The Content Grid

Glossary

TCG

The Content Grid

Provider

Second Places are the provider of the technology hence we are the provider Developers Any company or school who create content on a Dev Isle. (So second places are the providers as well as developers)

Content Grid Dev Island / Dev Isle

A stand alone grid of 1 island rented by developers to create content that is then uploaded into the market place

The Market Place

The place where schools can buy or rent islands

Islands/Isle

A 255x255m plot of land Server. A Computer that can run 1 or more islands
NB Server != Island as we can now have more islands on a server than one.

Grid

A collection of Islands (can be on one server or multiple servers)

Private Grid

A Grid that is not open to the public (all our grids are private)

Open Grid

A grid that is open to the public (reaction grid, second life, etc)

Content Island

A island which has been uploaded by a developer

Content

primitives on an island

Primitive/prims

is the building blocks of construction in SL

Scripts

LSL code used to make things happen

TCG Manager

The web control used by schools to manager users etc and providers to manage their content islands

Admin Manager

The web control used by us to setup TCG

FAQ for Schools

The Content Grid is safe for children?

Yes, the whole concept of the security of the content grid is that schools setup who can get access. They can add and remove users at any time. So you may want parents to get access for a week, you set them up, then after the week you can delete the user accounts and parents can not enter. Or you may only want students to access the content grid during school time, schools have the ability to set access times.

Can schools make content?

For sure. Each school is given a default school island where only certain avatars will have the ability to build content. However building or changing content provided to you through the market place is dependant on how the developer has set it up.

What content is there already?

Content is being developed every day. We hope to have a choice of 5 content island provided by Second Places for launch. We imagine that once The Content Grid goes live we will see an influx of developer from Second Life and other platforms wanting to give schools the secure ability to see their content via The Content Grid.

How much does it cost?

There are two different costs associated with the content grid for schools. One is the default island and web interface this is an annual subscription. The second is the cost associated with the content. Each provider sets up their own price structure.

FAQ for Developers

I have content in Second Life and I want to import this into Content Grid

Not a problem, there is a great tool in Second Life called "Second Inventory". This allows you to transfer any content that you have created from Second Life into OpenSim. Export your objects from Second Life and import them into your content grid developers island. All you need to do is replace where they were and its job done.

How much can I charge schools for accessing my content.

Second Places do not set minimum or maximum charges between Schools and Developers. You can charge as much or nothing at all if you wish.

How do I get my money from schools for accessing my content.

Second Places will act as a middle man between schools and content providers in all financial transactions. So even if you are not a limited company you can sell your content. All transactions will be through paypal and will have a 30 day delay from transaction date.

How do I get access to a Content Grid SD Island?

(details to be added)