This page contains all the articles I’ve written related to Second Life scripting.
Second Life – Shoutcast – Why did Song Boards die?
Clubs and various places in Second Life™ use scripts to pull the name of the song playing on their media channel. Recently, the LL function call to request HTTP GET/PUT process changed. In doing so it broke most of the scripts used to get song names. The thread about the problem, DJ Board Display Not … Continue reading
Second Life – How to Lower ACI – A Script
One of the complications in 3D rendering is working out how to blend the objects with transparent parts. Think of windows and SL hair. Designers can reduce the complication by how they use alpha layers and blending. I’m not going to try to explain how to set stuff up because I have yet to get … Continue reading
Second Life: Content Creation 2017 w20
RL is complicating my being at the Content Creation meetings. Fortunately for me, Medhue is live-streaming and recording the meetings. The video is here: Medhue @ Content Creation. My summary follows. Vir Linden had nothing new on viewers. He often tells us about what he is doing with a specific viewer. This week Vir has … Continue reading
Second Life: Those Scripts You Wear, Which Are Pesky?
I was reading a thread in the forum where the Opening Post (OP) was asking how to deal with scripts. They went somewhere and found out they were wearing too many scripts and were threatened with ejection. Been there done that… it’s been awhile. Of course, there are the devices that will tell you your … Continue reading
Second Life: Using YouTube for Media
YouTube is a fun site and offers lots of handy features. When we start to build things in Second Life ™ we run into some challenges. YouTube gives us some help. See: YouTube Embedded Players and Player Parameters. As you scroll down the page you’ll eventually find the commands to add to a URL to … Continue reading
Second Life Adult: Open Collar
PS: Taylor.p points out that 6.4 was released last May. Those playing with RLV will get notices that Open Collar has an update out, v6.4.0. Provided they have not turned off ‘notices’. The update is a bit different than other updates we deal with in Second Life™. The update will upgrade a range of RLV … Continue reading
Second Life News Update 2017 w05
The new package rolling out to the main grid’s RC channel has a fix that should make offline IMs and group notices a bit more reliable. That comes from Simon Linden. I didn’t see anything about it in the server version release notes. There will be no Server/Scripting meeting next Tuesday (2/7). A Linden Lab … Continue reading
Tutorial 2017: How to Make Slink Nails
Mesh development is shaking down into some common methods. This tutorial covers how to make Slink Nails using 2017 information. Section headings will give you an idea of what you can skip and what you need to read based on your experience level. Basics If you are totally new to Second Life™ there is a … Continue reading