Rik Riel's weekly round-up of upcoming SL events...
There are a lot of folks who know their way around basic building in Second Life. But if you want to create the coolest interactive stuff in SL, you will need to learn about scripting, using the Linden Scripting Language (LSL). Starting on Friday, January 25 at 11AM, there will be a three-day Scripting 101 course taking place at Xfuzz Academy (click here to teleport.) This free crash course in scripting should get you well along the way towards creating objects that rotate, change color and communicate.
Last night I ran into one of the instructors at Xfuzz Academy, Ms. Jayda Drake, who explained to me that the new school was designed to be analagous to a real school. They plan to hold regular courses in a semester system, give out degrees, hold a graduation ceremony, even throw a prom! She said that students will be encouraged to roleplay as a "jock, cheerleader, goth, or geek." So if you have been meaning to relive your high school days, perhaps in a different clique this time around, here is your chance.
Also Coming Up This Week: sculpted skulls and ballerinas on display, intellectual property law, a caring community for cancer survivors, a weekend geek out, deutscher machinima made easy, helping friends in crisis, and MacArthur talks about civil liberties in the metaverse. All that cool stuff and more, after the jump...
(All listings in SLT, i.e. Pacific Standard Time)
The Rezzable Collectors' Gallery features the incredible sculptures of Light Waves. From aliens to ballerinas to legos, you'll find a lot of delightful pieces in this inventive gallery space. At Rezzable Collectors Gallery (click here to teleport.)
Thursday, January 24
4PM - Cancer Survivors Group
Erb Enoch
will lead a session on his experience as a male breast cancer patient.
If you have just been diagnosed with cancer or are going through
treatment at the moment, or have completed your treatment and want to
share your experiences with others, come along to our Cancer Survivors
Support Group sessions. At American Cancer Society (Click here to teleport.)
6PM - Talk on Intellectual Property and Virtual Worlds
Jimbo Hoyer talks with Sean Kane, an experienced
Intellectual Property lawyer who has been studying and concentrating on
virtual worlds. More info at http://www.inworldstudios.com/vs . At Inworld Studios (Click here to teleport.)
Jazz performer EvaMoon Ember performs her funny, original songs that skewer romance, sex, high tech and pop culture. At Isle of Genesis
(Click here to teleport.)
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Friday, January 25
Orange Island hosts a series of lectures,
discussions, and workshops on tech and development-oriented topics. Sessions range from expert-led discussions to hands-on workshops
where participants will learn and apply a skill or technique. Topics
include the future of virtual world scalability, secure LSL
communication, peer to peer virtual worlds, and libsl bots. At Orange I (click here to teleport.)
5PM - Create an Animated Valentine
Sabina Perry teaches you how to make a card for that special avatar this Valentine's Day. Beginner builders will learn how to create an animated envelope with a card that pops out.
At Technical User Interfacing (click here to teleport.)
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Saturday, January 26
8-10AM - World Social Forum Festival
The World Social Forum is an annual gathering of leftist organizations and activists from around the world, taking place this year in Mexico starting on Saturday. At Commonwealth Island (Click here to teleport) there will be protests, poetry, live music and other festivities for those that can make it to the Forum.
12PM - Deutscher Kurs Machinima / German Machinima Class
Die
Erstellung eines Films mit Hilfe von SL ist gar nicht so schwierig.
Hier bekommt ihr die wichtigsten Grundlagen vermittelt. (Rough
Translation: Making films is usually quite expensive. But using Second
Life, creating a film is not difficult. This course will cover all the
basics of machinima creation.) At Rockcliffe I (Click here to teleport.)
(Click here to teleport.)
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Sunday, January 27
2PM - Crisis Intervention in SL
An interactive workshop for non-professionals who want to learn
techniques for helping others in crisis, featuring professionals from
the mental health field as well as SL residents who provide peer
support and resources in-world. In the auditorium on Wellness Island (Click here to teleport.)
Rock and soul musician Dann Numbers performs at Zurich Hillside (Click here to teleport.)
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Monday, January 28
The USC Institute for Network Culture and Global Kids present the second event in a series of discussions on philanthropy in virtual worlds entitled “Considering Civil Liberties." Featured speakers include Jonathan F. Fanton, President of the MacArthur Foundation, Robin Linden, Senior Vice President of Linden Lab, and Jack Balkin, professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. At Ihla de Intercambio (Click here to teleport.) (Full disclosure: I am an employee of Global Kids.)
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SUBMITTING EVENTS FOR COVERAGE IN NWN
New World Notes often highlights events for the upcoming week. If you'd like an event to be considered, send the description and event link to Rik Riel via IM or e-mail him at [email protected].
Main guidelines:
- Events for the coming week must be received by Monday Noon SLT.
- Events posted in SL's official listing board greatly preferred.
- Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
- Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are usually not appropriate to NWN Events. Instead, consider advertising your event on New World Notes.
- Bonus consideration given to game-related or machinima events, and for events with "I've never seen that in SL before" value.
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