On April 25th, I blogged about a unique collaboration called BobbiekinWorld which brings together a range of talent connected with Second Life and which includes Tony Dyson (best known for creating Star Wars’ R2D2), machinima maker Chantal Harvey, Slim Warrior and Dawny Daviau, in order to create a series of interactive children’s books which utilise Second Life as a medium for telling and filming elements of the stories.
Currently the subject of an Indiegogo funraiser, BobbiekinWorld will be the subject of a segment of Designing Worlds to be recorded on Tuesday May 14th, 2013, and Second Life users are invited to be a part of the audience.
Both Tony Dyson and Chantal Harvey will be on-hand to talk about the project, and will also be taking questions from the audience about the project.
If you’d like to attend the recording, please make sure you’re at the Designing Worlds studio no later that 13:00 SLT on Tuesday May 14th, when filming will commence.
If you missed the live premiere of the Designing Worlds special I blogged about as being shown on Monday May 13th at 14:00, you can now play catch-up here.
On Monday May 13th at 14:00 SLT, Designing Worlds will be premiering a special show in their current series which explores some of the new Second Life shiny which is coming out of Linden Lab at the moment.
The show, recorded earlier in the month, features Brooke, Oz, Troy and Nyx Linden as they discuss the upcoming deployments of Server Side Baking/Appearance and Materials Processing in SL.
From left-to-right): Nyx, Troy, Oz and Brooke Linden during the recording of the Designing Worlds show (image courtesy of Wildstar Beaumont / Designing Worlds)
As regular readers here will know, Nyx Linden has very much been the public face / lead of Server-side Baking, and he’s joined in the show by Troy Linden to explain what is going on with the project, and why people need to understand the importance of ensuring they are running a viewer which supports SSB/A.
Following this, Oz and Brooke Linden will be explaining about Materials Processing and the use of normal and specular maps in Second Life. They’ll also be demonstrating some of the capabilities of Materials Processing, using samples of various items on display at Hippotopolis. Just remember that if you want to go and see them for yourself, you’ll need to download, install and run the Materials Processing project viewer until such time as the necessary code is made more widely available in the main SL viewer and TPVs.
How materials processing can alter the appearance of objects: the top image shows a series of objects which use material properties (normal and specular maps) as seen through a viewer which can render them. The lower image shows the same objects in a viewer which is not using the materials processing capabilities
All of the Lindens attending the show took time to answer questions put to them by the Designing Worlds team on behalf of users.
Saffia Widdershins, who co-hosts the show with Elrik Merlin, said to me in discussing the premiere, “We were really pleased to have been able to do this show and discuss the issues with people from the Lab. Changes like this can worry a lot of users, and it was good to have the issues and benefits clearly explained.”
Watch the Show Live
If you would like to watch the show, you can do so in one of two ways:
By attending a special screening of the show at the Designing Worlds Studio at 14:00 SLT on Monday 13th May
I’d missed this s shuffling through a load things, both SL and RL, so my apologies to the RFL of SL team for the late posting.
There are still sponsorship opportunities available for the 2013 Relay For Life of Second Life season, with one Premier sponsorship and a number of Region sponsorships still up for grabs.
Commenting on the opportunities, Gem Sunkiller writes:
Yes, we still have many sponsorship opportunities available for the 2013 Relay For Life of Second Life season. Our 2013 sponsors already include businesses (both from inside, and outside of Second Life), individuals, and a number of RFL in SL teams. The American Cancer Society is one of the most visible communities on Second Life, closing in on $2,000,000.00 raised over the last seven years through Relay For Life of Second Life and other related events. One way to participate in the ACS signature RFL of SL event is as a sponsor.
Details on the sponsorship options can be found on the RFL of SL website sponsorship page. If you are interested in reserving an option, please contact Love Kawaguichi via e-mail (lovekawaguichi -at- gmail.com).
Bay City reaches its fifth anniversary this year and the community there is inviting everyone to join in the celebrations!
The very first project undertaken by the Linden Department of Public Works (LDPW), Bay City was officially unveiled in May 2008 and has since grown into a thriving and vibrant community.
Celebrations will kick-off around midday on Sunday May 19th, 2013, with a special parade which will line-up at the bandshell in Bay City – Harwich prior to setting out along Route 66 at around 12:30 and making its way to the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel region.
A live concert will then be held at the Fairgrounds, starting at 13:30 SLT and featuring Christov Kohnke, CelticMaidenWarrior Lancaster, and RoseDrop Rust, with GoSpeed Racer of KONA Stream providing music leading into the event.
All Residents of the Second Life grid are invited to participate. Celebration goods are already available at the Bay City Community Centre, in the Daley Bay region, for those who wish to be a part of the parade, and able viewing area is provided. The music event is also open to all who desire to attend.
About Bay City and the Bay City Alliance
Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialise and network. It is now the largest Bay city group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.
The Community Celebration team is thrilled to announce its first photo contest in celebration of Second Life’s 10th anniversary.
What better way to start getting people thinking about and involved in the forthcoming celebrations to mark Second Life’s tenth year of public access than through a photo contest?
We want you to submit a photo which encapsulates all or part of this year’s celebratory theme: Looking Forward, Looking Back. The subject matter is entirely your choice – as long as it’s not of any part of the celebration regions themselves; we hope to have a further competition for that later! Instead, we want you to explore the grid (or your inventories!) and find the perfect picture which fits our theme.
Up to two entries can be submitted per avatar name, and there are two categories for entries:
Category A is for photos taken using only the tools available within the viewer (the snapshot floater, windlight settings, the debug and preferences options for images, etc.)
Category B is for photos which have been processed outside of the viewer using tools such as PhotoShop, GIMP, PaintShop Pro and so on.
Entries must not show the SL10B Community Celebration regions
Photos must be PG – make it family friendly keep it clean and FUN or risk disqualification!
Competitors must indicate whether the photograph is Category A (using only the tools available within the viewer) or Category B (using tools outside the viewer, such as photo editing software)
Descriptive text may accompany entries
The Community Celebration Team reserve the right to use photograph submissions for event advertising
All entires must be uploaded by midnight SLT on Thursday, June 6th, 2013.
A distinguished panel will select the top twenty photos, which will be displayed at the entry point at the celebrations, where visitors will get the opportunity to vote for the one they like best.
Honour and glory the prize, in addition to having your photo posted on the Community Celebration official blog, and social media (e.g. Facebook, Flickr, Twitter)!
On April 25th, I blogged about a unique collaboration called BobbiekinWorld which brings together a range of talent connected with Second Life and which includes Tony Dyson (best known for creating Star Wars’ R2D2), machinima maker Chantal Harvey, Slim Warrior and Dawny Daviau, in order to create a series of interactive children’s books which utilise Second Life as a medium for telling and filming elements of the stories.
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