How does an OpenSim fan explain OpenSim to a Second Lifer when the two don’t even speak the same language?
“The Communications Gap in Virtual Worlds”
from Journey To The Center Of The Metaverse
http://journeymetaverse.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/the-communications-gap-in-virtual-worlds/
Ohhh…lookee there, my typist is a guest columnist on Hypergrid Business!
Hmmm, I think he stole this article from my blog.
The Firesign Theatre had a line, “Everything you know is wrong!”
Sometimes I want to apply that to other people when I hear them talking about Kitely.
Here’s one of those things that you’ve heard over and over about Kitely that turns out not to be true. Even though “everybody” says it.
Sometimes “everybody” is wrong.
“Kitely Now Known For Its Community”
from my virtual issues blog, Journey To The Center Of The Metaverse
http://journeymetaverse.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/kitely-now-known-for-its-community/
My personal mini-grid, Dankoville, was running great for over a month but I had to shut it down when my PC got sick. I’m on a laptop in the interim but I can’t run Dankoville on it. Progress on getting the PC fixed was hampered by a busy RL but there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. Here’s an update I posted on Google+ today in the Opensim Virtual community…Â
Dankoville is still offline due to computer maintenance. However, progress is being made and we expect to be back 24/7 in December if not sooner. If it weren’t for the Thanksgiving holiday, it would definitely be sooner.
The first day or two that Dankoville is back online it may be closed to HG as I’m going to do some testing to see if I can safely expand the mini-grid to almost double it’s current size of 17 regions.
The computer trouble is unrelated to running Dankoville. The 17 regions were running without any trouble whatsoever, so even though I don’t actually ‘need’ to have 30 to 35 regions, if I can run that many without lag or other problems, what the heck, why not? 🙂
I’m using this world to create the scenes and feel of my stories and characters and it has worked great for story so far. With additional regions, I will add to the current themes and scenes and will introduce a new theme as well. The time travel aspect of my story causes me to want a grid with themes of different time periods. And I have come up with ways of doing so that lets them co-exist without having to put each theme on its own island. So I have a Mainland, which I like. I also have a story hook that I’m going to use in my writing and build inworld that will even allow all of the different themes to come together in the main story.
So I’m very excited about all of this and how it has all worked out and with additional regions, I can flesh it out a bit more and add the new theme as well. But, if doubling the grid doesn’t work out, np, I can live with that. Seems I could at least add 3 to 5 regions and get the new theme in there anyway. Whatever…
I’m already way beyond anything I ever expected with this project!
My best-known blog is about to become one year old.
So I sent it a birthday card.
“The Journey Continues…”
from Journey To The Center Of The Metaverse
http://journeymetaverse.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/the-journey-continues/
Stories from 1960 and 1863 come together in this latest post on my RP blog, Steaming Along…which includes part of the story of one hero and a chance meeting with another…
“Of Dankoville And Time”
K. If you’re just joining us…
Over at OpenSim City, I posted in the forums, a list of questions aimed at getting OpenSim fans’ thoughts about Second Life.
Then, over at my virtual issues blog, Journey To The Center Of The Metaverse, I posted an article about that list of questions and, a la Strawberry Singh, put it in the form of a meme, this one for OpenSim bloggers.
Now, I’ve come over here to my personal blog and central portal to answer the questionaire myself.
Are you still with me? No? OK, then you’d better go here to get completely filled in. The rest of you need no introduction to what’s coming…
Do you have a grid you consider as your virtual home? Please name it.
k…this is where it’s clear I don’t really qualify to answer these questions…(see previous link if you don’t get it)
My virtual home has always been in Second Life. Since March of 2010, my main home has been Winterfell. However, I now have my own standalone mini-grid in OpenSim, so I suppose that could change in time.
Do you have a home in SL?
Yes.
Do you own land in SL or do you rent a spot?
I own four small parcels in Winterfell, a private estate. I let my premium account expire at the end of August so I no longer hold any Mainland.
How often do you visit SL?
Regularly.
What types of activities do you go into SL for?
Everything…hanging out, socializing, role play, group projects, personal projects, exploring, attending events, etc.
What is the best thing about Second Life?
I like a lot of things about SL so it’s hard to single one out. I guess the size of the population is the best…because it means there are usually activities going on and friends inworld to chat with.
What is the worst thing about Second Life?
Hard to single just one out here too. LOL. But I’m going with Lag
What is it about your home or favorite grid that makes it much better than Second Life.
Okay, well since Second Life is my home grid, I can’t answer this. But if my new 17-region standalone Dankoville were to become my virtual home, I suppose the lack of lag and the quiet of it all with only a couple HyperJumpers coming in once in awhile would be its main selling points over SL. Also, the cost. I’d have to hit the lottery to afford 17 regions in SL. On OpenSim, it’s FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! FREAKIN’ FREE!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, I just can’t get over that. Ahem… /me gathers himself
What is it about your home or favorite grid that you wish was as good as that same element in Second Life? (in other words, what’s the thing about SL that you wish you had on your grid?)
For Dankoville, I wish I had vehicles like in SL. Modern cars and trucks as well as some vintage ones, scripted or not. I have only started looking in OpenSim for such vehicles but I already know they are hard to find. I have a few but need a lot more.
Do you hope Second Life goes out of business?
Absolutely not. I want SL to continue to be there for me to play in because it is still great fun. I also think a healthy Second Life is good for OpenSim and virtual worlds in general and a failing SL would actually be bad for the other worlds. And, by the way, I think a healthy OpenSim and healthy rival commercial grids are good for Second Life too.
Any additional comment you would like to make about Second Life from your vantage point as an OpenSim fan?
Just to say that, as I have said before, I don’t approach virtual worlds as Second Life VS. OpenSim. For me, it is Second Life AND OpenSim
And finally, let me just add, that I’d like to thank me for making this meme.
God job, Danko!
Thanks!
In a serious mood today. Dead serious.
Thinking about a virtual will.
In the event of my demise…
from Journey To The Center Of The Metaverse
http://journeymetaverse.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/in-the-event-of-my-demise/
The monthly gathering of the Devokan Storytellers group takes place Sunday, 10 November 2013 at 16:00 UTC in the world of Dragon’s Teeth on Kitely grid …4p UK…11a US ET…8a US PT
The gathering gives RP storytellers, builders and writers of the Myst/Uru genre an opportunity to share ideas, information, plans and concerns about their stories, builds and virtual worlds. NOTE: We have moved our monthly gatherings to the second Sunday of each month.
Kitely users please note, attendance is free, you will not be charged minutes. For this we thank our gracious host, Paislee Myrtle.
Hope to see you there.
Dragons Teeth region on Kitely grid
related link:
Danko Whitfield 