TAMU Second Life Campus

The TAMU Second Life Campus is a publicly available virtual extension of the main Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. It is a unique educational environment in which students, instructors, and visitors can discover, connect, and learn.

Many familiar campus landmarks have been faithfully replicated in Second Life, such as the Academic Plaza, the Memorial Student Center, and the Bonfire Memorial. In addition, several historic points of interest have been recreated—the Train Depot, the Water Tower—along with some new locations unique to virtual worlds, such as an "Aggie Beach" and teleport hubs.

Experience the "Spirit of Aggieland," right here in Second Life. Enjoy your visit!

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About Second Life
How to Get an Account and Sign In
Second Life Campus Orientation
Innovative Uses of Second Life at Texas A&M
Panoramic of the MSC Flag Room
Screenshots

About Second Life

Second Life is a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world that is an emerging online teaching environment. It runs on a free application in which users interact with each other using avatars, or on-screen characters. Chat and multimedia features are also available to facilitate participation in individual and group activities. You can explore and build unique, "in-world" virtual properties and points of interest that are only limited to your imagination.

How to Get an Account and Sign In

Go to the Second Life Campus. From this link, you and your students can create Second Life accounts and avatars, if you have not already done so. Once you create them, you will be sent directly to the campus Orientation Area without having to visit the often-overpopulated Linden Orientation Island.

Contact us to obtain a learning space for your course as well as learn how to locate and use items in the campus Learning Center for teaching in Second Life.

Second Life Campus Orientation

View the Second Life Campus Orientation to become better acquainted with the 3D virtual world experience.

Innovative Uses of Second Life at Texas A&M

Several members of the Texas A&M teaching community are using Second Life to enhance their curriculums. Read in-depth descriptions of the work Drs. Tracy Rutherford, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, and Stephen Carpenter are accomplishing in Second Life.

Panoramic of the MSC Flag Room

View a panoramic image of the Memorial Student Center Flag Room by the Office of Facilities Coordination (requires Adobe Flash Player). Click and drag to move in any direction; zoom in and out with your mouse wheel.

Screenshots

Academic Building Rotunda Larger View	Academic Plaza Larger View	"Aggie Beach" Larger View
Amphitheater Larger View	At Night Larger View	Bonfire Memorial Larger View
Cushing Library Larger View	Fish Pond Larger View	MSC Exterior Larger View
MSC Flag Room Larger View	Train Depot Larger View	Water Tower Larger View