Tag: Misc Events

Commemorating 9/11

Posted on by Inara Pey

Sunday September 11th 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11 2001. To mark the date, numerous events are being held across Second Life throughout the day. There are also a number of Featured Events being held, and places within Second Life people can visit and join with others in remembering those who lost their lives during the terrible events of that day.

The following are provided to help those wishing to commemorate 9/11 in-world to do so.

Click on the images for further information.

Memorials

911 Memorial

Join the conversation and pay tribute to those who lost their lives to the tragic events of September 11, 2001 at this memorial.

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World Trade Center Memorial

Visit this tribute to those who perished in the attacks on New York City on September 11, 2001.

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9/11 WTC Stairclimb Tribute

Arrive and suit up in the gear provided at the base of the stairs. Next, grab a nozzle and hose. Begin your ascent up 110 stories in honor of and in tribute to the fallen firefighters of Sept. 11. This tribute is sponsored by the Aero Pines Park Fire Department, made up of RL, active and retired firefighters who train and mentor in SL every day. More info at http://firehero.org/stairclimb/.

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Events

9/11 Street Art Festival

Located at Toronto, this display will feature the work of various artists joining together to remember the tragic events of 9/11. The art comes in all forms, and focuses on the concept of “Find Healing. Find Hope. Celebrate!” The event is part of many sponsored by Blue Angel Memorial Garden.

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Wings Over London Air Show: 9/11 Tribute

Join the London community as they memorialize 9/11 with a special Wings Over London Air Show, featuring planes and flights by the Second Life Golden Tiger Pilots, a squadron of the Second Life Flying Tigers. Events in Hyde Park include daily air shows, planes exhibitions, and music events. Event held Sept. 11-16.

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Further 9/11 events can be found in the SL Destination Guide.

Zexpo: “The Forbidden Carnival”

Posted on by Inara Pey

Zexpo – the Zindra Adult community’s annual fair – gets underway tomorrow for a 10-day celebration.

Tamely promoted (for understandable reasons) on the LL website, the event is described as:

“A mix of creative and interactive experiences for Residents, as the four regions of ZEXPO are transformed into a land of surprises and innovative creations. Games, contests, rides and daring attractions will all be in the mix, along with art galleries, concerts, live discussions and exotic play areas. ZEXPO is a celebration of Zindra, the sophisticated adult mainland of Second Life. Zindra will host this Forbidden Carnival, offering 10 days of fun. Be there as ZEXPO 2011 celebrates Zindra and everything adult in SL.”

Tame or not, it’s good to see the event getting an up-front mention on the official blog.

The official Zexpo website is very much more to the point: “The ultimate virtual tradeshow and immersive convention experience in Second Life, showcasing the best of the adult mainland and much more!”

The event will run from the 26th August through to the 4th September across four themed sims (SLurl), and features an impressive list of exhibitors. The sims themselves are heavily loaded with builds, scripted items (a lot of flashing lights and suchlike), etc., so lag might be an issue when it gets busy; you might want to divest yourself of heavily scripted attachments before making a visit – and consider turning down any high draw distance you may have.

Lord Nelson looks down on Zexpo

You can wander the sims at leisure, or opt for one of several modes of transport, including scripted pods and … elephants.

Events for the expo include talks, presentation, tribute concerts (including a Lady Gaga tribute), performance artists, a 24-hour film theatre for many types of machinima, etc.

Zexpo street-level watched over by the Statue of Liberty

for those wishing to experience the most from the event, there is even the ability to stay at an in-world hotel!

Zexpo is open to those over 18, and requires Age Verification via the SL website (ACCOUNT -> AGE VERIFICATION).

Useful Zexpo Landmarks

Presentation: Intellectual Property Respect

Posted on by Inara Pey

Coming fresh from SLCC2011, where she particpated in the Building a Virtual Professional Learning Community panel and presented Authentic Avatar Brand: Build Trust Through Your Virtual Presence, Renne Brock-Richmond, will be presenting Intellectual Property Respect in Second Life.

Renne Brock-Richmond / Zinnia Zauber

Renne, better known in-world as Zinnia Zauber, says the focus of the presentation will be to “Learn about how protecting and respecting Intellectual property makes us all successful and safe.”

Event Details

Viewer 2.x (or compatible Viewer) is recommended, and the presentation will be both Voice and text.

Duran Duran competition in SL

Posted on by Inara Pey

Coming via Pete Linden is news of an competition being run on behalf of Duran Duran to further celebrate their presence in Second Life.

Entitled “Your avatar at the DDU” (Duran Duran Universe), the competition  will see the winner’s own photo signed by the group.

The competition was announced via a notecard which reads:

“Your avatar in the DDU” contest!

Get creative and take a nice, cool, crazy or whatever mood you are in snapshot of your avatar in your favourite location in the DDU. The winner will get his/her  avatar photo  signed by the band.

Simply add your entry (one per person only) from August 8th 2011 until August 22nd 2011 to our  flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/youravatarintheddu/ . People can vote your picture as their  favourite  until September 5th 2011. The 10 pictures with the highest count of favourite votes will be forwarded to the band to choose the winner. So head out  right away and keep your cameras klicking. Good luck!

Nick, Simon, John, Roger

The DDU is location on the Khanada region (Surl). So, if you’re a Duran Duran fan – teleport in and try your luck!

Amazing talent

Posted on by Inara Pey

Pop Art Lab have announced the winner of their Machinima Expo music video, and the video is amazing. Edits are so precise and worthy of the best today’s video editors can offer via pop and music videos, and the attention to detail is incredible – just look at the way the dancers throughout are on-beat to the music.

Superb.

Check out the Pop Art Lab website for more.