Intro videos

From NMC-Campus

Since Second Life is nearly impossible to explain in words, and first experiences can be disorienting (learning to walk, dress, fly, and avoid creepy characters!), short video clips, especially the in-world created machinima, provide a great way to introduce the uninitiated.

We started this list to collect some of the best of the Second Life Intro videos. Please toss some more links onto the pile, including the link, the video site it is found on, and a brief review:

[edit] NMC YouTube Jukebox

We have a jukebox of 70+ SL related videos on YouTube (details...)

Emergency Preparedness Training in Secondlife Google Video an overview of the Play2Train sim

YouTube Playlist from Donnagh McDonnagh includes a great set of videos.

Bobcat Village Campus Tour (YouTube) a tour of the Bobcat Village, the Second Life virtual campus of the Texas State University - San Marcos

Introduction to Second Life (blip.tv) covers a wide range of uses of Second Life, from business to education to art, with lovely narration by "The Voice", a British ? sounding child.

Text 100 in Second Life (YouTube) features a PR perspective, but includes a wide range of examples.

Inside Second Life part of a July 30, 2007 feature in Newsweek

Global Kids Educational Programs in TSL (HolyMeatballs.org) gives an overview of the educational potential of SL for teenagers.

Radio Open Source: Living in Game Space blip.tv A Second Life machinima dramatization of the first minute of the Radio Open Source broadcast, "Living in Game Space". Features a well-known radio announcer.

NOAA's Virtual Island YouTube

Architecture on the Double YouTube

Seriously Engaging: The Story of the NMC Campus (NMC, blip.tv, YouTube, Google Video) Okay, we are biased ... we just think this one is fantastic!