2013 TKR: Will-power and other myths.

Will-power and fighting yourself: 
Self-help--Thinkerer
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What we know about will-power is about the same as what we know about the tooth fairy. We've heard people talk about the tooth fairy. But we have never seen the tooth fairy in action. We never ask the dentist for tooth parts to take home and put under our pillows.
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Of course, the dentist may have something going with the tooth fairy. 
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Use your head! They always tell you that. They never tell you how

2013 EDU: Virtual worlds give experience, the web only gives information

Information is not experience.
And talk is not action: 
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But educators often casually treat them as equivalent.
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Paper: Social interaction ‘killer app’ of virtual worlds – Hypergrid Business:

"“Virtual worlds are about immersion and community,” Burden said.

“Virtual worlds convey experience, the Web conveys information.”

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Use your head! They always tell you that. They never tell you how

2013 STAGE: OEDIPUS REX by AVATAR REPERTORY THEATER

OEDIPUS REX by Sophocles

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AVATAR REPERTORY THEATER presents OEDIPUS REX by Sophocles

A.R.T. brings their critically acclaimed production of Oedipus back for three performances in January 2011!

promo trailer
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnW26MiYu3w

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2013 2ndHELP: Save prims and space: rezzers and holodecks -- tutorial

Rezzers and holodecks -- tutorial 2012
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Key Concepts
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Rez (v. t.)-- To produce a virtual object from an object in your inventory.. (An object with the proper contents can also rez.)
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Rezzer script: a script that rezzes objects. In use, this function needs the name of the object to be rezzed and the position, relative to the rezzer.  
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http://lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llRezObject

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Rezzer: a prim containing a rezzer script and the object or objects to be rezzed
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Die script:  A script that causes the object containing it to derez in response to a triggering event. In this discussion, I will be talking about die scripts that are triggred by a timer.
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Holodeck system (as used here) A system that appears to produce the same effects as those seen in Startrek, the Next Generation. That is, a prepared 3D scene with multiple objects appears on command,and is replaced or made to vanish on command. While the scene is present, people can interact with it just as they would with an ordinary scene in the virtual reality environment.

2013 2ndHELP: Art gallery in holodeck-- Tutorial

Art gallery in holodeck-- Tutorial  

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Ingredients 
Objects to be sold.
Gallery where you want to display/sell the objects

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Horizons Holodeck

The holodeck I use and can recommend is Horizons. All descriptions in this article apply to the Horizons Holodeck. Other holodecks may be similar.

2013 2ndHELP: Art Gallery in a holodeck, save prims, save space

A parable of problem solving 

in the virtual village

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• Problem: An art Gallery in Second Life has many more objects to sell than it can display within its prim allocation.
• Standard solution: Get more space. (Thinking inside the box)
• Yes, but… Space costs money.  The extra overhead can easily eat up the profits. 
• Whys Guys:  Why do we need more space?
• To display more art pieces. 
• Whys Guys:  Why does it take space to display more art pieces?
• Because each art piece takes up an amount of space. 

There’s the box!  An assumption carried over from physical reality.  In physical reality each art piece does take up space.  Not so in virtual reality. The art piece takes up space--and  prims--when it is rezzed for someone to see it.  If no one is looking, it does not have to take up space, or prims. 

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 Ignorance ain’t so much not knowing things as knowing so many things that ain’t so.

2013 HELP: Save space with a Holodeck

Save space with a Holodeck 

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Like the one in Startrek, The Next Generation

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http://blip.tv/thinkerermelville/this-holodeck-is-made-for-business-994743
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You can have 20 buildings in the same space --  if you only need one at a time. 

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This option is probably feasible for many organizations. Want buildings? Put them in a rezzer or a holodeck. Rez them when you need them. When you don't need them, clear the space and use it for something else. 

I have a demo holodeck system that has builds that could fill several sims-- all packed in  a few prims.  See the demo on Cookie estate (click on any of the post-signs): 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Thinkerer%20Quests/172/218/26 

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Q&A 
Q: Can I put existing builds into a holodeck?
A. Yes, if you own the build and all parts have copy permissions.  You will want to have the parts linked into objects as much as possible, because you will have to handle each object.  You will have to buy a pro level holodeck (about $10. USD) .


Q: Can I have a builder make the build for me?  
A.  Yes.  You could require a holodeck version as part of the build job.  Or (my recommendation) you could have the builder make the build and sell it to you for 0 Lindens.  Then you could put it in your holodeck.

Q: Can I move it or put out a copy?
A.  Yes to both.  The build is packed in a 1 prim crate that you can copy.  You can put that in a basic holodeck (1 prim), which will handle multiple builds  and let people select by menu.  You can  put out multiple basic holodecks.

Q. Can I modify a build after I have made a holodeck version
A. Yes, but you have to make a new version.

If you have more questions, contact Thinkerer Melville or stop by Cookie


Video-Machinima

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 HOBBIES: Model Railroads in Second life: Railroader alert

Railroader alert.  Virtual Railway Consortium

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VRC Headquarters

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Virtual Reality is a growing option for model railroading.  And for everyone interested in railroads, railways, locomotives, or travel in general.   The  Virtual Railway Consortium (VRC)  is made up of people like that.   Home base for the VRC is Second Life, a large and well developed virtual world. 

2013 HOBBIES: Virtual Railways Await Your Hand on the Throttle

Virtual Railways Await Your Hand on the Throttle
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The Virtual Railway Consortium has opened up a welcome station at Crumbi.  The station offers free trains and information on railways in Second Life.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Crumbi/145/171/56

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 HELP: Thanks, Torley. Windows 7 does run Second Life.

Windows 7 - Second Life Wiki: 

"This question comes up a lot in the forums in varied forms, and this page is a stopgap to answer:

Is the Second Life Viewer compatible with Windows 7?

Does Second Life run on Windows 7?

Can I use Second Life on Windows 7?

The answer is officially yes from Linden Lab, with the following caveats:

The System Requirements page needs to be updated. Changes are pending in the queue behind other web updates. Yes, it sounds counterintuitive — dontcha wish it was as easy to change some text there as this wiki?;)" -- Torley

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My added comments
The 64 bit version runs fine for me. One caveat: It should be installed in the x86 directory.   If  that does not happen automatically, you may want to check the following article for a link to using the comparability wizard

Virtual Outworlding: Windows 7 -- 64 bit -- Second Life -- No problems:

 "I see that my system has two program directories, one called Program Files (x86) and the other called just Program Files. My Second Life run files are in the (x86) directory, as are most of the other legacy programs I have installed. My guess is that this directory is for programs that need to run in a 32 bit mode and that Win 7 usually detects that condition and installs in the correct directory"

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 STAGE: THEATER: OEDIPUS REX, in October 2010, Classical Greek Theater

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You have heard about Oedipus Rex.
Now you can watch it on the virtual stage.
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Avatar Repertory Theater: Oedipus Rex Coming in October: 

"Struggle with us. “Oedipus Rex” was presented  on October 2, 3, 9,10, 16 and 17 at the new home of the Avatar Repertory Theater in Second Life. The acting company includes Joff Fassnacht, MadameThespian Underhill, Thundergas Menges, Em Jannings, Rowan Shamroy and Kayden Oconnell."

2016 ART: VIDEO: Believe --An illustrated poem

Believe --An illustrated poem 
Updated 6/11/2016

A poem about believing.  I call it Existentialism 101.  Written and voiced by Selby Evans (Thinkerer Melville).  Art work by Antonio Alza A. (elros Tuominen in Second Life).

• Watch on YouTube

Believe -- a prose poem for voice 
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Outline: 

• The comfort. 
• The call. 
• The challenge. 
• The hesitation. 
• The leap of faith.
• The resolution. 
• The closure.

Believe. Believe? They told me to believe.They told me what to believe.
And I believed them... But...
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"We are the Truth" they said.
"We give you the light” they told me. “We show you the way."-
I listened. I believed.
I was comfortable with my believing. I was at peace. But...
-But then... I saw. I see. I see not what they told me to see.
I see what is.
I saw that they are like me.
They can see Truth no more than I can.
I do not know the Truth. I do not know the Way. I do not have the Light.
Nor do they.
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Nor do they. They are blind men preaching to blind men.
They are men who do not know preaching to men who do not know.
I am one who does not know. This I know.
I am naked in not knowing. This I know.
I have watched my floor vanish before my opened eyes.
The empty chasm of why has opened below me.
I have felt the chill wind of not knowing.
I was blind, but now I see.
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They had told me who I was...
They had told me what I should do.
They had told me who I should be… and why.
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They had given me the safety of belief.
They had given me the floor to stand on.
They had given me the answers to hide the empty chasm of not knowing.
They had given me the answers to cover my nakedness of not knowing.
As, they believe, the answers cover their not knowing.
Now I understand the comfort of belief.
Now I understand the chill wind of not knowing.
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I do not know who I am.
I do not know who I should be.
I do not know why I should be.
I do not know, even, who gives out the shoulds.
Or whether there are any shoulds
beyond the shoulds they make up.
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I do know the chill wind of not knowing.
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Alone, alone, all, all alone,
over the chasm of not knowing.
I do not know.
I do not know.
I do not know. And yet...
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And yet I must choose. That I do know.
I must be the One Who Chooses.
That I do know ... and now I know who I am.
And now I know what I must do.
Nobody else can go there for me.
I must go there for myself.
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I am the One Who Chooses.
I am the One Who Does.
I am the sleeper who has awakened.
I am the chooser of my fate.
I am… here… now…in this moment... the
One Who Chooses, and the
One Who Does, and the
One Who Judges.
Nobody else can go there for me.
I must do that for myself.
I must do that for myself. And…
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And I am one who can do that for myself.
I cannot know, but I can choose.
I do not know, but I will choose.
I do not have the truth, but I do have the choice.
I do not have the light, but I do have the choice.
The one truth that I do know is that I must choose.
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But I speak not only for myself.
Some of those who hear me are also Choosers. Or will be.
They will know the chasm.
They will know chill wind.
They will know the power of choosing,
the power of doing,
the power of judging their own acts.
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And what of the others? They who already know what to believe?
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Quiet. They are asleep. Do not awaken them.
They, too, have chosen. It is finished.
We, the choosers, have not finished.
We must be about Reality's work.
If we choose. If we choose.

Art

• Art done in virtual worlds Summary  
• Linden Endowment for the Arts

Video-Machinima

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 VIDEO: COMEDY: LaurenLive The Stance

LaurenLive The Stance
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Watch on YouTube

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YouTube - LaurenLive The Stance:
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"Have you ever been confronted with the horror of public toilets. Please come listen. I found this on a blog and then reworded (just a bit) so it could be done in voice."
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Here is a bit from the leading comic in Second Life.  Opening her fourth season.  With one of her most famous routines.
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Video-Machinima

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 EDU: VIDEO: from Loyola Marymount University in Second Life

Videos from Loyola Marymount University 
in Second Life
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Videos made in Second Life cost little.   But they can tell your story or show your art, as demonstrated in this video from Loyola Marymount University in Second Life

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- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5vkIFjRYk
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Produced by Dr. Richard Gilbert, Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University, this machinima provides an overview of Loyola Marymount Virtual University (LMVU) - - LMU's growing campus in the virtual world of Second Life.

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Featuring Psychology Island, the virtual home to Dr. Gilbert's P.R.O.S.E (Psychological Research on Synthetic Environments) Project, Language Island, Engineering Island, and Computer Science Island, the 3D campus marks what Dr. Gilbert and his colleagues expect to be just the beginning of LMU's presence in a virtual platform that is well suited for conducting immersive education and research projects. 

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LMU's virtual faculty hope that you enjoy this animated video, created as a mixed media project using footage shot in both Second Life and on the university's 'real world' campus located in Los Angeles, CA.

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Video-Machinima

• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Hobbies: Doing video/machinima in virtual worlds
• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans

  

2013 WRITE: BLOG: Tech info for collaborative blogging on Blogspot

Tech info for collaborative blogging 
on Blogger 
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Getting started with Blogspot/Blogger
If you already have a Google account (gmail, for example, open it and search for Blogger). Otherwise, do a standard search for Blogger. You will have to create an account. You can use the same account for multiple Google services if you want to use just one password.

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You may want to get Feedly at the same time -- a useful resource for content.

2013 EDU: TKR: Just-in-Time Knowledge -- The World of the Web

Just-in-Time Knowledge -- 
The World of the Web: 
Self-help--Thinkerer
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• Authority less credible
• Personal judgement more important
• Teach evaluation skills, the facts will take care of themselves
• Teach effective search.  Let Google remember the facts for you.
• Don't just know. Understand.
• You can talk about what you know.  You can do things with what you understand.

Use your head! They always tell you that. They never tell you how

2013 HELP: Windows 7 -- 64 bit -- Second Life -- No problems

Windows 7 -- 64 bit -- Second Life -- No problems

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I pointed out earlier that the system requirements given on the Second Life website do not include Windows 7 and could give the impression that Second Life will not run on Windows 7. 

Windows 7 and that first hour experience in Second Life

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Torley Linden, in a comment to that article, said that Second Life does support Windows 7 (32).

Torley Linden comments on Windows 7 support

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That settled, I have been investigating the question of how well Windows 7 (64) runs Second Life. It installed and runs for me  (Ultimate edition) with no problems.  I have now heard of at least 6 other instances of people installing and running Windows 7 (64) of various editions. 

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I see that my system has two program directories, one called Program Files (x86) and the other called just Program Files. My Second Life run files are in the (x86) directory, as are most of the other legacy programs I have installed. My guess is that this directory is for programs that need to run in a 32 bit mode and that Win 7 usually detects that condition and installs in the correct directory.   
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I have heard of problems with other software (Icecast) under Win 7/64.  Here are general instructions for handling such problems via the compatibility wizard included in Win 7:
Windows 7 compatibility: Solving Hardware, software issues: 
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"Compatibility Mode 
If you do run into an application that won't work properly in Windows 7, first try to run it within a special emulation mode called compatibility mode. This enables you to trick the application into thinking it is running on an older version of Windows. There are two ways to trigger this functionality: automatically via a wizard, or manually via the Explorer shell. There's also a third related function, the Program Compatibility Assistant, which appears automatically when Windows 7 detects you're having a problem installing or using an application."

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• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right 
• Google search this blog, column on right
• or put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• Creative Commons License, attribution only.
• Second Life, Linden, SLurl, and SL are trademarks of Linden Research Inc.
• This blog is not affiliated with Second Life or anything else.  
• Ads are  from Google

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• Drop by my place in Second life
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/136/100/22
• Feel free to send me an IM, notecard, or friend request.
• Thinkerer Melville/Selby Evans