Monthly Archives: June 2023

Second Life – Teletubbies

The Teletubbies (by BBC – see Wikipedia) have arrived in Second Life.. or at least via outfits created by Blueberry and on display on the Cutieland region. So say “Eh-ho!” to Tinky Winky (Purple), Dipsy (Green), Laa-Laa (Yellow) and Po … Continue reading

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Goliath Gardens – Its a Bug’s Life in OpenSim

Goliath Gardens on the virtual-hg.com grid in OpenSim presents a bug’s scale perspective on a garden area. A region by Marianna Monentes. Pickup a Ladybird avatar from a box on the deck of the house that scales you to the … Continue reading

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Gumball 3000 Rally 2023 in Edinburgh

The Gumball 3000 Rally in 2023 had a route from Edinburgh, through Europe to the final destination, Porto Montenegro. The last time the Gumball Rally was through Edinburgh was in 2014 (see this blog post). The cars gathered on Saturday … Continue reading

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AI open letter to UK Government and Industry

AI is not an existential threat to humanity; it will be a transformative force for good if we get critical decisions about its development and use right. The UK can help lead the way in setting professional and technical standards … Continue reading

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Viverse – Resources

https://world.viverse.com/ Items can be placed in world scenes using upload of, for example, .glb models, or a selection of 3D models from Sketchfab. Avatars can be imported to Viverse in “VRM” format.

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ChatGPT apologizes for making things up – a lot!

This is a small experiment to try ChatGPT (via https://chat.openai.com) on 4th June 2023) with some questions on myself and my virtual world avatar. To say the least, ChatGPT persists in making up career information, duties, prizes and honours and … Continue reading

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Seven Dales Heritage Run 2023

The De Lacy Motor Club (D.L.M.C) in Yorkshire has been running rallies, car trials and driving tests for over 50 years as noted in my previous blog post. The Seven Dales Heritage Run was run again in 2023 on a … Continue reading

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