Charlanna
Beresford’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events…
Are you curious about the possibilities for Second Life’s user interface? Enhancing Your View is a special Metanomics event this week on Tuesday, August 12 at 2 PM on the Second Life viewer. During this broadcast, Dusan Writer will reveal the winners of his L$800,000 contest to design a better user interface. Adam Frisby will discuss his exploration of the viewer possibilities associated with OpenSim, including XBAP, one possible method for creating a viewer that meshes seamlessly with your browser. After this show, you may never want to look at Second Life the same way again! Residents may participate in the live broadcast at one of the Metanomics sites in-world (SLurls are available here) or through Chatbridge technology which allows people to participate by voice while outside of Second Life.
(All times in SLT, "Second Life
Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
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Thursday, August 7
2 PM - Exhibit
Opening: Spirit of Scotland
Rannoch Later is a self-taught artist whose work is
inspired by his home in the Highlands of Scotland. Most of the works on display were done in RL on recycled
domestic furniture with tins of spray paint, and some Ink. In Portucalis (click here to teleport).
5 PM –
Book Discussion: By the Light of the Moon
Ready to discuss some light summer reading? Come and talk about By
the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz. In Atlas (click here to teleport).
6 PM – Grace McDunnough
at Shengri La Love
Come hear Grace in a lovely setting. In Shengri La Love (click here to
teleport).
7 PM - SL
Photography Disscusion
Come meet Master Second Life photographer Lem Skall who will talk about his work and answer your
questions. This is the first night of
The Photo Institute's August Speakers Series. In Vehicle (click here to teleport).
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Friday, August 8
Come to this NCI class to learn how to create and upload custom
animations for Second Life using free 3D animation software - Avimator or
QAvimator. In order to get the most out
of this class, please download and install one of the programs prior to the
start of the class: Avimator (click for Avimator)or
QAvimator (click for QAvimator). In
Fishermans Cove (click
here to teleport).
Come to the grand opening of the Second Life Music Hall
of Fame. This unique spot showcases over
200 live musicians and 100 live music venues in Second Life and will hold an “Artist
of the Month” contest each month. The grand
opening event is 33 hours of live music with all proceeds going to support Make
A Wish Australia, a charity granting
wishes to children with life threatening illnesses. In Seerial (click here to teleport).
four
Yip is painting portraits of avatars that have got to be seen to be
believed. In Recursion (click here to teleport).
7:30 PM - Politics
are Us Forum
Come join this lively discussion every Friday about the
current events in the World. Debate
topics such as the Iraq War, alternative energy, oil prices, food costs &
the US election. All views are welcome
and good debate comes from varied opinions. In Schism (click
here to teleport).
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Saturday, August 9
Come to this auction to benefit Great Strides, an RL nonprofit whose
mission is to promote emotional healing and growth in partnership with horses. A wide
range of items are up for auction ranging from a yacht, a tour of the Elven lands, horses, artwork,
jewelry, buildings and more. In Pantheon
(click here to teleport).
11:30 AM – TCH
Dive Trip
Interested in learning about the joys of SL and RL SCUBA? This dive boat leaves from the TCH Yacht Club
docks explores a different dive site every Saturday morning. In Bonaire (click here to teleport).
This gallery focuses on RL art and artists new to SL; none
of the work exhibited has ever been seen in SL before and none of the artists
were Residents in SL prior to being contacted by the gallery owner (with one
exception). The gallery’s intention is
to bring in new talent, to build and enhance the SL artistic community, while
at the same time exposing the artists to creative avenues previously unknown to
them. In Petropolis (click here to teleport).
Catherine Asaro
is the guest at Sophrosyne’s Saturday Salon. Catherine is an astrophysicist, ballerina and award-winning author. Catherine’s work intertwines hard science with
credible, mature romance for a unique blend of psychological and scientific
sophistication. In Extropia Core (click here to
teleport).
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Sunday, August 10
10 AM - Shelter/Homeless
Pets Exhibit Opening
Come to the ppening of Shelter and Homeless Pets Exhibit
at Rainbow Gardens Pet Memorial Center. Alexia Aero of Pawprints Animal Shelter
will be guest speaker. Attendees may
share stories about the special shelter and homeless pets in their own lives.
In Cybrary City II (click here to
teleport).
Come to this hands-on workshop about Skid, a software for special kids
written in Ruby on Rails. It consists of a large number of tiny modules which
can be imaginatively combined. Each new module is about 50 lines of Ruby code,
and a couple of lines of html. In this
weekly workshop, participants will develop new modules which will actually be
added to the Skid website. Prerequisites:
some knowledge of programming, willingness to learn Ruby with only a little
help. In Boudoir Isle (click here to
teleport).
Ballet Pixelle presents Shuzenji, a ballet set in 1700s Japan. Shuzenji
tells the story of two lovers, Sakura and Tokai, who are separated from
each other when Tokai is murdered at the shrine of Shuzenji by jealous Oirans,
or courtesans. However, the faithful Sakura continues to search for Tokai at
the shrine, and because of her enduring love, Tokai's spirit is freed. What
happens next? A tale of love, commitment, and loss set in adventure, fighting,
magic, and mystery. In IBM 10 (click here to teleport).
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Monday, August 11
This class by the Academy Of Second Learning will help
residents learn more about the two maps provided in Second Life. This
is a basic class designed for new residents and beginners with very little
knowledge of Second Life, though even more experienced residents may be
surprised how useful the maps can be. In
Eson (click here to
teleport).
11 AM – Psymonday
at OM
Come for a full day of a live mix of psychedelic music as
part of the Om Festival. In Omkara (click here to teleport).
12 PM –
Metanomics: Language Lab
This is an opportunity to learn about how Language Lab teaches foreign languages in
Second Life. Language Lab’s Managing
Director Edgeware Marker (David Kaskel in RL) discusses their novel curriculum
uses a staff of instructors and actor to immerse people in a foreign land,
where they must use the native tongue in homes, restaurants, dance halls, job
interviews and even airports. Residents
may participate in the live broadcast at one of the Metanomics sites in-world (SLurls are available here).
11 PM – Where
To Surf
Come get this guide to surfing locations in SL at Sparkle
Active Wear. In Girotte (click here to teleport)
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Tuesday, August 12
In an infamous experiment, Stanley Milgram showed how
ordinary people would torture a fellow human being if they were sure a higher
authority took responsibility. What does this tell us about evils like the
Holocaust? In Support For Healing (click here to
teleport).
image by Rik Riel
6 PM – Keiko
Takamura Live at Silence
Keiko Takamura
plays acoustic guitar and sings a mix of Indie/Alternative of covers and
originals. In Bay City Moloch (click here
to teleport).
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Wednesday, August
13
6 PM –
Primtionary
This game is the SL version of Pictionary. Rather
than drawing a sketch of something, participants build it with prims. A willing
builder will be given a word to build and everyone else has to guess what it
is. The person who guesses correctly gets to go next and wins 25L$. In Asim
Zahra (click here
to teleport).
9 PM – Exploring
Philosophy
Do you have a hard time understanding logical thought? Do
you believe something strongly, but not know how to explain why you believe as
you do? Or are you just interested in exploring philosophy? In Avgi (click here to teleport).
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The Wild Card!
Looking for fun and adventure? The Wild Card!
highlights just the day, time and a SLurl for an event. The Wild Card!
may be anything, but I’ll try to pick something that promises to fun, lively,
or fun engaging.
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Join Lanna’s group
on Eventful.com to stay up to date on what's happening in SL-- info on
submitting event notices below.
SUBMITTING EVENTS FOR COVERAGE IN New World Notes
Every Thursday morning, NWN highlights events for the upcoming weekend into next Wednesday. If you'd like an event to be considered, send the description and event link to Charlanna Beresford via IM or e-mail her at [email protected]. You can also contact Lanna through her Facebook profile, where she's listed as "Charlanna Beresford".
Main guidelines:
1 - Events for the coming week must be received by
Tuesday Noon SLT.
2 - Include all the relevant info-- day, time, and especially the SLURL to the event location.
3 - Please send related graphics such as screenshots or photo of the event site, if available.
4 - Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
5 - Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are welcome, as long they serve and entertain the Second Life community, and/or foster Resident-made content (live music, builds, scripting, fashion, games, etc.) Events that merely promote the company or organization's Second Life presence are not generally appropriate; you may instead consider advertising your event or service on New World Notes.
6 - Mature-rated events are permissible, but listing descriptions should be PG-13. Political and religious events are encouraged, though those of an extreme or non-inclusive variety are rarely included.
7 - 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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