Virtual Ryukyu will be celebrating spring by hosting a Spring festival at their sim this Saturday, May 16th 20113.
To celebrate they will behaving several contests, musical sets and a Spring day Hunt.
Virtual Ryukyu is a Japanese themed sim in Second Life based on the Ryukyu islaand, now called Okinawa, in Japan.
When sims on Second Life are born, they are one of two things a desert and a grassland island, Residents who love nature preserve their sims natural look from time to time, creative, amazing sims that are perfect for photography and relaxation.
Second Life several amazing nature sims for you to visit.
Tagia is a beautiful quiet peaceful forest found on the Tagia Awesome sim. Based on the Siberian taiga. The Stream Plays: 24/f smooth pop music.
Features: Beautiful Lake, an air ship to relax on, bike rides around the sim. Interactive relaxation spots, A cottage opened to visitors.Visitors can also go jet skiing on the lake as well as have a nice nature walk through the woods.
Garden of Dreams is a beautifully magical sim is lined with large trees., made to bring lovers together.
Stream playing: Romantic, classical , new age music.
Features: Interactive boards on landing spot for visitors to explore, such as vendors a store and teleport used to visit different parts of the sim.
A Forest close to our hearts is from the Isle of Dee, the forest is not only beautiful but is home to a race of beings called the Wylds, they aren’t too friendly about strangers wondering into their Forest. Nevertheless it’s a beautiful and peaceful place, well until you venture in there.
A little friend from the Forests of Dee.
Happy Exploring.
Feel the rhythm feel the beat over at Irie Vibes on the third day of Spring. This Caribbean themed club is for Reggae lovers all over the world.
You don’t always have to be on the dance floor to enjoy the music, vibes has a beautiful beach for you to relax on .
What? Is going to beach in Spring not a thing? Well it is in the Caribbean!
The days of Spring is here, the snow has melted, the flowers are beginning to blossom and there is a warm breeze in the air. It’s time to put away your winter rags and go shopping for a new Spring Wardrobe. So where do we go to find it? Tribute City of course.
Tribute City is a sim filled with stores to find the perfect outfit to suit you. Did I forget to mention there are several clubs and events happening everyday? Well it does, so you can totally show off your new outfits while winning Lindens in their Contests Events. Continue reading
If you are a tiny avatar or a fan of tinies and love art, then you will love Atrwalk 2013.
Second Life has its own, very active, economy and currency. It is called the Linden Dollar (L$) and is about 0.01USD = 1L$. Time for a few FAQ (or Frequently Asked Questions)
Why do I need Lindens?
To buy goods and services, such as clothes and a place to live.
How do I receive Lindens?
There are two ways:
1) Buy Lindens from the Second Life website using real money. You can do this by signing in to the Second Life website (using your SL username and password), go to your Dashboard, then to buy. It will ask you how much you want to purchase noting that the minimum allowed is at least 500L$ or 3.00USD.
2) You can get a job in world. There are several jobs that you can do in Second life. You can find these jobs through Job Agencies in world.( Search Job agencies). You can also create items to sell for Lindens or open your own business.
What kind of businesses/jobs are there in Second Life?
There are several jobs/businesses you can become involved in. The most common jobs are available through clubs and other music based establishments , working as a DJ, Host/Hostess, and Dancer. There are others jobs that are less common such as Managers, Assistants, Models, Writers etc.
Businesses include Clothes Designer,Builder, Script Writer, Club Owner, Property Owner, Blogger (Fashion, News, Music & Destinations). These are jobs that takes a lot of commitment, so if you do not have the time and don’t want the stress the most frequent jobs would be more ideal for you. Some jobs, particularly the most common ones, have a promotion system (Start at the bottom and work your way to the top) but this depends on the owners.
How do I find work?
Job agencies are a great way to find jobs. There are tons Job centres and agencies for you to find work. Most jobs require you to fill out an application form and send it to the employers.
What are employers looking for?
Many employers are looking for Reliable employees, someone who will show up when they say they will and do their job well. As a result many employers will not hire you until you are 30 days old and in Second Life on a regular basis.
There are some jobs that will need experience and even training. Being a DJ in SL will require you to have training and experience (There are schools and help guides out there that specialize in DJ training). Hosting is another job that requires training, most clubs will offer to train you since Hosts need to use different marketing equipment to pull customers in.
Helpful Links:
So You Want To Own A Business in Second Life Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 & Part 4
These are some of the questions that have been the FAQ for the Torch, if you have any more questions ask at valkyrie@thetorchslguide.com
Well, you have the money, how about we look for a place you can call home? Join us next time on Second Life Walkthrough.
First of all, welcome to Second Life, congratulations on getting your account and taking your first confusing steps into this confusing as all hell virtual world. Now you are here? What do you do first? Some Residents of SL would say that nothing really interesting happens until you reach 30 days old, but that isn’t true. It is true that you can’t really do anything until you are 30 days, like apply for jobs but we’ll get to that when we get to the living in Second Life bit of this walk through. You can do anything you want before you reach your 30 days in SL and Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life, have happily done something to help newcomers find their way.
I always tell newcomers that the best way to experience SL in their first few weeks is to explore the places in the destination guid. Back to Linden Labs making the kind of easier for new residents to explore the world.
Seven places as soon as your land in world, introducing you to Seven part of Second Life.
Second Life is ripe with culture and very creative people, one of ways residents show their creativity is through art. If you are interested in seeing the amazing creations of Second Life’s Art community go through that Portal.
Roleplaying
Second Life’s roleplaying community is large, with several different kinds of sims dedicated to Roleplaying. From Lovercraftian Horror to Medieval Fantasy to Futuristic Cyber, if you are interested in checking out Second Life’s Roleplaying Go through the portal.
Popular and Social
These two Portals lead you to popular hotspots as well as social communities, great places to hang out and meet other Second Life residents. Go through the portals to meet new people and make friends.
Music
There are so many musical places in Second Life, from clubs to pubs, live musicians to teaching schools for wannabe musicians. Follow this portal to start your musician journey.
Editor’s Picks
These Destinations were picks by the editor of the destination guide on the Second Life website. This portal leads to them.
Linden Realms
Second Life’s very own video game, Go on quests, collect crystals and earn Lindens. Just head through the portal.
Adult
Finally a portal that leads to the seedy side of Second Life, the adult sims.
Exploring Second Life will allow you to see and experience every part of Second Life before you finally decide on what you’re interested in doing, but what happens when you don’t have found that special thing and you’ve reached 30 days? Well how about we answer a few questions that we are always asked here at The Torch. About things that happen in every day Second Life, beginning with ‘How do I get a job in Second Life?’
The one thing many users of Second Life enjoy is the fact that you can be creative in that world. The ability to build, create clothes and content is what brings many users to the Linden Labs created world. When a new user views SL’s Destination section on the website, 9 times out 10 there will be art pieces on the Featured or Editor’s Pick list. Here is one piece of art called The Arrival by Second life Resident Rose Borchovski:
“I grew up in a small village on the edge of the sea. Once every few years a big fish (small whale) would strand itself on our beach. And that was an enormous event: THE ARRIVAL, this giant big fish lying on the beach, its weight made it impossible to breath, longing for the water, overheated by its own fat, trapped in the sand, slippery and smelly. We would climb all over it, standing on top of its belly, poking it with sticks, jumping up and down for pictures, while the whale was slowly dying under our feet. The beach would turn into a fancy fair, good business for local kibbling (warm fish) and hot chocolate sellers.”
- Rose Borchovski
This art piece jumps right into surrealism, with its use of mannequin children, fishes, eyes and television sets, a carnival, penguins and other props to illustrate this story. Visitors are asked to have sound and to turn their volume up since sound is a part of the art piece. Along the way visitors are given gifts to take away, souvenirs of their time there. It’s worth looking around, if not for its surreal take on art then for its interactivity.
The Torch Interpretation:
Chris C: My interpretation is rather that it is about growing up, the big fish is a metaphor for adulthood and the little fish is the childhood. The child doesn’t want to grow up, so she “kills the fish” by keeping her childishness intact, but the big fish will always eat the little fish. In the end, she finds a way to keep young at heart even thou she is an adult, and realizes the dead fish is not her fault, it is ok.
Kennie M: I think It’s about the lost of innocence, the girl did something that she was ashamed of, probably something that took her innocence away, whether murder or abuse. It’s an mephtor for what happened to her. A big fish eats a little fish could be people or a person is taking advantage of people (or person) who can’t take care of them selves like children or the elderly or business. They killed the big fish and felt guilty. If its a big company or something, it ended wrong and someone was killed or , someone went out of business or it caused something very bad to happen
Thanksgiving is getting closer so it’s time to turn to our favorite internet hangout, the Marketplace.
Today I’ll guide you to some of the best affordable thanksgiving decorations, food and clothes.
For Her, we have this stunning Pilgrim outfit for no money at all, but hurry up, it will only be available until after Thanksgiving. The hat is modable, so if you’re a man and just want a pilgrim hat, this is a good deal for you too.
For the man who wants a complete outfit, this one for just 1L$ has many modable options with resize scripts in almost every part. It’s a bit darker than usual and complements the female outfit perfectly.
What is a Thanksgiving without the main attraction, the food? This complete set for 185L$ is copyable, so you can set out as many plates as you need to entertain all your guests. One of each is just 66 prims and our feast for 8 people, with a side of pie for everyone, is 147 prims.
Food is not enough on a Thanksgiving table, you need decorations too. This beautiful floral arrangement costs just 1L$ and is also transferable, so you can bring it as a gift if you’re one of the guests.
To cap the evening off, why not enjoy some of SL’s finest wine? This beautiful set covers two people and is transferable, so you can give each guest their own glass. If you have more than six guests, the set is completely free, so you can get as many as you need.
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