After two days of trying, I managed to login to Kitely. It turned out that there was a bug in their software preventing me from getting in. I was impressed with their quickness in finding a workaround. Here’s my new world: In case you haven’t heard, Kitely is way to host an OpenSim world in…
Month: March 2011
SL Burning Man desert now looks more like the real thing
As much as I love the Burning Man events in Second Life – Burning Life and now Burn 2 – one thing about it has always bothered me: despite dedicated efforts to make the virtual Burning Man as close to the Nevada Burning Man as is feasible, the virtual desert just doesn’t look like the…
Another attempt at hypergrid exploring
Pathfinder Lester (formerly known to Second Life residents as Pathfinder Linden) gave a talk about hypergrid adventuring at yesterday’s VWBPE conference. As reported in my last post, it’s exciting but still the stuff for pioneers, reminding me more of my early days in virtual worlds in 2003 than of current day Second Life. Hypergrid adventuring…
Hypergrid exploring
After reading Pathfinder’s reply to my last post, I couldn’t resist learning more about the Hypergrid Adventurers Club and about hypergrid exploring. After being in Second Life’s closed grid for seven years, the realization that I can teleport between worlds is both exhilarating and liberating. Hoping to learn more, I attended a meeting of the…
Earthquake / tsunami benefit planned in Second Life – how you can help
Radar Magazine in Second Life is planning a month-long benefit event to benefit victims of the Japanese earthquake and Tsunami. The event will be co-sponsored by the Red Cross. They are looking for Second Life designers to donate an item to sell or to create a one-of-a-kind item for a runway show planned for March…
Other virtual worlds to visit besides Second Life
Second Life may be the 8000 pound gorilla in the virtual worlds universe, but it’s not the only one. There are several dozen worlds for you to choose from, though most are still small and even the largest doesn’t yet come close to matching Second Life’s massive user base. Comparing worlds by population size is…
Mardi Gras this weekend in Second Life
Second Life members who aren’t able to get to the New Orleans Mardi Gras this weekend can take part in the Second Life version in the New Toulouse sim. (Apollo Manga, Examiner.com, March 4, 2011) Read
Memorial to a dying artist
Last year when artist Peter Vos lay dying of pancreatic cancer, his son created a remarkable memorial for him in Second Life.You can see four of the many works in the exhibit below, and you can read my examiner.com column about the exhibit and see more pictures at www.examiner.com/second-life-in-national/memorial-to-a-dying-artist. llustration of Harry Mulish’ “De Aanzoek”…