2024 week #39: SL TPVD meeting summary: WebRTC

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New Deer Isle, August 2024 – – blog post †

The following notes were taken from my audio recording + the video recording by Pantera (embedded at the end of this summary) of the Third-Party Developer meeting (TPVD) held on Friday, September 27th, 2024. My thanks to Pantera as always for providing it.

Meeting Purpose

  • The TPV Developer meeting provides an opportunity for discussion about the development of, and features for, the Second Life viewer, and for Linden Lab viewer developers and third-party viewer (TPV) / open-source code contributors to discuss general viewer development. This meeting is held once a month on a Friday, at 13:00 SLT at the Hippotropolis Theatre.
  • Dates and times are recorded in the SL Public Calendar, and they re conducted in a mix of Voice and text chat.
  • The notes herein are a summary of topics discussed and are not intended to be a full transcript of the meeting.

Official Viewers Status

[Video: 0:00-2:11]

  • Release viewer: version 7.1.10.10800445603, formerly the DeltaFPS RC (multiple performance fixes, etc), dated September 11th, promoted September 17th.
  • Release Candidate(s):
    • None at present.

Upcoming Viewers

  • The next RC viewer due to appear is the ExtraFPS viewer. There are some bugs still to be resolved before this viewer can see the light of day on the Alternate Viewers page; like DeltaFPS, it is primarily focused on performance improvements.
  • Further performance improvements will be made to the viewer following ExtraFPS, but work will also be transitioning to other viewer work. This next viewer after ExtraFPS will likely be the Maintenance B viewer. Details on it contents are still TBC, but it will hopefully include some of the work being put into getting Linux builds back up and running.
  • After this, maintenance viewer updates will follow in the usual alphabetical patten (C, D, E, etc.), with viewer being given a suitable name in accordance with the current dinosaurs naming convention.

WebRTC

[Video 2:31-7:55]

Summary

  • The replacement of the Vivox Voice service and plug-in, with the WebRTC communications protocol (RTC=”real-time communication”). Roxie Linden is leading this work.
  • Key benefits:
    • WebRTC supports a wide range of real-time communications tools in common use (e.g. Google Meet), supporting audio, video and data communications, and is thus something of a “standard” approach.
    • Offers a good range of features: automatic echo cancellation, better noise cancellation and automatic gain control, much improved audio sampling rates for improved audio quality.
    • Opens the door to features and capabilities to voice services which could not be implemented whilst using Vivox.

Status

  • Under the latest schedule, simulator deployment of WebRTC support is now set to commence during the week commencing Monday, October 7th. This means if all goes well, it could be fully deployed across the grid during the week commencing October 21st.
  • The delay has been to allow LL to make further adjustments to the service.
  • In the meantime, peer-to-peer and ad-hoc WebRTC can be tested on the WebRTC regions of WebRTC Voice 1, WebRTC Voice 2, WebRTC Voice 3 and WebRTC Voice 4. However, there is no bridging between WebRTC peer-to-peer  / ad-hoc and Vivox.
  • During the transitional period when there will be a split between regions running Vivox and region running WebRTC, so:
    • General spatial audio should work through the viewer, regardless as to whether a region is running WebRTC or Vivox.
    • However, peer-to-peer, conference calls and group chat sessions might be subject to various disruptions (e.g. if you attempt to make a peer-to-peer call from a WebRTC region to some on a Vivox region (or vice-versa), the call will not go through; if you commence a call with both parties on a WebRTC region and one subsequently moves to the Vivox region during the chat, the call will be dropped, etc.).
  • [12:42-14:00 and 24:04-27:45 – chat only] It was noted that Voice roll-off on WebRTC regions does not appear to be as effective as with Vivox, with people much further away still being heard.
    • This was apparently an intentional decision, but can be further adjusted.
    • It was noted that perhaps the roll-off for WebRTC should be adjusted, as it was felt the distance over which voice conversations can now be heard could discourage active conversations in Voice regions, due to potential problems of conversations overlapping one another.

Additional Changes

  • There have been issues with the overhead Voice visualiser (the white do that displays “sound waves” when someone is speaking) always being red on viewers with WebRTC, and in muting and unmuting – both of these issues should be fixed in the upcoming ExtraFPS viewer.
  • ExtraFPS also introduces a new Preference option for users to turn off the overhead Voice visualiser in their view if they wish.
    • The switch is located within Preference → Sound & Media.
    • The inference is that the option will likely be OFF by default (i.e. no visualiser shown), as the introduction of the toggle option is to “reduce screen clutter” – although this may be revised, subject to feedback.
    • A further inference is that having the option off will not alter the Voice visualisers in the Conversation / People floaters.

In Brief

Please refer to the video below.

  • [Video:  9:31-10:25] Graphics work:
    • The focus remains on performance fixes.
    • As per my previous TPVD Meeting summary and my week #38 CCUG summary, Geenz Linden is working with Rye Cogtail on the visual improvements  (improved tone mapping, alpha blending, etc.) , with work also continuing on the anti-aliasing improvements.
  • [Video: 10:26-11:39] The above led to a reminder  updates to improve linear alpha blending for objects using Blinn-Phong materials; again, please refer to my week #38 CCUG summary for specifics.
    • This work is being targeted at the Maint B viewer, and are said to be pending some simulator-side work (which itself should be in the Barbecue / BBQ simulator code update that will follow behind the WebRTC deployment.
  • [Video: 16:51-18:33] A question was asked on the state of the pose tool developed by NiranV Dean.
    • This was originally developed for Black Dragon and has been ported to Alchemy. It was also contributed to LL several years ago.
    • It give the ability to pose an avatar (in your local view), such as for photography.
    • The code has never been integrated into the SL viewer, and part of the reason seems to be the old chestnut of “shared experience”.
    • However, LL are interested in developing it, and in receiving code contributions which may help overcome their reservations.
  • [Video 29:14-32:46] There have been a number attachment issues making themselves felt (e.g. attachments vanishing on teleport arrival; attachments adding and then seeming to remove “after a few seconds”, etc.).
    • LL are aware of a number of such issues and are investigating them.
    • The fix for the attachments being lost following a TP will be deployed as a part of the WebRTC simulator update (which, as noted, is now due to start deployment during the week commencing Monday, October 7th).
    • Those encountering attachment issues should check the feedback portal, and if they have a specific issue that does not appear to have been reported, file a report.
  • [Video: 40:03-44:09 with extended chat discussion through to near the end of the meeting] Future viewer work:
    • Brad Linden has been looking at native Apple / ARM support for the viewer, and considered this more of a “next year” project as the number of ARM users increases as opposed to those on Intel-based Apple systems.
    • He also noted that he has been working on some of the 3rd party libraries required to build the viewer to make them more “universal” for use in different OS versions of the viewer. This should ease the viewer build process when working on multiple platforms, and he noted that contributions from TPVs who may have done similar would be welcome.
    • It was reiterated that where Mac systems are concerned, LL is unlikely to implement Metal as n OpenGL replacement, but could look to a middleware layer to implement Metal compatibility for the viewer via Vulkan (or whatever is finally chosen to replace OpenGL for Windows).
    • In terms of performance improvements beyond the current work, the Lab is looking to better profile hardware and then seek targets of opportunity where improvements might be made to general viewer performance.
  • [Video: 50:03-50:28] RLVa contributions from Kitty Barnett: one pull request has been taken and is expected to make its way into the viewer Develop branch soon (if it is not there already), with more to follow.
  • [Video: 50-29-End]  A discussion on have the avatar selection process within the viewer point to the Senra avatars rather than the older “classic” basic avatars to help new users (there is currently a strong disconnect with the on-boarding process which utilises Senra with no real pointers for new users to understand the different avatar selection processes, Senra being entirely inventory-based).

Next Meeting

† The header images included in these summaries are not intended to represent anything discussed at the meetings; they are simply here to avoid a repeated image of a gathering of people every week. They are taken from my list of region visits, with a link to the post for those interested.

Returning to Subcutan art Gallery in Second Life

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Subcutan Art Gallery, September 2024

In November 2023, I wrote about the redevelopment of Subcutan Art Gallery, both an art hub for the work of Sophie de Saint Phalle (Perpetua1010) and a mix of public spaces designed by Sophie and her SL partner, Dex (Dexter Kharg). It was a location I’d been watching as it developed for several months before blogging about it, simply because of the mix of spaces it provided and the care being put into the overall design.

Well, a year is a long time in Second Life, and since then, Subcutan has relocated and altered somewhat in nature and size. Now occupying just shy of one quarter of a Full private region (one leveraging the Land Capacity bonus), it now forms home for Sophie’s gallery spaces and the Japanese Garden from the previous iteration, but with the loss of some of the other public spaces; instead, the ground-level gallery with its Landing Point and adjoining gardens are now bracketed by private / rental space to either side. However, given the latter are well separated from the public spaces, there is no risk of accidental invasion of privacy.

Subcutan Art Gallery, September 2024

The gallery itself comprises the ground-level hall, currently displaying Atramentum, with a number of sky halls featuring further installations by Sophie, all of which are reached via the teleport board just outside the ground-level gallery and alongside the Landing Point. Note also that this teleporter also provides access to Sophie’s Ninfa and Inspiration Ice installations, both of which are being hosted by other gallery spaces.

Atramentum presents a series of inks studies of the nude female body by Sophie. Rendered as fine mesh forms using identifiable poses and gestures intended to visualise the sensitivity, tension and longing of the psyche, with Sophie noting:

The resolution of the upper half of the head and that of the extremities speak to freedom, imagination and mobility – while dark areas conceal or hint at discretion, secrets and deep subconscious impulses [and] The torso, with its hard, torn edges, shows confrontation with brutal reality. Here the net is usually darker and wants to embody breathing in the tank.

– Sophie e Saint Phalle on Atramentum

It is a fascinating display of the human form, both physically and emotively, the individual pieces beautiful drawn with Sophie’s usual skill.

Subcutan Art Gallery, September 2024: Sophie de Saint Phalle – Atramentum

Within the sky areas, Sophie presents two somewhat “related” exhibitions in terms of their use of a primary colour – Red Impressions and Yellow Impressions. The latter is a further marvellous collection of studies of the female form, whilst Red Impressions is a rich mix of pieces, both studies and abstract.

Meanwhile, Escape bridges the virtual world of art with the physical and demonstrate Sophie’s work as a experimentalist artist. It presents a collection of intense black-and-white photographs taken during a physical work art performance. Again, to let Sophie explain:

I put a big canvas (4×12 metres) on a stage and painted it in front of the visitors. Behind the canvas 10 professional dancers were waiting to cut the canvas and force their bodies through the openings to symbolize the escape from suppression, humiliation, brutality, disrespect and most of all the escape from indifference. At the end of the performance the canvas was cut into strips and sold.

– Sophie e Saint Phalle on Escape

The performance piece and the resulting photographs offer a visual essay on the human condition in a stark form, the environment in which Escape is presented serving to emphasis this in a manner that draws the visitor into the exhibition.

Subcutan Art Gallery, September 2024: Sophie de Saint Phalle – Escape

Within the Light, Gold and Water galleries visitor can find broader selections of Sophie’s portfolio, further demonstrating the richness of her work. What is additionally engaging with these galleries is how Sophie again uses the form and presentation of the the physical spaces – style, colour, openness, etc., to compliment her art.

Within Genesis, Sophie offers another “colour” themed collections, this focusing on gold, with Sophie noting:

Gold gives me the opportunity to use a form of expression that lives in warmth and light, shines and has a high value. My great respect for creation, its ethics and aesthetics, its diversity and perfection always fascinates me. I would love to dip the whole universe in gold and decorate it with ornaments. Symbolic, of course, so to speak, a grateful homage, a mythical act. With my gold I am just trying to show the high value of life and to convey a positive world of thought.

– Sophie e Saint Phalle on Genesis

Subcutan Art Gallery, September 2024: Sophie de Saint Phalle – Genesis

All of these are, I believe semi-permanent exhibitions, having been present that the iteration of Subcutan I visited in November 2023 – but it possible some may change / be replaced as Sophie makes way for her more recent exhibitions such as Ninfa, and Inspiration Ice.

Inspiration Ice (which, at the time of writing was also available at both Frank Atisso’s Artsville art hub, and at @Back Music Club and Galleries) features nude drawings set against icy backgrounds and within an ice-like environment,. Through the use of a sense of ice and cold within the images and the icy environment in which the exhibition with its broken surface indicate of the dangers of ice breaking underfoot, all symbolise the hardness and coldness that be be present in multiple aspects of life, and our vulnerability to being hurt by them.  At the same time the poses used to represent the nudes suggest resilience and strength, representing our ability to face such hostility and move beyond it.

Subcutan Art Gallery, September 2024: Sophie de Saint Phalle – Inspiration Ice

Ninfa offers something of a physical journey through several alienesque levels and featuring an expansion of her Gold work; however the emphasis within it is not the images per se; it is about making the journey.

When visiting Sophie’s art at Subcutan Art Gallery or her hosted exhibitions, I do recommend using the shared EEP environment at each location and – if you are using a non-PBR viewer – to have Advanced Lighting Model enabled. And be assured that, whether visiting any of Sophie’s exhibitions, you’re assured an engaging and highly visual time.

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Return to a Silent Melody in Second Life

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Silent Melody, September 2024 – click any image for full size

In March 2020 I first visited a Full private region called Silent Melody held by Celtic McDaniels (Celtic3147), and found it to be an engaging visit and enjoyed my time exploring (see: Attuned to a Silent Melody in Second Life). I’m not sure if, during the intervening period, the region went away and has now returned, or whether it simply relocated; however, an entry in the Destination Guide I came across drew my attention to the fact that the setting is now re-opening, and so I hopped across to have a look to see what may have changed.

The answer proved to be rather a lot – hardly surprising, even the passage of time since my last visit, even without any absence or relocation! For this iteration the region design is by Semina (Semiiina), rather than Celtic, as was the case with my original visit. However, whilst a completely new design, this iteration of silent Melody shares much of the spirit of the iteration I visited back in 2020.

Silent Melody, September 2024
In the heart of the whispering ocean lies Silent Melody. A picturesque island where each corner reveals a hidden nook, a tranquil spot to sit and savour the peace to silent melodies, as the world outside fades into a distant murmur.

– Silent Melody About Land

By the above statement, I mean that this iteration brings with it a rich mix of rugged landscape, a small built-up centre, and plenty of walks and opportunities to explore, spend time and take photographs. However, it very much has an identity all its own.

Silent Melody, September 2024

The Landing Point sits towards the north-east of the setting, and at the time of my visit this confirmed that the setting would be formally opening on September 29th, 2024, with music by Semina and Sky Galaxy, starting at 11:00 SLT. It also offers information on the photo contest with a prize of L$4,000 for the winner.

Directly behind the Landing Point, steps rise up to the impressive bulk of a French-style mansion sitting behind an autumnal courtyard with hints of the Halloween season in the form of pumpkins encircling the fountain. This structure is actually the home of a large café, the wings of the building providing comfortable lounge spaces enclosed within massive framed windows overlooking the grounds – including the meadow behind, the home of roaming horses.

Silent Melody, September 2024

This meadow overlooks a stretch of beach to the south-east and an inland body of water to the south. Fed by waters tumbling from the highlands to and along the southern edge of the region, these waters also mark the end, rather than the head, of a stream as it flows inland from the west side of the region, where it faces one of the setting’s two smaller islands.

This island is home to the ruins of an ancient chapel, the flock of which is now sheep in the literal sense, and which is connected to the mainland be a short rocky causeway reaching out to it from a grove of trees surrounding a little open-air seating area. Stone steps climb away from the little camp site on its far side, relative to the island, climbing up to a little town square which – for me at least – harkened back to the little town square present in the version of the setting I visited back in 2020, thus presenting that little touch of continuity between the two.

Silent Melody, September 2024

Overlooking moorings and waterside decks to the north, this little square and its building in turn connects by way of grassy paths to both the courtyard of the café and to the Landing Point whilst also providing access to the region’s rocky northern coastal are. Watched over by the tall figure of a lighthouse , the northern coast is dominated by a broad deck which appears to offer an outdoor events area. With steps climbing back up to the Landing Point, and with a rocky shoulder separating intervening, this section of coast swings around to the east where a large rotunda of a glass house looks out to sea, providing another retreat people might take to and sit – just be careful about getting wet feet inside!

The second island sits to the south-west of the rest of the region, and is entirely separated from the rest of the setting by water. Given this and the fact that it is located within its own parcel, and it sits behind a gated wall, I assumed the house occupying it is potentially a private residence and so did not venture across the water so as not to invade privacy / trespass.

Silent Melody, September 2024

As might be gathered from the above, there is a lot to take in with this iteration of Silent Melody – and I’ve not covered everything awaiting discovery (such as the cavern with its pools and view out over the open sea, but I’ll let you find that 🙂 ). There is also considerable attention to detail throughout the setting, so careful exploration is recommended. There are numerous places to sit throughout, and the local wildlife is all friendly, while the little hints of Halloween add a nice touch even as the shared environment in the region gives it a nicely autumnal feel (and the setting works will with multiple other EEP settings).

With paths and trails winding through it to link the various locations, all of which flow together naturally, from beaches to woods to buildings and from lowland to uplands, Silent Melody is rounded-out by a gentle soundscape and has the sense of being a lot larger than the single region upon which it stands. As noted, those who wish can participate in the local photo competition (maximum of two entries each) opening on September 29th and running through until late October, and the official opening party for the setting commences at 11:00 SLT on Sunday, September 29th. So – enjoy!

Silent Melody, September 2024

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2024 SL SUG meetings week #39 summary

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Walsh County, August 2024 – blog post

The following notes were taken from the Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 Simulator User Group (SUG) meeting. They form a summary of the items discussed, and are not intended to be a full transcript, and were taken from my chat log. Pantera’s video is embedded at the end – my thanks to her for providing it.

Meeting Overview

  • The Simulator User Group (also referred to by its older name of Server User Group) exists to provide an opportunity for discussion about simulator technology, bugs, and feature ideas.
  • These meetings are conducted (as a rule):
  • Meetings are open to anyone with a concern / interest in the above topics, and form one of a series of regular / semi-regular User Group meetings conducted by Linden Lab.
  • Dates and times of all current meetings can be found on the Second Life Public Calendar, and descriptions of meetings are defined on the SL wiki.

Simulator Deployments

  • On Tuesday, September24th, the SLS Main channel was restarted without any deployment.
  • On Wednesday, September 25th:
    • Picnic /Doubtfire should be deployed across all RC channels.

Note: I had been under the impression WebRTC was on the Picnic /Doubtfire simulator releases based on previous comments at various UG meetings; however, Rider Linden indicated that the WebRTC updates will be going to the BlueSteel RC channel on Wednesday, October 2nd, suggesting that have not been deployed beyond the Pop Rocks WebRTC regions. My apologies for the misunderstanding.

In the meantime, the WebRTC test regions are due to be updated on Wednesday, September 25th in preparation for the deployment to BlueSteel, per the above.

SL Viewer Updates

No changes at the start of the week:

  • Release viewer: version 7.1.10.10708851543 (formerly the DeltaFPS RC), dated September 11th, was promoted to de facto release status on September 19th. This includes:
    • Performance boosts. Memory management has been optimized and users will experience a higher FPS across various systems. A comprehensive range of bug fixes are also provided. This includes better PBR material handling and resolving frequent crashes. See the release notes for more.
    • UI for scheduling region restarts now available via a new button located in the Region/Estate floater. (Note: there is currently an issue with scheduled region restarts working correctly and a fix is due to come in the next server release).
  • Release channel cohorts:
    • None at the time of writing.

In Brief

Please refer to the video below for the following:

  • This was a party meeting, so discussions were sparse.
  • Attachment losses / attachments getting stuck following teleports: a fix for some of this is set to be included in the upcoming WebRTC release.
  • Leviathan Linden’s viewer-side GameControl work broke against the Linux-build changes due to appear in the viewer Maintenance-B branch (this should be the RC viewer to follow after the (yet to surface at the time of writing) ExtraFPS RC viewer).
    • Leviathan notes that while he has game controller devices working on Linux, the controller is not being detected on start-up, requiring it to be unplugged and plugged back in. He is currently working to resolve this.
  • Future PBR LSL function (see this Canny and this Canny)  have received a lot of attention. These requests are being tracked, and may be implemented in the future.
  • A discussion on SL wind, in which Leviathan Linden noted an idea he had some time ago for SL wind, but which is not part of any current or future work pack.
The idea is: create a large interesting zero-divergence wind field with continuous border conditions (think tile-able texture). The servers would then query into that wind field by computing a texture position that is a continuous function of time+gridXY position … the wind field would be pre-computed and static. For each region its value at any particular time would be a position that changes over time, thus producing the time variance in that region. Neighbouring regions would use the same formula but with different gridXY position. The result would be consistent wind values at region boundaries.

– Leviathan Linden

  • The above followed into it discussions of SL weather, etc., but again, not anything that is being worked on; so take all of this as spitballing.

† The header images included in these summaries are not intended to represent anything discussed at the meetings; they are simply here to avoid a repeated image of a rooftop of people every week. They are taken from my list of region visits, with a link to the post for those interested.

The very human art of Tripp Foxtail in Second Life

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Back Alley Art Gallery, September 2024: Tripp Foxtail

I recently made my first trip to the Back Alley Gallery, operated and curated by ZED (Zee Malus), racoon extraordinaire and Racoon Emperor of No Dumpire in which the gallery is located 🙂 . I was there to view a most extraordinary art exhibition by an artist I’m ashamed to say I had not previously come across in Second Life (at least not that I’m consciously aware of doing). That artist is Tripp Foxtail, and the Exhibition is the appropriately entitled The Very Human Art of Tripp Foxtail.

And when I say the art is extraordinary – I mean precisely that; it is simply and completely captivating in both content and production.

Within Second Life, Tripp is a multi-talented individual who likes to give of his time to others. He is a Second Life mentor, a builder (and inventor – you may have heard of his sobriquet, The Mysterious Mechanic), store owner, designer of public spaces such as Traveller Station, where one might set out on many travels across Second Life, and Diver’s Station, where people can travel to and between a number undersea public spaces (just dive into the water and hit the portals!). However, in the physical world, Tripp is first and foremost and exceptionally talented illustrator-artist.

Back Alley Art Gallery, September 2024: Tripp Foxtail
I’m a fine art illustrator, working on paper, canvas and digitally, employing a wide array of physical mediums including ink, acrylic paint, airbrush, pastel, photography and watercolour. I love experimenting with all kinds of processes like glass engraving, print making, and digital 3D Fractals.
I believe that human creativity is a sacred practice through which we may reach the numinous domain of the transcendent; therefore, AI is never used in the production of my art.

– Tripp Foxtail, describing his art

Within The Very Human Art, Tripp presents a fabulous walk through his artistry, including the likes of pen-and-ink illustrations, digital painting, fractal work, graphite drawings, pieces captured from within Second Life, and a presentation of how he has used his art in support of physical-world non-profits to help  raise awareness of multiple causes.

Back Alley Art Gallery, September 2024: Tripp Foxtail

The latter alone makes this exhibition a must see for anyone remotely interested in the power of art to communicate, featuring as it does samples of his Endangered Species Bookmark Collection created as a fundraiser for the World Wildlife Fund. It also offers further insight into Tripp’s nature and desire to help, support and encourage; in addition, it further adds to this being a very personal exhibition, something which can be seen through the additional graffiti-like commentary placed by Tripp on the walls of the gallery which explain some of his work and influences, and which carry quotes from other artists which might be side to reflect Tripp’s view of his art.

But what makes this exhibition so extraordinary is in the manner of presentation of the pieces; something which Tripp calls “optique”. In the very simplest of terms, it is the subtle layers of a piece. These might come is just a pair of images (one forming the “picture” and the second appearing to have been lighted “etched” on the “glass of the picture); other might be more more deeply layers, with individual layers perhaps differing in their contrast / transparency.

At first glance, this might cause the eye to respond with a feeling that the art isn’t quite in focus. However, when the camera is moved across an image, this layer brings an immediate sense of depth and life to it, to the point where it seems tactile in nature as well as presenting a unique sense of life and motion. In this, if you have a joystick or SpaceNav or similar you use with SL, I strongly recommend you use it to swing your camera across the pieces; for those no so fortunate, use of Alt-Cam to focus in a piece and then using the camera control to slide or swing the camera across it can offer a similar result.

Back Alley Art Gallery, September 2024: Tripp Foxtail

With a dip into Tripp’s fractal art – including nots on how he produces it – The Very Human Art is an exceptional exhibition which should be seen in order to be properly and fully appreciated. In this, I would recommend dropping in sooner rather than later, just in case. Whilst the invitation I received was posted to an in-world art group on September 20th, 2024, according to a notice at the entrance to the gallery the exhibition opened on August 31st, 2024. As exhibitions at the gallery appear to run for a month as a time, this could mean The Very Human Art is nearing the end of its time at the gallery; ergo, best to hop along now rather than miss it!

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2024 SL viewer release summaries week #38

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Updates from the week through to Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

This summary is generally published 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.
  • Note that for purposes of length, TPV test viewers, preview / beta viewers / nightly builds are generally not recorded in these summaries.

Official LL Viewers

  • Release viewer: version 7.1.10.10800445603, formerly the DeltaFPS RC, dated September 11, promoted September 17promoted August 26.
    • Performance boosts. Memory management has been optimized and users will experience a higher FPS across various systems. A comprehensive range of bug fixes are also provided. This includes better PBR material handling and resolving frequent crashes. See the release notes for more.
    • UI for scheduling region restarts now available via a new button located in the Region/Estate floater. (Note: there is currently an issue with scheduled region restarts working correctly and a fix is due to come in the next server release).
  • Release Candidate(s):
    • None.

LL Viewer Resources

Third-party Viewers

V6-style

V1-style

  • Cool VL Viewer Stable: 1.32.2.15, September 21 – release notes.

Mobile / Other Clients

Additional TPV Resources

Related Links