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Georgia Museum of Art in Second Life

Currently, the Georgia Museum of Art is closed for renovation and expansion. During this important time of growth, the museum hopes to utitlize Second Life as an educational tool for its current audience as well as for a new online audience. The virtual museum offers users worldwide the ability to visit galleries filled with digital images of works from the museum's permanent collection and hear commentary by museum curators.

The museum has partnered with the University of Georgia's Center for Teaching and Learning to create the virtual replica of the Georgia Museum of Art, which is located on the UGA CTL Island. The online museum can be found by searching "Georgia Museum of Art" or by using the coordinates UGA CTL 143, 29, 60.

How to Get Started in Second Life: 5 Easy Steps

Step 1: Go to www.secondlife.com
Step 2: Click on "Get Started: Free Download" in top right corner
Step 3: Create an account by choosing a username and password
Step 4: Receive email confirmation to complete your setup
Step 5: Download and run software. Once downloaded, software will prompt you to start SecondLife. Click "yes" and login with your username and password. Tutorials will show you how to interact with people and objects.

What is Second Life?

Second Life is a free, virtual online world that is imagined, created and maintained by its residents. Since its launch in 2003, Second Life has provided a world that supports all forms of expression and offers educational, business and entertainment opportunities to millions of users.

Within Second Life, users design a virtual body or "avatar" that can look in any direction and can teleport or fly from place to place. Once logged in, the user is able to have real-time conversations by chatting with fellow Second Lifers.