So now we can make purchases that have the Export Perm and take our items from one virtual world to another.
Of course, there’s a fee for that.
How much should a seller charge a customer for that right?
“…Just because you’re granting them the right to go anyhere in the free Metaverse with their purchase doesn’t mean they’re going to go everywhere with it….”
from Journey To The Center Of the Metaverse
http://journeymetaverse.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/export-perm-how-much-should-it-cost/
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/
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/
I’m not sure I know why but I have started a Scoop.it page.
It’s called News of the Virtual World. The description says: news, commentary, features, tips.
I tried Scoop.it a couple years ago and thought it was cute and all but I didn’t really have a use for it at the time. I was working on my blogs on Monday and reading other virtual world blogs and sites and I bumped into a couple of Scoop.it pages and thought I’d give it another try.
I’d be interested in hearing from readers, do you regularly read or follow Scoop.it pages?
As you know, the Metaverse is abuzz about the new virtual world, Dankoville. But don’t settle for second-hand sources, get all your Dankoville news here at the official shill, err, site…for Dankoville, Danko Whitfield Publishing, a division of Danko Virtual Enterprises, which of course is headquartered in Dankoville, a mere coincidence, I assure you.
Here is today’s allotment of official news from Dankoville,
– The official repository of photographs of Dankoville is now open to the public via flckr.
– Danko Whitfield has finally posted the news of the establishment of Dankoville on his blog, Journey To The Center Of The Metaverse.
Stay tuned to this channel for regular updates.
UPDATE Sept 30 – Here’s a rundown of the 16 regions on Dankoville, from the Dankoville Blog
Nine regions seemed like enough. More than enough.
It wasn’t.
from the Dankoville Blog
I put my own standalone sim out there on the OpenSim grid.
So, of course, I had to write a little somethin’…
from the brand new Dankoville Blog
Trying to keep up with myself.
from Danko’s Journal
http://dankojournal.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/osgrid-endmeta-metro-sl-kitely-soas/
The first new season arrives in my new home.
(fall starts a little early in Winterfell)
from Steaming Along –
http://steampunkexplorer.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/autumn-in-winterfell/
Danko Whitfield 