Second Life and Virtual Worlds
Things about SL
I noticed Machinimatrix posting a video on how to integrate Manuel Bastioni with AvaStar. BElow is an image link to the video as it won’t display embedded here. Sheeesh..
So, what is Manuel Bastioni? It is an open source character generator for Blender. Seems it is competition for MakeHuman. The download is here: Manuel Bastioni.
I got word of a new game in SL. It is an experience shoot ‘em up type game. You’ll find it at: Games (SLURL).
A unique aspect of the game is each day the top 3 players win L$ cash.
So, now I have a new place to send newbies to get L$ cash.
There was no roll to the main channel today. A roll to the RC channels is expected Wednesday. The change is listed as;
All three RC channels are scheduled for 2017-03-29 update; RC Bluesteel, LeTigre, Magnum.
Changes: Added and tweaked asset metrics stats logging
I know the Lindens are working in updates to the render cost figures. They are also changing delivery of more assets to be via Content Delivery Networks (CDN). So, I’m not sure which effort is supported by the tweaks… both?
I’ve compressed parts of the video without voice to reduce the run time.
These are the tops discussed during the meeting. They are in the order they appear in the video. Because I was time compressing the video, I didn’t collect the time marks.
This is the meeting of March 24, 2017. Not many people were there. Not much news. Some update on the RC viewers. Normally I watch Pantera Północy’s videos of the meeting. But, he missed the last two meetings. So, I decided to video this one. But, Pantera was there and his usual video is here: … Read more
Inara tells us about Filling the Cauldron, a photo contest open to everyone. See her article for the details.
In ‘cauldron’ related news Prim Dolls provides information of a more personal nature. Elicio Ember’s father is fighting to recover from a stroke. So, there is a benefit event. See: Ember’s Cauldron: Welcome! Stores from all over the grid are involved.