Category: SLB

The SL13B celebrations commence this year, and Linden Lab has announced their involvement in the festivities which will roll through the week of Sunday, June 19th through Sunday June 26th inclusive.

Alongside all of the resident-led events and activities planned to mark SL’s 13th anniversary, the Lab is running a number of events and activities at the SL13B Community Celebration regions.

Full details are available in the official blog post, but here are some highlights.

Meet the Lindens – Monday – Friday, 15:00 SLT

A chance to meet with some of the people who keep Second Life working, who bring us new tools and capabilities, and provide support to the community. They’ll be discussing all things Second Life and doubtless taking questions at the Astound Auditorium and Enchant Stage on the following dates:

Monday 20th June	Brett and Torley Linden from the Community team
Tuesday 21st June	Ebbe Linden, CEO Linden Lab
Wednesday 22nd, June	Landon Linden, VP of Operations and Platform Engineering; Oz Linden, Technical Director, Second Life
Thursday 23rd June	Xiola Linden, Lead Community Manager, and Pete Linden, Senior Director, Global Communications
Friday 24th June	Patch Linden, Senior Manager, Product Operations, and Dee Linden, Land Product Specialist

SL Music Fest

Following the success of the Sl12B Music Fest, the Lab are hosts another series of concerts over the weekend of Friday June 24th through Sunday June 26th.  For four ours each data top SL musicians and singers will be performing at Stage Left at SL13B.

Friday June 24th	Saturday June 25th	Sunday June 26th
11:00: JueL Resistance	20:00: Oblee	16:00: Zachh Cale
11:30: Phoenix J	20:30: Oblee	16:30: Mavenn
Noon: Phoenix J	21:00: Evely Lane	17:00: Shannon Oherlihy
12:30: Taka Coeur	21:30: Toxic Darkmatter	17:30: Ambrosia Kamala
13:00: Tempio Breil	22:00: Jerry Angel	18:00: Frogg Marlowe
13:30: Engrama	22:30: Paul Nowles	18:30: Spiral Sands
14:00: Engrama	23:00: Tzaryna Gracemount	19:00: Amforte Clarity
14:30: Zoz Quandry	23:30: Acoustic Rhapsody	19:30: Psiquence

Dress, Dance and Win

In addition the Lab will be hosting two costume parties during SL13B, with L$5,000 for the best in costume at each party.

• Monday, June 20th 10:00 through 12:00 noon – The Roleplay Mashup Party at the SL13B cake stage. Wear your absolute favourite role-play costume (remembering the region is rated General) – prize rules
• Wednesday, June 221t 19:00 through 21:00 The Flashback Party again at he SL13B cake stage. Wear something old and bring your oldest Second Life friend to celebrate the past in all its glory and share some amazing stories from the Second Life days of yore – prize rules.

And There’s More…

Check out the official Linden Lab SL13B blog post for more on what the Lab is doing to celebrate Second Life’s 13th anniversary alongside the residents.

Second Life’s 13th anniversary takes place in June 2016, and already anticipation is mounting about the week-long event, which will take place between Sunday, June 19th and Sunday June 26th.

One of the popular pre-event activities which occurs each year is the Press Day, which presents bloggers, machinimists and other “press” with the opportunity to have early access to the celebration regions, tour them, find out about the infrastructure and build, take photograph, record video and (above all) blog about the forthcoming coming celebrations.

This year, the Press Day will take place on Saturday, June 18th. If you would like to participate, then please make sure you complete the Press Access application sooner rather than later.

I’ve again been asked to produce some teaser videos for this years event, and so to hopefully further whet appetites, I’ll leave you with the first, and a reminder of the key dates.

• Monday, May 23rd to Wednesday, May 25th: First round exhibitors notified via email
• Wednesday, May 25th: regions open to exhibitors
• Friday June 10th: Performers notified
• Wednesday, June 15th to Friday, June 17th: regions closed to exhibitors for walk-through
• Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th: regions open to exhibitors for adjustments
• Saturday, June 18th: Press Day
• Sunday, June 19th, noon SLT: Opening Day
• Thursday June 23rd: The Birthday
• Sunday, June 26th: last day of celebration performances and activities
• Monday, June 27th to Sunday, July 3rd: regions open for viewing, no performances
• Sunday, July 3rd: Staff party
• Monday, July 4th to Wednesday, July 6th: Breakdown
• Thursday, July 7th: Sims go off-line.

Keep up-to-date with all things SL13B through the SL Community Celebration Website.

 

 

Update, June 3rd: the auditions will be held on Friday, June 3rd at Enter Bay City, between 12:00 noon and 14:00 SLT, and again on Saturday, June 4th 18:00 to 20:00 SLT at the same location.

While the traditional Second Life Birthday celebrations are now pretty much coordinated and run by the community – hence the title Second Life Birthday Community Celebrations, the Lab has a track record of sharing in the celebratory mood around the time of SL’s anniversary through various promotions, gifts, and so on, often as an overall part of the community celebrations.

In 2015, the Lab held an Anniversary Music Festival, for example (and among other events) – and they’re doing the same again in 2016, as Xiola Linden has blogged:

Last year’s auditions turned out to be an incredible showcase of some of the diverse musical talent in Second Life. It was its own mini-musical-fest – with nearly 50 musicians pulling out all the stops in front of the Second Life music community. This bite-sized showcase led to the final line up for Music Fest. It’s definitely worth reading this audition day wrap up from musician and Second Life Resident Zak Claxton on his blog from May of last year.

This year, once again we’re hoping to draw out all you guitarists, bassists, drummers, singers, tambourine shakers and other music makers to come audition for the festival. All genres are welcome! From bands to solo acts, opera to rock and roll – we encourage anyone to sign up for consideration. The Second Life Music Fest is an opportunity to perform at one of the biggest celebrations in Second Life, and it’s a paid gig!

ast year, the Music Fest was held during the SL12B Community Celebrations at the SL12B Ixtlan Stage, designed by Cube Republic

Those interested in taking part are invited to complete the audition application form – and to do so no later than Thursday, May 26th. The blog post notes that completion of the application does not signify a commitment on the part of the artist to take part, nor a guarantee they’ll be called upon to audition before a panel of judges comprising Lab personnel and residents.

Musicians who are selected to audition will receive word directly from the Lab via e-mail. Those successful in their 5-minute audition, as judged by a panel of Lab staff and residents, will be invited to perform a 30-minute set at the Second Life Music Fest, and (subject to the Lab’s terms and conditions) receive payment for doing so.

The auditions themselves will be on the following dates and times:

• Friday, June 3rd 12:00 noon to 14:00 SLT
• Saturday, June 4th 18:00 to 20:00 SLT

The venue for the auditions is currently TBA, and I’ll post news & update this post once the location as been announced.

So, if this sounds like it might be your kind of gig as a musician – follow the links and apply.

Friday, April 15th marked the opening of applications to participate in the SL13B Community Celebration to mark the 13th anniversary of Second Life entering it public beta. Celebrations this year will run from Sunday, June 19th through to Sunday, June 26th inclusive, all under the theme of The Shared Adventure.

In particular, the organisers are seeking applications from exhibitors, performers, presenters and volunteers; applications for the Press Day will open in due course. Those wishing to apply for any of these positions are asked to read the General Event Policies for SL13B, and then proceed as follows:

• Exhibitors should then read the Exhibitor Policies and complete the Exhibitor Application form
• Performers should then read the Performance Policies and complete the Performance Application form
• Presenters should then read the Performance Policies and complete the Auditorium Application form
• Volunteers should then read the Volunteer Code of Conduct and complete the  Volunteer Application form

This year, the celebrations will cover 17 regions offering some 200 parcels for exhibits, as well as the core entertainments stages, Welcome Area, auditorium and so on.

Timeline of Activities

• Friday, April 15th: Exhibitor/Performer/Volunteer/Auditorium Applications open
• Friday, May 13th: Exhibitor and Volunteer Applications closed
• Friday, May 20th: Performer and Auditorium Applications closed
• Monday, May 23rd to Wednesday, May 25th: First round exhibitors notified via email
• Wednesday, May 25th: regions open to exhibitors
• Friday June 10th: Performers notified
• Wednesday, June 15th to Friday, June 17th: regions closed to exhibitors for walk-through
• Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th: regions open to exhibitors for adjustments
• Saturday, June 18th: Press Day
• Sunday, June 19th, noon SLT: Opening Day
• Thursday June 23rd: The Birthday
• Sunday, June 26th: last day of celebration performances and activities
• Monday, June 27th to Sunday, July 3rd: regions open for viewing, no performances
• Sunday, July 3rd: Staff party
• Monday, July 4th to Wednesday, July 6th: Breakdown
• Thursday, July 7th: Sims go off-line.

Keep up-to-date with all things SL13B through the SL Community Celebration Website.

The dates have been set for this year’s Second Life anniversary celebrations.

SL13B will kick-off at noon SLT on Sunday, June 19th, and run for a full week of celebrations, entertainment and activities, through until Sunday, June 26th, 2016 inclusive. The theme for 2013 is The Shared Adventure.

The blog post announcing event reads in part:

Second Life has been home to countless virtual adventures, and continues to break new ground. Each of us shares in the adventure, as our creations are enjoyed by avatars from far and wide.

What does adventure stir in you? Is it an endless vista of unexplored jungles and ocean depths, a space opera, or even intrigue in dimly lit alleyways. What dangers are afoot, and how will you and your cohorts seek to overcome them?

SL12B Welcome area by Walton F. Wainwright (Faust Steamer), June 2015 (Flickr)

The key dates for the celebration themselves are:

• Saturday, June 18th: Press Day
• Sunday, June 19th, noon SLT: Opening Day
• Thursday June 23rd: The Birthday
• Sunday, June 26th: end of entertainments and performances
• Monday, June 27th through Sunday, July 3rd: Sims open for viewing, no performances

In keeping with the shared experience theme,  and in a departure from previous SL13B events, the organisers are inviting Second Life creators and builders to apply for the chance to design and build one of the celebration’s entertainments stages or public areas.

In all there are six public areas people can apply to develop. They are, in brief:

• The Cake Stage: the centrepiece of the celebration, spanning a square of four regions with a total available LI of 32,000 (8,000 per region, with the stage expected to straddle the corners of all 4 regions). The cake can be constructed in whole or in parts from prims, mesh or sculpts, with mesh preferred.
• The Live Stage: for singers and “live” entertainments and set within a single region with a 10,000 LI allowance. The stage needs to be suitable for solo acts as well as moderate ‘band’ sized acts, with the successful applicant responsible for developing the entire region.
• DJ Stage:  straddling two regions with a total LI of 10,000, this stage is for DJ and other pre-recorded acts. The successful applicant is responsible for the decoration of both regions.
• Stage Right: again straddling two regions and with a 5,000 LI allowance, this stage will be used for a mixture of DJ and live entertainment, with the successful applicant once more responsible for developing both regions.
•  Auditorium: straddling two regions and covering approximately half of each, and with a LI allowance of 2,500 per region, the auditorium will be used mainly for presentations, talks, workshops and classes. It should be split into a minimum of two sections, with one part of it should be capable of seating up to 70 avatars
• The Welcome Area: Taking up a full region and with a LI allowance of 8,000 and a total ground area of 57,600 square metres, the Welcome Area is the point at which the majority of visitors will arrive at the celebration regions.

Again, please note that the above descriptions offer a brief outline of the build requirements for each area, all of which have very specific requirements which must be considered when applying. for full details on these, please refer to the SL13B Infrastructure Build Requirements.

If you are interested in applying to design and build any of these areas, please email either  doctorgascoigne-at-gmail.com or diana.renoir-at-gmail.com or contact them in-world.

SL12B auditorium by Anthony (ADudeNamed Anthony), June 2015 (Flickr)

General applications from builders, exhibitors, performers and presenters will be announced in due course, as will a call for volunteer helpers and greeters and the opportunity for bloggers to apply for early access on the Press Day.

Keep up-to-date with all things SL13B through the SL Community Celebration Website.