Virtual World Education Consortium (VWEC) Gateway
Create Your Second Life Account

This page will set-up your Second Life Educational profile. There is no cost for setting up an educational account.

Complete the three steps below to begin the registration process.

Once your initial profile has been created the page will redirect to Secondlife.com to complete the balance of your account profile set-up.

No confidential information collected by Second Life is held or maintained by VWEC as part of the registration process.

Upon completion of your account set-up with Second life you will be then redirected to VWEC's main website for additional information on how to download the Second Life software and what to expect when you log in for the first time.

Step 1. Choose your user name in the field below.
This must be a single word (no spaces) up to 31 characters with no spaces or diacritics. This will initially be both your login and display name once your account is set-up. You can change your display name at any time later if you want to have a different display name.

(What are diacritics? See examples here)

Step 2. Choose an initial avatar model from the selection below.
There are many starter avatars to choose from. Use the "Previous" and "Next" links to scroll through some initial options. You can change your appearance at any time later if you want a different look / feel to your avatar.

   

Step 3. Complete the Captcha test and then the "Create Second Life Account" button.
Clicking on "Create Second Life Account" below will take you to the the SecondLife website to complete your registration. Afterwards you will return to VWEC's website for additional instructions on getting set-up and logging in for the first time.