tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33883926667785281772024-03-13T06:18:10.044-07:00Metaversal ArtsNotes, news, opinions and other expressions from Metaversal Arts. This blog is the voice of our members, constructive feedback, discussion and comments are very welcome :-) We are looking forward to meeting you in the Metaverse!Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-65380849818978470692011-07-12T01:30:00.000-07:002011-07-12T01:31:55.921-07:00My hat it has three corners<span style="font-size: x-small;">by Lord Lisle</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trasgo Beaumont's hat has three corners....</span><br />
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A very funny Machinima indeed. Fine and artistic interpretation of this folk old song <em>'My hat it has three corners'</em> that goes back at least two centuries.Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-71366517472991588942011-07-07T02:51:00.000-07:002011-07-07T03:59:06.025-07:00Time As A Helix of Semi-precious Stones or Split Screen revisited<span style="font-size: x-small;">By Lord Lisle</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Time As A Helix of Semi-precious Stones<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Composition for Kandinsky <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">by <strong>Miso Susanowa<o:p></o:p></strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><em>The Split Screen Installation Space is part of a sim where artists and builders develop and exhibit a large installation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In general, one or two artists will use the space for two months (give or take), and then another artist will take over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The space is meant for large builds that utilize the possibilities of Second Life as an artistic or immersive medium, such as works that are impossible in real life.<o:p></o:p></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><em>Two artists are building new works at the Split Screen Installation Space which will go on exhibit in August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please come back then!<o:p></o:p></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><em>In the meantime, we have Miso Susanowa's mesmerizing piece "Time As A Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set to Midnight, have particles to at least 4096 under Graphics, and turn local sounds on loud (not the music stream).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can sit on the build too!<o:p></o:p></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Miso Susanowa explains:<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I decided to reference the work of Mondrian in the quasi-Mondrian Grid Generator - an homage to his Composition 10 and Broadway Boogie Woogie - because Mondrian's work was an inspiration to the early "pointillist/punctualist" compositions of Stockhausen and Boulez, to me one of the main roots of modern "ambient" soundscape/music. The loops in this composition all vary across 1/4-to-1/2-second timings, so the gradual drifting of the emphasis beats takes approximately 30 minutes or so before they end up back in sync (more or less; because of the nature of network lag/packet delay, the loops may never resync exactly, which is fun).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Kandinsky's "upward moving triangle" from Concerning the Spiritual In Art also makes an appearance in this piece. Like his work, Time attempts to transmit an emotional and subjective mood to the viewer through color and movement. The slow shifts and rotations of parts of the colour-cloud provide more time variables to accompany and complement the soundscape.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The outlying cubes are the ghosts of Mondrian's rectangles and squares, the colours escaping from his 2d grid into the 3d surround of Kandinsky's "interior mood".<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The title is adapted from the Samuel R Delaney story, "Time Considered As A Helix of Semi-precious Stones," a title which always has invoked for me a mystical, philosophic mood quite apart from the story itself; a kind-of abstract mantra guaranteed to put me in a reflective mood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">To me, one of the feelings in 'Time' is that of... walking in a city in the rain…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Thank you Miso for making it possible for us to admire another piece of your creative and original work, both in Second Life at Split Screen Installation Space <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beleza/73/203/1500/">Beleza/73/203/1500/</a> and in the Machinima in YouTube!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">During my recent visits of SL8B I made a selection of a (small) number of entries which had my personal interest. DO enjoy SL8B as it last, and why not exchange a few words with the exhibitor, if present of course..., or send them a notecard with appreciation.....</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Magic in Second Life by Allison Selene</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5HFZqKdIRMA/TgRCTPY4kLI/AAAAAAAAA4E/1wykG9O6mEQ/s1600/magic+sl1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5HFZqKdIRMA/TgRCTPY4kLI/AAAAAAAAA4E/1wykG9O6mEQ/s400/magic+sl1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>What happens when you log into SL for the first time? It is a vast terrain of green fields, and endless frontier for you to explore... <span lang="NL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: NL;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Spectacular/113/5/22/">SL8B Spectacular (113, 5, 22)<o:p></o:p></a></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Magic Lens</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3m3USSjiQs8/TgRECfTyNOI/AAAAAAAAA4I/oxplx46U180/s1600/Magic+lens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3m3USSjiQs8/TgRECfTyNOI/AAAAAAAAA4I/oxplx46U180/s400/Magic+lens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In this exhibit, <em>The Magic Lens</em>, <strong>aztec Fenstalker</strong> aka Michel of Gallery No. 8, showcases several uses of photography in Second Life. <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Astonish/39/88/21/">SL8B Astonish/39/88/21/</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Through the Looking Glass</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_iC8wURwpSo/TgRMcoW_6XI/AAAAAAAAA4M/KzyIPHWWK4U/s1600/looking+glass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_iC8wURwpSo/TgRMcoW_6XI/AAAAAAAAA4M/KzyIPHWWK4U/s400/looking+glass.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The fascinating and interesting exhibit by <strong>Alexia Cournoyer</strong> is well worth a visit. Follow the instructions when you enter the tower, or just click on the pose ball <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Astonish/24/225/22/">SL8B Astonish/24/225/22/</a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shadows and Light</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YTzOsq1a4wg/TgROXb5WANI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/4HymUyECZfc/s1600/Shadows+and+light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YTzOsq1a4wg/TgROXb5WANI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/4HymUyECZfc/s400/Shadows+and+light.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You find the interesting <strong>Shadows and Light</strong> art entry at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Astonish/66/214/22/">SL8B Astonish/66/214/22/</a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Invisible</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqwYyGCLUl0/TgRPh2waaVI/AAAAAAAAA4U/da3IIP5Qq6o/s1600/invisible2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqwYyGCLUl0/TgRPh2waaVI/AAAAAAAAA4U/da3IIP5Qq6o/s400/invisible2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The contents of this entry depicts the thoughts and emotions of the creator surrounding the ever unfolding crisis that erupted from the Japan earthquake/tsunami <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Astonish/102/231/22/">SL8B Astonish/102/231/22/</a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;">Dream On V.3</span></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-00eHXvpd5ak/TgRRrXQwd8I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/OdtjC6b98vo/s1600/cats+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-00eHXvpd5ak/TgRRrXQwd8I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/OdtjC6b98vo/s400/cats+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In this entry by <strong>caLLie cLine</strong> entitled Dream On V.3, you are about the size of a mouse <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Astonish/143/218/21/">SL8B Astonish/143/218/21/</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 1920s Berlin Project</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QSCSxR9gasQ/TgRTmRnD3NI/AAAAAAAAA4c/2L6NULcC_DQ/s1600/berlin1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QSCSxR9gasQ/TgRTmRnD3NI/AAAAAAAAA4c/2L6NULcC_DQ/s400/berlin1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This entry is a tiny example of the real 1920s Berlin Project. Very high quality and authentic builds with period dressed greeters <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Dazzle/76/229/23/">SL8B Dazzle/76/229/23/</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Virtual Field School</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dI01YRp_0Dg/TgRUOdLtr1I/AAAAAAAAA4g/eJkmXKKtH38/s1600/texas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dI01YRp_0Dg/TgRUOdLtr1I/AAAAAAAAA4g/eJkmXKKtH38/s400/texas1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A project overview ('snow globe' version) of the <strong>Field School Sim</strong> of the <em>TXSTATE R&D team</em> at: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Astonish/217/15/21/">SL8B Astonish/217/15/21/</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Magic Soul of Prims</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rdsc3t06las/TgRebcahflI/AAAAAAAAA4k/-HVBmHWbqG4/s1600/book1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rdsc3t06las/TgRebcahflI/AAAAAAAAA4k/-HVBmHWbqG4/s400/book1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <strong>Magic Soul of Prims</strong> at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Stunning/223/21/21/">SL8B Stunning/223/21/21/</a> should not be missed...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mU5OvWMvE50/TgRfsdy3i2I/AAAAAAAAA4o/UUTRc-wdyHE/s1600/time1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mU5OvWMvE50/TgRfsdy3i2I/AAAAAAAAA4o/UUTRc-wdyHE/s400/time1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">DO NOT dare to push the red button at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Captivate/96/173/25/">Captivate/96/173/25/</a> or the clockmaker will eventually find you!</span></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-68023669011311751912011-06-22T07:14:00.000-07:002011-06-23T10:00:32.643-07:00SL8B: first exploration to the exhibition grounds<span style="font-size: x-small;">By Lord Lisle </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(who gives just his PERSONAL impression and view here!)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The opening</span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The official opening speech on the first day was attended by numerous avis. This appeared to be, however, as a bit of a disappointment to all because the speech turned out to be rather brief.....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Magic in Motion</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Spellbound/229/219/21/">SL8B Spellbound/229/219/21/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>An interactive Magical Experience by <strong>Calla Cela</strong> (Known from her In-World classes and Workshops)</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoESRrQKDTo/TgHjHz1mcsI/AAAAAAAAA28/Z6jY_oDt5DA/s1600/SL8magic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoESRrQKDTo/TgHjHz1mcsI/AAAAAAAAA28/Z6jY_oDt5DA/s400/SL8magic1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had a couple of rather nasty experiences at Calla's exhibit when she asked me to volunteer in testing some of her 'Magical Experiences.... Fortunately enough I had my camera at hand to show you some evidence (with Calla evily grinning standing in front). Ohh, and a wise advise: do NOT feed that creature outside, its dangerous and it likely have you for a snack... (err, well done Calla!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember your Magic...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Spellbound/220/180/21/">SL8B Spellbound/220/180/21/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>The Virtual Railway Consortium</em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UlkiKIDQHLw/TgHlrYYv07I/AAAAAAAAA3U/m-bU1KsBCOE/s1600/SL8rail2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UlkiKIDQHLw/TgHlrYYv07I/AAAAAAAAA3U/m-bU1KsBCOE/s400/SL8rail2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just hop on the miniature train and see what will happen...an extraordinary SL experience, what one may expect from the VRC...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j2No7FDj1Ng/TgHk1ekQwGI/AAAAAAAAA3M/WzTmQ-F6Uog/s1600/SL8train2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j2No7FDj1Ng/TgHk1ekQwGI/AAAAAAAAA3M/WzTmQ-F6Uog/s400/SL8train2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soaring with Magic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Spellbound/115/158/21/">SL8B Spellbound/115/158/21/ </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>A fascinating entry to the SL8B exhibition by <strong>Windyy Lane</strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iW3YdJsxwBU/TgHxxbUHGYI/AAAAAAAAA3o/g3VOHh4cmpE/s1600/SL8flight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iW3YdJsxwBU/TgHxxbUHGYI/AAAAAAAAA3o/g3VOHh4cmpE/s400/SL8flight.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is really a must-see. With her entry '<strong>Soaring with Magic'</strong>, Windyy has created one of the top entries in SL8B (to my opinion..ahem)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Escape the Room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Electrify/108/28/21/">SL8B Electrify/108/28/21/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>A Madpea creation</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohUwYqpQ0R8/TgHz-62g3PI/AAAAAAAAA3w/z_8tJTvGWpM/s1600/SL8Escape%2Bthe%2Broom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohUwYqpQ0R8/TgHz-62g3PI/AAAAAAAAA3w/z_8tJTvGWpM/s400/SL8Escape%2Bthe%2Broom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A challenging tasks awaits you if you are silly enough to enter that room. Clues to unlock the door are in the room, along with a free hud. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Honeyswamp</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Impressive/140/24/21/">SL8B Impressive/140/24/21/</a><br />
<em>A marvellous creation by <strong>claudia222.jewell</strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DZFHOxqpS4/TgH11pe3ZVI/AAAAAAAAA34/_K0Wqpr16qM/s1600/SL8Bee1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DZFHOxqpS4/TgH11pe3ZVI/AAAAAAAAA34/_K0Wqpr16qM/s400/SL8Bee1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The result as seen on this and the next snapshot are achieved if you set Windlight in your Phoenix viewer in just one click. Follow the advice put on the informative notecard (with gift) which you receive after clicking the painting. Somehow, this entry reminded me a bit to the famous paintings by Hieronymus Bosch...thank you for this experience claudia222.jewell</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p0PxW0u0kMc/TgH112WaxYI/AAAAAAAAA4A/G0b7rBqJEn4/s1600/SL8Bee2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p0PxW0u0kMc/TgH112WaxYI/AAAAAAAAA4A/G0b7rBqJEn4/s400/SL8Bee2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you feel mounting one of the giant bee's, here is your chance...I explored part of SL8B riding on one..until I crashed... Visiting her homebase, I was even more surprised to see Parallel Worlds, but that may be in another Blog...</div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-3232582544437580672011-06-19T10:59:00.000-07:002011-06-19T10:59:54.772-07:00Its SL8B celebration!<span style="font-size: x-small;">by Lord Lisle</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spanning 21 sims with over 700 contributors, over 300 exhibits, over 300 live performers and speakers with special speeches from Philip and Rod Linden, SL8B is a showcase for the accomplishments and content of all SL residents, celebrating the “life” of Second Life.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> On June 23, 2011, Second Life will be officially eight years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hard-working team of Resident volunteers and Lindens have been busily preparing for the annual birthday bash—laying down the groundwork (literally) to celebrate. It started 8 years ago as a parade through mainland sims, with Philip Linden giving a speech over their newly connected media stream. Each subsequent year it has become more elaborate, more spacious, more compelling as the technology of Second Life has increased and the creativity of the residents has bloomed. Enjoy this year live<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>musicians and DJs, exhibits, media-on-prim, and machinima.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> The event kicks off at 10:30 a.m. SLT on Monday, June 20 and runs through Sunday, June 26 with a glittering assortment of musicians, speakers, artists, business leads, media mavens, merchants, social organizers, and other amazing Residents. The 20-region site is open for another week, so you’re welcome to come and tour the builds at your leisure. The gates will officially close on Saturday, July 2 at 11:59 p.m. SLT.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">About the Theme: The magic of Second Life<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">This year’s theme is the magic of Second Life. No, we’re not just talking about wizards and sorceresses (though of course they’re included). The true magic of Second Life is something different for each of us. It’s all about that moment when we realized how amazing Second Life really is. It’s when we found our own personal connections to Second Life, realizing its potential in our own lives and the lives of other Residents. Whether it’s the social aspect, the content creation possibilities, or unique business and commerce opportunities, we’ve all got a tale of Second Life magic to share. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">All event times and locations, slurls, links, social media, etc., can be found on the resident blog: </span><a href="http://sl8b.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://sl8b.wordpress.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Having applied for a SL8B Press-Pass I had access to the exhibition grounds and allowed to have a sneak preview. Although I will give a small impression of SL8B in a forthcoming Blog, I cannot resist in publishing one snapshot and SLURL of an interesting exhibit: Magic in Motion, an interactive Magical Experience by Calla Cela at </span><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/spellbound/229/219/21/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spellbound -6, SL8B Spellbound (229, 219, 21)</span></a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Ejoy the celebrations :-)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-30245886513007357162011-05-17T02:42:00.000-07:002011-06-24T03:28:32.714-07:00Journey<span style="font-size: x-small;">by Lord Lisle</span><br />
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Journey is the title of an interesting machinima created in Second Life. Machinima AND location design are by Yolanda Hirvi. <a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://www.metaverstas.fi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.metaverstas.fi"><span style="color: #4272db;">http://www.metaverstas.fi</span></a><br />
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Yolanda could not have choosen better music for the background of this machinima than "Autumn Boy" by <a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://www.danosongs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.danosongs.com"><span style="color: #4272db;">http://www.danosongs.com</span></a><br />
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Locations where the machinima was taken, and definitely worth a visit are: <a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sotunki/142/165/26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sotunki/142/165/26"><span style="color: #4272db;">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sotunki/142/165/26</span></a><br />
<a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV/30/137/1489" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV/30/137/1489"><span style="color: #4272db;">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV/30/137/1489</span></a><br />
<a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV/88/20/23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV/88/20/23"><span style="color: #4272db;">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV/88/20/23</span></a>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-25140809194347792412011-02-18T02:18:00.000-08:002011-02-19T03:13:16.364-08:00If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?<span style="font-size: x-small;">By Lord Lisle</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I was invited by Celestial Elf (freesky Republic) to view his latests Easter machinima taken in Second Life. Although it is still winter in the northern part of the Old World where I live, viewing this made me smile and kept my mind off the bitter cold weather outside. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although being set in the Autumn, it also reminded me to Shelley's 'Ode To the West Wind' <em>...If Winter comes can Spring be far behind?...</em></span></div><br />
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</div>I hope that you enjoyed this as much as I did... Thank you for sharing this with us freesky!Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-26383286458597113112011-02-10T03:53:00.000-08:002011-02-10T07:39:11.119-08:00The 'Dead Man's Hand' Hunt is on...<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 402px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571719142226246194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TVK5CiSjujI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/JpLpor_4Zcs/s400/DMH1.jpg" /><br />A few days ago I was attended to the 'Dead Man's Hand' hunt created by the MadPea Productions team. Having admired other creations of that team, I became curious; needless to say that it did not took me long before I entered the game!<br /><br /><p align="justify">The Dead Man's Hand begins from a mysterious house of a notorious serial killer. You are supposed to investigate the crime scene and search the house and surroundings for clues. The killer kept all his 52 victims in the house for a certain period of time and each of them has left something behind that gives you a hint where they have been buried. A card has been left behind in the burial places, once you find a card, you will win an instant prize. When you have found all 52 cards, you will unlock a new area and be rewarded beyond imagination. The hunt will run from February 1st till March 31st.</p><p align="justify"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571719131853592210" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TVK5B7phlpI/AAAAAAAAA1A/bUbl1Q2LGzg/s400/DMH5.jpg" />The arrival point: the scene of the crime, here to be seen in the bleak morning hours. The Police has arrived and sealed the entrance of the estate.... </p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 354px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571719130357092002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TVK5B2EuzqI/AAAAAAAAA1I/YGG8UafpN8M/s400/DMH4.jpg" /> <p align="justify">Participating to the hunt is easy: at a vendor (the one near the entrance shown above) you can purchase a HUD for 100 L$. Wear it. It will set in its correct position on your screen. The cards will flash images of the clues that you need to search for in the house and in its surroundings. Once you find a clue, you will receive a hint and a SLURL of a location where to go and look for the card. The HUD will keep track of which clues and which cards you have found, simply click at the image for more info<br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571719902790376882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TVK5uznLXbI/AAAAAAAAA1g/5xJ28iRTFms/s400/DMH2.jpg" />This is a screenshot of my HUD. Here shown are the hearts cards with still 4 clues to be found in the estate, 9 already found and with three (crossed) cards actually found at the vitims burial places<br /><br /><p align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571719139428377970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TVK5CX3fpXI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/5cWrR3kPXcM/s400/DMH3.jpg" />Lord Lisle at the drawing board at one of the places where the bodies were buried. One of the cards is hidden at this location...hint..hint..<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 406px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572000175729188290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J-nvuuiPZhg/TVO4o1rAncI/AAAAAAAAA1o/Qq2FQl1LfQY/s400/DMH7.jpg" />Yesterday, whilst exploring the Dead Man's Hand estate for clues, I had the pleasure to meet the founder and director of MadPea Productions, Kiana Writer. I took the opportunity to ask her a few questions which she most willingly answered.<br /><br /><em>LL: After a few days in this game I realise that an enormous lot of work must be involved in creating and organising it. Did you got help from a team and can you tell how much time it approximately took? (for example only the contacts with 50+ sim-owners must have been a time taking business)</em><br /><br /><strong>Kiana Writer:</strong> The Dead Man's Hand Hunt is certainly a hunt, but it's also an experience and very different to the other hunts in Second Life. It's by no means a new concept, as we have had similar hunts in the past.<br />MadPea Productions is a team of creative individuals who design all kinds of experiences for people to enjoy in Second Life. We collaborate with rl companies and private persons as well as SL business owners and individuals. We have been creating dozens of games of various genres since 2008.<br />Our team consists of following creatives: Kiana Writer, Madcow Cosmos, Smiley Dyrssen, SweetDevil Magic, Colin Nilsson, Judi Newall, Allco Nostram and Lorin Tone.<br />Our islands are owned and generously sponsored by Cha Klaar and Dusan Writer<br /><br />The DMHH was created pretty fast actually. I can't give you any exact times, since we are always working on multiple projects at the same time. Since we've done so many hunts before, we're starting to be pretty organized with them now. :) Usually the HUD scripting and database creation take up the majority of the time. For this hunt we had Colleen Desmoulins and Shana Pizzaro from the Loft decorating the house and they did a really amazing job with that. The house and barn themselves were donated by Amo Lambeau and Fornicola Butuzov from Pre Fabulous Homes.<br />We're quite strict with selecting the vendors for the hunts. Above everything else, we need reliability and store owners who are excited about the hunt, instead of just having our hunt being 'one of the hunts'. For DMHH we've really had amazing vendors who have been communicative and supportive, promoting the hunt and helping the hunters. Several of the vendors are even hunting themselves!<br />The DMHH lasts for two months. We're curious to see if will get enough hunters for the second month as well to determine if that's a good way to go. A week after the hunt start we already have 711 hunters.<br /><br /><em>LL: The Dead Mans Hand Hunt will be finished at the end of next month, unfortunately. Have you got plans for such an event in future?</em><br /><br /><strong>Kiana Writer:</strong> We are currently planning a sequel to this hunt, where the mysterious Joker will be playing the main role. ;) The new hunt is estimated to begin April 1st.</p><br /><p align="center">________________________________________________<br /></p><br /><p align="justify">Have you become curious? Why not have a look at the the Dead Man's Hand estate at<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/hoshi%20island/111/77/750/"> Hoshi Island/111/77/750/</a><br /><br />For more info about the Dead Man's Head Hunt see the MadPea website and facebook:<br /><a href="http://madpeagames.com/dmhh/">http://madpeagames.com/dmhh/</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/MadPea-Productions/144352134687">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/MadPea-Productions/144352134687</a> </p>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-81458775739750765552011-01-21T06:20:00.000-08:002011-01-21T07:27:55.441-08:00Forgotten City....(2)<span style="font-size:85%;">by Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 458px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 351px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564651190225314946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TTmcxlRVpII/AAAAAAAAA0Y/nnjrePV0Iqw/s400/Lost%2BCity_001a.jpg" />Whilst updating my inventory records and profile, with the object to remove the defunct URLs, I noticed a change of URL in the <strong>Mechanical Toy Factory</strong>. During the update of the new URL in my pick it became clear that <em>Jenne Dibou</em> is creating a new sim entitled 'Forgotten City'.</div><div align="justify"></div><div>A short visit to this yet unfinished place showed that with this work of art they surpass their already famous and nearly unlimited creational capacities. It did not took me much time to learn that the new city shall officially be opened on the 5th of February 2011, add lustred to with grand events and mini-games</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div></div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 431px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564652123456491842" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TTmdn50_UUI/AAAAAAAAA0o/RO_ErLdwj8Q/s400/Lost%2Bcity_007a.jpg" />Readers of the Metaversal Arts Blog are permitted to take a sneak pre-view in the <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/forgotten%20city/36/135/47/">Forgotten City (forgotten city/36/135/47</a>, and to watch the progress of building.<br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 439px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564651743842872386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TTmdRzqDLEI/AAAAAAAAA0g/g4l5OfO7fIE/s400/Lost%2BCity_002a.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 442px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564650612921555378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TTmcP-pZWbI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/tXekOiRzHN4/s400/Lost%2Bcity_009a.jpg" />Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-65243352412464038542011-01-21T05:25:00.000-08:002011-01-21T06:17:01.434-08:00Forgotten City....<span style="font-size:85%;">by Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">The shape of things to come! </span></em></p><p>Watch careful for the next update of this Blog when we reveal the URL (with the opportunity to take a sneak pre-view :-) and the official opening day of the Forgotten City adorned with several grand events and mini-games<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 484px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564630298661336466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TTmJxiIVtZI/AAAAAAAAA0A/jlD3474nIgo/s400/Lost%2Bcity_013a.jpg" /></p>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-80528954250138852702010-08-16T10:42:00.001-07:002010-08-17T02:37:23.847-07:00Rail Jam 2010<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506075761366872898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmCu4apM0I/AAAAAAAAAxU/xChhFdIJ_og/s400/tn_Jam02.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="justify">Once a year, many railway buffs of the SLRR Rail groups come together for their annual Rail Jam, a fun rail event. Usually held in mid-August, they show their latest engine (or other rolling contraptions..) on the public Main Line of SLRR starting at Bagha Station and eventually ending at Caletta Hobo Station. Passing numerous sims, this journey takes normally (under the best conditions and depending the speed of the engine) 45 minutes to over an hour. Obviously, with so many engines and avis taking part, during this event the speed was at times much reduced.</div><p align="justify">About 90 minutes from the start Moundsa Mayo of the Virtual Railway Consortium had counted 30 engines on the line, including 6 without a driver. The following snapshots are giving a good impression of the activity during the event, as spotted from different stations</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506075766957001314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmCvNPbymI/AAAAAAAAAxc/YDBP8AVJtRE/s400/tn_jam03.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506075773941301250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmCvnQnwAI/AAAAAAAAAxk/8JeB7oRcKTk/s400/tn_Jam04.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506075776793828178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmCvx4t21I/AAAAAAAAAxs/IsubIONj-Jw/s400/tn_Jam06.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p>Behind the steam engine, Stryker Jenkins, secretary of the VRC is driving his tri-wheel rail motorcycle</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506075994979980754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmC8esWVdI/AAAAAAAAAx0/XN9p5_mxW3o/s400/tn_Jam07.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506075999705211282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmC8wS7oZI/AAAAAAAAAx8/93-f8OqpsF8/s400/tn_Jam11.jpg" border="0" />The first five pictures were taken at VRC Station Athetis, at that time the lag was rather mild and most of the engines were rather close together</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506076005948742146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmC9HjgWgI/AAAAAAAAAyE/ByS2iOF7Puk/s400/tn_Jam12.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p>VRC Trainspotting Station Achemon. Moundsa Mayo has found a splendid viewing point on top of the observation tower, waving at the passing engines</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506076016443528066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmC9upqE4I/AAAAAAAAAyM/iiYYagaFXWM/s400/tn_Jam13.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506076012516332306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmC9gBV0xI/AAAAAAAAAyU/B5CD1GKiqfM/s400/tn_Jam14.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506076180891780130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmDHTRLRCI/AAAAAAAAAyc/tOpRfXBJNw0/s400/tn_Jam15.jpg" border="0" />Close-up view of a brilliantly made steam engine, note the many detailed controls in the driver cabine!</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506076182156741026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmDHX-xCaI/AAAAAAAAAyk/lTuvcIFnrhQ/s400/tn_Jam18.jpg" border="0" />This Roll-Royce was fitted with auxilary wheels to make it suitable for the SLRR track</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506076187165375986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TGmDHqo6vfI/AAAAAAAAAys/WLDUR_NxmvY/s400/tn_Jam21.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Caletta Hobo Station: the end of the ride....<br /></p>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-75110099838853330752010-07-17T03:46:00.000-07:002010-07-17T05:15:25.429-07:00ENVIRONMENTAL FLUIDITY COLLABORATION PROJECT<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /></div><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825203487917378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKaOTCxUI/AAAAAAAAAu8/PUBnGsM45fY/s400/Exhib01.jpg" border="0" /> The Caerleon Art and Education Sims in conjunction with the Virtual Art Inititiave invite you to experience a unique, entertaining and fascinating fun filled adventure at the Enviornmental Fluidity Collaboration Project.<br />Featuring original art and installations by Alizarin Goldflake, Artistide Despres, Banrion Constantine, Lollito Larkham, PattiAnne Daviau, Pixels Sideways and Wotthe Dickins, the widely diverse exhibits illustrate through numerous techniques the many facets of Environmental Fluidty.<br /><br />As described by VAI director Georg Janick/Gary Zabel, "Envrionmental Fluidity is one of six aesthetic-technological dimensions that collectively distinguish the art of virtual worlds from earlier forms of art."<br /><br />Janick/Zabel continues to further define Environmental Fluidity in his Theses on the Art of Virtual Worlds as such: " Envrionmental Fluidty is to the external virtual world what the protean character of identity is to the internal sphere. In Second Life, for example, the environment is constructed from graphical primitives and scripts that can be altered very rapidly. Constancy of environment is the exception rather than the norm. It is in the virtual world that Marx's famous observation about capitalist modernity first reaches fruition: All that is solid melts into air."<br /><br />The artists of the Environmental Fluidity Collaboration Project set out to incorporate this idea and their own interpretations of Environmental Fluidity with art and installations that take visitors on a journey through environments such as AURALTOPIA that use only sounds as the artists medium to EVOTROPOLIS in which cities and towns change before your eyes to the EXQUISITE CORPSE featuring the PRIMOLATOR -- an interactive collaborative building project in which visitors are invited to participate and determine the outcome that will continue to change throughout the run of the show.<br /><br />As you explore and enjoy discovering the diverse array of interactive, reactive, kinetic and fluid art throughout the exhibit, you'll find surprises around every corner and opportunities to become a collaborator as well.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825204001635794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKaQNhfdI/AAAAAAAAAvE/c0a-HTqhZ3U/s400/Exhib02.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="justify">Welcome to the Environmental Fluidity Collaboration Project. From this main landing, you begin a journey thru several unique art exhibitions -- many interactive -- that illustrate various aspects of Environmental Fluity. Explore, experience & enjoy! <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caerleon%20Isle/149/150/28/">Caerleon Isle/149/150/28/</a> The EF artists gathered round in a circle, a cube at the center. Additional info and free stuff awaits. Touch the sculpted artists to receive info and witty remarks. :-) Touch the cube in the center to receive a folder of free stuff. Check out the additional information around the pyramid including other Second Life artists' work that incorporates envrionmental fluidity.</p><p align="justify">As it would take too much space to cover all the exhibits, I just would like to show some items of the RED CUBE: Professor Dickins Amazing Shrinking Machine by Wotthe Dickins</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825213803472354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKa0udpeI/AAAAAAAAAvM/AITiKPXpDxY/s400/Exhib03.jpg" border="0" />Professor Dickins Amazing Shrinking Machine by Wotthe Dickins: '.. sit on the green ball at the desk...'<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825218099069874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKbEunQ7I/AAAAAAAAAvU/vDQeGp-0oLM/s400/Exhib04.jpg" border="0" /> .. my avi is shrinking to the size of the artists on the desk...</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825222117582354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKbTss5hI/AAAAAAAAAvc/mRDkonyX_9w/s400/Exhib05.jpg" border="0" /> Assignment: clean LCD. ....at the wrong side of the monitor glass..how to get out?</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825630043375842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKzDVyiOI/AAAAAAAAAvk/M5bm38U25Og/s400/Exhib06.jpg" border="0" /> ..to be a sexy pinup, click on the cork board...but this is NOT what I had in mind...</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825640171340610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKzpEfA0I/AAAAAAAAAvs/8af-xZtNh4c/s400/Exhib07.jpg" border="0" />A ride on the mouse is jolly nice at moderate speed..<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825640207436914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGKzpNFzHI/AAAAAAAAAv0/CMO4s6k7uA8/s400/Exhib08.jpg" border="0" />THIS is what happened later when the mouse went to turbo speed...help!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825648929012018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGK0JseeTI/AAAAAAAAAv8/oebZSms0sC0/s400/Exhib09.jpg" border="0" /> Eventually I managed to climb on the mouse again and to type the CPU that I want to go down!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825654263559762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 346px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGK0dkVNlI/AAAAAAAAAwE/XIy1uXxvRrs/s400/Exhib10.jpg" border="0" /> The instructions are clear enough: eat cookie to de-shrink....</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494843252582320274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGa00afCJI/AAAAAAAAAwc/0rxuaqxUS1o/s400/Exhib11.jpg" border="0" />JUST a final snapshot taken at another exhibit</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494825817563803602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TEGK996JL9I/AAAAAAAAAwU/bxowQPPOtls/s400/Exhib12.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="justify">The ENVIRONMENTAL FLUIDITY COLLABORATION PROJECT opens July 4, 2010 - 12:00PM/noon SLT and runs through July 2010. For maximum enjoyment, we suggest you detatch any worn scripted objects and turn off AO's prior to arrival. <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/caerleon%20Isle/150/150/27/">CaerleonIsle/150/150/27</a></p><p align="justify"> </p>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-44727831043021005212010-07-04T00:26:00.000-07:002010-07-05T01:01:34.829-07:00SL7B: An impression<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle<br /></span><br />Another Second Life Birthday party is over. I enjoyed myself whilst visiting most of the entries: some were plain shameless advertising for SL and RL services, others hastily put together, but the majority were a pleasure to spend some time and enjoy the wonderful creations. I am certainly looking forward to SL8B :-)<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4PYaIoQI/AAAAAAAAAts/RhIZ-56GNoA/s1600/1Linden+Speech.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489949782665896194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4PYaIoQI/AAAAAAAAAts/RhIZ-56GNoA/s400/1Linden+Speech.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Attending the opening speech by Philip Linden </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489949792568196370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4P9TBvRI/AAAAAAAAAt0/9i3vUGJz8jE/s400/2Philip+Linden.jpg" border="0" />Philip Linden does not seem to have changed over the years :-) </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489949801715476242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4QfX6JxI/AAAAAAAAAt8/XTx2V2hR8rE/s400/3Rout66.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="left">An impressive sculpture of a Route 66 scene (just look at me standing just beside the biker's boot) </div><div align="left"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489949805828429618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4Qusg1zI/AAAAAAAAAuE/SI0YE2_xjzE/s400/4Madcow.jpg" border="0" /> This entry to SL7B was a fascinating creation by Lorin Tone and Madcow Cosmos entitled 'The Sound Garden'. Lorin is standing in the centre of the photo wearing a huge black hat <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489949809410516930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4Q8CjJ8I/AAAAAAAAAuM/TghUS-WXkTY/s400/5Madcow2.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Another creation by Madcow Cosmos in 'The Sound Garden' at SL7B</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hNBJhZfV_I&hl=nl_NL&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hNBJhZfV_I&hl=nl_NL&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><p align="justify">A demo of SL 7th Birthday Expo build for 2010, 'The Sound Garden'. Lorin Tone play the garden in an avatar made by Frofidor Niekirk, and it dances pretty well! Just a few of the thousands of musical combinations that are possible.</p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489950133699022306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4j0G9DeI/AAAAAAAAAuU/tP-OftFn4bE/s400/6Bodied+Words.jpg" border="0" />The 'Bodied Words' entry</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489950138366060450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4kFfqZ6I/AAAAAAAAAuc/3F1AfPomYAo/s400/7Mermaid+Templer.jpg" border="0" />'Mermaid Temple', a beautiful display of mermaid sculpties in a large fountain. Note the shoal of coloured fish<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489950141631814946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4kRqR3SI/AAAAAAAAAuk/KLTadQY5-aI/s400/8YMB1.jpg" border="0" /> On the last day of the opening of SL7B I had the pleasure in attending a classical concert by the Yokohama Marching Band<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489950149929662914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4kwko-cI/AAAAAAAAAus/wN4dBUr475Q/s400/9YMB2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489950157490123666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TDA4lMvMc5I/AAAAAAAAAu0/RrQWh-61asQ/s400/10Courtney+Linden.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Courtney Linden admiring a Chinese lantern in one of the many gardens in SL7B</p>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-56165390158005006492010-06-21T00:50:00.000-07:002010-06-21T02:30:15.609-07:00Second Life 7th Birthday June 2010 SL7B<span style="font-size:85%;">by Lord Lisle<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485147131020686050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TB8oQQ09suI/AAAAAAAAAtk/ZF-DkBArErg/s400/SL7B+Logo+copy.jpg" border="0" /></span> <div align="justify">This week the celebrations for the 7th birthday of Second Life will be held. Spanning 21 sims with over 700 contributors, over 300 exhibits, over 300 live performers and speakers with special speeches from Philip and M Linden, SL7B is a showcase for the accomplishments and content of all SL residents, celebrating the “life” of Second Life.<br /><br />Sponsored by Linden Lab, this year's theme is “Unexpected Collaborations,” a celebration of the unique character of our special world. With an emphasis on the social networks created through Second Life and the chances for creative and productive collaboration, the celebration will go on from June 21 through June 27<br /><br />It started the first year as a parade through mainland sims, with Philip Linden giving a speech over their newly connected media stream. Each subsequent year it has become more elaborate, more spacious, more compelling as the technology of Second Life has increased and the creativity of the residents has bloomed. Enjoy with us this year live musicians and DJs, exhibits, media-on-prim, and machinima.<br /><br />This is the world we've made: let's celebrate!</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="justify">In a sneak preview I tried to capture a bit of the atmosphere: enjoy your visit, being one of the major events, its almost compulsory.<br /></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485131742019590450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TB8aQgVMGTI/AAAAAAAAAtE/JEtjF5ywpiU/s400/SL7B-2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485131730386202226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TB8aP0_krnI/AAAAAAAAAs8/59P7eKGq-Xo/s400/SL7B-1.jpg" border="0" /> You may start your visit HERE: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL7B%20Unique/6/59/23/">SLB7 Welcome Area, SL7B Unique (6, 59, 23) </a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485131750467031186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TB8aQ_zN0JI/AAAAAAAAAtM/rxNRMPstzvA/s400/SL7B-3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485131749796014658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 329px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/TB8aQ9TO6kI/AAAAAAAAAtU/VHH4LSls3uY/s400/SL7B-4c.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="justify"><strong>June 21—10:00 a.m</strong>. SLT: Gates open to the public for the opening ceremonies. Scripts and build disabled throughout estates for the duration of opening ceremonies to discourage instances of lag and disruption. They will be turned back on after the opening speech.<br /><br /><strong>11:00 am.</strong> Philip Linden speaks, opening the celebrations.<br /><br /><strong>June 23—</strong>The Birthday!<br />9:00 am slt. M Linden speaks.<br /><br /><strong>June 26—</strong>Official Closing Ceremony.<br /><br /><strong>June 27—</strong>Last day of entertainment.<br /><br /><strong>July 3--</strong>Gates close. Sims will be locked.</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Useful links:</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="left">SL Destination Guide: <a href="http://secondlife.com/destinations/birthday">http://secondlife.com/destinations/birthday</a><br />SL7B Flickr Group: <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/sl7b">http://flickr.com/groups/sl7b</a><br />SL7B Koinup Group: <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/sl7b">http://flickr.com/groups/sl7b</a><br />SL7B Plurk: <a href="http://plurk.com/SL7B">http://plurk.com/SL7B</a><br />SL7B Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/SL7B">http://twitter.com/SL7B</a><br />SL7B Wiki (rules, dates, etc): <a href="http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL7B">http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL7B</a></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-49731505082383600822010-03-28T03:34:00.000-07:002010-03-29T02:04:07.943-07:00Trains...a follow up<span style="font-size:85%;">by Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /><div><div><div>Driving on the SLRR track last night I spotted a demo train rezzer near Athetis station on the premises of Rescue Japan at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/spini/162/218/81/">Spini (162, 218, 81)</a> , a build by Myuki Mills, presented by eflora Kidd.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453632346192327586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S68xuWpfs6I/AAAAAAAAAr8/o1v3I2i15NA/s400/rail20.jpg" border="0" />This demo turned out to be a very nice engine with a stable script and more important: once the speed is set there is no need to hold your finger on the keyboard to keep it running. Although it can only be rezzed on the SLRR, it is certainly worth a try!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453632354787867234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S68xu2q1OmI/AAAAAAAAAsE/c5ve6iAgMag/s400/rail21.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Still further up the line you can fetch another free steam engine (presented by Myuki Mills) at M's R&D, <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/neumoegen/124/208/66/">Neumoegen (124, 208, 66). </a>The effect of steam and smoke whilst at full speed is a nice feature. This is again an engine with a stable script , although you may loose your engine rapidly (no copy, so grab a spare one..)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453959230048766738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S7BbBf6FCxI/AAAAAAAAAsU/hgxYZNg-Zc4/s400/rail23.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453959223489375330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S7BbBHeMrGI/AAAAAAAAAsM/3kSuauN0qw8/s400/rail22.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-47552757937837954572010-03-26T11:57:00.000-07:002010-03-29T07:51:27.318-07:00Trains and boats and planes or The SLRR Railroad Track at Heterocera Atoll<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/36yNDZC8MKQ&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/36yNDZC8MKQ&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />It was this song performed by Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas (and later by many others including Cilla Black) in about 1963/64 when the Mersey Beat was at its top, which sprung into mind when I made a tour on Second Life Railroad (SLRR) track on the Northern Continent.<br /><br /><div><p align="justify">During every clearing of inventory (we should do this far more often don’t you think?) I came across that nifty little freebie ChibiTrain steamloc which I really could not throw away, so each time I made a mental note to make a test ride with it.<br />Whilst making a casual visit to HoboLand and district I spotted a map of the large railroad tracks in SL and in particular the Main Line of Heterocera Atoll and its Branch Lines build by the Virtual Railway Consortium (VRC) </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453034247257581922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S60RwafT6WI/AAAAAAAAArU/POE0UM8zCr4/s400/rail04.jpg" border="0" />At last having found a good way to make a start, I did not waste more time and rezzed my freebie steamloc at Bhaga Station (Station No. 16 on the map above) and chug-chugged along the whole Main Line which went particularly well through most of the sims (except one place where I crashed and at another place where the funnel of my engine appeared to high for the passengers rail crossing bridge).<br />Arriving at Tuliptree Station (Station No. 1) I took Jer Straaf's ferry back to Bhaga Station. The latter appeared to be a most relaxing and pleasant SL sea trip.<br />Although my preference of SL transport is by airplane or helicopter, I am inclined to say that driving a SL steam engine is exciting and very relaxed. Eventually I purchased a new engine (at a reasonable sum which I just could afford) having a different script than the freebie engine which made quite a bit of difference in its stability.<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453038945406912594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S60WB4dZiFI/AAAAAAAAArs/7Nr0SXcoRC0/s400/rail02.jpg" border="0" />There is of course much, much more to tell about SL railways and its huge community maintaining the tracks. Therefore I only can suggest to obtain a free ChibiTrain personal locomotive at <em>‘Around The Atoll’</em> <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/lunalis/14/83/94/">Lunalis (14, 83, 94) </a>at Station 9 <em><strong>(see a picture of the station above)</strong></em> and discover the SLRR track yourself. Whilst at Lunalis, take a free SL Railroad Landmarks notecard, this provides up to date information and LMs of all the SLRR stations, SL railway tracks and other tips and tricks.<br /><br />You may want to rezz your newly acquired train at Station 16 at Bhaga Terminal, <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/bhaga/103/39/28/">Bhaga (103, 39, 28)</a> or Station 1 <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/tuliptree/151/156/31/">Tuliptree (151, 156, 31)</a> but of course any other station can be choosen (I found out that rezzing a train is not possible at some stations) </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453630944794119042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S68wcyCIC4I/AAAAAAAAAr0/FkTscf9lBX4/s400/rail01.jpg" border="0" />At the <em>SL Railway Consortium (SLRC),</em> <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/tuliptree/137/167/20/">Tuliptree (137, 167, 29</a>) you can fetch an engineers cap from a free SLRC recources kit. Very close to this place at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/tuliptree/75/133/30/">Tuliptree (76, 135, 30) </a>you will find very useful maps on railways (here I found the map depicted above)<br /><br /><p align="justify"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454067016216722402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S7C9DerFu-I/AAAAAAAAAss/EjqzS7b5hdg/s400/rail05.jpg" border="0" />This is the freebie ChibiTrain on its way somewhere along the SLRR track<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453034273728199778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S60Rx9GZfGI/AAAAAAAAArc/TFwVjcb9hu0/s400/rail03.jpg" border="0" /> The steam engine I eventually purchased seen high on the cliffs on the SLRR track<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453034206707753026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S60RuDbeoEI/AAAAAAAAArE/gs4-Z79Bt0o/s400/rail06.jpg" border="0" /> This ferry brings you from Station 1 to Station 16. Embarking point is <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/tuliptree/175/203/22/">Tuliptree (175,203,22) </a>just click on the sign <em>Boat ride to Bhaga Station</em>. Arriving at Busiris Terminal at Urban Ghetto, follow the signpost <em>Bhaga Station 150M North</em> showing the way to the station.<br /></p><p>Have fun and wear a suitable outfit......</p></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-79744068336770674422010-03-21T02:45:00.000-07:002010-03-27T02:43:56.424-07:00Impression of the 6th Anniversary Parade in Nova Albion<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6Xroasj__I/AAAAAAAAAq0/kbzKL6MuyYk/s1600-h/01+6aniv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451022003595378674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6Xroasj__I/AAAAAAAAAq0/kbzKL6MuyYk/s400/01+6aniv.jpg" border="0" /></a> The 6th anniversary of the Nova Albion sim has been celebrated on the 20th of March 2010 with a parade which was visited by numerous avis. Nova Albion was Second Life’s first official city regions to be created on 9th March 2004.</div><div>Due to RL commitments I was not able to watch the full show, so here is just an impression of part of the parade and some of the spectators/organisers<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6Xrnxt7Y7I/AAAAAAAAAqs/jrx0mytmJuA/s1600-h/02+6aniv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451021992595252146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6Xrnxt7Y7I/AAAAAAAAAqs/jrx0mytmJuA/s400/02+6aniv.jpg" border="0" /></a> The start and finish of the parade<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451024142709673794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6Xtk7hJz0I/AAAAAAAAAq8/9VUaeXFhUHw/s400/03+6aniv.jpg" border="0" /> <div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrnBgzwJI/AAAAAAAAAqc/VDsE0nOMd90/s1600-h/04+6aniv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451021979655323794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrnBgzwJI/AAAAAAAAAqc/VDsE0nOMd90/s400/04+6aniv.jpg" border="0" /></a>This wonderful creation of Madcow Cosmos, driven by Lorin Tone was tmho one of the highlights of the parade<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrZJBX7oI/AAAAAAAAAqU/OIUfeIpyQdg/s1600-h/08+6aniv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451021741152792194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 366px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrZJBX7oI/AAAAAAAAAqU/OIUfeIpyQdg/s400/08+6aniv.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrX12XL4I/AAAAAAAAAp0/pLeYfa0LUIk/s1600-h/13+6aniv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451021718826463106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 365px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrX12XL4I/AAAAAAAAAp0/pLeYfa0LUIk/s400/13+6aniv.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pituca FairChang was amoung the spectators<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451021729438958386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S6XrYdYlAzI/AAAAAAAAAqE/ybNf7FHZr1g/s400/10+6aniv.jpg" border="0" />Here I had to leave due to RL and the lag </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-21811166908439229422010-02-22T00:26:00.000-08:002010-02-22T01:53:36.243-08:00Report from the Mechanical Toy Factory Racing Track or another delightful race!<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The Second Great Oldtimer Race: an impression</span><br /></div></strong><div align="left"></div><div align="justify">The recent Second Great Oldtimer Race held on the Mechanical Toy Factory racing track at Solution Island has been a great success and a lot of fun for both drivers and spectators. It must be said that more and more (very experienced) drivers discovered these races. The organisation (by the Mechanical Toy Factory's owners Jenne and Mandy) was, as we have experienced during previous races, excellent and anything went smooth and fast. </div><div align="justify"><br />Here a photo impression of the race....enjoy and probably see you at the next race which might be held in a month or so!<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982016823660162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAURYQDoI/AAAAAAAAAoc/E86AGTRyj_4/s400/Snapshot_001.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">The Mechanical Toy Factory Trophy, waiting to be issued to the fastest racer....<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982024564352018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAUuNxpBI/AAAAAAAAAok/I8qlvq65kos/s400/Snapshot_006.jpg" border="0" />Some of the drivers in their cars at the assembly point<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982028104469522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAU7ZzjBI/AAAAAAAAAos/7Wn_nbiZ3qI/s400/Snapshot_007.jpg" border="0" />To the start!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982032728626466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAVMoSlSI/AAAAAAAAAo0/5yooIompdVE/s400/Snapshot_012.jpg" border="0" />The fist lap, the racers are still close together </p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440998202473290066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JPCZn1mVI/AAAAAAAAAps/fjFp4SPz3gY/s400/Snapshot_015.jpg" border="0" />Near the end of the race...</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982361873040786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAoWybxZI/AAAAAAAAApU/jmiU6wkIh3I/s400/Snapshot_019.jpg" border="0" />The winner of the Second Great Oldtimer Race: Vlk Soyer</p><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982355243864258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAn-F6kMI/AAAAAAAAApE/bRSxgFWAVYU/s400/Snapshot_018.jpg" border="0" /> 2nd place: Steelcobra Calamari (right) 3rd place: Gyuszi Balatron (left). The fastest lap in the race was set by Arta Rosse LAP: 14.687500<br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440982372412674674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S4JAo-DR0nI/AAAAAAAAApc/Hjq1u9KkdOg/s400/Snapshot_024.jpg" border="0" />Gathering of organisers, racers and spectators at the end of the race<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p>I think that I can speak for everyone who was at the race when I thank the organisers Mandy and Jenne for the joyful event! Until next time.</p>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-80545191418953976372010-02-14T12:00:00.000-08:002011-06-24T03:31:59.094-07:00The Second Great Oldtimer Race!<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">THE SECOND GREAT OLDTIMER RACE</span></div><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438194652657362066" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S3hZOUsSJJI/AAAAAAAAAoE/W8-cc8w-PPA/s400/Sec+race.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 397px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />The Second Great Oldtimer race will be held on coming Saturday, the 20th of February 2010 at 1PM. Entry is free, a Roadster racing car is provided for the event and for practice racing. The Oldtimer Race starts at 12pm with qualifying races.<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438222527786426642" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S3hyk3o8oRI/AAAAAAAAAoM/c6iOgYzKVvE/s400/car01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 313px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Sneak preview: a test drive late this evening on one of the deserted and dark Linden Roads with the ~JD~MTF Roadster. My first impression: a temperamental car, but from a good stable and fit for a fast driving experience. Smooth transmission, splendid headlights, good quality spring seats covered with first class leather, hooter a bit too loud for a real gentleman..</div><br />
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Rules<br />
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* Race takes place at the Solution Island racetrack <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SOL%20Solution%20Island/145/115/580">SOL Solution Island (145, 115, 580)<br />
</a>* The entry is free, IM Mandy Marseille or Jenne Dibou with your name and your preferred colour of your car<br />
* Only ~JD~ MTF Roadster can participate!! (This is the car type you are given and you cannot bring your own vehicle to the race.)<br />
* There is a maximum of 12 entries<br />
* ~JD~ MTF provide a free car until the end of the event for you to drive<br />
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Race format (all times are SLT)<br />
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* Practice - all day long until 12 pm, but you must have a valid entry, otherwise it cannot be guarantied that you receive your car in time<br />
* Qualifications are held from 12:00pm-12:30pm<br />
- Races 1-3 (if there are enough participants) 1:00pm-1:30pm<br />
- Race 4 (shootout, for last place in final) 1:35pm-1:45pm<br />
- Final race 2:00pm-2:30pm<br />
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All races are 5 laps long, except for the final which is 10 laps long.<br />
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The winner of the first 3 races (let's call them semi-finals) go straight to the final, while the 3 driver who finished second in Race 1-3 goes to a shootout race. The winner of the shootout too gets into the final.<br />
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We reserve the right to change these rules if there are less than 12 entries or some unforseen event happens.<br />
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Qualifying<br />
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Start order is determined by a 2 lap qualifying. You run 2 laps and the total time is your qualifying time. The fastest is first and can start from the either the outside or the inside. This decision determines the rest of the starting order.<br />
The start is from standing position.<br />
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Other rules<br />
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- Start: when the string/barrier is pulled up, you can start the race.<br />
- Taking shortcuts: your lap will not count.</div><br />
<div align="justify">- Unsportsmanlike behaviour: the organisers reserve the right to disqualify or sanction anyone who intentionally or repeatedly violate the spirit of fair racing.<br />
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- It's a fun race, so you can indeed crash into the wall or into the other by accident, but intentionally crashing into the other to force her/him out of the track/race and securing a win this way is NOT ok.<br />
- Using SL editing tools or any other dirty trick is not allowed either. If your car turns over, it will be reset to normal position after cc. 30 seconds.<br />
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Prizes<br />
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There will be prizes for the top 3 finishers and also a prize for the one who sets the fastest lap in the official race.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439273211033531122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S3wuKrvzsvI/AAAAAAAAAoU/Uamp3jq_PXE/s400/Snapshot_010.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 302px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Are YOU ready to participate to the Second Great Oldtimer Race? Wearing warm clothes and a pair of goggles is strongly adviced.....</div><br />
<div align="justify"><em>Follow this Blog for more information on the big oldtimer race and put the 20th February 1PM SL time in your agenda. You shall not be disappointed if you show up either as a driver or as a spectator...</em></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-17404320510210967432010-01-20T03:38:00.000-08:002010-01-20T04:53:31.295-08:00Another Day at the Races or ‘The First Great Oldtimer Race’<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle<br /></span><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1brjweI8qI/AAAAAAAAAmk/ncfTBw0gf38/s1600-h/00great+race.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428785400380977826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1brjweI8qI/AAAAAAAAAmk/ncfTBw0gf38/s400/00great+race.jpg" border="0" /></a> Last weekend Jenne Dibou and Mandy Marseille, proprietors and content creators of the JD Mechanical Toy Factory organised (again) a very successful and most pleasant race at their now well known ~JD~ MTF racing track at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SOL%20Solution%20Island/145/115/580/">SOL Solution Island/145/115/580/</a>.<br />This time the race was held with Oldtimer cars, for the race being provided (in the colour of the participant’s choice) by the organisers. In order to get the driver accustomed with the controls and handling of this car (which is quite temperamental in its 3rd gear) the participants could do practice laps at the track until 2 hours before the start, until qualification races were held. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786262742165170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsV9BEZrI/AAAAAAAAAms/QQA87brtjI4/s400/01Snapshot_020a.jpg" border="0" />A view through the greasy windows of the repair garage at the JD MTF racing track</div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">The number of participants (the reknown SL champion racer Wildstar Beaumont could not attend due to RL flue) was quite enough to perform a number of races (which were held with three drivers per race, taking three laps).<br /><br />The winners you ask?<br />First place: <strong>Arta Rosse</strong><br />Second Place: <strong>Tyger Freenote<br /></strong>Third place: <strong>Gyuszi Balatron<br /></strong><br />And yours truly’s rank? Don’t ask, I went there for fun, and I really enjoyed the event like I did more than a year ago when Jenne and Mandy organised a Vintage Motorcycle race at the same track. If you like to be informed about future racing events at the ~JD~ MTF track, consider a free membership of the Mechanical Toy Factory group which is located at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SOL%20Solution%20Island/181/23/319/">SOL Solution Island/181/23/319/ </a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">As one snapshot can tell more than 1000 words, I conclude this entry with a number of action photos taken during the event. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786263745336338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsWAwPlBI/AAAAAAAAAm0/QhE4NC5BlzM/s400/02Snapshot_013a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">I drove a yellow coloured vintage car together with my mechanical engineer/co-driver</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786268542271394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsWSn6_6I/AAAAAAAAAm8/M4wRQYkpYB8/s400/03Snapshot_018a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>Inspection of the engine prior the race. No turbo engine I am afraid...but it has the advantage of three hand operated gears</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786282013942530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsXEz0YwI/AAAAAAAAAnE/XvUc-NuWGS4/s400/04Snapshot_027a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">The first race: due to space limitations the races were organised in batches of three drivers</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786291734579442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsXpBZiPI/AAAAAAAAAnM/HJakTx17rfQ/s400/05Snapshot_007a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">The organisers and racing directors: Mandy and Jenne sitting comfy at the bridge</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786552545724258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsm0nnx2I/AAAAAAAAAnc/Pi9rxpxoLss/s400/07Snapshot_010a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Accident at the second lap: turnover of one of the participant's vehicle</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786556672137026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsnD_b10I/AAAAAAAAAnk/2ZVV2d-usE4/s400/08Snapshot_011a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>...another view of the accident. This may happen if you drive too fast whilst making a sharp turn</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786548257149554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsmkpJUnI/AAAAAAAAAnU/xJ_phLCLA10/s400/06Snapshot_028a.jpg" border="0" />Impression of the 4th race, third lap. I was already kicked out of the race at that time</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786563599386658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsndzBSCI/AAAAAAAAAns/TkQ6aT9SgUU/s400/09Snapshot_031a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong>The winners of The First Great Oldtimer Race!</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428786570528485778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/S1bsn3nC8ZI/AAAAAAAAAn0/wDnQCpxTRME/s400/10Snapshot_032a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Group photograph of all participants and spectators of The First Great Oldtimer Race</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div>Thank you VERY much for organising this event Jenne and Mandy. I guess that we all look forward to the next race!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-66509733491831183382009-12-15T07:44:00.000-08:002009-12-15T07:55:24.352-08:00The one who loves Xmas in SL - Xmas greetings from Yolanda Hirvi<div><em>by Yolanda Hirvi</em></div><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>Yeah it is me...the one who had once had a dream about huge store filled with antiques. I am still here even though inworld store Metaversal Arts is closed and gone. I have my Oblonski stores alive in Caledon South End and Babbage Square. I do still build..more than ever actually. I work in SL helping Finnish education to build enviroments for virtual learning. It is very interesting task and has teached me a lot. </em></div><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>I am not a big fan of Xmas in RL. But for some odd reason I just love it in SL. And this is my third christmas in SL!</em></div><br /><div><em>I wish you all the best holidays ever both in SL and RL. </em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yYd0siK-6Cg/SyexG7lhkOI/AAAAAAAAAds/AbX57TcmU08/s1600-h/xmas+card+copy.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 316px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 445px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415491809568723170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yYd0siK-6Cg/SyexG7lhkOI/AAAAAAAAAds/AbX57TcmU08/s320/xmas+card+copy.png" /></a></em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-53802220156481065182009-11-20T06:11:00.001-08:002009-12-09T00:12:29.021-08:00Talented creators of SL (12) The Princess and the Pea and ‘Twas’ by Toxic Menges<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br />Machinima taken in SL are in many cases rather boring and often I click them away long before they have even ended. But once in a while one come across a pearl of creativity and labour of love. This was definitely the case when I saw (in awe) Toxic Menges interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea' (watched on a big screen in <a href="http://www.slurl.com/secondlife/ukanipo/27/133/30/">Ukanipo, 27, 133, 30</a>)<br />Apart from very well taken shots, I was particularly impressed by the clear and fine articulated narration of the tale, plus of course the well performed background music. Well done Toxic!<br /></div><br /><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406289318272678690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Swb_fcChuyI/AAAAAAAAAl8/Gb_qCbVO5YY/s400/Snapshot_015aa.jpg" border="0" />Fortunately for us we do not have to log in to Second Life to watch the Machinima (although it IS much more fun :-)) but we can simply view it on YouTube as shown below!<br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mqRUPjfr7aI&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mqRUPjfr7aI&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></p><br /><p align="justify">I could not resist in sending Toxic an IM in which I expressed my very favourite commentary, along with a few questions AND if she agreed that I linked the machinima to the Metaversal Arts Blog.<br /><em>LL: Are you a creative person in rl and is your daily life or occupation related with media?</em><br />Toxic: Machinima and photography in SL are my only real creative outlets, I don't even own a camera (still or otherwise) in RL. My job is in the media, I work for a website as a community manager.<br /><em>LL: Your voice is well articulated and clear, have you done reading for an audience previously?<br /></em>Toxic: Not really, although I did a narration for a previous machinima (Mother Nature's Nightmares), I think it's something I need to work on, and become a little more animated.<br /><em>LL: Do you have any well formulated plans for SL and can we expect more of your machinima in the future?<br /></em>Toxic: I want to continue enjoying my time in SL, I love making machinima, and it has pushed me to learn a skillset I would never had had the chance to explore otherwise. I enjoy making films for people to enjoy - mostly I am a little selfish, and make them for myself and if others enjoy them that's good. I have to wait to see what arrives in my brain for my next machinima, there is something slowly forming, but it's not something I can force to arrive - but it may well be a take on another well known fairy tale :) </p><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406289702736718770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Swb_10R5a7I/AAAAAAAAAmc/v7gr_w3rmGc/s400/Snapshot_024a.jpg" border="0" />Toxic revealed that she owned the sim (partly rented) <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/twas/197/97/29/">Twas 197, 97, 29</a> which was recently rebuilt and she thought that I might be interested in explore this. I got the advice to take an umbrella as the place is affected by rain and thunderstorms at times.<br />It was only the next day that I had time to go to 'Twas' but I was not disappointed in what I came across: a wonderful wood (yes, I DID needed my wellingtons and macintosh there, haha), lakes, waterfall, a cave with rare mushrooms, an old castle with a library in the top room, and literally on top of this two floating islands. This rather surrealistic touch reminded me a bit to famour sl creator AM Radio and rl Salvador Dali.... As a few images can tell so much more than a million words, I took the opportunity to take a few representative snapshots which I gladly have reproduced here. Oh yes, put your world environment setting to 'region default' for an optimal 'experience' :-)</p><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406289693266444674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Swb_1RAAgYI/AAAAAAAAAmU/EBLABSUGR1E/s400/Snapshot_21a.jpg" border="0" />A view of the main entrance of the old castle with the wishing well in the foreground</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406289690367349042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Swb_1GMz0TI/AAAAAAAAAmM/So2DoltVEDg/s400/Snapshot_020a.jpg" border="0" />Midnight in Twas. The rain has stopped and a bleak moon is projecting its rays on the largest floating island and the castle</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406289685135487170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Swb_0ytb8MI/AAAAAAAAAmE/YLQVPboBZd4/s400/Snapshot_017a.jpg" border="0" />The floating islands are located just above the low hanging clouds. Mooring cables being anchored in the rocks below prevents them to drift away<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this all with us Toxic! :-)Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-92215067441424833902009-11-01T04:03:00.000-08:002009-11-01T04:46:08.813-08:00Halloween 2009 or a party in Edufinland<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399113787675203378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su2BYlhLVzI/AAAAAAAAAk0/xCqWEBG-nBw/s320/kummitustanssitposter4.jpg" border="0" />Invited to attend a Halloween party at the EduFinland sim I hasitated to attend as I really did not know what to expect. That attitude changed drastically when at the arrival I was overwhelmed by the number of party-guests, the music and above all the creation of the venue<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105260071891090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su15oNuHMJI/AAAAAAAAAjs/pjEHyUhnq_Y/s400/Snapshot_010a.jpg" border="0" />The Halloween party venue was a huge converted pumpkin, tastfully decorated with attributes I never had seen before<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105480250357410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su151B8v9qI/AAAAAAAAAkc/xh_46cD24x0/s400/Snapshot_054a.jpg" border="0" />A sneak view through one of the openings of the pumpkin..note the massive swarm of nasty bats<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105483944808306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su151Ptkz3I/AAAAAAAAAkU/cSjn1lLAz8k/s400/Snapshot_050a.jpg" border="0" />At my arrival the party was already in full swing, the place was well filled. Anyone had done their best to wear an appropriate outfit<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105263144008530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 326px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su15oZKj-1I/AAAAAAAAAj0/49LXD6oCcGw/s400/Snapshot_028a.jpg" border="0" />Yolanda Hirvi as greeter and DJ spinning good music (yes, even numbers from my beloved Queen)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105274277948338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su15pCpGa7I/AAAAAAAAAkM/8ysNxVSW-9Y/s400/Snapshot_046a.jpg" border="0" />A selection of snaphots taken of the wonderfully dressed guests attending the Halloween party<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105484029206946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su151QBsoaI/AAAAAAAAAkk/cAGf6F3shcc/s400/Snapshot_055a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105267967708562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su15orInzZI/AAAAAAAAAj8/LpHwRIHna5Q/s400/Snapshot_038a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105271516534562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su15o4WulyI/AAAAAAAAAkE/G66-43ZDNaA/s400/Snapshot_042a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399105488540775906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su151g1VteI/AAAAAAAAAks/Y85XCaAUsrA/s400/Snapshot_068a.jpg" border="0" />Polonaise at the end of the well organised and most pleasant party. A big thank you to the organisers.<br /><div></div><div></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-83346142411416021922009-11-01T02:02:00.000-08:002009-11-01T02:33:41.066-08:00The Haunted House<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br />The creations and buildings of Yolanda Hirvi are as usual wonderful and well developed, but this time she surpassed herself with the Haunted House, situated in the Finland Edu cluster of Sims<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edufinland%20IV%20/94%20/37%20/471/">Edufinland IV (94, 37, 471)</a><br />No description this time, I want you to find out yourself if you dare……beware it IS rather dark!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399074319238516402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su1dfOIlTrI/AAAAAAAAAjM/Fzj9g9ANDTs/s400/Snapshot_003a_2.jpg" border="0" />Side view of the Haunted House. Just visible is the ubiquitous house ghost. No, she does not bite, just ignore her...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399074330217533314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su1df3CLz4I/AAAAAAAAAjc/DUq7bhCP-10/s400/Snapshot_009a.jpg" border="0" />Miauw, the Haunted House stray cat is watching any movement at the front door...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399074336504008274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su1dgOc_zlI/AAAAAAAAAjk/8-OEpr4KTLY/s400/Snapshot_015a.jpg" border="0" />Ohhh dear, what has happened in the kitchen....., there is blood everywhere...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399074321135184642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Su1dfVMyKwI/AAAAAAAAAjU/CabBUZPsQUc/s400/Snapshot_003a_3.jpg" border="0" />Beware when entering the hall, a pile of skuls may fall upon you!Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388392666778528177.post-73346201349596864012009-09-24T08:13:00.000-07:002009-09-24T11:33:10.008-07:00Talented creators of SL (11): Ainee Kohime’s Sagrada Familia Cathedral and ‘The Chocolate Ghost’<span style="font-size:85%;">By Lord Lisle</span><br /><br /><div align="justify">You may well ask: '..what has a Spanish cathedral to do with a ghost?''..... Well, read on dear follower of the Metaversal Blog and discover the remarkable talents of Ainee.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">Travelling through Barcelona during a business trip several years ago, I was alerted to Gaudi’s amazing Sagrada Familia Cathedral, the vast spires of which dominate the city. Unfortunately I had not the time to have a closer look at the place, and never had the chance to come back. </div><br /><div align="justify">Whilst taking snapshots of Trasgo Beaumont in his sculpting workshop some time ago (see one of my previous entries in this Blog) I noticed familiar looking buildings in the background. Having a closer look after the snapshot session I discovered to my astonishment an accurate Second Life recreation of the Sagrada Familia Cathedral. (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/hermetic%20palaces/79/94/42/">Hermetic Palaces/79/94/42</a>)</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385054228145051314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruOSgzNFrI/AAAAAAAAAi4/QXn99JYT3bc/s400/tn_1.jpg" border="0" />Gaudi’s cathedral as seen from a distance with a Casa Gaudi Villa and Gaudi’s Tower of Romance in the foreground. The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (official Catalan name: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; "Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family"), often simply called the Sagrada Família, is a massive, privately-funded Roman Catholic church that has been under construction in Barcelona, since 1882 and is not expected to be completed until at least 2026.</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">It did not took me long to find Ainee Kohime, the owner of the sim and creator of the cathedral. She guided me through the huge place and revealed interesting details such as Gaudi's Tomb in the Crypt, the Library, the Ballroom, the Park Guell dragons, and the seating inside the spires. Apart from this masterpiece, she has created numerous Gaudi inspired buildings, but also amazing thatched cottages and baroque villas, low-prim pavilions and palaces. Her most recent works in SL are a recreation of the Versailles Opera House, and of the Petit Trianon, on display in her island with many other treasures.</div><br /><br /><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385054144986122002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruONrAkhxI/AAAAAAAAAiw/-FhjRdXOuUE/s400/tn_2.jpg" border="0" />The Cathedral as seen from the South-East ((Nativity Façade) entrance<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385054138104298946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruONRX0PcI/AAAAAAAAAio/AN3bHgcUVKI/s400/tn_3.jpg" border="0" />The majestic North (the Passion façade) entrance<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385054133555165746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruONAbN-jI/AAAAAAAAAig/mSw08T-9vAI/s400/tn_4.jpg" border="0" />The North-West (Glory façade) entrance, showing 8 of the 12 spires<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385054127564254562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 337px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruOMqG37WI/AAAAAAAAAiY/kgCCeKLFeGA/s400/tn_5.jpg" border="0" />A view from the West at roof level.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385076379417653074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/Sruib4uJL1I/AAAAAAAAAjA/91hDzaCE96o/s400/tn_6.jpg" border="0" />Another view from the West, the arrow pointing to the completely dwarfed out Avi of yours truly, having found a splendid position for taking snapshots. This shot indicate the huge size of the Cathedral.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385053737880044290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN1-a6wwI/AAAAAAAAAiI/tZb6zLtzSs8/s400/tn_7.jpg" border="0" />Inside the Cathedral, just look at the amazing details of the columns and vaulting<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN1YM1s_I/AAAAAAAAAiA/45XIWgAiPhE/s1600-h/tn_8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385053727620445170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN1YM1s_I/AAAAAAAAAiA/45XIWgAiPhE/s400/tn_8.jpg" border="0" /></a> View of the lower levels of the Cathedral<br /><br />After exploring Ainee’s replica of the Sagrada Familia in Second Life, I have a slight feeling that when I eventually see the original place in RL I *might* be a bit disappointed: in SL I do not have the endure the constant excessive traffic noise, the building activities, building cranes blocking the view, and the inaccessibility of many of the locations, as I can travel freely around the spires in the balloon provided by Ainee. How amazing this Second Life can be… </p><p align="justify">Ainee laughs in agreement, and recalls how when she visited this cathedral, a winding trail of tourists wandered through the construction site. She stepped back suddenly to admire the vaulting, and a workman’s helmet fell 300 metres from the spire, smashing onto the exact spot where she had just been standing (fortunately, the workman was not inside it)! She declares that she must have been pushed by an Angel.<br />“As I was working in SL on the cathedral,” explains Ainee, “for three months I dreamed of it every night. As the drawings and plans were destroyed in the Spanish Civil war, it is very hard to discover what Gaudi’s intentions for the unfinished sections were. One useful drawing was found in his pocket after he was killed by a tram. But in my dreams, Gaudi seemed to show me what his vision of the completed structure would be: I finished one section as I thought he would have done it. To my astonishment, a few days later a new tourist photo of that section, completed that week, appeared on the web – and it was exactly as I had designed it! I felt I was communing with Gaudi’s spirit. Gaudi would have loved the medium of SL, and have spent his time torturing prims and twisting toruses… I especially enjoyed recreating in prims the new sculpture which has recently been added to the porticos, simple and graceful after Gaudi’s sketchy outlines. My favourite section? It must be the Tortoise which supports the door pillar in the Annunciation façade.”<br />Ainee acknowledges her sources: “Without Ariel Erlanger’s wonderful sculpted vaulting, and the very adaptable ‘Vengeance’ megaprims, this design would have been impossible, so I am a convert to the wonders of the megaprim in SL. The vast fountains by Klyks Klees were just as Gaudi had intended, but I bet there is not enough water in a Barcelona summer to power them in Real Life!”<br />Ainee adds that she is indebted to her Patron Mintz Tomorrow for his support and encouragement: “He is my dream client: he said I could use 3000 prims and the spire tips had to reach the clouds: other than that, he left me alone to work on the Cathedral! After almost two years of specialising in low-prim Architecture and Antique furnishings, this was a fabulously indulgent treat to make! I shall sadly have to demolish the Cathedral on my island soon, to make room for my next project, but Mintz has vowed to preserve his copy as an SL Masterpiece!” </p><p align="justify">-Ainee’s island is <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/hermetic%20palaces/118/119/26/">Hermetic Palaces/118/119/26</a> and </p><p align="justify">- Mintz’s Sagrada Familia is <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/meloloona/231/101/22">Meloloona/321/101/22</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Chocolate Ghost</span></p><p align="justify">Ainee is gifted writer in Real Life and writes as 'Julia Hawkes-Moore'; her novel 'Dancing in Circles' (Honno) can be ordered from Amazon. Her story ‘The Chocolate Ghost’ has been published (and translated into Czech) in several RL books and anthologies. </p><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385053708568238050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN0ROcF-I/AAAAAAAAAho/dO4BscIKnu8/s400/tn_FRONT.jpg" border="0" />At the time of writing ‘The Chocolate Ghost’ has been transcripted into a SL THiNC Press book. The book can be read (yes, even a complementary copy can be taken if you wish) in the real Chocolate Ghost shop created in Second Life <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/hermetic%20palaces/21/215/25/">(Hermetic Palaces/21/215/25)</a> </p><p align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN03R5QbI/AAAAAAAAAh4/_eqDx_RIA7U/s1600-h/tn_Shop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385053718783279538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN03R5QbI/AAAAAAAAAh4/_eqDx_RIA7U/s400/tn_Shop.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Second Life Chocolate Ghost shop <em><span style="font-size:85%;">….The chocolate girls decided that they should buy a shop. They had very little money, so they had to hunt around the market town of Saffron Walden for a long time before they found somewhere cheap and pretty enough to suit their purpose. In a narrow cobbled street just off the market square they found a tall, narrow house squeezed in between two strict Georgian red-brick ones. It was all tottery with carved oak beams, and glittering diamondy window-panes….<br /></span></em><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN0jBkaZI/AAAAAAAAAhw/2C4vBV-YSFU/s1600-h/tn_Shop+inside+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385053713346095506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN0jBkaZI/AAAAAAAAAhw/2C4vBV-YSFU/s400/tn_Shop+inside+9.jpg" border="0" /></a> Inside the Second Life Chocolate Ghost shop <em><span style="font-size:85%;">….the mysteries of jujubes, lozenges, liquorice laces and aniseed balls were there to be explored. Tigernuts, Spanish tobacco, bulls' eyes and sherbet suckers were bought by the pound, whilst jamboree bags and all their hidden surprises proved so popular….<br /></span></em></p><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JOLJOyvXoxw/SruN0ROcF-I/AAAAAAAAAho/dO4BscIKnu8/s1600-h/tn_FRONT.jpg"></a></div>Lord Lislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593237547615272427noreply@blogger.com1