The Women of Chilbo - Chris Collins (Second Life: Fleep Tuque) Instructional & Research Computing, University of Cincinnati Given at the "Virtual Praxis: A Conference on Women's Community in Second Life" on November 15, 2008. URL: http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/collingwood7/minerva/conference.html

1. The Women of Chilbo
Chris Collins (SL: Fleep Tuque)
Founder & Executive Director
Chilbo Community Building Project
Web: http://chilbo.org
Email: fleep.tuque@gmail.com

2. Fleep Tuque - Professional
• Project Manager, UC Second Life
• University of Cincinnati
• Second Life Ambassador
• Ohio Learning Network

3. Fleep Tuque - Professional
• SL Best Practices in Education (2007)
• 1400 unique avatars, in-world only conference
• SL Education Community Conference (2008)
• Part of the official SL Community Convention

4. Chilbo Community in SL
• Mainland community of 205 members
• Created in 2006 – 33% women
• Village/Small Town theme
• Residential, business, education, art, non-profit

5. Chilbo Community in SL
• Southern-most continent, southern-most edge
• Chilbo exists at the edges of the known Metaverse
• Rapid growth in land, people, activities, and organizations
• Own land in 6 sims, monthly Town Hall meetings

6. The Women of Chilbo
• Women of Chilbo are central to our community
• Early female friendships were the basis of growth
• Women hold key leadership positions
• Often are central organizers/volunteers for community events

7. Fleep Tuque – Entry to SL
• Entered Second Life in the beta (2003)
• Slow computer, slow Second Life
• Returned in 2005 with BBS friends
• New computer, new Second Life

8. Fleep in Acontia Sim
• Created Eschwa Village in the Acontia sim
• Learning the interface, playing – an informal learning
community
• First attempt at community – a failure
• Moving from a text based BBS to SL didn’t work for most

9. Fleep Tuque – Moves to Chilbo
• 512m plot from a First-Lander
• Idea to share resources and meet neighbors
• Grew into three buildings – Chilbo Welcome Center
• Freebie shop, tavern, and media/tutorial room

10. Fleep & Rachel – Nov 16, 2006
Love your pub! I live in Kuwol,
next region to the east. Chilbo is
much nicer! We don't have any
parks, sidewalks, or pubs at all;
just houses.
I hope I'll see you at your pub
sometime!
Rachel

11. Fleep & Rachel – Nov 22, 2006
Hi Fleep. I'm sending a notecard to avoid clogging up your
IM box.
I looked at that first lot again, and it's a good thing i did. Now
that the sidewalk is in there, i can see that my house will be
too long there as well.
I measure the house as being 15 by 25, at most. I was using
those 4x4 yellow blocks from the quot;edit terrainquot; menu to
measure it, so I think it's a bit smaller than that; but not
much.
I'm going to think seriously about going up a tier: I really want
to live in Chilbo! But even if I don't move in the end, I'd still
like to be involved with the community association.
And once again, don't worry about any of this until your
holiday is done!
Warm regards,
Rachel

12. Fleep & Rachel – Early 2007
• Forming a lasting friendship
• Meeting and talking to our neighbors
• Exploring Second Life together
• Visiting sims, trying on new outfits, shopping, and exploring

13. Fleep & Rachel – Building Chilbo
• Complimentary skills and shared interest in community
• Commitment to the community, willing to do the “grunt work”
• Deep trust, personal bond, and love of Chilbo
• Truly our “home” in the Metaverse

14. Rachel Corleone
Director of Public Safety & Prim Management
• Manages prims, creates maps, data analysis
• Eyes and ears in the sim, tracks social and physical progress
• Monitors griefers, troublemakers, and meanies
• Expert-level knowledge of the interface and tools available

15. Tara Yeats
Director of Technology
• Early participant in community activities
• First near-neighbor to join the community
• Director of Technology for Chilbo Community
• Manages web-based resources: blog, wiki, google apps

16. Lizzette Zenovka
Non-Profit Development Coordinator
• Founder, SL HIV Education & Prevention Center
• Chilbo success story, over 100 visitors to center monthly
• Assists others interested in establishing Non-Profits in SL
• Willing to teach others, share resources, and experiences

17. Gem Blue
Financial Contributor & Donor
• 3rd largest tier donation to Chilbo, most land donations
• Financial generosity subsidizes community projects
• Assists with governance, process, and work-flow
• Asks the important questions about community direction

18. SunQueen Ginsburg
Proprietor, Where Worlds Collide
• First member of community from a different sim
• Pastafarian Collective – good neighbors, good citizens
• Specializes in Mexican and Mayan Furniture
• Invited to do interior design for Mexican Department of
Tourism’s Ruta Maya sims, owns “Where Worlds Collide”
furniture store and branch store in Chilbo

19. Women of Chilbo
Many residents, many passions, many interests
Kim Link Sine Rennahan
Building, scripting, owns Fleep’s mom, nature preserve
small store in Kuwol sim and sustainable living
Taffy Taliafaro Margarette Fouroux
Entrepreneurship, Education in virtual worlds,
Business in the metaverse Runs art gallery/workshop
Leslie Forager Krystale Bailey
Geography professor, Charity and fundraising,
Education, Climate change DJ, hostess, texturing
Monarchy Republic Alleara Sloodle
Community building, Scripting, vehicles, building
Governance Kitsune culture

20. Men of Chilbo
Many residents, many passions, many interests

21. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We share our projects with each other…

22. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We plan our future together…

23. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We teach each other…

24. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We take classes together…

25. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We have sacred spaces…

26. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We share our art with each other…

27. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We celebrate with each other…

28. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We play together…

29. Chilbo Community
Many residents, many passions, many interests
We dance together…

30. Chilbo Community
Building community in the Metaverse…
For more information see http://chilbo.org