This snapshot was enhanced using the Environment Editor Last week I posted three articles about making better Second Life snapshots. This snapshot is an example of what can be done using those techniques. It was taken in Glendalough sim behind Lilly’s Pub, and was enhanced by using the techniques I described in those three articles. Among…
Author: Erik Gordon Bainbridge (Apollo Manga)
Beam into the Star Trek Museum
Shuttle you can ride out of the shuttle bay Whether you are like me, a fan of some Star Trek series, or you’re a diehard Trekkie, or you simply want to learn a little of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, you’ll find something to learn at Second Life’s Star Trek Museum. The sheer amount and…
Learn to build nearly anything in Second Life
An Ivory Tower tutorial in Second Life building The Ivory Tower Library of Primitives is a place where nearly everyone in Second Life, from complete noob to experienced builder, can learn something. Whether you simply want to apply a texture to an object or you want to construct an elaborate structure that will leave others…
Dubai Womens College in Second Life
DWC mosque at night When you think of Muslim women in the Arab world, what comes to mind? Probably not Second Life. Yet last year the United Arab Emirates‘ Dubai Womens College opened its second campus in Second Life, according to an article this week in the United Arab Emirates’ newspaper The National Most of their Second…
Making better Second Life snapshots using the environment editor, part three
Pagoda in Gaden Gardens at mighnight Gaden Gardens is a Second Life location of classic Japanese architecture and a magnificant replica of Japan’s ninety-three ton Kamakura Bhudda. This pagoda is not far from the Bhudda and will serve as an excellent subject for learning about taking Second Life snapshots by available moonlight. This is what…
The Hugh Hefner of the digital millennium
Can you really make a six figure income from selling animations in Second Life? Fox 13 in Tampa Bay, Florida, reports on a local man who does. Married with two children in his first life, he uses a $40,000 full body sensor suit to create romantic animations that he sells in Second Life. This is the…
Snapshot contest deadline is Thursday March 12, 2009
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…
Making better Second Life snapshots using the environment editor, part two
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…
Making better Second Life snapshots using the environment editor, part one
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,…
Review of seven Second Life language translators
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…