Rutgers Day is coming April 24th

The big push to show the future of the Livingston Campus is under way. We're preparing to show the newest and most exciting parts of the Livingston Campus to the world. We will be located in the real life, (RL) Livingston Student Collaborative Learning area. There will be Second Life versions of the future campus shown on several over head projects, and have systems set up in an open lab style so people can walk, run, fly around the new areas, and explore virtual Rutgers University as a community.

The Old Queens Campus build represents the beautiful past, and tradition of Rutgers University. For a quick over view and history check out the Wikipedia article on Old Queens. For Rutgers Day we will have real life ringing of the virtual Old Queens Bell. This allows hundreds of people to get the experience without putting wear and tear on the real one. This ringing is an accurate reproduction of the sound inside and outside the real building. So what is heard in the virtual world is the same as you would hear in the real.

Rutgers Day for us is three events. We'll be in the Old Queens building directly across from the real bell. We'll be a the Livingston Student Center Collaborative Learning room, and of course we'll be in Second Life.

If you want to get started checking the campus out early. I recommend going to http://sl.rutgers.edu you can get started there the instructions there will get you to speed and get you to our virtual visitor center in Second Life. If you already have Second Life, I recommend going to this Slurl, http://slurl.com/secondlife/RUCE%202/13/11/30 will place you in the center of the Old Queens Campus. From there in addition to the bell I recommend wandering through the Kirkpatrick Chapel.

I'm always interested in your feedback so either comment here, or find me in Second Life as Rk Jinn. I'll will be posting updates as we get closer to Rutgers Day.

--Rick Anderson (Rk Jinn)