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Just a quick post to let everyone know about a very special event on Corona Cay tomorrow, brought to you by Rezzed.tv

Information About The Upcoming Discussion

This Panel has been convened so that you the user have the opportunity to learn and educate yourself to make an informed decision on whether 3rd party viewers are right for you. The panel will field audience questions as well as Questions on Notice.

We are fortunate to have two of the Emerald Development team to answer questions. Also on the panel is Tenshi Vielle, Chancellor of Artist’s Voice, an educative and information resource for content creators and users. Tenshi will advise on where you can seek information to ensure you are not trapped in a compromising situation. She will also give her perspective on the realities of content theft. Rebel Hope will be here to give her experiences with content theft and the ensuing issues.

This Weeks Panelists

1. Fractured Crystal – Emerald Viewer Developer
2. Lonely Bluebird – Emerald Viewer Developer
3. Tenshi Vielle – Council Member, Artist’s Voice
4. Rebel Hope – Owner of Rebel Hope Designs

Send Your Questions in for the Panel

Our first discussion will take place on Friday the 30th of October 2009 at 3PM SLT. Click for the SLurl.

Also, following in the footsteps of Radar, Stuart, Crap and Itazura, I started up a microcast. I have 3 episodes so far, you can find there on Rezzed.tv at this link.

The Day The Zombies Came

Now that we are in Halloween season, I have been very busy putting together a haunted house on my parcel. I wanted to make it interactive, and I remembered something I saw several months ago.

I had been out exploring, and was walking across some land when a circle of light lit up beneath my feet. Before I knew it, zombies were appearing all around me. I was surrounded! Arms outstretched and groaning, they shambled after me as I quickly backed away. I noticed each zombie had a health meter over their head, that showed 100%. Quickly finding a gun in my inventory, I started firing at them. Sure enough, after taking several gunshots, the zombie burst into pieces and was dead.

As I said, that was several months ago and I had no idea how to find those zombies now.. but I knew I wanted them! Thinking back, I recalled that I had taken a snapshot or two of them and sent them to flickr. Luckily, when you send a snapshot to flickr via SL Buzz, it captures the Slurl. After digging back through about 30 pages of my flickr album, I found the slurl. And to my amazement.. those zombies were still there, when I TP’d over!

The creator is Un4given Spoonhammer, and her shop is called Soup Kitchen. I took a visit to the shop earlier this afternoon- there are quite a large selection of ghoul and monster generators! After some thought, I ended up getting some traditional zombies. After all, who doesn’t love zombies at Halloween? Since they were copy, I placed several generators strategically around my haunted house and tested them out several times. I had a lot of fun running around with my 1928 Thompson- a rezday gift courtesy of Crap Mariner- and blew up some zombies. It even came with a score counter that I placed outside on the front porch.

Naturally.. the fun couldn’t stop there. I knew I had to share this wonderful find with my friends and neighbors. Within the hour, nearly everyone on Corona Cay had a zombie generator hidden in their homes.. they just don’t know it yet! Finally, I placed a generator in the entrance of Destination Station.. this will give newbies and visitors to the Station a little excitement as they browse the places to explore. Gun in hand, I positioned myself atop the tower in the center of Destination Station. From up here, I had the perfect vantage point. I can see the whole island.. and I am in a good position to pick off the zombies from above- sniper style- should any visitors need help. And should any of my neighbors log on.. well, I can clearly see their homes from up here, so I won’t miss the action of they trigger any of those zombies I left for them. Now all thats left to do is settle in, and wait for the fun to begin.

TP to Soup Kitchen

Grand Opening for Imperfect Angel

In my last post I mentioned that I started working for Sand Castle Studios, and that there was an upcoming event that I would talk more about, later. Well, that time has come.

My very first client was Mykael Sciavo, who was looking to have a custom club built. During the many conversations we had with Mykael, we discovered that he wanted the club to have an angelic theme, a cathedral style building in whites and gray, with a statue of an angel at the front entrance.. a club that would stand out from the rest. Mykael’s vision was very unique and specific, and the last several weeks were spent bringing his dream to life.

It has been such an interesting and fulfilling experience and I am so happy that I was able to help out with this project. Now its complete, and I’m very proud to announce the grand opening event of Imperfect Angel, tomorrow night starting at 5pm SLT with the performance of Damian Carbenell, who was just added this morning! The event will continue throughout the evening, with my personal favorite musician, Maximillion Kleene headlining at 8pm.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Angelius/106/129/22/

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Imperfect Angel Announces Grand Opening Celebration

Imperfect Angel, Second Life’s newest exclusive nightclub and entertainment venue, will celebrate its grand opening event this Thursday August 13, showcasing their venue, art, fashion, and a night packed with giveaways, contests, live music, and more.

Angelius, Second Life, Thursday August 13, 2009 - After many weeks of anticipation and planning, Sand Castle Studios is pleased to announce the Grand Opening event for Second Life’s newest exclusive nightclub and entertainment venue - Imperfect Angel.  Join us this Thursday, August 13^th, 2009 on the new Angelius SIM from 6:00pm-9:00pm PST/SLT for an evening of contests, giveaways, and some of the best live music Second Life has to offer.

Over three hours of live music is scheduled for the grand opening event.  The night will kick off with the SL AMA winner for “Best Rock Musician”  Allister Westland. Allister’s performance will be followed by his good friend, and fellow SL musician Edward Kyomoon.  As a RL recording studio engineer Edward has worked on hundreds of indie and major label albums.  He brings an amazing sound and is one of the rising stars of the SL music scene, with fantastic covers and original hits, his performance is a treat you won’t want to miss! The event won’t stop there though!  Maximillion Kleene, one of Second Life’s most popular and beloved entertainers, will be headlining the event at 8:00 PM.  Max has a vast repertoire of acoustic rock, alternative, classic and contemporary music. This talented performer from Niagra Falls, Canada puts on a magical show not to be missed. The Imperfect Angel dancers will also be there and looking heavenly in fabulously designed uniforms created by SL fashionista Solange Cerveau of Solange Designs.

The club’s attraction goes far beyond entertainment as well.  “The thought process behind the Imperfect Angel was to create something unique, beautiful, and elegant amongst the stoic.  We have really strived to provide the ultimate experience to all of your senses while promoting your need for fun and excitement,” says owner Mykael Sciavo

This beautifully designed new club features classic architecture and an elegantly sculpted angelic statue perfect for photography.  It has a spacious dance floor where you can rock out to the best live music and DJ’s in Second Life. A gorgeous bar and seating area will allow you the perfect vantage point to sit, have a few drinks and chat while you overlook the dance floor. Or, if you feel like getting away from the crowds and nightlife, climb the spiral staircase to the roof.  From there, you can enjoy a romantic and breathtaking view of the SIM while you relax by the pool or lounge in the hot tub.

Join us to experience it all!

This event will be held in the virtual world of Second Life at Angelius (106, 129, 22)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Angelius/106/129/22/

For Further Information Contact:

Gianna Borgnine, Chief Executive Officer

Sand Castle Studios

www.changingworldsbuildingdreams.com

gianna@changingworldsbuildingdreams.com

or

Nika Dreamscape, Brand Strategist

Sand Castle Studios

www.changingworldsbuildingdreams.com

nika@changingworldsbuildingdreams.com

About Imperfect Angel :

Imperfect Angel owner, Mykael Sciavo, realized that something was missing. He had a specific vision in mind for a club that would stand apart from the rest. Together with Amore Ferina and Prynze Decosta, he began to develop the plans for that special club that would be classy and elegant, with the theme of Angels embracing their imperfections. And thus, the plans for Imperfect Angel began to form.  For the latest news and a calendar of upcoming events visit – http://theimperfectangels.blogspot.com/

Sand Castle Studios

Since I joined Second Life back in December of 2007, I’ve been insatiably interested in the business side of SL. I’ve tried my hand at everything from art, to opening a little shop and selling a few things here or there, to freelance writing for various magazines. I’ve also been curious about the concept of actually working in SL. You know the types of jobs I mean- you often see customer service representatives in some of the larger, well known stores. Or maybe a host for a club. I love how Second Life isn’t just a game. It can be whatever you make of it- including a creative outlet, or a place of business.

A handful of months ago, I put out the call on Plurk that I was looking for an SL job so I could make some extra money. A few people got back to me with various offers, but the one that stood out to me as the most interesting, and promising, was Gianna Borgnine and her in-world company, Sand Castle Studios.

Sand Castle Studios is a full service marketing firm and design studio. We offer professional solutions to help businesses maximize the full potential of 3D virtual worlds and social media by creating interactive, social, and 3D experiences.

Sand Castle Studios has done a lot of work with various clients, such as Treet TV, Studio Nails, Draxter Despres, RAGE Combat Sports and more. Most recently, one of the larger projects that Sand Castle was involved with was President Obama’s speech in Ghana that was streamed into Second Life. (There is an article about that event here.)

I took the position of Brand Strategist, which means I do sales and project management. When a client comes into the studio, I help them determine what services they need from us, and see the project through to its completion. Several Strategists were hired together and a couple of weeks ago, we had a group training session/employee orientation with both owners of SCS- Gianna Borgnine and Reed Steamroller.

Gianna and Reed

The training session was actually in two parts, and we had the option of attending the two sessions on different days. Most of us stayed for both sessions all in one shot though, which ended up being four and a half hours long, all in voice chat! There was a ton of information for us to learn, and I was taking notes like crazy through the whole thing. It was great though- really interesting and it really didn’t feel like it lasted that long, at all.

SCS Training Session

Being a Brand Strategist is a lot of work, but its very challenging and very rewarding- I love it! We are able to do a lot of the work via IM and email, but also need to spend a certain number of hours in the studio per week, so that we can greet incoming traffic and help people who are here looking for our services. There are no set hours, which means sometimes I might be here by myself and other times, it might be a full house!

Nika, Guddu, Watashi, Arabella and Jas

I think its so funny that even in Second Life, you can arrive at work, clock in on a scripted timeclock, and chat with your co-workers as you start your day with a cup of coffee. Everyone I work with has been incredibly cool, and it has been really fun working here- I love this job! There are a couple of projects I am involved with, and its really full filling to see them come together from scratch, and being able to help out with it. There will be more information on the projects as it gets closer to them finishing. But one of them involves having a club built from the ground up, and helping to organizing a grand opening event (coming SOON! And I can’t wait to go to that!). And the other is helping to organize a grid-wide coupon vendor system that stores will be able to participate in. In short, customers will be able to get this coupon book that will have over $200,000L in savings from all of the participating stores. Each store will have a full page ad, LM to their store, and a coupon of whatever value they want. Customers will be able to visit all their favorite stores and redeem the coupons. (If you are a store owner and would like to participate, please contact me. There is no cost to you for this first demo trial of the coupon vendor!) I’m going to be so broke when this coupon book comes out, lol. But I love the idea, sort of like a grid wide hunt in terms of people hopping from store to store, but not necessarily freebies. Store owners can set the value of their coupon to anything they want, be it 10L off an item, or even make the item free. Thats up to each store owner.

Azula

Watashi and Vast

I am so glad Gianna saw my post on plurk, that night. That’s how I ended up meeting her- she and Reed are cool people. I really enjoy the work we do here, and I’m happy to be a part of such a great team.

Sand Castle Studios

Visit Sand Castle Studios

Fair Is Fair

This morning, I noticed a really great (and funny!) post by Phaylen Fairchild about her take on the Sion Chickens. It’s a great read, I recommend going to take a look. Sion Zaius Is Laughing At You.

I really enjoyed reading what she had to say, and many of her points are ones that I’ve heard time and again from other people. Lately, it seems like everyone is hating on Sion Zaius, because they are frustrated at having to pay out so much money to keep their chicken habit going. But I have some points of my own, about this. I left a comment on Phaylens blog, but I’d like to share it here also.

Hi Phaylen!

I loved reading your take on the Sion Chickens. (And thank you for the nice words about my blog.)

I feel that I really need to step in here though, and defend Sion Zauis and his chicken industry. As you said, its brilliant. And its also very fair, when you stop to think about it..

Yes, raising and breeding these chickens does include a lot of fees. However, the actual cost is very small and in many cases, people are able to recoop (See? I can do it, too!) the money they have to shell out, by selling eggs and other items.

Lets just say for a moment that a person has enough self control to only get one chicken. As you said, one food set will feed one chicken for an entire month, and only costs $240. Even if you wanted to breed and sell the eggs, you are still only paying less than $500L per month- only now, you can sell the eggs for roughly $75-$100L each. On average, a hen will lay 2 eggs per day. Even if you sold only one egg per day at the rock bottom price of $50L, you are still making a very nice profit.

Now, consider the fact that most other SL pets can cost upwards of $2000L each, and there is no way to make money from them. Which is the better deal?

Now yes, Sion is a genius. I even called him an evil genius in one of my blog posts, but it was all in jest. But when you think about it, his ‘nickle and dime’ method is extraordinarily fair. Eggs are literally a dime a dozen. Once you get into the chicken groups and communities, its very easy to get eggs for free or trade. You can also find lots of places that will give them away as lucky chair prizes, in midnight mania boards, etc. So really, now that the eggs are out there in such abundance, there would be no NEED for anyone to buy directly from Sion. The only way he is able to make any kind of profit is by charging very small amounts for very necessary items. Those transport cages that you mentioned for $20L actually come in sets of 15, I believe. Same for the egg protectors. It costs $40L for a set of 20. That is an extremely small amount to you and I- but multiply that by the thousands of people who are raising chickens, and its a very nice business for Sion.

In addition to that, he is constantly working on upgrades and new features for the eggs.. and other cool items are on the horizon, such as Sion Corn, that you can grow! We are all very excited for that.

Finally, the chickens themselves are even scripted to have their own personalities. If you watch them, they interact differently with each other, and with their owners. They will recognize you when you approach them, and will come over and rub against your legs like cats. Its very cute! They like to sleep cuddled together in little clusters. Some of them get along with each other better than others, and will follow one another around. They play with toys that you give them. I could go on, and on.

Anyway, my point is that a lot of times, people get caught up in the idea of having to pay for food, rings to prevent hatching, transport boxes, etc. But they tend to forget, there is NO other pet in SL that is this interactive, this realistic as far as having to be careful and treat them like real animals so they’ll live and be happy.. AND includes the necessary tools to start up your own SL business and turn a profit.

Thats just my two cents.

My Paradise Retreat

In my last post, I talked about the R&R holodeck system and the Pacifica house I tore down and modified into a skybox. Well, I’ve been working endlessly on it over the past week, and I’m happy to say that its finally finished! And I am extremely pleased with the results..

Often times when I’m trying to work out the interior design of any of my builds, I have a lot of ideas but end up never quite following through. The last time I used the full version of the Pacifica house, I had it out for a couple of months and only sparsely furnished it with a few couches and rugs, but never got around to completing it. I was pretty determined to do a good job on this one, though. And I am content that it really is finished- all thats left to do is some texturing. But as far as furniture and decor, I’m quite pleased!

The furniture and home accents I ended up using for the house were a huge mish-mash of different designers. Two things I knew I wanted to focus on were modern/art deco furniture, and lots of plants. Since this space was so open and airy, I wanted to give the appearance of bringing the outside, in.

I’m not much of a builder yet, so I went out and bought almost everything you’ll see in these pictures- with the exception of the windowseat, here. While I was out shopping, I saw a couple of pretty birds perched on top of the Belle Belle subscribe-o-matic sign, and decided it was a cute idea. This adorable little bird is from Happy Mood. It moves its head around and chirps, and I just love it. It was copy, so I put another on the back porch.. and scattered a few of them around Corona Cay.

A wonderful way to start my mornings is to curl up in the windowsill and sip some coffee, while I go through my email and plurk. This lovely coffee tray is by CaT Homestyle.

I spent ages trying to decide how to fill this curved area of the house. What I really wanted was a curved couch that would fit perfectly along the wall. But I didn’t see any that I really loved, and it would be impossible to tell if it fit just right without being able to test it out- and furniture does not come with demos. But I ended up finding these great retro lounge chairs from ~Shag~.. and they were even lucky chair items! I finished it off with a round coffee table from Depoz, an ivory floor planter from BellaRose and a magazine rack from Plush Pod. Naturally, I wouldn’t be a good hostess if I didn’t have snacks and drinks available for my guests. The yummy cheese ball and tray of mimosas are from Naughty Nibbles.

When it comes to lighting, I am extremely picky. I love it when I kind find a lamp that can double as art, so when I saw this Willow Lamp by [marked], I fell in love with it. Since it wasn’t set for sale, I contacted the creator, Sable Sunset. Turns out she is working on a scripting system for it at the moment. But she was sweet enough to sell this version to me ‘as is’, which was just perfect. It was the finishing touch on this area of the skybox, and I love it. I am also crazy about the swag light curtains from Second Spaces!!  And speaking of art- the painting on the wall is Tears At Sunset, by Keeme Brown. Turns out he is an amazing artist, and this piece is probably my favorite, so far.

One of the hardest things to find was a console table to go behind this (Free!) couch by LUXus. Everything was either the wrong color, wrong texture, too short, too tall, etc. I finally found this great table at Plush Pod, and snatched it right up. I love that it has a glass top, also. Very pretty!

Finally, the deck I built. Its a little cramped, and I thought about making it bigger.. but it would mean extending the deck in front of the window, and I really didn’t want to block any of the view. Incredibly, that planter is a free gift from CaT Homestyle! The deck chairs are also a gift, from Anpuli Design. The ice tea is by Alora Jewell, you can find it at Lavish Chicken Shop. And last but certainly not least is the charming farmhouse porch swing, by Henredon Homes and Gardens.

I know there is a lot of furniture I didn’t mention, but it would be difficult to list it all in this post. If you see something in any of the pictures and want to know where its from, please feel free to comment or drop me an IM. But most of the rest of the items were from places like The Loft, Unique Shabby Chic, Mudhoney, Ramos Designs, Aintree Gardens, Pillow Talk, Pondlife… you get the idea. Like I said- I searched all over the grid to furnish this home, and had lots of fun doing it! I’m very proud of the design and layout, and its been a great hangout spot to have friends over.

Help! I’m Stuck In My Skybox!

I think I’m in love. And its with my skybox.

You see, recently in Prim Perfect, I wrote an article about the R&R Holodeck system. (If you want to see the article, its in the June issue.) I had stumbled across this holodeck system by mistake when I was map hopping, and immediately became fascinated. I went back several times to play with the demo at their mainstore. I highly recommend going and seeing the demo systems! You will be absolutely amazed. Here is the slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Reich%20Rexen/60/64/3801

Anyway, after the article came out, one of the creators of the system was extremely kind and sent one to me as a thank you for writing the article. I swear to God, I think this is my favorite thing in SL. I get bored fairly quickly with whatever current skybox or build I have, and I try to change it often to keep things fresh.

The holodeck system absolutely blows me away. Hundreds of scenes to chose from.. the ‘box’ that the scenes are inside will rez as small as 20×20, or as big as 100×100. I have mine set to 70×70.But it looks much.. much bigger.

The first thing I did after setting up the holodeck was start trying to decide what sort of home or skybox to put inside it. I tried several from my inventory. Each one was discarded as soon as I rezzed it. Either the style was wrong, or it was too big, or too many prims, or not enough views. I thought about building a little ‘outdoor area’ with some simple cushions and maybe a chair or two. But that would clash, depending on the holodeck scene. What I really wanted was something that would normally be the opposite of what I like- one nice sized room, with lots and lots of glass. I ended up pulling out my Pacifica prefab from Funky Modern Prefabs. But it was too big- and I really didn’t need all that room. While the views were great, it was too much for what I wanted, at 166 prims and three levels. So, I unlinked it. And prim by prim, I began tearing it down until I was left with one room on the ground level, and half the floor left over from the other room. Shift-dragging some of the borders and resizing some of the walls, I turned what was left into a very spacious and simple skybox, with fantastic views, and a deck. I turned some of the open spaces into more walls and windows, and was VERY pleased with the end result. For those that don’t remember, I originally blogged the Pacifica in Glass Houses. Here was the original image:

As you can see from all the after shots, its changed a lot. I still want to retexture it. And I haven’t figured out how I want to decorate it, just yet. But the important thing is, I never have to worry about getting tired of the view.

No matter if I want to look at a sprawling countryside of wheatfields, a busy city street, or a breathtaking oceanfront view, all it takes is a click of the holodeck controller.

Oh, and I’m not stuck just staying inside and looking out. If I feel like taking a hike across the scenary, the 70×70 size holodeck I have rezzed allows me plenty of space to run and explore. It really feels like you’re there.

It is so amazing, and I love it. Which brings me back to the title of this post. The downside is, I haven’t gotten anything done in two days! I have my holodeck set on slideshow so the scene changes every 5 minutes.. and I spent all my time running from window to window, looking out and marveling at all the pretty views.

If you are reading this and own any sort of land in SL, even if its just a 512, I would visit the slurl above and think about getting one of these systems. I think it is probably the best investment any home owner could make. Especially if you live on mainland and you’re sick of seeing ugly builds! The holodeck system is super low prim- I think the whole setup is under 10 prims.  Incredible.

Exploring SL6B- Aeon

The first exhibit next to the Aeon landing point (http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Aeon/126/129/23) is quite colorful, and can’t be missed..

The Furry Pride Exhibit is a collaboration between Astoroth Vega, Grey Greyson, and Sabine Stonebender.

Furry Pride Exhibit

At Clara Young’s exhibit, you can climb the mountain of debris, read the messages along the way.. and when you reach the top, Open The Door!

Open The Door!

In Nicci Lane’s Prim Spaceholder, larger than life statues look skyward, into the stars.

Prim Spaceholder

Blaze Undercity has a great exhibit to showcase OD Games & Scripts. There are a large number of games and services displayed here.

OD Games & Scripts

Susicat Oh shows us Panoramic Modelling Studio, where you can find all sorts of HUDs and tools used for modeling in SL.

Panoramic Modelling Studio

The wind sculptures by Talin Sands are interesting. There is a video screen up as well, and some chairs to sit and watch. I wasn’t able to see what is being shown, however, as my media player hasn’t been working in some time.

Talin Sands

In Yan by Tramp Noel demonstrates the Interactive Cinema System.

In Yan

The SL Goth exhibit by Marsha Warwillow is dark, lacking the flashy glow of many of the other builds, which is somehow fitting. This more serious exhibit shows us articles and resources relating to the eventuality of what happens to our avatars, when the real people behind them, pass on.

Marsha Warwillow

Climb to the top of the Arden Bricklin ‘lipstick build’, by Freyja Beresford, and read all the messages along the way.

Arden Bricklin

At the Prim Perfect and Designing Worlds exhibit, Dellybean North and Saffia Widdershins have teamed up to provide a great presentation, to celebrate Prim Perfect Magazine and Designing Worlds, a new show on Treet Tv. Climb the Pod Stop, and find great gifts from many featured designers.

Prim Perfect and Designing Worlds

Michi Lumin celebrates Luskwood and its residents, in this colorful display.

Michi Lumin

As soon as I dropped in on the build by Lorin Tone, I loved it right away. Lots of drums and music, with rotating planets you can click on to change the beat.

Lorin Tone

Tucker Industries by Stanley Zeitman provides information on the company. Tucker Industries offers clothing, manufacturing, multi-media and business systems.

Tucker Industries

The tines are well represented at SL6B by Raglan Shire, the build by Zayn Till. Raglan Shire is a wonderful community for tinies to play, create and host events.

Raglan Shire

Isle Of Lesbos by Uccello Poultry is a community supporting gay, bi and transgender residents of Second Life.

Isle of Lesbos

Exploring SL6B- Hologram

Its another day, and this time I’m ready to start my explore through the Hologram region, at SL6B. (http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Hologram/126/125/25)

The first exhibit I came across follows a concept near and dear to my heart. In A Horse Is A Horse Unless Of Course.. Spritely Pixel and Kristivon Kolache teach us about the benefits of telecommuting.

A Horse Is A Horse..

Soukutsu is a roleplaying community where you can play the part of a samurai, ninja or more. Joanie Oyen provides us with informational notecards, photos and even video.

Soukutsu

I thought the OpenSimulator exhibit was really interesting, and provides lots of information about the OpenSim technology and the advances being made to improving it. The build is by Nebadon Izumi, who is also the OSGrid.org administrator.

OpenSimulator

The Future Home On The Net by KoSMoX Voom is an intriguing exhibit, and actually quite accurate. Go inside the structure and enter one of the many pods. Have a seat on the chair inside, and you will see a beautiful panoramic view of a landscape. Much like the panoramic I have surrounding my skybox in my home on the ‘Net.

The Future Home On The Net

I really enjoyed the futuristic plants in Propelling Virtual Nature, by Snowy Hoobinoo. Snowy is the creator of epiSTEMS, sci-fi plants, trees and flowers.

Propelling Virtual Nature

At Be… you can ride a cushion up to the build by Lua Vendetta. See the human specimens preserved in liquid, and receive a free gift.

Be...

Visit the 25th century in Galaxy Tokyo 24, an intriguing build by dolce Rokocoko.

Galaxy Tokyo 24

Eden Knoller brings us the Alcoholics Anonymous exhibit, providing help and in world resources for people suffering from alcoholism.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Take a trip through the past, as Alisha Ultsch shows us Female Court Dresses Through The Ages.

Dresses Through The Ages

Here, we have the impressive Synchronity Auditorium, by Kazuhiro Aridian. I’m not sure what events are being held here, but the build looks very nice.

Synchronity Auditorium

We Love Pets! Don’t we all? Don Bricklin of Paradise Pets shows us the future of virtual pets- interactive pets that grow, can learn tricks, be cuddled, and so much more.

Paradise Pets

Play Of Evolution is a colorful, psychedelic build by jesz Murakami. Can you find your way inside?

Play Of Evolution

Exploring SL6B- Uplink

Today puzzles me a bit, because in a few hours, Philip Linden will be giving his closing ceremony speech for SL6B. And yet, it will still continue to be open for another week. I heard that ‘all the events will be over’ by the time he delivers his speech. But that isn’t true at all- I don’t think there is anything stopping people from having events at their builds, over the course of the next week. The SLPN build certainly is, as there will continue to be live podcasting shows daily until SL6B closes. (And by the way, for the podcast recording of the excellent discussion panel regarding the Australian ban on SL, go to http://slpodcast.net/2009/06/metanews-xtra-aussie-special/)

Today, I’ll be exploring the Uplink sim. http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Uplink/126/126/25 

Starting with the Volunteer Headquarters for this years SL6B. I didn’t see any actual volunteers at the build. However, there are listings inside that will tell you who the coordinators and staff for each of the sims are, and their online status in case you need assistance.

Volunteer Headquarters

Space Is There  is a build by Nickola Martynov. When you are done exploring her exhibit on the ground, climb the spiral pathway and take the elevator up, to see the rest of her exhibit high above the ground.

Space Is There

At Persephone’s Grove, Celebrate Paganism in Second Life. Enjoy the art and games, brought to us by Persephone Loon.

Persephone's Grove

At the UFO Crash Site, you will find a flying saucer thats smashed into the rocks, and some eerily glowing circles ahead.

UFO Crash Site

Jalisco, Mexico is the build by Brent Renard that specializes in the cultural heritage of Mexico, and the state of Jalisco.

Jalisco, Mexico

The PrimPlay Educational Sculpture is a fun and interesting exhibit by alvid Majestic and Sandy Susanto. PrimPlay is a dynamic sculpture demonstrating many of the possibilities obtainable with prims in Second Life. Its really pretty, and fun to watch the shapes changing and disappearing, only to reappear again in a different form.

PrimPlay

Potatotem is a visual timeline of Thomas Potato’s life as a builder, starting at the bottom and reaching 245 meters into the sky.

Potatotem