2020 #DTA: #VWEDU: OpenSim Traveller badge: Knowledge base. What you need to know to be a world traveller in SceneGate. Travelling the Hypergrid.

World Traveller Badge: Knowledge Base (KB).  
What you need to know 
to be a world traveller in SceneGate.
Travelling the Hypergrid.

A collection of information you need to travel the Hypergrid easily and to teach others how to travel the Hypergrid.  Specifies the knowledge expected of one who holds a DTA World Traveller Badge.

Places panel

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A DTA badge page

• This page has the information we think people need to travel the Hypergrid with SceneGate.
• It will be updated as needed

What is the Hypergrid?

• A grid of grids.  A lot of OpenSim grids connected so you can travel from one to another.
• Like a national highway system connects cities.  But much faster.
• You just teleport.  May take nearly a minute.  
• Key terms: region. hypergrid address, suitcase, places panel 

• Update 5/5/2020 Kitely Market Passes $250,000 in Sales. Multi-college diversity in Kitely. OpenSim grids show growth during pandemic

2016 OSHG: NEW: Grid Greeters: Help newcomers find occupied places. Kitely example

Grid Greeters:  
Help newcomers find occupied places.  Kitely example

You can show new people where they can find other people if your grid has that information on a web page.  Here are the how-to details.  Commercial grids may want to be sure they present that information.

Kitely Explore Worlds page 

floating above my head

• Put the Explore Worlds page on a prim
• Wear it on the center of your avatar
• Edit it to put it above your head and facing as you want.
• Give it a name you can easily type in the inventory search bar.  
• To wear it, right click on the name and choose wear.
• You can wear it where you can't rez it.  

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Bout-Rimes Short Poetry Workshop-Tue 11/22, 7 pm SLT

This week the Short Poetry Workshop presents the Bout-Rimes. In this popular 17th Century French poetry parlor game, you’ll be given the rhymed endings of a poem, and you’ll create your own poem using those words. We’ll have a selection of poems with rhymed ending words, but feel free to bring any rhymed poem. 

• http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/160/134/21/ 

Metaverse events, current and upcoming

• OSHG: Exploratory project by NMA: Future of Open-Source Virtual Worlds
• 10th Annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education. March 29–April 1, 2017. Call for proposals
• Mal Burns: Inworld Review
• Try a browser-based virtual world
• Selby's daily news collection:  Virtual worlds are real    
• Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
• Entertainment on the Hypergrid
• HYPERGRID EVENTS
• Destination guide: OpenSimWorld
• Opensim AAM Virtual Performers
• Sign of the Kite 
• WELCOME TO SEANCHAI LIBRARIES
• In a virtual world, your deodorant never fails.

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2015 NEW2: Basic Building in Virtual Worlds, by Linda Kellie

Basic Building in Virtual Worlds, by Linda Kellie 

How to start building in virtual worlds.  Instructions for beginners in building.  If you are just starting in virtual worlds, first find some things you are interested in, some friends you like to talk to, and a sandbox.  And think of something you want  to build.

• Watch on YouTube
• How can I find sandboxes and freebies in the HG worlds?
• OpenSimWorld: HyperGrid Destinations Directory  
• OpenSim Everything (Linda Kellie"s G+ community)

• How to start in a virtual world, the video: Now see it on your browser
• Metaverse 101 Info & Tutorials for getting started in Opensim
• Virtual Outworlding Table of Contents. Summary
• Newcomer help in virtual worlds
• Virtual worlds are about people. Communities, communication, shared goals

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Metaverse events, current and upcoming

• Avatarfest, Nov. 13-16
• Hypergrid address:   avatarfest.net:6000
• Put the address in the World Map, next to Find, click Find, TP 
• Blog,  Calendar,  G+ community

• MACHINIMUWA VIII  (Win A Share of L$41,000 for Watching Machinima)
• VWBPE Call for papers, Meet 3/9-12/2016. Proposals due by 1/17/2016
• Summer of Arts in 2015, Metropolis Metaversum
• OSCC15 - Call for Proposals,  OSCC15:  Dec 5.
• PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: UWA 3D Art & Film Challenges 2015
• Immersive Edge, a Hypergrid Story, Launches November 8 & 9, 2015
• WELCOME TO SEANCHAI LIBRARIES
• Entertainment on the Hypergrid
• HYPERGRID EVENTS
• Hobo Reserved Sandbox on Kitely. Hobo Island in SL up for sale
• 2015 UWA Art challenge: developing exhibit, contributions closed

2015 PEOPLE: ART: Lumiere Noir and the Ivory Tower of Prims

Lumiere Noir and the Ivory Tower of Prims

The Ivory Tower of Prims, a well-known teaching build in Second Life, is being rebuilt in large on the Hypergrid.  Here is a preliminary look.

Start learning to build

• The late great Lumiere Noir's last build the Ivory City. 
• Currently being finished by Lumi's longtime partner, Tosha Tyran 
• The Ivory Tower of Prims in Second Life

Go to Ivory City

• HG: Put the line below in your World Map, next to Find, Click Find, TP
• sanctuary.homelinux.org:8012
• In Sanctuary, use the Firestorm Hop:
• hop://sanctuary.homelinux.org:8012/Uqbar/46/125/41
• See the tutorials (still under construction, naturally), in region Uqbar.

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News and Notes

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• Burn2: Carnival of Mirrors, Oct. 18­-25, 2015 Get your plot now!
• Burn2 Website
• Entertainment on the Hypergrid, a G+ community
• HYPERGRID EVENTS
• WELCOME TO SEANCHAI LIBRARIES
• PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: UWA 3D Art & Film Challenges 2015,
• SciFi Film FestivalSummer of Arts submissions open on Metropolis
• Scroll down for News, Notes, and Info

2015 NEW: BIZ: Dream Creation, business model: art, sandboxes, instruction, contests, shopping

Dream Creation, business model: 

Art park, sandboxes, instruction, contests, shops

Art park.  Sandboxes.  Hold contests  of content creation.  Shops to sell into that traffic.  Does it work?  I don't know.  But it is a better business plan than "If you build it, they will come." 

• Watch on YouTube

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• Dream Creation 
• Founder and Owner: snowman72
• SLurl: click to go or drag onto the viewer screen
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dream%20Creation/139/148/21

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• What Dreams May Come. Applications open till May 13
• The WIP show (works in progress), operating plan (WIP)
• Contest of creatives. Show what you can do. Get a sim to do it in
• Scroll down for News, Notes, and Info
• Hypergrid education community: Finding instruction on offer
• OpenSimWorld: HyperGrid Destinations Directory  
• Calendars: Entertainment in the virtual worlds
• HYPERGRID EVENTS
• More news in my blog roll (column on the right

2015 HELP: EDU: Hypergrid Academy announces its first classes

Hypergrid Academy announces its first classes
Updated 1/13/2015
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Hypergrid Academy schedule board

Hypergrid Academy

• Website
• Locate on the web 
• Google community
• Hypergrid address:  Paste into the address bar of Firestorm 
• Or into find bar of the world map on any viewer
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Hypergrid Academy
• In Kitely, with Firestorm, use the Firestorm Hop
• hop://osgrid.kitely.com:8002/Hypergrid Academy/173/129/22
• Inworld group: Hypergrid Academy
• Hypergrid Academy is looking for more teachers
• Classes can be held anywhere on the hypergrid
• Contact Roswenthe-Blackwell on Kitely grid

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• Scroll down for News and Notes
• More news in my blog roll (column on the right)

2014 NEW2: Beginer's building on the Hypergrid. Primland, the building tutorial game, Part 2

Beginer's building on the Hypergrid, Part 2.
Primland, the building tutorial game.
Discovery learning.
Updated 11/7/2015
Scroll down for News and Notes (including articles about new TOS)

• Get started in Opensim: Stage 2B(uilding).
• Start building in Opensim.
• Sample of gamification in instructing/onboarding in Opensim.
• Examples of Discovery Learning.
• Beginner's building on the Hypergrid. Primland, the building game.  Part 1

Need to know before you start

• Walk: Press the arrow keys, see what happens
• Fly:  Press and hold page up. 
• Zoom and roam the camera:  Press and hold Alt, press and hold left mouse key, move mouse or scroll wheel.   
• Go to an address on the Hypergrid (see below).

Go there now Hypergrid addresses, choose one:

Copy-paste into your world map's search bar, click Find, click Teleport when it lights up 

• grid.avacon.org:8002:Primland

2016 NEW2: OPENSIM: HGProjects. Beginner's building on the Hypergrid. Primland, the building tutorial game. Discovery learning.

Beginner's building on the Hypergrid.
Primland, the building tutorial game.
Discovery learning.
Updated 1/23/2016

• Get started in Opensim: Stage 2B(uilding).
• Start building in Opensim.
• Sample of gamification in instructing/onboarding in Opensim.
• Examples of Discovery Learning.

Need to know before you start

• Walk: Press the arrow keys, see what happens
• Fly:  Press and hold page up. 
• Zoom and roam the camera:  Press and hold Alt, press and hold left mouse key, move mouse or scroll wheel.   
• Go to an address on the Hypergrid (see below).

Go there now: Hypergrid address, choose one:

Copy-paste a hypergrid address into your world map's search bar, click Find, click Teleport when it lights up. 

• grid.avacon.org:8002:Primland

2014 NEW: OPENSIM: Linda Kellie's Freebie Mall. Get your wants or get it all. A world of free.

Linda Kellie's Freebie Mall
Get your wants or get it all
A world of free.  
Updated 1/30/2016

• Clothing, furniture, houses, decorations, building supplies, textures.
• Licensed for any use, including commercial use, with no attribution required.
• Get it all: Download your own stuff 

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Linda Kellie's Freebie Mall

• Visit by webpage:  
• Start Firestorm, set it to Kitely*     
• Click this web link:  Linda Kellie's Freebie Mall 2.0
• Then Click "Enter World"  
• *Help:  FIRESTORM: Logging on to Kitely or another grid

Visit in Kitely 

• Paste this hop into the address bar of Firestorm, Press Enter 
• hop://osgrid.kitely.com:8002/Linda%20Kellie%20Freebie%20Mall%202/128/128/23
• Closed to Hypergrid
• Linda Kellie Resources: Zadaroo
• Free access: sponsored by Hypergrid Business

2013 2ndNEW: Welcome Point Social Island. Starting place for newcomers

Welcome Point Social Island
Starting place for newcomers 

Introduction to SL

• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Social%20Island%201/133/83/24
• Experienced multilingual helpers are often there to help you
• Type a question into chat in your preferred language
• If helpers are around, they will try to help you
• Multilingual help: Welcome ports and Google Translate

2013 2ndHELP: GRAPHICS: Mesh distortions, and shadows.

Mesh distortions, round circles and shadows
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Ever see things look like this door?

• Especially from a distance
• Maybe close up they look normal.
• Here is a solution.

2013 2ndHELP: Group chat: the etiquette

Group chat: the etiquette
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Conversation window

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• Group chat is a channel that spreads typed messages around the group.
• A message will usually reach most group members who are online at the time. 
• Groups generally have expectations about what is OK for group chat.
• Violating those expectations may get some criticism.
• Repeated violations may get a person ejected from the group.
• Here are some simple rules.

2013 2ndHELP: LAND: Dreamseeker estates.

LAND: Dreamseeker estates.  
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Land Office

• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dream%20Seeker/65/46/23
• Listings: Dreamseeker on the web
• You don't need a premium account 

2013 2ndHELP: Job World, employment services. Learn the skills of finding a job. And not just a virtual job.

Job World, employment services.  
Learn the skills of finding a job.
And not just a virtual job.
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Prep for job interviews

What does Jobs World do?

• Helps people find jobs in SL
• Helps SL businesses find staff  
• Offers personalized networking in SL and RL 
• Lets you learn and practice interview skills 
• Shows you classes to help you reach employment goals. 
• Helps you get a GED
• Helps you apply for a PELL GRANT
• Guides you to classes in SL
• Offers information on real life education:
• EDX COURSES  offers free online college classes

• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Marigold/94/70/249

Job World is small enough to know you , but large enough to serve you!  I look forward to meeting you - if I can be of any help please feel free to contact me - Use a notecard if I am not online - my IM's become capped. --Snazzy Zepp, Job World, CEO 

2013 2ndHELP: LAND: Rental properties and related services in SL

Rental properties and related services in SL
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You can rent land and houses in Second Life.  
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2013 2ndHELP: BIZ: LAND: Segarra estates, for people experienced in SL

Segarra estates, land for people experienced in SL
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Best suited to people experienced in SL who want

• to buy or build a house
• to set up a shop
• to run a club
• to set up a small role-play venue

Start here

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Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Segarra%20Estates/102/145/30

• Click the box to join the group and ask questions in group chat.
• The posters behind the unicorn are links to people who can help if they are online
• Land for Sale has links to that
• Land Office
• In business since 2007

2013 2ndHELP: Land: Lionheart Estates

Lionheart Estates
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Newcomer Help Center

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Newcomer Help Center
Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lionheart%20Pumbaa/68/102/22

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You can start playing with Second Life in this help center.  Skip the main Orientation Islands.  They tend to attract griefers and other troublemakers.  To enter Second Life, click on the location link above.  If you don't have an account, you will get a page with instructions on how to set up an account and how to install the client on your machine.   
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2013 2ndHELP: BIZ: Land: Balanvi. Gets more out of the land with a sharp business model

Gets more out of the land 
with a sharp business model
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An empty lawn

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Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Halfclaw/39/75/3450
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A house grows when you approach

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2013 12ndHELP: Land: Caledon, steampunk, land and services

Caledon, Steampunk, land and services

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Near Oxbridge Lecture Hall
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Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/81/140/27

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The independent State of Caledon

• Gentle countryside 
• Caledon is a 19th century steampunk Victorian micronation
• Generally, people have Victorian townhomes or country estates
• There are also shops:  period clothing, horses, aerocraft or housewares
• Caledon Quest

New Babbage

• A steampunk city 
• The City of New Babbage on the web

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• Help for new people:
• Caledon Oxbridge University 
• New Babbage sponsors Caledon Oxbridge University

2013 2ndHELP: Fruit Islands Estate, land and services

Fruit Islands Estate, land and services
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Fruit Islands is a residential estate with 100 connected sea SIM's
The environment is a Tropical or Jungle theme combined with hills & rocks.
Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fruit%20Islands/9/71/22