Immerse yourself in Solaris Solaris Campus

What comes to your mind when you think of a "campus"? Brick walls from centuries past? Glass and steel buildings that try to mimic corporate environments? Well, that is not what the Solaris Campus team envisioned for this space in Second Life, the widely acclaimed Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE). 

The informal learning space will launch on October 10, 2008 in Sun's public SIM so everyone has a chance to come meet other Solaris enthusiasts, exchange experiences, and learn more about Solaris by participating in scavenger hunts, chats with Solaris experts, and others in an informal social environment. What better place to have a "campus" than a relaxing beach? Come be a part of the Solaris Campus experience in Second Life, you are the experience! 

Sun's presence in Second Life will soon be enhanced with a Solaris Campus. Don't think all traditional campus - think a fun, unique and very community oriented virtual campus.

The experience will be live on October 10, 2008 and we hope will be improved over time with your feedback and participation.
Here are some of the things you can expect from the Solaris Campus:

• Come chat with Solaris experts, learn what's new in Solaris and have fun with other Solaris users in a 3D environment!
• Come immerse yourself in Solaris 10 and share your thoughts.
  
• Come anytime and explore the area's information.
• Meet and network wtih Solaris experts and other Sun employees and Sun fans.
  
• Participate in a Sun Solaris scavenger hunt and win a prize!
• Office hours - there will be a schedule posted of when Sun Solaris experts will be in-world at the Solaris Campus to chat with you about any Solaris topic you are interested in or help to answer Solaris related questions.
  
• Look for an immersive experience on Solaris features soon (not at the initial launch)
  

The calendar of scheduled live events are as follows - specific dates TBD.

• Solaris - Learn what's new!
  Join a Sun certified instructor for an interactive session on what's new with Solaris.
  
• Solaris - Learn the benefits and power of Solaris
  Join a Sun certified instructor for a general overview of Solaris 10. Invite your friends and colleagues who are interested in learning more about Solaris and have immediate access to a Solaris expert.
• Chat with Solaris author Darryl Gove on Utilizing CMT System
  Darryl is the author of the recent SMI Press book entitled Solaris Application Programming.
  Details: It's all about developing multi-threaded/parallel applications on Solaris. CMT = Chip Multi-Threading.
• Chat with Sun experts on ZFS
  

Here is the SLURL to the space on the Sun in Second Life island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sun%20Microsystems%201/32/231/22

And, please join the Sun Microsystems News group in Second Life so we can begin to really start our virtual community of Solaris learners.

We hope to see you there and look forward to your feedback and participation on how learning Solaris in a 3D environment and being part of a virtual community will enable your work with Solaris.