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Month: March 2009

Snapshot contest deadline is Thursday March 12, 2009

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)

Look for this sign in Second Life for contest rules Don’t forget, tomorrow (March 12, 2009) is the last day to enter Second Life’s Sci-Fi & Fantasy Snapshot Contest! You can learn about rules and prizes at the rezlibris website or in Second Life to can teleport to slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/205/114/33 and look for the sign in this…

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Making better Second Life snapshots using the environment editor, part two

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)

Spaceport Alpha’s GLSV rockets at noon The GLSV rocket, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for putting satellites into orbit, will be our subject in using Second Life’s Environment Editor. These rockets are at Second Life’s Spaceport Alpha – International Spaceflight Museum. You can visit this exact spot and stand next to these…

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Making better Second Life snapshots using the environment editor, part one

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)

Czechoslovakia sim at noon In ancient times, only the greatest of prophets could blot out the sun, but today any lowly mouse or trackball can accomplish it, at least in Second Life. This is a key element in making great Second Life snapshots. High noon may be a fine time for an Old West shootout,…

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Review of seven Second Life language translators

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)

Recently I met a beautiful woman in Second Life. Ok, she was someone’s avatar, but still beautiful. When I tried talking with her, however, I learned she was Romanian and knew little English. I had similar experiences with two other avatars the same morning. One was Swiss and the other Brazilian, but none of us knew enough of the…

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Sci-fi & fantasy snapshot contest

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)

The Alliance Virtual Library has announced a sci-fi and fantasy snapshot contest. The deadline for entering is March 12. You can read more about it at my Examiner.com column You can read the complete contest rules here, or you can read them on a notecard in Second Life next to the Talis Sci-fi & Fantasy…

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Ursula Le Guin’s Feb 28th appearance in Second Life

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)

Yesterday’s Ursula Le Guin event in Second Life was an overwhelming success.  You can read more about it on my examiner.com blog. Here are three pictures from Friday’s rehearsal and from the actual event (click to see each one in full):

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