The Second Life Great Expedition

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Obeloinkment Wrigglesworth

Obeloinkment Wrigglesworth is one of the many performers daily in Second Life. To hear some of the live music you generally need to join groups that will give you invites. Its hard to go from a welcome area to find concerts in my opinion. If you folow this slurl the people who run the space offer you the opportunity to join their group.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/223/251/40

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A notecard I got looking for subjects in a VR study

As the numbers of people across the globe that are logging in to virtual worlds or going online for a multitude of reasons continue to increase, it is also increasingly important to understand how new digital media technologies can actually create, strengthen or weaken our ties to others from a personal, local and global perspective. To that end, University of Florida doctoral student Tredi Felisimo is using the virtual world Second Life to better understand these ties. Her research is focused on relationships (of all sorts) experienced in this virtual world.

Tredi is in search of willing participants for her research. As a participant, you will be asked to take part in a private interview. The interview will be conducted completely in private chat in a private location in Second Life and shouldn't take more than an hour. The text will be logged for analysis. The interview will cover a broad range of topics regarding your experience in Second Life. There are no right or wrong answers; simply your interpretation of your own personal experiences. Your avatar identity will be kept confidential as your information will be assigned a code number. No one including Tredi will ask for your RL identity.

If you are so inclined to be part of this research, please contact Tredi Felisimo by sending her a notecard (as IMs get capped) or via email at Tredi08ATSINGOESHEREgmailDOTSINGOESHEREcom to schedule an interview.

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

So how does it work

People sometimes ask how I can blog so fast. Where here is the answer: Google. I have a Google blog, which means that with Windows machines I can blog from Picasa. I can take a screen capture and Picasa saves that in to a folder. I can then directly blog the event. This means I can usually share my blogs of events with the people present. When things get more active in Second Life I would imagine providing the people at the event the ability to edit my posts and ad pictures of their own.

But first people have to start to show some interest in Second Life, which seems to be a bit weak right now.

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Some of the movers and shakers of the Steampunk Second Life tribe

CocoaJava Cafe, and the music is good.

Some of the movers and shakers of the Steampunk Second Life tribe. Steampunk is one of the most creative cultural tribes forming in Second Life. Steampunkers also "mix" with people with other identities. Some people in to Gor or other kinds of identity will only mix with their own.

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NIJOLE-RolePlayer's Central

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nijole/171/222/191
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Skywalk towers

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nijole/171/103/130
AAA-NIJOLE-RolePlayer's Central-NOW OPEN FREE MATURE AREA

Continuing the tour of Hight 8B I come to a challenge that offers 100 lindens for anyone who can walk between the two towers. I will let you know how I do.

Rober1236 Jua the Cyber Trekker of Second Life

Monday, 9 November 2009

Exploring Highway 8B

Columbourne

A house along Highway 8B. 8B is a public works development from Linden Labs which, much like the NRA in the Depression, is trying to jump start a sometimes pathetic Second Life economy with "public works" like this series of highways across Corsica.

Rober1236 Jua the Cyber Trekker of Second Life