This year’s Virtual Ability Mental Health Symposium will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2013 and will have one hour sessions on various aspects of mental health, with an emphasis on treatment.
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Full Perm Mesh-Sculptie-Texture’s Fair
If you are a creator or builder in Second Life, then you will love the FULL PERM Mesh, Sculptie, and Texture Fair, which is currently running in the Old Europe Sim.
Things to Do in Second Life – Week of March 18, 2013
Check out some of the fun and exciting things to do and see in Second Life this week:
Fundraisers:
2013Relay for Life: in Second Life TeamRegistration has opened!! Please see the websites below for
more information:
http://rflofsl.intuitwebsites.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rflofsl
Teams R Us: Already have a SL Relay for Life Team and are you looking for some help with events? If so try Teams R Us! The first Teams R Us event will occur this weekend and it is a Country Music Jam: Get those line dancin’ moves polished and be ready for the FIRST event of the season, a country music jam and roundup! This themed weekend of great music by some of SLs favorite country performers and djs will have everyone scootin’ to the nearest western store for some gear and then dancin’ and yeehawin’ till the SL sun goes down (several times). Contact Prettykitty Gumbo in world for more information and to find out how your team can be a part of this great event!
5th Annual SL Buddy Walk: Come to the 5th annual SL Buddy Walk, running March 17th to the 31st! See some of the best SL designers and shop for a cause, with proceeds going to NDSS (National Down Syndrome Society). To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st, they will have a live music festival with some of the best live performers on the grid. For more information and the schedule, see slbuddywalk.org
Welcome to Relay For Life 2013: How Do I Join?
Dragon Flame Banner Designed by Silverfox Rainbow Aka Angela Marlene
This is the second year The Torch EG will be taking part in Relay For Life (although this time we are under the name Dragon Flame and are joined with the Residents of Virtual Ryukyu). For those of you don’t know or didn’t read our article about Relay For Life last year. It is a Charity Event developed by the American Cancer Society. Check our old article for more details and the history of ACS. Second Life holds one of the biggest online events, every year. Lasting for 6 months from March – August, fund-raisers hold events in Second life to raise money towards their team and thus the overall total For RFL. Residents can pay in Linden Dollars in world as well as real money via a team’s convio page.
This year, RFL in SL kicks off on March 9th at 10am SLT (Second Life Time) and there is still time for you join a team, including Dragonflame. So here is all the important information you need to know about taking part in Relay For Life and help us in us in a battle against Cancer:
CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AND THE INWORLD GROUP
The Relay For Life of SL website is always rich with information on how you can join the RFL teams. It has a list of the teams that are taking part this year as well as the contact information for the Captains so you can contact them in world if their team peeks your interest. You can also join the Relay For Life Volunteer group in Second Life. ( Copy and Paste in Second Life Local Chat secondlife:///app/group/7f1cc591-7968-9204-4082-98c7e544c371/about )
TRAINING
The Volunteer group does offer training sessions a couple of times before and after the Kick off. It is originally for teams Captains that is meant to help them with their fund-raising, giving helpful tips and hints for the upcoming Relay Season. Not only is this a good opportunity for Captains and their team members, but for new people who are interested in taking part in Second Life’s greatest fund rising event. Unfortunately the first Training Session has passed but there is another one on March 10th at 8am SLT (PST or GMT – 8). More information will becoming so, so check this website on a regular basis. Continue reading
Things to Do in Second Life – Week of March 3, 2013
Check out some of the fun and exciting things to do and see in Second Life this week:
Fundraisers:
2013
Relay for Life: in Second Life TeamRegistration has opened!! Please see the websites below for
more information:
http://rflofsl.intuitwebsites.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rflofsl
ST Patrick’s Day Themed:
2013 St. Patrick’s Day Town: The festive atmosphere of St. Patrick’s Day Town blows through the senses like a virtual Irish breeze. Ride flying gold coins, dance a jig with Leprechauns, drink green beer while, sing along with friends at the outdoor pub piano and fill your basket with all things Irish. Follow the rainbow to the most colorful party around: St. Patrick’s Day Town.
The Green Festival: Come to Tribute City as they celebrate all things green with a month-long festival to honor St. Patricks Day! Events include contests, raffles, live DJ’s, tribute bands, fun rides and much, much more. For more information, be sure to visit http://tributecity.blogspot.com/.
Contests:
Catch the North Gang: The German Community launches its first event in 2013: Catch the North Gang. Hunt all members of the north gang in numerous shops for a chance to win and win up to L$ 1,500. Every North member carries a suitcase filled with stolen property and a code letter. Collect all parts and code letters and find the solution words. Running from February 20th to the 28th, good luck!
Fashion:
Zodiac! – Pisces: This month’s Zodiac brings you to the magical watery world of Pisces. The creativity really blossomed in this round, making it the most popular month of Zodiac yet! If you’re looking for new and beautiful creations from some of SL’s top designers, make sure you visit Zodiac before this ends on March 15th.
L’Accessoires: L’Accessoires is a monthly fashion event beginning on the 15th of every month until the 8th of the following month. Some of Second Life’s top designers showcase exclusive original accessories and shoes. Join the monthly flickr contest to have a chance to win fabulous prizes from the designers! Details are at the venue.
Music & Festivals:
My Attic at The Deck: My Attic at The Deck is a special event that occurring every two months. My Attic combines the talents of the tenants of The Deck with special guests, and producing a collection based on pop music, this special theme. Don’t miss out on all the wonderful items and amazing prices. Act fast, this event only lasts from February 21st to the 28th.
Hunts:
Alice in RMK Gothic: Follow the white rabbit as it runs throughout the RMK Gothic sim dropping tickets. Collect enough tickets to exchange them for fabulous prizes! For more information, see the official blog over at http://bunny-hunt.blogspot.jp/.
The Evil Bunny Hunt 3: The evil bunny is back and he’s been very busy spreading Easter chaos, stealing eggs and being, well, evil. Follow his devious trail of nice and naughty eggs to find the golden egg stash at the end. Just be sure to watch out for that carrot and always beware the fluffy tail. In fact, just generally watch out, that rabbit is tricky and surprisingly quick.
Marathon Caye Spring Awakening Hunt: Welcome to the newest installation at the Woods of Marathon Caye: the fine arts gallery. Come here for featured Second Life artistry and an enjoyable place to socialize. Marathon Caye is in full spring season mode as well, so why not try their Spring Awakening Hunt. Explore the sim to find spring daisies bearing gifts. Happy hunting!
Catch the North Gang: The German Community launches its first event in 2013: Catch the North Gang. Hunt all members of the north gang in numerous shops for a chance to win and win up to L$ 1,500. Every North member carries a suitcase filled with stolen property and a code letter. Collect all parts and code letters and find the solution words. Running from February 20th to the 28th, good luck!
The Tainted Love Hunt: The Tainted Love Hunt is a grid-wide treasure hunt focusing on anything but that nice, romantic Valentines Day love. Expect obsessional love, painful love, even loving unto death. Featuring great prizes from some of most troubled, twisted and talented people in Second Life, the Tainted Love Hunt runs from February 1st to February 28th, 2013.
Art & Exhibitions:
Danger in Evolution: DangerInEvolution is a project born from an artistic collaboration between Kicca Igaly and Nessuno Myoo for the LEA (Linden Endowment for the Arts). DangerInEvolution makes it possible to see the contradiction at the heart of any technological and scientific evolution that fails to take into account, maturity and an awareness and value of all potential risks. The installation is open from now until the end of February.
Puzzles/Games:
Global Domination: Global Domination will immerse you in exciting and interactive puzzle solving game play. It will take you through a challenging journey through the globe as you solve puzzles based on different countries around the world. Solve all the puzzles and win amazing prizes from some of Second Life’s favorite stores. Come get your passport today to play for fun and then finish for your prizes!
The Winter Safety Game: Winter weather can be a killer. The challenge of The Winter Safety Game is to prepare home, barn, and car for a winter blizzard and travel safely through it to Grandma’s 75th birthday party. Score points by interacting with content, encountering a variety of hazardous situations and solving problems. Collect enough points to access skating, fireworks, and prizes at the party. Open now through March 20th.
Things to do in Second Life – Week of February 17, 2013
Check out some of the fun and exciting things to do and see in Second Life this week:
Fundraisers:
2013
Relay for Life: in Second Life Team
Registration has opened!! Please see the websites below for
more information:
http://rflofsl.intuitwebsites.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rflofsl
Contests:
Catch the North Gang: The German Community launches its first event in 2013: Catch the North Gang. Hunt all members of the north gang in numerous shops for a chance to win and win up to L$ 1,500. Every North member carries a suitcase filled with stolen property and a code letter. Collect all parts and code letters and find the solution words. Running from February 20th to the 28th, good luck!
Music & Festivals:
KittyCatS! Goes Wild West: A grid-wide gift awaits you as KittyCatS! celebrates turning two all month long! Ride a MegaPuss Cat through a western town, play games,
hang out with friends enjoy dancing in the saloon, visit an Indian Village and more! Stroll through the little shack area and see the creative art installations our community has put together. Pick up your birthday cat gift and get it’s mate by doing a fun grid wide hunt! Find out more at: http://kittycats.biz
Hunts:
The Tainted Love Hunt: The Tainted Love Hunt is a grid-wide treasure hunt focusing on anything but that nice, romantic Valentines Day love. Expect obsessional
love, painful love, even loving unto death. Featuring great prizes from some of most troubled, twisted and talented people in Second Life, the Tainted Love Hunt runs from February 1st to February 28th, 2013.
Art & Exhibitions:
Manilism: Manilism is a collaboration between new media artists Julius Redillas and Richard Coronel. This multimedia installation features the premiere of the video Bleached Nightmare, performances and a sound art. The sim runs from February 1st through the end of February. Come and see.
Split Screen Installation Space: The fantastical installation “Yes, Giovanni” by Yooma Mayo is showing at the Split Screen Installation Space, along with Pixels Sideways’s ”Afterlife.” Showing through February 28th, this isn’t a show to miss.
LEA Arts Festival: What better way to showcase the work of over 30 artists, performers and machinimatographers than with a month-long celebration in February? The LEA Arts Festival features twenty full sims of art installations, machinima screenings, artist talks, interviews, performances, classes and more! Opening day is Feb 2nd with a
packed schedule of great events. Read more at http://lindenarts.blogspot.com
Danger in Evolution: DangerInEvolution is a project born from an artistic collaboration between Kicca Igaly and Nessuno Myoo for the LEA (Linden Endowment for the Arts). DangerInEvolution makes it possible to see the contradiction at the heart of any technological and scientific evolution that fails to take into account, maturity and an
awareness and value of all potential risks. The installation is open from now until the end of February.
CitySphere: Welcome to Citysphère, a new vision of Second Life. A city with 132 buildings distributed on a floating sphere, this mind-bending experience features three times the surface area of most sims and must be seen. For more information, and important Citysphere advice, go to bit.ly/RNdSf1. The exhibition runs throughout
the month.
Puzzles/Games:
Global Domination: Global Domination will immerse you in exciting and interactive puzzle solving game play. It will take you through a challenging journey through the globe as you solve puzzles based on different countries around the world. Solve all the puzzles and win amazing prizes from some of Second Life’s favorite stores. Come get
your passport today to play for fun and then finish for your prizes!
The Winter Safety Game: Winter weather can be a killer. The challenge of The Winter Safety Game is to prepare home, barn, and car for a winter blizzard and travel safely through it to Grandma’s 75th birthday party. Score points by interacting with content, encountering a variety of hazardous situations and solving problems. Collect
enough points to access skating, fireworks, and prizes at the party. Open now through March 20th.
2nd Annual RFL Christmas Expo
For Immediate Release -
The 2012 Christmas Expo
December 6th-19th, 2012
Marking its 2nd year in SL, The 2012 Christmas Expo is coming to town! In support of Relay For Life of Second Life and the American Cancer Society, the Christmas Expo will open on December 6th, 2012 at 7am slt and will close on December 19th at 10pm slt.
A Christmas wonderland, spanning four SL regions, will set the scene for guests and shoppers, vendors and entertainers. SL residents will be able to find Christmas gifts, find free ‘Naughty or Nice’ giveaway gifts being given out by every vendor, or visit Santa and have pictures taken.
Residents can attend one of the many events:
The Avi Choice Awards – The Avi Choice Awards ~ the annual awards presentation recognizing the people and talent behind SL’s amazing creations, completely chosen and voted on by SL residents.
Race for the Bells! An ALL NEW Xmas Expo Contest!!
Starting at the Xmas Expo, racers must find hidden Silver Bells in 25 locations across the grid!
This is a TIMED RACE. Once the 100L entry fee has been paid, the
time has started! A leaderboard at the Xmas Expo Sim will display the names of those with the fastest times. The race will run throughout the ENTIRE TWO WEEKS of the Expo, with 10,000L on the line for first place!
Breedables One-Of-A-Kind Auction – One of a kind breedables, generously donated by participating breedable companies, will be auctioned off by The Breeders’ Borough’s own Cortez Brandriss on December 15th!
Auction/Raffle – Many amazing items will be available for auction and raffle from some of SL’s best creators. 100% of the proceeds from the Expo’s auctions and raffles will go to Relay For Life of Second Life.
Shopping – In addition to enjoying the many events, activities and features of the Christmas Expo, visitors can get a head start on their Christmas shopping at the more than 70 shops.
Live Music/DJ – Entertainment will feature many of SL’s top performers, singers, djs, and hosts throughtout the Expo. See the ‘entertainment schedule’ part of the website for dates and times.
Christmas Expo 2012′s design is generously provided by Harlequin Fhang. Harley’s talent, long appreciated by and featured prominently at the Breeders’ Borough, has also earned her resounding praise for the unique, spooky build at the 2012 Fright Night Expo. We are grateful now as she brings that original, creative style to Christmas Expo. Harley’s holiday builds will provide phenomenal photo ops for those memory-making photos!
Copy and paste these SLURL’s into your local chat for a direct teleport to these wonderful winter sims in the expo!
Xmas Expo 1:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Xmas%20Expo%201/131/135/22
Xmas Expo 2:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Xmas%20Expo%202/125/133/22
Xmas Expo 3:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Xmas%20Expo%203/128/124/22
Xmas Expo 4:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Xmas%20Expo%204/128/128/22
For more information, contact:
Eden Malik
Public Relations Coordinator
Nephelle Lanate
Christmas Expo Coordinator
Nikki Mathieson
Christmas Expo Coordinator
This Week In Second Life – Sep 23rd
Continuing events:
Arts:
Virtual Reality by Mexi Lane In 1995 Mexi Lane painted a picture titled Virtual Reality. Today, with the technology available in SL, Mexi is turning the painting to reality.
UWA Artists’ Choice Water Show The fourth Artists’ Choice exhibition from the University of Western Australia focuses on water as a theme. The full sim exhibition has been flooded to 100m with each of the 20 artworks on a separate island. Boats and swim balls are provided and there is an underwater park to enjoy. Go bumper boating and get some culture at the same time!
Bryn Oh’s Virginia Alone Virginia Alone is the real life story of an blind elderly lady living with mental illness. In her solitude she recorded her thoughts over 20 years on hundreds of cassette tapes which can be found and listened to in the environment. Virginia Alone is exhibiting in both Second Life as well as at the Santa Fe New Media Festival.
This Week in Second Life
Continuing Events
Fashion Voodoo: An urban style fashion fair held through August 30th, 2012. Hosted by Depraved Nation, this event features over 100 brands and new, exclusive items.
Hot Bay City Nights: Looking for a sweet rod or cool classic? Come to Hot Bay City Nights and view the wares! Hot Bay City Nights is a week-long event featuring DJs, Love music, a charity car wash, a bikini contest, and lots of hot cars! Held from Aug. 18-25 in the Bay City Fairgrounds.
Vintage Fair 2012: Vintage Fair, held through Aug.29, showcases 250+ designer brands with each exploring inspiration from the vintage eras of 1920-1980. There’s also "antique" fashions (pre 1920s). Discover new and exclusive items from every brand while enjoying live music and deejay performances each event day. For more information check out their website.
Upcoming Events
The DXclub Flea Market 2012: An event that features two days of live deejays and music, as well as stall shopping and great sales! The event is held Aug. 25-26 with live deejay performances from 3-9 a.m. (Pacific)
Bi-Annual Cart Style: Wash’s Biannual Cart Sale, held Aug. 15-Sept. 5, features original items for L$10 or less from 85 participating designers
Exhibitions
Mysterious Wave: An immersive, minimalist exhibition filled with surreal artworks by the Mysterious Wave team including artists Cherry Manga and Anley Piers.
Synesthesia at Split Screen: Music and color join together in Synesthesia, a limited time exhibition from Giovanna Cerise at Split Screen.
Fundraisers
The Pink Ribbon Fair: The Pink Ribbon Fair, held Aug. 4-25, is a fashion charity event that aims to raise funds for the American Cancer Society to help the fight against breast cancer. For more information check out their website.
Hunts
Menstuff &Homestuff Hunts: Calling all hunt lovers! The team behind one of the biggest hunt brands in SL brings you Homestuff and Menstuff: two hunts for home décor addicts and male fashionistas. There are over 200 designers taking part in both hunts, so happy hunting! Runs August 3 -September 3.
Newcomer friendly hot spots
Italy in the World: Italy in the World is a newcomer-friendly destination for Italian-speaking residents of Second Life.
So You Want to Own a Business in Second Life – Part 4 (Content Creation)
The Second Life prim categories
In this installment of So You Want to Own a Business in Second Life, we will look at content creation.
Prims, prims, and more prims! Everywhere you look there are prims arranged and made into some of your favorite items. From your Second Life furniture to that car you may drive around on the mainland, someone had to create those prims and you can too!
When getting started with content creation, decide what exactly you want to make. You can make clothing or furniture. You could decide to build vehicles or residential/commercial structures. You can also build whatever strikes your fancy!
After you decide what you want to start building, make sure you are familiar with popular design programs such as Photoshop or Gimp, if you want to make your own textures. If you plan to build in mesh, then you should be familiar with programs such as Blender or Maya.
You can find some tutorials on these programs and many others on the official Second Life Wiki Creation Portal. Some of your creations may require scripting, so you should brush up on the Linden Scripting Language (LSL). You can find help on using LSL by visiting the official LSL Portal.
You can also find classes in world from a variety of places. Two of some of the most popular content creation courses can be found at Builder’s Brewery and Caledon Oxbridge University. You can also find many other classes by visiting the Creator Resources category on the Second Life Destinations Page.
Of course you can use the many available clothing templates or full perm items that you can find in world or on the Second Life Marketplace to help cut the time when creating content. However, be sure to read the licensing terms on anything you obtain in world or on the marketplace, that you want to use in your own creations. Licensing can vary from item to item.
You can either use content you create for your own personal usage or you can make it available commercially on the Second Life Marketplace, via an in world shop, or use both methods to sell your content. Most content in world is sold via the usage of vendors. You can find a variety of vending packages in world and on the marketplace, be sure to become overly familiar with your chosen vending system or you may decide to script your own.
With any business in Second Life, content creation requires time and patience, as well as a great deal of customer support if you make your content available commercially, but the results can be rewarding and fun!
Join us next week, as we discuss the property business in our next installment of So You Want to Own a Business in Second Life.
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