RIT Second Life Island

Download Second Life

Download the latest version of the Second Life Client and follow the instructions provided to install on your own computer. You will need to install the software before logging in with your newly created avatar.

Documentation & Resources

Instructors: Want to use the RIT island as a teaching tool in one of your courses? Please contact Katie McDonald at (585) 475-7657 or kametc@rit.edu for more information.

If you are NOT an RIT student, faculty, or staff, but wish to become a friend of the RIT Island and already have a Second Life avatar, please follow the link below to have your existing avatar added to the RIT Friends group.

Join RIT Friends Group


If you are an RIT student, faculty, or staff with an RIT login AND already have a Second Life avatar, please follow the link below to have your existing avatar added to the RIT group.

Join RIT Group


If you are an RIT student, faculty, or staff with an RIT login and you do not have a Second Life avatar, please follow the link below to create a new avatar.

Create a New Avatar