Nalates' Things & Stuff

New Viewers – New Second Life

2010/03/31 by Nalates Urriah

This morning Linden Lab released Viewer 2.0 and opened the new resident Help Island. New World Notes gives you a glimpse of the new user experience. We old residents can’t visit there. It is supposed to be better and should help retain more new users. We’ll see. The new Second Life viewer is very much … Read more

Why Games Succeed – THERE.com

2010/03/30 by Nalates Urriah

A researcher working in the game THERE has written a thoughtful article about her findings. For those of us interested in what makes a game tick and succeed or fail it is a great read. In-Depth: Requiem For A World For those of from the Myst-Uru community it has special interest as Celia studied the … Read more

New Second Life Stuff

2010/03/23 by Nalates Urriah

I am a Myst fan and a fan of worlds like the Myst worlds created by Cyan Worlds, inc.

Today I am excited to see that Svarga is back!!! I loved the place. It is like a beautiful painting. It has high graphics qualities. It should be amazing in KirstenLee’s Shadow viewer. The ecosystem in Svarga is beyond anything we had/have in Myst’s Uru Live. But that is apples and oranges. See the article at New World Notes (NWN) for the story: Svarga, Artificial Ecosystem Island, Is Back in Second Life! (Updated: It Was Purchased From Creator By Linden Lab)

Also a new region opens today. NWN wrote about it too. See: Nemo Rises: Awe-Inspiring Underwater Steampunk City Inspired By Jules Verne Opens Today! This looks fun. The steampunk style looks a bit like Myst.

Viewer Comparison Chart

2010/03/18 by Nalates Urriah

New World Notes posted about this on a tip from Daniel Voyager. The chart is a Google Spreadsheet. If you are looking for a viewer with specific abilities, this chart is just what you need. Viewer Comparison

Media Plugin Webkit Fail

2014/06/202010/03/16 by Nalates Urriah

Update: 2014-06 – WebKit remains a problem. For the latest information scroll to the bottom of a WebKit article and look for the tag WebKit (or click this link). Click it to f ind the latest articles. You may need to use your browsers ‘Find-in-Page’ search (usually Ctrl-F) to find the pertinent part of the article. – Apple … Read more

KirstenLee S20 (3) Viewer Out

2010/03/15 by Nalates Urriah

New versions of KirstenLeee’s viewer are coming out faster than any other. Check out her latest one. KirstenLee Viewer S20 – Version (4) is on the site now. This viewer is based on the SL 2.0 Beta code. If you want the new stuff and not the cluttered interface, this is a likely choice.