2020 HG: HELP: An OpenSimulator place can be big, with many destinations. The landmark solution. Land manager skills

An OpenSimulator place can be big, 
with many destinations.  
The landmark solution.  
Land manager skills       

How to get the public to the place you manage with a landmark.  A Land manager skills set for those who want level up.  Other travel methods and Land manager skills will be covered in later articles.

A landmark is even faster

• A sim in OpenSimulator can be much bigger than 256X256 meters.
• On Kitely, the available sizes go up to 1024X1024 meters. 
• That is over .6 mile on a side,  
• Depending on where you live that is from six to twelve city blocks.
• You could have a dozen destinations of public interest there. 
• You need a way to get people to where they want to go on your place.
• Furthermore, you often need a way that you can post in plain text.  

Travel methods for the Hypergrid

• Landmark: Best method, but can only be given inworld.
• Hypergrid address: in plain text, but only goes to a sim, not coordinates.
• Firestorm hop: in plain text, may only work in Firestorm, only works for users in the grid it directs to.
• Walkin or on-click teleport:  A device located inworld.  

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2020 #VWEDU: #DTA: BIZ: The coming digital campus. Access management. Public and controlled access. Campus security without campus police.

The coming digital campus.  
Access management.  
Public and controlled access. 
Campus security without campus police.

A consideration of access that will be needed in an online campus and what is currently available.  A digital campus can offer much greater control of access than is practical in a physical campus.  This article is specifically declared Public Domain (CC0).

Universal campus (Kitely)

Access management?

• Public-facing places that anyone can go to without preparation.
• Campus-facing places: access limited to specific kinds of people,
• Registration-facing places: access limited to faculty and students in a course.
• Private places with access controlled by school staff.   

Kinds of people on campus

• The general public: Anyone who finds the school on the internet 
• The "local" public: Town and Gown
• Commercial supporters: Companies that contribute to the school
• Alumni and other potential supporters
• Faculty
• Invited experts
• Potential students and their parents
• Students registered for specific courses

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2020 #VWEDU: #DTA: WW: SmartSoftware in beta test. Toolbox for teachers. Digital classrooms--at last a place that looks familiar. Digital, yes, but teacher designed and teacher tested.

SmartSoftware in beta test.  Toolbox for teachers.  
Digital classrooms--at last a place that looks familiar.  
Digital, yes, but teacher designed and teacher tested.

Teaching online is getting easier.  In 3DWebWorldsz the SmartActionSoftware System puts everything at your fingers to create an online course for both hands-on and hands-off training. Auto graded quizzes, comprehensive tests and modular training units that can be dripped to your students or delivered by a calendar date.

• SmartSoftware in beta test
• Official free orientation workshops on 4/18.
• No registration for the workshop.
• Login as a guest: 3DWebWorldz 
• Don't wonder how that works. Click the link and see for yourself.  
• A 3d place in your browser. As easy as going to a web page because it is a web page. Live music, writers, videos, meetings, comedy.

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2020 Explore: WRITE: Greenfield: Saloon, free houses, maze, ships, dance floor, petting zoo, adult. Suitable for writing prompts and RP

Greenfield: Saloon, free houses, maze, 
ships, dance floor, petting zoo, adult. art 
Suitable for writing prompts and RP

Greenfield, a Kitely region with the amenities above (and below).

Teleporters

Greenfield self-description

• GREENfield IS READY TO HAVE YOU HERE
• |We finished landscaping, so Greenfield is all yours if you want.
• Its a joy to explore our land or sit on relaxing spots and watch the birds.
• Visit the museum of art, try the maze or ride our bull. 
• There are stores (some with interesting freeware), 
• you can even start your own store, its free.
• And if you are looking for a free home to live in, its all there.
• Live near the large pond where you can enjoy the unique reflections.
• There is a nude beach, a dark palace (omg) and many many more.

Go there

• Web page:  Greenfield
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Greenfield 2
• hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Greenfield 2/342/111/22
• Travel tips for the Hypergrid. A DTA content page
• Ingrid (within a grid) Travel tips for OpenSimulator . A DTA content page

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2020 BIZ: Blue Prim: A place to show your products. Freebies, maybe a free store on the place.

Blue Prim: A place to show your products. 
Freebies, maybe a free store on the place.

A place with freebies, maybe free rentals.

Destinations on the region
on the Sky Platform, too

• Blue Prim (Kitely place)
• Blue Prim (Store on Kitely Market) 
• Some Items free to copy (freebies) 

Go there 

• HG address:
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Blue Prim
• Travel tips for the Hypergrid. A DTA content page
• Firestorm hop:
• hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Blue Prim/87/123/41
• Ingrid (within a grid) Travel tips for OpenSimulator . A DTA content page

Freebies

• Many freebies available
• Right click on an item, check the drop-down options for "Free to Copy."
• Flea Market shop near the main landing point. 
• Larger outdoor items are located on the Sky Platform above. 
• All are easily accessed by teleporters scattered around the world.

2020 #VWEDU: BIZ: Text-friendly addresses for Hypergrid. Landmarks work fine, but not in blogs or class assignments in text. SceneGate has a solution

Text-friendly addresses for Hypergrid.   
Landmarks work fine, but not in blogs 
or class assignments in text.. 
SceneGate has a solution.

To give Hypergrid destinations in text, we need text-friendly addresses.  SceneGate  can provide those.  They may only work in SceneGate, but in an instructional context all the students could be using SceneGate.

Get a text-friendly 

Hypergrid address

The problem

• For bloggers and teachers.
• Hypergrid region addresses work, but they don't carry location coordinates.
• A Firestorm Hop carries location coordinates, but you can't easily get a correct Hop except in your home grid. 
• Landmarks work well, but you can't give them in text.
• Is there a source for text-friendly Hypergrid addresses? 
• SceneGate has a solution. Try this:
• x-grid-info://grid.metaversedepot.com:8002/region/Selby's Place/130/131/21

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2020 ART: "Le Cirque de la Nuit" 2020 Production (Press release)

"Le Cirque de la Nuit" 2020 Production
(Press release)

Idle Rogue, Second Life.  So you think you have seen Idle Rogue Productions annual steampunk circus in black and white, "Le Cirque de la Nuit"? Think again!  No two editions of "Cirque" are exactly alike, and reservations for this year's open Monday, April 6th at Noon for the limited six performances.  Advanced Reservations are required.

"Le Cirque de la Nuit" 2020 Production 

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2020 BIZ: #VWEDU: Virtual worlds can serve many markets but need the right product for each market. Use case: Public-facing place: office,sales floors marketing exposition

Virtual worlds can serve many markets 
but need the right product for each market.   
Public-facing  places: 
offices,sales floors. marketing expositions

How to provide public-facing digital places, using web-worlds.

Jamie's office

Public-facing places

• Intended for interaction with the public.
• Libraries and other government services 
• Museums, art galleries, other cultural amenities
• Offices: lawyers, accountants, teachers, consultants, counsellors, etc.
• Showrooms, sales floors, galleries.
• Marketing expositions
• Easy access is essential.

Virtual worlds with public access

• Cybalounge and 3DWebWorldz 
• These virtual worlds run in a browser.
• Accessible wherever a browser runs, including tablets and smart phones.
• People can go in as guests, without registering.  
• A 3d place in your browser. As easy as going to a web page because it is a web page.
• Wondering what they are like?   They are public access, so look for yourself.
• Click on either link and enter as a guest.  
• Click on the screen to enter, use your keyboard arrow keys to walk   
• Web-worlds

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2020 #VWEDU: #DTA: Plan for a modern presentation in a digital world. For presenters and inquiry/project-based learning.

Plan for a modern presentation in a digital world.   
For presenters and inquiry/project-based learning.

A plan for using the affordances of digital worlds and other digital support in making a presentation.   The plan may be of special interest to teachers using inquiry-based or project-based learning.   

• Watch on YouTube
• Affordances of virtual worlds can make a more effective presentation. From OpenSim Community Conference (OSCC)
• Transcription of video to text: VidReader

Possible objectives of a presentation 

Social good

• Impart information or ideas to an audience.
• Entertain an audience with information or ideas.
• Get the reactions of others to the presentation to improve it.
• Get the views of others about the ideas for further development.
• Get the views of others about the information.

Individual good

• Partly satisfy an educational requirement.
• Build a portfolio. (students and professionals)
• Income from fees. (presenter and organizers)
• Favorable reputation. (sponsoring institution)

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2920 ART: #VWEDu: An online virtual world for training in the visual arts. A visual place for visual arts. A social place for working with teachers and artists.

An online virtual world for training in the visual arts.   
A visual place for visual arts.  
A social place for working with teachers and artists.

Training in graphic design, web design, digital photography, and mixed realities. An online virtual world for this training.   An online virtual world is highly visual and naturally social.  You can talk to the instructor and to other students about your art products.  You can make images and  videos of your work to build your portfolio.

• Watch on YouTube

Go there

• Kitely web page
• HG address:
• grid.kitely.com:8002:Eugene Training
• Travel tips for the Hypergrid. A DTA content page
• Firestorm hop:
• hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Eugene Training/213/13/21
• Eugenio training web page
• Eugenio training blog