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The previous pictures were taken on Thursday morning shortly before I met James Corbett in Second Life. We had serious problems with time lag, which we speculated were a result of the large number of users on the simulation at that time (the bar was jammed!)
However, there were almost as many people there on Sunday morning when this was taken. The picture shows my avatar "Conn Edgeworth" with some others, in the street outside the Blarney Stone Bar. I was delighted to meet Ham Rambler, owner of Virtual Dublin - the avatar of Second Life entrepreneur John Mahon.
Ham explained to me that Thursday's problems were down to server issues experienced by Linden Labs, the company behind Second Life. He was confident we would not have such problems again - and even offered us a room in "Trinity College" for our next meeting!
Our students Chantelle and Nisreen at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching collaboratively reflect on their experience on doing activities on an online Virtual World. Read their thoughts:
When we entered Small worlds, we had a lot of questions about its nature and application as an educational tool in language classrooms. In the beginning we were confused with the so many avatars appearing and disappearing, and then we got engaged creating our own avatars. Our 3D lifelike avatars were reflecting our own identities, their looks, style; even the nicknames were very similar to us in real world.
During the session, we were thinking about our students all the time, about the affordances and shortcomings of Small Worlds. We started realizing how the anonymity related to avatars could really help reluctant students to reduce their language related anxiety. Although there is no opportunity for expressing emotions and reactions properly, yet there is some sense of real immersion and tempting engagement in these worlds. Moreover, Small Worlds can be effective in creating a community of people sharing ideas collaboratively. As for us as students in Small Worlds, we were relaxed, happy, and most importantly did not feel the time. It was so real and engaging!
COFFEE COLLECTIVE with The Nature Collective is the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month @ 11 am and 5:30 pm SLT.
Are you looking for chill vibes, smooth brews, and some social interaction? Then Coffee Collective is for you! Chat, play games or AFK while you work. naturecollectivesl.com/
January 24, 2024 was at: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Calland/79/179/30
artsy fartsy shiz
The art community in Second Life is a varied one. Fine art, outsider art, underground art, performance art and music are all mixed in with the technical aspects of programming and scripting.
Second Life is one of the first places to combine right and left brain thinkers into one fantastic execution of art and builds in a virtual reality.
The sophistication of the artist is apparent at several places on the SL grid. There are many places that rival my favorites, but these are my personal choices based on my reaction or how long it stayed with me.
The Apollo sim will always be my very favorite place, but here are two that just captured my head and heart. La Reve and pteron are included on my "to die for" list and of course, The A List!
Both are fantastic. Both are fabulously done with a flair that most of us who build, will never achieve. I also included a few stand-outs from Esperance, Nebulous's ArtHole installation, and also, the conceptual Muzik Haus.
Muzik Haus is included, not because of the build itself. That part is simple, but the concept itself is one that stays with me. Mr Widget is the dj and his party making mash-ups create a total ambiance that drives the performance itself.
He is my current favorite dj. He is a mash-up king. And he shares his knowledge with us so generously.
All these places and all these people... standing before you and your art, sometimes overwhelms me to a point of tears. The emotional connection I feel when I explore or listen is the reason why I believe that art equals life. For without art... life is a dreary place and that is no life for anyone.
Met two really lovely people in the cafe garden this evening, Jenna and Masha. They were there taking photos of the gardens and invited me in to their photo session.
Great meeting them and hope they become regulars of the cafe events too.
Me in my personal room in IMVU, wearing what could quite possibly be the most casual outfit in my inventory ever.
Taken in Alife Virtual grid
@ Ecstasy Beach Event Club
Landmark:
hop://www.alifevirtual.com:8002/cara/53/184/30
TNC at the VWEC Community Faire
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maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Itame/96/136/94
Come visit The Nature Collective at the Virtual World Education Consortium Summer 2026 Community Faire! Grab a free bingo game and enjoy a peaceful moment with the bees. Make sure to explore the other booths and take a ride on the ferris wheel!
Check out the blog here - naturecollectivesl.com/2026/06/02/tnc-at-the-vwec-summer-...