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Category Archives: Second Life
Second Life – Isle of May
The “Isle of May” created by Serene Footman and Jade Koltai is on the “Weed” region in Second Life and can be accessed via this SLurl: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Weed/100/102/41 Anchored on the Firth of Forth in Scotland, the Isle of May is … Continue reading
Pandora in the Virtual World
I have blogged before about the Pegase region for the Pandora Universe group in Second Life which offers role play based on the “Avatar” film directed by James Cameron and based on Pandora, a moon of Alpha Centauri. Pegase – … Continue reading
Ruth 2.0
Ruth 2.0 and Roth 2.0 are low-poly mesh avatar bodies, specifically designed for Opensimulator. They are built to use standard SL UV maps using scratch-built open source mesh bodies by Shin Ingen with other open source contributions from the OpenSimulator … Continue reading
Second Life – Bento Avatars
Trying the new richer Bento skeleton avatars… which were released as starter avatars by Linden Lab on 5th July 2017 (see this announcement). Thomas with my old Ai Austin skin and shape works great as “Strider”… and I even get … Continue reading
Posted in Second Life, Virtual World
Tagged Avatar, Bento, Second Life, Strider
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Second Life in Anaglyph 3D using Kirstens Viewer
Back in 2011, Kirstens Viewer for Second Life added an Anaglyph 3D view capability which could be seen with red/cyan 3D glasses. See this blog post. Kirstens Viewer has now been updated by Kirstenlee Cinquetti to include recent Second Life … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D, Anaglyph, Kirsten, Second Life
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Virtual World Best Practice in Education 2017
Ebbe Altberg (avatar Ebbe Linden), the CEO of Linden Labs, provided a Q&A session at the start of the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (VWBPE) 2017 run in Second Life. Ebbe spoke about Second Life and Sansar. He … Continue reading
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Tagged VWBPE
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Second Life – Gardens by the Bay
Maddy (Nibby Riddler) has constructed an artistic build in Second Life that is based on the Singapore Gardens by the Bay with it’s “Supertrees” and night lighting. Visit via http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA15/179/122/22 See also Inara Pey’s Blog Post about the location. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged Gardens, Second Life, Singapore
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Second Life – Winter Wonderland 2016
@InaraPey has provided an overview of the 2016 Winter Wonderland themed areas in Second Life… https://modemworld.me/2016/12/15/the-all-new-new-portal-parks-open-in-second-life/ Fireworks On the hour, every hour in Winter Wonderland… “Automated” Ice Skating The skating though does take some (keyboard) work! For a more “automated” … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Second Life, Winter
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Winter in Second Life
As usual there are some wonderful Christmas and winter regions in Second Life… one of the “Destination Guide” locations in Winter 2016 is the Erebor region by Calaas Galadhon. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EREBOR/155/106/22
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Tagged Christmas, Ice Skating, Second Life, Winter
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360° Snapshots in Second Life
A new Second Life “Project Viewer” has been released by Linden Lab that allows for the creation of 360° snapshots in Second Life virtual world scenes. There is also a package of HTML and JavaScript that can be installed on … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Second Life, Virtual World
Tagged 360, 3D, Linden Lab, Second Life, Snapshot
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Vue Landmarks Restored in Second Life
On the Virtual University of Edinburgh (Vue) regions in Second Life, some landmark buildings that were previously on the “Edinburgh University” region have been restored in world so that they appear in the distance when meetings are held at “The … Continue reading
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Tagged Edinburgh University, forum, Informatics, Old College, Second Life, Vue
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Second Life Starter Avatars
Second Life provides a wide selection of avatars to select from when you first join, and these are all available in the Avatar Picker tool or the Inventory “Library” to pick later. Its also possible to mix and match to … Continue reading
Scuba Dive in Second Life
Scuba diving is a popular virtual sport in Second Life… and scuba diving has been available on the Virtual University of Edinburgh facilities in Second Life from the very earliest days of the Vue regions (back from 2006). See this … Continue reading
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Tagged DAN, Dive, Scuba, Second Life
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Skydive in Second Life
When I first joined Second Life in 2006, I used a skydive setup built by “Cubey Terra” (Steve Cubey Cavers) to demonstrate some of the features of Second Life to colleagues and friends. Some images from those early days are … Continue reading
Ai Austin @ 10
Ai Austin is 10 years old in Second Life today (joined on 6th August 2006)… Here are Ai’s outfits built up over the period in Second Life… Ai’s skin was a gift back in 2006 from a fellow educator who … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, Second Life, Virtual World
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Supercar in Second Life through VR
CtrlAltStudio viewer 1.2.6.43412 has provided 3D/VR access for the Oculus Rift in Second Life and OpenSim. VR Performance using Oculus Debug Tool With “Ultra” graphics levels (including shadows) and 256m view distance, the performance is excellent and with exterior or … Continue reading
Posted in Gerry Anderson, Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, Supercar, VR
Tagged Gerry Anderson, Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, Supercar, VR
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Second Life and OpenSim in VR using VorpX
While CtrlAltStudio viewer 1.2.6.43412 has provided 3D/VR access for the Oculus Rift in Second Life and OpenSim, there is another way to explore virtual worlds in VR – through VorpX. VorpX allows some applications and games not specifically designed for … Continue reading
Posted in Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, Virtual World, VR
Tagged Oculus, OpenSim, Rift, Second Life, vorpX, VR
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Supercar in VR
This is Gerry Anderson’s Supercar mesh model (with non-physical flight scripts) in Second Life viewed in VR via the CtrlAltStudio viewer 1.2.6.43412 for Oculus Rift DK2 and CV1. The Supercar mesh has a “prim equivalent” of 705. More information on … Continue reading
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Tagged CtrlAltStudio, Second Life, Supercar, VR
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Watercolour Wander in Second Life
“A Watercolour Wander” by Ceakay Ballyhoo (CK) is an installation artwork in Second Life sponsored by the “Linden Endowment for the Arts” (LEA) who provide in world space donated by Linden Lab for artists to create and show their works. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, LEA, Second Life
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Oil Rig Training Environment in VR
To be honest, this blog post started out as a test of the performance with various graphics options to try CtrlAltStudio viewer with an NVidia GTX1080 GPU. But the performance even on maximum “ultra” graphics settings with shadows was so … Continue reading
Posted in Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, VR
Tagged CtrlAltStudio, Oculus, Oil Rig, OpenSim, RGU, Rift, Second Life, VR
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CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43412 Performance Testing
As noted in an earlier post CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43412 was released by David Rowe on 18th July 2016 to allow VR access to Second Life and OpenSim via the Oculus CV1 and DK2 using Oculus SDK/Runtime 1.5.0/1.6.0. This blog posts … Continue reading
Posted in Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, VR
Tagged CtrlAltStudio, Oculus, OpenSim, Performance, Rift, Second Life
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Testing CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43412
CtrlAltStudio is a version of the virtual worlds viewer for Second Life and OpenSim created by David Rowe. It has been updated to CtrlAltStudio 1.2.6.43412 to run with the Oculus Rift CV1 (as well as the previously supported DK2) under … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Oculus, OpenSim, Second Life, VR
Tagged CtrlAltStudio, Oculus, OpenSim, Rift, Second Life, VR, X-Box
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Testing CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43402
CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43402 is an early test version that has been replaced with the updated CtrlAltStudio Viewer 1.2.6.43412 to address some issues, support the X-Box One controller, and provide further graphics experimentation options for the Oculus Rift. These notes were … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D, CtrlAltStudio, Oculus, OpenSim, Rift, Second Life, VR
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Testing Second Life Oculus Rift Viewer 4.1.0.313313
On 1st July 2016 Linden Lab released a first version of their Oculus Rift Viewer version 4.1.0.313313 which is meant to work with the newer Oculus runtime 1.3 and hence to support the CV1 consumer version of the Oculus Rift. … Continue reading
Second Life 13th Birthday
The Second Life 13th Birthday (SL13B) events took place in Second Life between 19th and 26th June with a range of exhibits built by Second Life residents and groups, and a number of social events, dances, etc.
Second Life Visual Outfits Browser
A version of the Second Life Viewer which support a visual gallery of avatar outfits is being tested. The Outfits tool is extended to include a “Visual Outfits Browser” (VOB). Thumbnails (typically 256×256 or 128×128 images) can be created in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai Austin, Avatar, Second Life, Viewer, Virtual World, VOB
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Avatar JellyDolls
From Second Life Viewer 4.0.5 (18-May-2016) a capability to increase performance by rendering some highly complex avatars as “JellyDolls” was introduced. When set appropriately, the viewer will render avatars with a complexity score that are over some preset limit as … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, Complexity, JellyDoll, OpenSim, Second Life
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Lord of the Rings Role Play
Lord of the Rings Online (http://lotro.com) is a MMORPG to allow for quests to be undertaken with the role of Man, Hobbit, Elf or Dwarf. It is free to play for the initial levels, and then is based on subscription. … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Second Life, Virtual World, World of Warcraft
Tagged Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth
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Fish4Knowledge at Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2016
Jessica Chen-Burger (as avatar Skye Gears) presented the Fish4Knowledge project outreach pavilion and underwater aquarium project in Second Life and OpenSim at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2016 online conference (VWBPE-2016). More details of the F4K Exhibition gallery … Continue reading
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Tagged F4K, Fish4Knowledge, VWBPE
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2015 Virtual University of Edinburgh Graduation – School of Education
For seven years since 2009 the University of Edinburgh has offered its distance education and remote new graduates the option to graduate in Second Life, alongside the real world ceremony in the graduation hall, which his year is in Edinburgh’s … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, MscEL, Second Life, Virtual World
Tagged Edinburgh, EDSLGRAD, Graduation, Second Life
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