This week: a tournament of sorcery, live drum n' bass, two business-in-SL seminars, and a walk through fields of hallucinogenic mushrooms. (Or so it's claimed.) Details after the break. (And remember, you can submit event suggestions for next week by following these guidelines.)
Update, 1:15PM: I'm speaking Thursday AM at the SDForum, along with a bunch of virtual world luminaries including Philip Linden and Joi Ito, and video of the event will be simulcast into Second Life. Check Thu. listing.
All times in SLT/PST...
Wednesday, May 3
4:30PM - 6:00PM: Wizardry Tournament: Keiki Lemieux hosts a double-elimination tournament at the new Wizardry Arena in Baker, with L$400 for the winner, L$200 for the runner-up, in a two-person magic dueling game using a special heads-up display.
9:00PM - 12:00AM: MAGIC MUSHROOM Picking: "All the fun of mushroom picking and eating is to be had here on the Cornish moorland," host Tlaine Hamsun announces, followed by a warning, a disclaimer-- and a promise: "Liberty Caps are poisonous and produce hullucinations. WE DO NOT CONDONE THE MISUSE OF ANY NATURAL PRODUCTS. Happy Trippin'!! (mouseview is best). Explore the sim and you will be rewarded!!!" [Editor's note: I tried the mushrooms, oh yes I did, and either I ate them wrong, or just couldn't take that trip. - HL]
Thursday, May 4
9:00AM-5:00PM: SDForum: The Rules of Engagement Simulcast. Presented by the Electric Sheep Company, featuring SL Residents Philip Linden, Joi Ito, Reuben Tapioca, SNOOPYbrown Zamboni, Torrone Trumbo, Hank Hoodoo, and modesty forbids. With CNET'S Daniel Terdiman, Net doyenne danah boyd, Will Harvey, and a host of other heavy hitters. DForum details here, website here.
Friday, May 5
8:00PM - 9:00PM: Jungle/Drum n Bass @ VooDoo Lounge LIVE with Shawn Marx: "SL was down last week, so let's try this again. Shawn Marx will be dropping an all original jungle/drum n' bass set! That's right, every song played will be one produced by Shawn, and they will be seamlessly mixed for you live! Check it out!"
Saturday, May 6
5:00PM - 6:00PM: How to Start and Run a Business in Second Life. Rain Noonan hosts Metaverse Messenger publisher Katt Kongo in this seminar on the roof at Alliance Second Life Library 2.0.
Sunday, May 7
5:30PM - 6:30PM: Field Sales Training. Navalia Akula presents a training class on Field Sales in Second Life.
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