Well, it is starting to take shape now with some textures being added. It is fun to watch the building process. Can you hear the waves? What a peaceful scene, especially at dawn (when I do most of my work)! Ready for class? Here is Exploria at the podium. Here is a look from the…
Category: Technology
Mindmapping
I am a fan of mindmapping. While I prefer drawing my mindmaps by hand, sometimes I need to make them more professionally presentable! I use Mind Manager Software for this purpose. I also use it for making to do lists and grocery lists — things that I need to update frequently to keep current and…
A look inside
This is the main entry inside of our building. Here is the board room, complete with viewing screen. All seated and ready to go! A look at the Student Area. Up until this point, I have just been showing the terrain and the main building outside. They have now started working on the interior a…
Creating Your World in Second Life
I ordered this book, and really like what I found. It gets a bit technical, but is written by people in the know. I am working through the tutorials. I think the snowman is very appropriate at this point with the weather we are having!
View on 11/30 – Taking Shape
Here is the view on 11/30. It is so fun to see how it went from being the large “E” to the District Logo. I’m going to ask the marketing department for some graphics, but need to find out what kind of resolution I need for them first. Powered by Qumana
Constant Contact
I had heard about this from an interviewee, and ran across it again at Scrap Girls. I think I might go for the free trial at the start of our Spring semester to see how this works — that is if Campus Cruiser does not fit the bill or is not yet ready. The 60-day…
Now that is more like it!
I guess I got better being a user, and got my ideas communicated. Here is their new design. What I like is that they have a project management system that generates emails and keeps me up-to-date. It is a great project management tool as well as communication tool that Designing Digitally is using. I really…
My Alter Ego
In Second Life, I am Kiriki Tsure. Yes folks, you need to know that once you pick your name, you can’t change it unless you create a different avatar entirely! You choose your first name, but your last name you need to pick from a list. I didn’t want to be recognized (ROTFL) so I…
The Building has Commenced!
In my SOW (that is Scope of Work), I indicated an “E”-shaped building. I wanted this to represent our District logo we call, “the bug.” The logo represents the three campuses joined by the Mississippi River. The “E” is really backwards and from an aerial view. Here is what my designers came up with —…
Building on the Virtual Campus
Well, today I hired Designing Digitally to give us a jump start on our EICCD Virtual Campus in Second Life. The design team at Designing Digitally is going to design a futuristic building for our main presence, provide a landing point for us and give us a beach to play on! From that point, we will…