially your graphics/video card.

If you have questions, contact Marianne Steadley,
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/tech.html

Twittering using #slcc08 hash tag

#slcc08 Pathfinder: "The plural of anecdote is not data!" Claudia: and that's a great t-shirt!
#slcc08 talking with Dodger Metzer... Gentle Heron's friend from Virtual Ability Island http://tinyurl.com/662k7d
#slcc08 Pathfinder, "yes, we'll talk to your administration" - look at the press link on the sl site - they will speak at your university

Pathfinder and Claudia: keynote at SLedCC and the converstation

Claudia Llinden is honouring the many educators and volunteers both here in Tampa and in SL currently! Yea, all of us!
Pathfinder, "This is a conference about people making real world change."
Claudia is now talking about the pilot program for educators.. working with ISTE. Eduserv was also acknowledged. Go Andy (Art Fosset in SL). Working on an experimental pathway in developing the design of it... http://www.secondlife.net
Pathfinder is telling us that his current avatar is a compilation of parts created over the the last few years.. and has his 2005 badge as evidence. He is challenging us to work and experiment outside our own expertise... take a look at HUB2.. it's an ecosystem.. people coming together .. collaboration coming from different worlds...http://hub2.org
Flickr stream, Not Possible in Real Life.. Pathfinder asks us to think about we we couldn't do in real life....
Claudia's Education Report is something that is read by those at Linden Lab... she is asking us to share even the barriers that we are experiencing with our administrations, as well as what we are doing...
Here is a question from SL. How long will we have to wait to get a registration API and link it to our LDAPs...
Claudia said it is pretty complex and it is definitely moving...
So who is 'M'... Mark. Rank these things... Pathfinder: What do they need yesterday?
Virtual Ability Island in SL has just been mentioned, specifically their recent opening of the island: http://www.virtualability.org/ also the development of a 'seeing eye dog" for people with disabilities. If you are interested in this, drop a notecard on Pathfinder... a multi-disciplinary effort, collaborate effort.

Here at SLCC 2008 in Tampa

Claudia and Pathfinder are setting up for the keynote in the Grand Ballroom. Scott, Bella and Jeremy are working on a live feed through sponsor, Veodia. Avatars are still teleporting in and as I scan the room, there are clouds rezzing and Starbucks' coffee cups moving through the room. Ah.... another Second Life Community Conference. Check out Scott Merrick's live Veodia feed from the ballroom... http://scottsecondlife.blogspot.com/2008/09/veodia-channel-embed-for-sledcc.html
Scroll down the page to the Veodia link. http://slconvention.org

A busy Labor Day in SL today...

Second Life.. let me back on..., originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

So we should all take a rest...
http://status.secondlifegrid.net/
go outside or watch the Bruins beat Tennessee on TV.. .or better still at the Rose Bowl. Go-o-o-o-o-o, Band, go!

Second Life.. let me back on... message at 5:07 PM SLT

Second Life.. let me back on... messge, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

ThinC Press and ThinC Book need your vote on the Jira! I was trying to create a ThinC Book for Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries.

Virtual Worlds RealLibraries ThinC Press and ThinC Book, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

HVX Silverstar: Hi there,
This came up today for me as I was trying to make a ThinC book for Abbey and Lori and found that my antiquated ThinC press for making multiple copies would no longer work. It seems that none of the versions are working properly now due to this bug.
Please vote on the bug that is currently causing havoc with Toneless Tomba's very cool (librarians love it) ThinC Press.
https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-2938?ticket=ST-2289-cNk4hs9jYBCfWPLpCcnDhNmURfIvlzvzYpe-20

[20:49] HVX Silverstar: You will need to log into the Jira server using your SL name and password. The log in link is at the top right of the page.

You will find the "Votes" link at the left of the page in the margin. There are currently 95 votes and 22 people watching the progress.. well, we hope progress.

Don't forget to order the book for your library: http://infotoday.stores.yahoo.net/viworeli.html

Second Life and Public Health: machinima by Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan

Here's a super machinima from the Health Sciences Library at University of Michigan, August. 2008.
"The University of Michigan's Health Sciences Libraries have produced a video highlighting Second Life and Public Health. Second Life is a virtual world through which an active public health community is simulating disaster scenarios, creating interactive health games, offering people with disabilities a place for support and social networking, and providing a space for professionals to view presentations and attend international conferences. This video showcases the potential of this new media." Anne Perez

Come with me as I log into Second Life for the Grand Opening of the Virtual Ability Island to celebrate real possibilities virtually

Welcome to the Grand Opening of Virtual Ability Island.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%2...

Funding came through an initial grant from the National Library of Medicine to the Alliance Library System and is sustained by the generosity of individual contributors to Virtual Ability, Inc.

Virtual Ability, Inc. is a Non-profit, Tax-Exempt Organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and is
based in Colorado, USA.

Their mission is to enable people with a wide range of disabilities
to enter into virtual worlds like Second Life®, and provide them
with a supporting environment once there.

Your donation is deductible as a charitable donation
for federal income tax purposes in the United States.
Heron Sanctuary, Alliance Library System (Alliance Virtual Library), and a million thanks to all of the donors, volunteers and visitors.

Funded in part through a grant National Institute of Health (NIH)
and sustained by the hard work & generosity of donors and many volunteers.

Your generous contribution of $100, $50, or even $20 will allow us
to expand our services supporting people with disabilities in virtual worlds like Second Life.

100% of funds raised go toward the costs of operating and providing
the services of Virtual Ability, Inc.

http://www.virtualability.org/

info@VirtualAbility.org

Music:
Skyward ~ Big Dog Music
WarriorDance ~ Dorje Productions
Benediction ~ Lynne Publishing
Exploration ~ Cassidy Bisher

2008
Creative Commons Attribution
Share Alike 3.0 (by-sa)

Machinima: HVX Silverstar
Machinima Institute
in the very beautiful Second Life®

Location:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%2...

Contact:
Carolina Keats or Eme Capalini and Gentle Heron in SL, for more information.

View of the Virtual Ability Grand Opening through Final Cut Pro

LogA nd Transfer Virtual Ability Eme honoring the builders, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

HVX logs into Second Life to attend Virtual Ability Grand Opening. Eme Capilini in the foreground honoring the talented builders, Sabine Stonebender, Sambivalent Spork and Anhayler Lycia.

Virtual Ability Ribbon Cutting by Gentle Heron

Virtual Ability Ribbon Cutting by Gentle Heron, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Today was the opening of Virtual Ability Island in the very beautiful Second Life. I use "very beautiful" rather loosely in many of my posts... but today was beautiful, inspiring and extremely moving. The auditorium. The ribbon was cut by Gentle Heron (also of Heron Sanctuary on Eduisland 4) in honor of The Sojourner who passed away just recently. Take a moment to meet the people of the Virtual Ability community: Dusty, Kat and Namrav: http://www.virtualability.org/page9.html
The project was begun with a grant to the Alliance Library System (now Alliance Virtual Library in SL) from the National Library of Medicine. The project has been able to continue on by the generosity of individual contributors to Virtual Ability, Inc. , a non-profit W(3)c organization.

Paste the SLurl into your browser's address bar:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/128/128/23

For further information about this wondrous project, contact Carolina Keats or Eme Capalini in SL.

Machinima Sandbox One...

Slide2, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

So how will a sandbox help me with my filmmaking skills in SL? Well, we can start with basics such as streaming video into SL, or trying out the streaming audio feature that you may want to use in your machinima. And how about trying out various gestures and that great scripted furniture or mini sets we're seeing in SL. The other instructional islets a the Machinima Institute include Camera Controls One and the Machinima Factory.

Watching Bottle Shock trailer at the Golden State Garden Cafe

Watching Bottle Shock trailer at the Golden State Garden Cafe, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Watching Bottle Shock trailer at the Golden State Garden Cafe on Eduisland 3 in the very beautiful Second Life. Happy Birthday, Hyacinth!

Avatar PowerPoints....

TuesAug12Class, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Hi Bill, we love PowerPoint... well, in Second Life we do! It's a great tool for creating images that can be shown on screens, placed against the dark skies of midnight.... and super for signage.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/sets/72157606685932797/
This set includes Class #1: Camera Controls, and Class #2: Machinima Workflow & much more.
Held on Camera Controls 1 Islet, Machinma Institute Island in the very beautiful Second Life.

Pan, Orbit, Alt-zoom and feeling the breeze in your hair...

machinimaIslandCameraControlArt9j, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Am I that transparent? Extreme concentration while navigating Daruma Picnic's extraordinary interactive/immersive art experiences on the Camera Controls I islet, Machinima Institute... as always... "in the very beautiful Second Life"

SLURL for Machinima Institute Camera Controls One islet

SL MachinimaInstituteSLURL, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks and I (HVX Silverstar) will be covering the following topics in the University of Illinois continuing education class being offered in Second Life through the Graduate School of Library & Information Science and the Alliance Virtual Library in the very beautiful Second Life.
www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/tech.html

Class: Technical Skills for the Virtual World of Second Life
Dates/times: (Tuesdays, August 5, 12, 19, and 26) to be held from 6-8 pm Second life time.
The first two classes, Aug 5 and Aug 12 to be held on Machinima Institute Island. Teleport directly OR IM me for a teleport: slurl.com/secondlife/Machinima%20Institute/218/114/23
You will land on the Camera Controls One island where we will be working.
Location: Weeks 1 & 2: Machinima Institute Island
Weeks 3 & 4: Eduisland 3 (next to Machinima Institute). IM us for a teleport or use the SLURLs.

Let's begin on Camera Controls One

SnapshotCameraControlsOneAdvertisement, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

IM me for a teleport if you need it.
On Machinima Institute Island, I have 3 of the 12 islets populated with prims of all sorts to be used for introductory machinima classes. Take a look around: Krull Aeono's wonderful virtual reality environment is at one edge of the island; the Machinima Factory and Cafe is at the other end (complete with lots of junk scattered around on both floors). Try out the machiniAlliance Virtual Library, building, camera controls, Education and Machinima, GSLIS, HVX Silverstar, libraries,ma sets by Pendullum on the lower level and second story of the factory.
Class slides: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/sets/72157606554895495/
Find out more about the class offered by UIUC GLSIS Continuing Education series with Alliance Library System: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/tech.html
Look forward to more classes from UIUC/AVL in the autumn!

Avatars Love Endnote X2: celebrating the completion of my ACRL Immersion instructional scenario in the wee hours of the morning...

Snapshot_013, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

So, I'm waiting for the Mac version of Endnote that's supposed to be coming out in September. Hmmm that would mean teleporting to RL to use it. So, hoping for a Second Life version for my birthday. That would be in December, oh, Marketing Deparment at Thompson Scientific Endnote!
Snapshot taken in the snowy interior of the old Machinima Institute site. On location in the very beautiful Second Life.
Pictures from ACRL Immersion 2008, University of California San Diego (UCSB):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/sets/72157606451119833/

Dora Phlox and HVX Silverstar coming to you live from ACRL Immersion

Dora Phlox and HVX Silverstar, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Dora and HVX chatting about learning outcomes and figuring out their Kolb learning styles...
Coming to you live from ACRL Immersion 2008 from beautiful University of California San Diego in La Jolla, California. Yea, librarians!

ACRL Immersion Program: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/professactivity/iil/immersion/immersion08.cfm

Rose Colored Glasses: introduction to camera controls and machinima

Closeup Rose Colored Glasses 026, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Technical Skills for Second Life are offered through University of Illinois Urbana Champagne and Alliance Virtual Library with Pipsqueak and HVX. Pipsqueek's location (Eduisland 3):
Class will include 4 evening sessions on Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 PM SLT. Camera Controls, Machinima Workflow, Basic Building and Scripting begin August 5th.

For more information:
www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/tech.html

8 hours on the teen grid: Saturday in Second Life

You are currently watching the crummy 320x240 version. Don't watch it!!

Watch a higher quality version of the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX1ALOO_X1w

On the YouTube site, click on the link below the number of views... lower right side of the video.
Now, that's better.... 480x360 instead of 320x240. Other new features on Youtube include the 'annotations' and linking to other Youtube videos from the annotations. Well, now I'm waiting for text messages overlaying video...

Moving to a new island...

Machinima Institute: old and new, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

My first inclination would be to grab a towel and my ipod and head for the beach, but on second thought... I'll purchase a watercraft so I can scout out the routes. As for workflow... should I start at the end or the beginning?

So what does an island look like?

Three days into Summer: June 24th in Second Life, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Shown here are two islands in the Information Archipelago, managed by Alliance Library System / Alliance Virtual Library. Eduisland 3 is seen on the left with the Machinima Institute located on the SW corner (4096 plot) on Eduisland 3 (60, 30, 22).


On the right is the newly delivered island awaiting a new terrain.
I have been checking out the terrains created by Avatrian:http://www.avatrian.com

The Terrain Factory offers a variety of environmental themes influenced by real life g eography and virtual environments: Some of my favorites were Iceland,Lake Victoria, Natural Fortress and the 12 island raw file, Overook, that promises to turn the mountain isle into a divided instructional location. I will be subdividing the island to take advantage of separate media settings for the smaller isles.

The Terrain Factory:
http://www.avatrian.com/terrainfactory.php

New island for Machinima Institute

Three days into Summer: June 24th in Second Life, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

The Machinima Institute & Cafe is currently located on the SW corner of Eduisland 3 on a 4096 sq. meter plot that is leased from Alliance Virtual Library. Look for us on the new island south of Eduisland 3, to be called Machinima Institute. This snapshot shows HVX Silverstar flying over current location...

I am Librarian. I am Avatar.

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Bernadette Daly Swanson - HVX Silverstar in Second Life
Reference/Instruction Librarian - University of California Davis Libraries

ELAG 2008 Conference - Rethinking the Library - 14-16 April 2008
European Libraries Automation Group | ELAG2008
Wageningen University & Research Center - The Netherlands


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SL™ + 2 generic nouns meets the guidelines.. but what about tags?

So, SL Machinima Librarians actually did meet with the new guidelines for using the Second Life™ trademarks.

License To Use SL™ or inSL™...
http:
//secondlife.com/corporate/brand/trademark/sl_insl.php#guidelines

But what about tagging? I have added Second Life, brand, SL,

Terrain-ing in Second Life: journey into Avatrian's Terrain Factory & Book of Creations

Book of Creations: The Terrain Factory, originally uploaded by Avatrian.

So, I'm floating through Avatrian's terrain factory via Flickr looking for a terrain for a new island.
Book of Creations: The Terrain Factory.

http://www.avatrian.com/terrainfactory.php

Clematide: in search of a machinima script

Great fun in Wastelands... for the Sunday machinima showing.
The video was captured in Second Life using SnapzProx. The SL viewer: 1.20 Release Candidate 8 with built-in lip sync by Mike Monowski. Yea, Mike!!

Directory of Libraries & Organizations in Second Life

Slide42, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

From Stolvano Barbosa and the wonderful volunteers who worked on the database.

Getting a Second Life: Join, Create an Avatar, Download Software, Log in to the virtual world.

This is a quick machinima showing the process of creating a Second Life account and logging into the virtual world:

Go to the web site: http://www.secondlife.com
Click on the JOIN button (orange)
Select a name and give your email address. Names cannot be changed.
You will receive confirmation of your account in your email (confirm the account by going to your email and clicking on the link)
You will now be asked to select an avatar and gender for the avatar. Avatars and gender can be changed once you are in Second Life.
Follow the link provided to download the software from the web site.
Install the software on your computer.
Launch the Second Life application and log in using your Second Life username (first and last name) and password (keep this a secret)
You will land on one of the many help islands for orientation.
You will see a Heads Up Device (HUD) on your screen with instructions to guide you through the various tutorials.
Repeat the tutorials and try out others on help island.
Don't be in too much of a rush to leave to go into Second Life.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
Take the time to become comfortable and ask for help.
Once comfortable, you can teleport to the 'exit island' and hang out a bit there to hone your newly acquired skills.
When ready, just teleport right out of there!
Welcome to your Second Life.
First stop: Info International Island in the Info Archipelago:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/128/128/0
Systems Requirements:
Download Second Life: http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php

New Media Symposium Conference on Mashups: April. 1-2, 2008

SnapshotConfessionsMashup_006, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Another great conference by NMC being offered in Second Life and via the LearningTimes site using Adobe Connect. The keynote was delivered by Wayne Hodgins via satellite from a sailboat in La Paz. Along with his first mate pup, he provided clarity to the web 2.0 and mashup picture. Brilliant! Brian Lamb's 'Confessions of a Mashup Un-Artist' had people dancing on the old school bus and in the air... it was dead inspiring and made me want to run home and layer a few tracks in one of these audio packages so infrequently use. I'll provide the link shortly.
Other sessions that I managed to catch included: mashup Contest at Upenn: Copyright and Free Culture which provided us with an enviable view of their library commons offering audio, video and other popular software, along with specialized staff in IT services, time management, writing, research by the librarians and a super lab with equipment for digitizing video and audio

Mystery Manor through the SL Release Candidate 1_19_1_4

mysterymanor2, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

the glow... the mystery... the manor...
through Release Candidate 1_19_1_4.

html and jambina almost on a prim

html and jambina almost on a prim, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

yea!

HTML on a prim showing my blog: refresh is working

html on a prim showing my blog: refresh is working, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Yea, I love this!
Super cool.... everyone is going to be updating their work on the web for a quick-fix refresh in SL. Ha, who would have thought.

New Media Consortium Conference on Mashups

New Media Consortium Mashups, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Should be working, but i'm messing with the sky a bit in the SL Release Candidate 1_19_1_4. The snapshot shortcut (ctrl-shift-s) feature is not working. So, I'm updating the blog to check the HTML on a prim feature... we'll see in a minute.

and I rose... for the Picnik

hvx... and I rose, originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

up from the waters at the edge of my sim...
How about that... Flickr's online image editing feature Picnik with advanced image editing for about US $2.00 a month.
Very cool...http://www.flickr.com/help/picnik/

MacBook Air Baby!

I have heard it referred to as a "big ipod".... Anyway, I had been waiting for a demo of the new computer in my local campus
computer store, and yesterday they finally cracked open one of the boxes rather than just selling them as they came in.
So, would this tiny thing that can fit inside an envelope atually run SL?

The computer was logged onto the campus wireless network...
I pulled up secondlife.com and downloaded the latest version of SL (very quickly while everyone was busy)
and ran it from the desktop since I did not have admin permissions on it.

Up it came... logged in to my favourite haunt, Wastelands, went for a walk, flew across the bridge, teleported to Eduisland 3,
Machinima Institute & Cafe... hit the movie button to stream our small version of the Goldsphere machinima
from blip.tv (320x240, h.264 codec, fast start)... jumped up to the roof... well, that took a couple of seconds... as I had just hit the movie button to play media... so, a bit of a hiccup.

I didn't get a chance to change any of the preferences.. but I will. Anyway, it's a magnificent piece of work.
http://blip.tv/file/749580

Yea, I'm buying this baby!
Note: You may not want to use it as your main means of transport to SL.. .but it will get you there for a tour and maybe more. I'll load SnapzproX on it and try to capture it... So I have no plans for any heavy work, graphics, video or anything like that... but it's great for day-to-day upkeep and traveling... mostly because it's not 8 pound alien).

In this shot it's actually flying across my living room...

Goldsphere...

Pilot Bioterrorism Defense: Mass Prophylaxis Clinic Training

Sporting the UC Davis 2008 Health Informatics Virtual T....

Dr. Nash Baldwin, a.k.a. Peter Yellowlees MD., originally uploaded by HVX Silverstar.

Dr. Nash Baldwin, a.k.a. Peter Yellowlees MD, strikes a pose in a virtual T from the 2008 Health Informatics conference, Second Life Edition.
The two afternoon workshops were led by Dr. Nash, Principal Invistigator on the Bioterrorism Mass Prophylaxis clinic project (based on the agriculture hall at Cal Expo used for the 2005 emergency readiness training).Daniel Wolf is the programmer/scripter & builder behind the island's facilities. and I (HVX or Bernadette) helped attendees at the sessions become oriented to the new environment. For many this was a first...

More photos from the workshop are on my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolibraries/sets/72157603965303686/