INCORE in Second Life

The INCORE in Second Life project seeks to bring new technologies to bear on peacebuilding work.  INCORE has built, in consultation with the School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, an INCORE centre in Second Life - a virtual 3D world used by over 10 million people worldwide.

Our Virtual World

INCORE in Second Life seeks to introduce visitors to the main aspects of the conflict in and about Northern Ireland. Video screens show short films explaining the background to the political conflict, as well as outlining the significance of peace walls, murals and flags in the Northern Ireland conflict.

To complement this we have built a virtual peace wall, a mural gallery and flag park. An INCORE building, which provides information on our work, as well as seminar rooms for virtual discussion, is also featured. A section of this building is dedicated to the promoting the work and activities of ARK.

Videos Featured in Second Life

Background to the Northern Ireland Conflict    by Dr. Cathy Gormley-Heenan

Flags    by Dominic Bryan

The Impact of Peace Walls by Jonny Byrne

Experience of Peace Walls by Caitlin ni Chathail

Experience of Peace Walls (Presented in the Irish Language) by Caitlin ni ChathailCaitlin_Irish.mov

Remembering: Victims, Survivors and Commemoration in Post Conflict N. Ireland by Professor Tom Fraser

Walls and Cultures by Prof Hisham Elkadi

Peace Walls by Prof Arthur Aughey

Murals by Prof Bill Roulston

Access

If you are a Second Life user our address is:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ulster%20Magee%202/74/175/22

If you want to learn more about Second Life and join, visit www.secondlife.com

Upcoming Events

On 26 May, at 3pm GMT – INCORE will be hosting, in partnership with the School of Policy Studies, a virtual discussion on ‘peace walls’ and their role in the Northern Ireland conflict. Join us in Second Life for the event, or contact us directly if you want to join us on the Magee campus to get access that way.

Partners

The project was funded by HEIF (Higher Education Innovation Fund).

The project is run by Dr Brandon Hamber and Mike McCool from INCORE. Design work and building was undertaken by Kerri McCusker from the School of Computing and Intelligent Systems.

The peace wall component of the project was built in partnership with Professor Arthur Aughey and Dr Cathy Gormley-Heenan at the University of Ulster.