It’s 1:30am and I’m finally done! The Lilydale Atrium on Koala Island is finished!

The Atrium is the largest building on Koala Island is a ‘replica-build’ based on the real-life Atrium at Swinburne’s Lilydale Campus in Victoria, Australia. It is designed to be a multi-purpose hub for Koala Island and includes a range of discreet spaces to meet, display student work and provide information about Swinburne University of Technology. It houses a number of spaces and resources including:

• Atrium Entry Hall - A large open space, equipped with holodeck tools which ‘rez’ three different scene selections:
  • Circle of Chairs - Seats up to 12 avatars and provides a simple setup for large group discussions.
  • Discussion Sofas - Seats up to 25 avatars on comfy sofas. Includes a slide/video viewer which can be accessed by members of the ‘Swinburne @ Koala Island’ group.
  • Stage, Seating and Presentation Tools - Seats up to 50 avatars, and includes a slide/video viewer which can be accessed by members of the ‘Swinburne @ Koala Island’ group.
  • Tables and Chairs - Seats up to 24 avatars around small tables, and includes a slide/video viewer which can be accessed by members of the ‘Swinburne @ Koala Island’ group.
• Swinburne University of Technology Information Centre - which includes useful links and information about the Unversity and courses offered, our real-life campuses and student services.
• The Atrium Coffee Shop - an informal space for visitors to meet, chat and grab a virtual coffee
• The Koala Island Project Office - this space is current vacant, but will be used by students involved in projects on the Island
• Atrium Screening Room - Currently showing images from the University’s Spaceworks Program
• Atrium Gallery - Designed as a space to show and share student’s work. Currently showing images from the Swinburne University Image Bank
• Faculty of Higher Education Offices - the upstairs area of the atrium is dedicated to Faculty of Higher Education projects and includes a boardroom style meeting area.

Click here to view a collection of snapshots of the Lilydale Atrium in Second Life on Flickr.