Monday, 8/29/16 @ 6pm (Pacific) — VCARA Village Tour

Description: Join iSchool alumni Chris Nelson (Snow Scarmon in SL) and Jeni Crummey (Jen in SL) for a tour of VCARA’s quaint colonial Boston-inspired student housing village. During the tour, students will have the opportunity to claim a house for their own!

 

Monday, 9/12/16 @ 6pm (Pacific) — VCARA Resource Center Tour

Description: Join alumni Chris Nelson (Snow Scarmon in SL) and Jeni Crummey (Jen in SL) for a tour of the VCARA Resource Center. Built and maintained by Snow, this center offers students a vast collection of Second Life locations and how-to’s.

 

Monday, 9/19/16 @ 6pm (Pacific) — VCARA Meeting

Description: Join VCARA as we discuss virtual worlds, information science, and plan events for the semester. You’ll find good company, networking and learning opportunities, and more!

 

Tuesday, 9/20/16 @ 6pm (Pacific) — VCARA Sci-Fi Exhibit Tour

Description: Explore this architectural wonder with its creator Chris Nelson (Snow Scarmon in SL). You’ll find dazzling space displays, spooky images from outer space, and even a Tardis from Dr. Who. There will also be sci-fi-themed freebies for participants. Don’t miss out!

 

VCARA’s SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/43/73/33

For all events, please gather at the VCARA Dome 5-10 minutes prior to the event. (If you get lost, no worries! We’ll send a teleport invite to anyone on the iSchool Island before we begin.) We hope to see you there!

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For information about joining VCARA in Second Life, please refer to our VCARA for Newbies blog post. To request an orientation to Second Life and/or VCARA, please email Dr. Pat Franks (patricia.franks@sjsu.edu)