Jeremy Kemp, MS, MA

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Jeremy Kemp, MS, MA

• Doctoral Candidate,
• Fielding Graduate University
• www.simteach.com

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Second Life Creativity Platform
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Benefits

• Rapid prototyping
• Narrative-less game
• Active community of content creators
• Groupware and collaboration tools
• Public areas / Private islands
• 1 platform for flexibility

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Drawbacks

• Lengthy technical orientations for students
• Unstable systems (for now)
• R-rated content mixed in
• Rough Interface for chat navigation
• Commercial focus due to land cost

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User Accounts

• Basic access is free
• Premium Monthly 9.95(required for land
  ownership)
• Owning more than 512m land incurs additional
  monthly fee
• Land purchases fluctuate with market

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Institutions Build Islands

• Small islands
• US1,250 195/month
• Large islands
• US5,000 780/month
• 25 discount for educators and non-profits

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Collaborative creation
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Medchinima

• Ideal setting for filming animated shorts
• Idaho States Play2Learn

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Play2Train ID State, HRSA
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Clinic Settings
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Clinic Settings
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Medical Transport
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Equipment with Animations
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Building SampleSuzanne Vegas Guitar 207
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Heart Murmur Sim

• A cardiac auscultation trainer
• Built as assessment proof of concept
• Over 2300 unique visitors since March
• Over 1000 surveys collected

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Clinic overview
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8995
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McGill Virtual Stethoscope
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Building Concept

• Scanned and emailed
• 10-Min pre-build chat
• 3-hour build
• Final cost 6.80

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Clinic building in 2 hours
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Front door
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HMS Walkthrough

• Video of Heart Murmur Sim interaction

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Lobby desk
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Entrance to exams
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Exam 1
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dummy
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Sample Survey Questions

• What is your level of education?
• How long have you been in Second Life?
• From the lobby I have a good idea what this
  building is. Agree (Likert)
• What condition would you say this subject is in?
• Healthy
• PDA
• VSD
• Arterial Stenosis

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Survey output
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Questions?
Jeremy Kemp, MS, MA
www.SimTeach.com jkemp_at_stanfordalumni.org