Scripting Magic

A Lesson in Scripting for Non-Programmers

A Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge Entry

This class covers how to create a teleportation between regions device, a pose ball with a computer animation, a script for giving inventory to anyone or giving a note card once and a genie tip jar for fundraising or tips.

Includes the materials, scripts, computer animation, learning objectives and notes. The instructions include how to set the scripts to running, texturing alternatives for signs and how to tailor the scripts for new requirements.



Location: Visit http://slurl.com/secondlife/Acheron%20LV426/43/214/25

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn to:

• modify a script
• set a script to running
• reset scripts after changes
• give content to others
• renaming an object to change the floating text above it
• create a tip jar

Visitors: Contact Lyr Lobo in Second Life for a tour of this learning simulation. If a class is in progress, click the class resource and texture boxes to take a copy of the learning objectives, instructions, scripts, animation and textures.It is also located on Vader region in the sandbox near the water.

Designer: Lyr Lobo, a.k.a., Dr. Cynthia Calongne. Many of the scripts build on the strategies archived in the LSL Wiki.

Duration: Lasts one hour.