RL Life got busy

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I am posting less because I have new RL projects. Also I am writing a post on updating Opensim. I ran into a problem and continue to search for work-arounds and experiments with how to solve the problem.

My little Opensim world had several things I built on my island. When I upgraded those did not transfer to the new version. I got my inventory, terrain and etc. But none of the buildings. Once I resolve that issue I’ll publish it.

Check here on Monday’s. I usually post about something and have a new post up on Monday.

Devokan_005
Devokan Islands

PS: No… that is not my OpenSim world… I wish. It’s a region in SL.

Myst-Uru-SL Updates

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GoMa Wiki
The GoMa Wiki

Most Myst-Uru-SL fans know that Myst for the iPhone was released. Also a new trouble ticket and knowledge base was opened by Cyan. Also, Cyan joined the Twitter world. Another Myst Style build is going up in the SL region Devokan. Eder D’Uru guild meetings officially started last week and D’ni language and building classes have been and are being taught in Eder D’Uru. But do you know the names of the fan created ages currently available for play using the DVD, stand alone Myst game Complete Chronicles or Path of The Shell? Or how many ages are actively being worked on? Are they in preliminary stages or nearly complete?

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Second Life Bot Camping

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Linden Labs has published a new policy on camping robots. (You need an SL account to access the page) If you don’t know these are robots that are used to make a place look inhabited and to pump up traffic scores for better placement on SL Search. Robots come in various flavors. Some have artificial intelligence and can even carry on a lame conversation.

Many of us think getting rid of bots would be a totally good thing, but not everyone. Some bots are hired to model cloths, hair and stuff in various stores. What about those?

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More Windlight Settings

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Windlight is a neat fun part of the Second Life (SL) viewer. New World Notes (NWN) just posted links to some new pre-made WindLight Presets. These were made by Mescaline Tammas a machinima maker in SL. He used them for his filming/recording in SL. Those of you that want to take dramatic pictures in SL should get these and add them to their bag of tricks.

Check out some of the machinima movies made with them. Links in the NWN’s post.

Using Audacity

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Audacity Interface

Audacity is a free sound editing tool for Windows or as technically known a Digital Audio Editor. It is great for making sound clips for import to Second Life. If you are doing voice, there are some basic tips one should know for handling voice. I’m no expert but I have learned a few things using it.

The program as well as a number of others, twenty-four actually, are listed here: 25 Free Digital Audio Editors. Audacity is the editor of choice for Second Life types. There are in-game classes by various groups.

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What Makes Virtual Worlds Successful

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Enacharys in Second Life - Puzzle Game

Many game fans are considering whether they can build a game better than the one they are playing. They are looking ahead and trying to work out what will make their game viable and entertaining enough to survive. James Portnow has written a blog post titled Designing a Single Sever MMORPG at GameSetWatch.com discussing what is need to make MMORPG’s successful. JWPlatt founder of OpenUru.org posted about it in a post in that forum. I’ve been looking at RPG’s and MMO’s to find the differences between successful and not so successful RPG’s.

One of the things important to MMO’s that is so basic to Mr. Portnow that it is not even directly mentioned as a requirement in his lists is player population… concurrent participation. He goes directly to population density, game area per player.

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