Here is a summary of events currently planned in Sansar for the week of Monday, March 12th through Sunday, March 18th, 2018, as currently listed in the official events page.
Notes:
The times given here are all PST (the default Sansar time) however, times given in the Atlas are given in your own local time, so times / dates may appear to be at variance to those quoted here.
Be aware that voice chat is the preferred – but not exclusive – means of communication at many of these events.
Check the events page for events that may be added through the week.
Community Meet-ups
Sansar community meet-ups are social gatherings where almost anything is open to discussion and which may be associated activities.
Meet-up are held between 14:00-15:00 at the following venues:
Product Meetings are twice-weekly opportunities for Sansar users to discuss Sansar’s development with members of the Product Team and specialists working on specific aspects of the platform.
Friday, March 23rd, 16:00-17:00:Witchy’s Sandbox. Topic: Virtual Worlds.
Hover Derby
Hover Derby is Sansar’s first competitive team sport. Training and practice sessions are held 5 days a week, with newcomers welcome. The first official game day is scheduled for April 1st, 2018.
Fantasy Faire, the largest fantasy-related event to take place in Second Life, opens its portals on Thursday, April 19th and runs through until Sunday, April 29th, 2018 inclusive. It will bring together everyone with a love of fantasy – enthusiasts, creators, performers and designers – for eleven days of commerce, special events, live music concerts and more, all to help raise funds for Relay for Life of Second Life.
This year is special for Fantasy Faire, as it marks the tenth anniversary of the event, so there is a lot that’s being planned, you can be sure!
The Regions Announced
For 2018, Fantasy Faire will feature 15 regions for shopping and events, as announced on Sunday, March 18th, and which I’ve summarised below.
Merchant / Shopping Regions
Aetherea (Alia Baroque) – “beyond a touch and within reach… a dance of whisps and a vision for an ascended eternal space of time and spirituality…”
Athenaeum Arcana (Beq Janus) – “legends tell of a grand library, hidden between our worlds; of archivists and adventurers dedicated to saving the stories that we weave…”
The Bazaar Dungeon (Loki Eliot) – “an ancient Elven prison, once filled with shifting walls to trap the incarcerated, now breached, opened and re-purposed for trade.”
Erstwhile (Marcus Inkpen/Sharni Azalee) – “a skyport in the bowl of an enormous crater, wrought from a technology so advanced that it will forever seem ancient…“
Falls of Hope (Sweetgwendoline Bailey/Eldowyn Inshan) – “cliffs rise high above, with bridges to provide a path for travellers between the caves that have been adopted by intrepid traders…”
Pools of Ethuil (Searlait Nitschke) – “nestled among the highest branches of spring trees, the southern Elves make their home above watery lowlands…”
Sanoria (Chic Aeon) – “ruins, seemingly deserted, still hold echoes of their essence and when the Southern winds call pilgrims come…”
Severina (Lokii Violet) – “from the mists, the village peeks from beneath it’s blanketing shadow, spires that reach to the heavens for salvation that never comes…”
Tiny Town (Kayle Matzerath) – “Welcome to Tiny Town! Tiny Capital since the dawn of tiny time! All the Waffles you eat came from here…”
The Willow of Nienna (Kilik Lekvoda) – “Willows weep into the waters of time poured out by Nienna, the Lady of Compassion…”
Kakushi Pasu, Fantasy Faire 2017
The Events Regions
Fairelands Junction (Saiyge Lotus) – Main Arrival Area & Memorial Garden.
Ardessa (Éclair Martinek) – The Fairelands Quest.
Astrid’s Nemeton (Lrriven) – The RFL One Team & Second Performance Stage.
The Halls of Story (Elicio Ember) – Literary Festival, “Live at the FaireChylde” dance parties and Worldling Collection 2018.
The Story Well (Haveit Neox & Lilia Artis) – Main Performance Stage & Fantasy Faire Art Gallery.
Dawn’s Promise, Fantasy Faire 2017
Blogger Applications Open
On Monday, March 19th, 2018, applications to be a 2018 Fantasy Faire blogger opened, with the announcement reading in part:
Blogging the Faire can take many forms, just as the Fairelands do … All I ask, all that the Fairelands ask is that you act as their Herald, as their Chronicler. Spread the word far and wide, enjoy the Faire Life and choose your style of blogging as it best befits you. Come join us in this tenth Fantasy Faire, come celebrate the whole decade of imagination.
If you would like to chronicle the Faire, make sure you complete the blogger application formBUT! – don’t hurry there right away; as with past Fantasy Faires, there are a few little extra things to consider!
As with recent years, bloggers are additionally invited to participate in one or more challenges. These are not obligatory, and anyone – official blogger or otherwise – is free to participate in them. They are:
Faire Folk – create a Fairelands character based on one of the Faireland region themes, and bring that character to life through photography and / or writing
My New Shiny – merchant-focused blogging from a personal perspective.
I Remember – write about your favourite Fairelands of the past.
Faire Life – get involved in a Faire event – roleplay, literary workshop, attending a dance or other performance – and write about it.
Why I Relay – share a personal reason why you Relay.
Those applying to be an official blogger at this year’s faire can also apply to write for the official Fantasy Faire website. This has no influence on the actual blogger selection for the Faire, and should be filled only if you are truly interested.
So, if you are interested, make sure you check-out all the information for bloggers and that you complete the application form.
Logos representative only and should not be seen as an endorsement / preference / recommendation
Updates for the week ending Sunday, March 18th
This summary is generally published on every Monday, and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:
It is based on my Current Viewer Releases Page, a list of all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware), and which are recognised as adhering to the TPV Policy. This page includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.
By its nature, this summary presented here will always be in arrears, please refer to the Current Viewer Release Page for more up-to-date information.
Official LL Viewers
Current Release version 5.1.2.512803, dated February 23rd, promoted March 1st – formerly the Nalewka Maintenance RC – No Change.
Mac updated to version 5.1.3.42941 (No RLV) and 5.1.3.42943 (RLV), both on March 16th (Mac sourceforge).
SL Win 64-bit updated to version 5.1.3.42941 (No RLV) and 5.1.3.42943 (RLV), both on March 16th (Win sourceforge)
V1-style
Cool VL Viewer updated as follows: the Stable branch to version 1.26.20.47 and the Experimental version to 1.26.21.13, both on March 17th (release notes).
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld 