2014 GAME: EDU: Rapid development kit for games. Available on the Hypergrid.

Rapid development kit for games. 
Available on the Hypergrid.
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 Designed with eLearning games (Immersive Learning Simulations) in mind, the kit contains everything you need to rapidly create adventure style games in world. The kit was developed to empower non-programmers, subject matter experts, instructional designers and enthusiasts to rapidly create their own custom interactive adventures.
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• Watch on YouTube

Note: I have not tested this kit and so cannot evaluate it.  I merely report on it because it is potentially useful educational software available on the Hypergrid via Kitely Market.  At a cost of about  $10 USD (full perm), it seems worth testing if you are going to set up an immersive learning game on an Opensim grid.  The author, Allen Partridge, has good qualifications. 
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The listing on Kitely Market gives links to two videos reporting on games built using this kit.  One is presented above.  The other has been previously reported in this blog: 

• Civil Rights Movement Comes of Age in Second Life

Comments by two buyers 

• Since the scripts are full-perm, it's customizable to whatever you need it to be for your own game. A lot of good examples included.
• Everything you need to create a game in your sim is clearly explained.

Creator: Allen Partridge
Linkedin:  Allen Partridge
Allen Partridge

2014 PROMO: Post Second Life pictures to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr: SLShare

Post Second Life pictures to 
Facebook, Twitter, Flickr:  SLShare
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New snapshot panel for social media

Yes, promote your events to the big world out there--the outworld!  Here is how

• Be sure you are using the Viewer 3.7.10 (recent update), or later.  
• Put a text blurb in an open notecard. 
• Add a SLurl after the blurb.
• Click the Camera button. 
• Click your choice of social media.
• Copy-paste the blurb into the comment window.
• Click Post.
• Find the post in your social media and mark/share it to get more distribution.  

2014 PROMO: EVENTS: OPENSIM: The calendars of the Hypergrid: One calendar to rule them all. Opensim community building

The calendars of the Hypergrid:   

One calendar to rule them all.

Opensim community building.
Updated 5/6/2016
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Calendars of the Hypergrid.  Imagine:  Each grid develops its own Google Calendar.  Then someone combines them into one Google Calendar.  That is posted as Happenings on the Hypergrid.    Now you can easily find events all over the Hypergrid.  Can it happen?  Here is how:

This is just a start:

The tech details are in these articles

• Google Calendar tutorial (Used for notices of HG events)
• Google calendars: blog, display, wear, combine. Summary
• Use a Google calendar to promote events in virtual worlds
• Kitely Events Calendar
• Using the Kitely calendar--or any other Google calendar for events

Here is a first effort

Crystal Brewton: I would like to add the Google calendars of other grids ... so that events can be seen in ONE location ... not just Metropolis events or Kitely events or Crat Grid events .. but Hypergriddable events in one place! 

• https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CrystalBrewtonIndieAuthor/posts/ET5JpTDqBTw?cfem=1

Next step: Any grid owner or Grid Chamber of Commerce

• If you have a grid-wide public Google calendar, put the web link in the comments section of this article.  
• If your grid does not have one of the above, consider starting one.
• The tech details are in the articles listed above.
• If/when I have a few calendars, I will make a combined calendar and post it on this blog.
• I will  make a (web-on-prim) poster of it.  
• I will make the  poster available on Cookie II (on Kitely).  
• Anyone on the Hypergrid can come to Cookie II and pick up a free copy. 
• The poster will display the calendar on any Opensim grid.

Needs for the best "Happenings on the Hypergrid" calendar

• Event names should include the grid name. 
• Event description must carry the Hypergrid address.
• Standard form for a hypergrid address, one that works in the world map.

A word for the YesButters

Yes, but:  The calendar will get too big and won't have room to show everything.
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Solution Man: We will welcome problems like that.  When the numbers get big enough, we will break out communities of interest and have, for example, the Hypergrid Writers Calendar.

GCG calendar

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News and Notes

Events in the virtual worlds  

• Kitely Events Calendar

• SL11B and earlier Second Life Birthdays. Summary and Highlights 

• Second life Snapshot Contest (through July 14)
• Prizes (in Lindens) 10,000L, 5000L, 3000L  
• Details: Second life Snapshot Contest

Newcomer Help in Virtual Worlds. 

• New Citizens Inc
• Table of Contents (Virtual Outworlding)
• Multilingual help: Welcome ports and Google Translate

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Video-Machinima in virtual worlds

• New Media Arts, Inc
• SUMMARY: Resources for video production in virtual worlds
• 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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• For more on topics like this, circle Selby Evans in Google+ 
• What do we do in Virtual Worlds? 
• Kitely: low cost virtual worlds.
• Opensim, Hypergrid: Summary
• Search on page with Google Chrome: Ctrl+f, search bar upper right.
• Google search this blog: Search bar, upper left--or:
• Put site:virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com at the end of the search terms 
• What is Second Life?
• Annotated screen shots made with Jing
• All original content on this blog is 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 in Second LIfe or Kitely
• Thinkerer Melville in Second Life, Selby Evans in Kitely
• Google+ page;  Virtual World Video
• Lauren is funny;   Avatar  Repertory Theater

2014 OPENSIM: Physics and vehicles, Bullet and ODE physics engines

Physics and vehicles, Bullet and ODE
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There has been some question about how well vehicles work in the physics engines use by Opensim.  Some builders are actively testing this question.  Here I report some videos that are current answers to this question.   These  videos illustrate vehicle performance on opensim, using Bullet and ODE physics engines.   The newest version of OpenSimulator shifted to using the Bullet engine.

Bullet coaster on OpenSimulator   

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Cuteulalas Bullet Coaster on Sisyphus@OSgrid using BulletSim Physics with 8 passengers, greatest OpenSimulator coaster ever created!!

• Vehicles in Opensim. Bulletsim Physics. Region Crossing, flying
• OpenSim’s official upgrade; supports varregions, Bullet physics
• Flying Objects For Opensim 0.8.1 Dev Running BulletSim PE

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

2017 ART: EDU: VIDEO: The Korean Turtle ship, with work from Arcadia Asylum

The Korean Turtle ship, 
with work from Arcadia Asylum 
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The Korean turtle ship is one of the most remarkable warships in history. Another fantastic Freebie in Second Life by Aley.

• Watch on YouTube

2014 PROMO: PEOPLE: ART: SL11B and earlier Second Life Birthdays. Summary and Highlights

SL11B  and earlier Second Life Birthdays.  
Summary and Highlights
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See the sights via pod tours 

• SL11B Official page
• Second Life, the first 11 years. Part 2
• SL11B and the boating fraternity (or lack of)
• SL11B Big Hunt. Look for the SL11BIG Hunt sign
• SL11B: Arcadia, Aley: Living Library & Freebie Center; All Things Aley
• SL11B: Second Life, the first 11 years
• Selected sights to see in SL11B
• Presenting: the SL11B Green Guide!

2013 EDU: University of Alabama in Second Life

University of Alabama in Second Life
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Programs in Educational Psychology, Counselor Education, Educational Research, School Psychology, Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, Higher Education, and Administration.
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Teleports: Sandbox, offices

• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UA%20ESPRMC/134/130/27

2014 EDU: 3D Virtual Learning environments for experiential learning

3D Virtual Learning environments 
for experiential learning
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How the students at Heritage Christian Online School use 3D Virtual Learning environments to facilitate experiential learning--Gord Holden
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• Watch on YouTube
• Published on Aug 20, 2013
• Meet Gord Holden on Google+ 

2014 EDU: Nova Archaeology: Allegheny Portage Railroad: a virtual time machine

Allegheny Portage Railroad: a virtual time machine
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Nova Archaeology is on the hypergrid.  This report focuses on a major railroad display there.
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Places on Nova Archaeology. 

Find the railroad

Click image to enlarge

Hypergrid access

• In any Hypergrid-enabled grid, open the world map
• Copy the line below into the Search Bar: 
• nova.bio-se.info:9000
• Click the Find button next to the Search Bar
• Click Teleport when it lights up

Video of recent tour
Virtual Pioneer Livestream Tour- Archaeology Open Sim