New Flufee on a Meshion, Episode 11: Ladies Men
The awesome series of Flufee on a Meshion continues with Episode 11: Ladies Men. Draxtor’s videos rock and everyone should watch every episode here so far. The Flufee on a Meshion season is very funny and very clever. 
Valentines day came and went. And as you may have expected: our cuddly superhero had its share of “experiences”…now is he going to show and tell? In detail perhaps since this is YouTube? No worries, this episode is rated PG just like the entire season 1 – however: a new character enters the scene and he has legs made of metal plus an artificial eye. So should you be offended by steampunk imagery, close the browser tab NOW! We, the writers, sincerely hope that the depiction of Tedee is not too disturbing for our younger viewers! Or the guy with the cheesy cartoon head who is also making a cameo…or the Japanese lady with the….ok, quiet…watch the thing now, will ya?
ISTE Island closure on 1st March 2012
It’s been officially announced that ISTE Island will be closing down on Thursday 1st March 2012, which is sad news for educators in Second Life. It seems the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE Island) is closing because of financial reasons and so the decision has been made to shut down the island sadly. Oh! Virtual Learning! blogs about the closure happenings here which is worth reading.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/109/66/30
As of the last day of February, 2012, payments will no longer be made to maintain ISTE Island, and ISTE Island will no longer be.
Its been said ISTE content will be moved to a smaller space on Eduislands 9 island starting on 1st March 2012. There’s also plans to set up a new ISTE region on the Jokaydia Grid. A new home is in the works for the ISTE team to continue their excellent work. 
Second Life home of the International Society for Technology in Education.
Visit us online at www.iste.org
ISTE has been a special place for many residents in Second Life in recent years and been a popular hit with SL educators on the grid. ISTE hosted a farewell celebration party celebrating ISTE through the years in Second Life shown below.
Farewell ISTE island! 
Top 10 New Resident Places in Second Life 2012
- NCI Kuula – New Citizens Incorporated - New Player, New Resident, Newbie, Noob, Beginner, Help, Basics, Information, Info, Questions, Freebies, Free Stuff, Clothing, Sandbox, Hangout, Newsstand, Ginny Gremlin Park, Mall, Events, Tutorials, Classes, Class, Education.
- the Shelter, Isabel - A Haven for those new and old! While here we ask you follow our rules of no nudity, heavy swearing, or advertising. Please type ‘rules’ for a notecard on arrival with more specific information.
- Caledon Oxbridge University Community Gateway - Help. Lessons. Tutorials. Assistance. Helpers. New. Support. People Helping People. Free Clothes. Building Area. Mentors. Guide. Guides. New Residents. Learning. Learn. Fun. Activities. The Independent State of Caledon Community Gateway.
- Ivory Tower Library of Primitives - A Self-Guided, Self-Paced, Comprehensive Building Tutorial. Library Contacts: Lumiere Noir & Avi Arrow Ask for Help: Avi Arrow, marcov Carter, Mouse Mimistrobell, Lumiere Noir, or Lost Prim.
- Helping Haven - A friendly place to come and receive help for your Second Life. We offer a team of voluntary helpers to assist you. Newcomer friendly, freebies, landmarks.
- College of Scripting - Scripting Tutorials to program in Linden Language. Feel free to come learn how to Script from over 900 Lessons on 10 floors. Newbie Orientation and learn to Build from our Building Tutorials. Basics of Music,Physics, Logic, Particles, Boolean Algrebra.
- Builder’s Brewery - Sandbox & Terraforming Practice. Learn to build free classes. Supplies for Textures, Scripts, Sculpts, glass, tutorials, lighting and more inside if you need them. Items returned AFTER you leave.
- White Tiger Help Island - A commerce help & learning international community. Free shopping at the Medieval Village. Fantasy Learning Garden. Help. Helping. Gifts. Tutorials. Lessons. Classes. Art. Dancing. Land managers Eoleon Elcano, Treacle Darlandes, Zanyrob Merryman.
- Virtual Ability - Home of the Virtual Ability, Inc. orientation, training and information facilities for people with disabilities and chronic illness.
- Help Island Public - Help Island Public (HIP) is where Residents can learn anything they want to know about Second Life. There are building and scripting tutorials and information kiosks.
Ready to explore ? You can find hundreds of great landmarks on the Second Life Destination Guide. Check out my Newbies page on my blog for more help resources.
Loverush UK video filmed in Second Life
Watch this brilliant Loverush UK video filmed in Second Life featuring a massive club classic “Twilight” by Kirsty. Twilight was filmed live in Second Life on Loverush’s Global Island. This neat video was filmed on Kirstens S22 Viewer with Fraps software to film.
It’s always great to see great talent in Second Life and SL videos uploaded on YouTube.
The film lasts for 4 minutes & 7 seconds. Enjoy watching!
Check Kirsty Bertarelli……at http://www.kirstymusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/kirsty.bertarelli
http://www.youtube.com/user/KIRSTYmusic1
http://www.facebook.com/officialloverushukFilm and Edited by Michelle Leckrone
http://www.youtube.com/michelleleckroneMusic – TWILIGHT (Loverush UK! Radio Edit) By Kirsty
Twilight was filmed during actual live performances in 3D virtual world,
Second Life on Loverush’s Global Island.Filmed on Kirstens S22 Viewer
Video – Twilight (Loverush UK! Edit) by Kirsty – A LoverushUK! production.
The full remix package of “Twilight” with mixes by Armin Van Buuren, Full Intention, Loverush UK & Igor Blaska will be released on February 27th on KB Recordings. Keep checking Kirsty’s site for further details… xK http://www.kirstymusic.com
Spaceport Alpha & Spaceport Bravo sims return
Good news during the past 24 hours is that Spaceport Alpha & Spaceport Bravo sims are back online on the grid after weeks of being offline. Both sims have content like before and nothing has changed in terms of builds. Apparently there is still work to be done as for the conditions of the sims and more details will be released soon by Katherine Prawl. I’m glad to see the regions return this week and i’m sure with SL community support/long term donors the sims will remain for years to come.
Katherine Prawl wrote a comment on NWN yesterday saying that the ISM sims are back online. YAY!
THE ISM IS BACK!!! Thanks to Wagner, and the community response in the blogosphere, and the rational reaction of a higher-up Linden, the museum is back on previous terms. We don’t need to buy new islands, the tier remains the same, and now the work begins. We need to normalize the IP issues with our builders, and we need to arrange reliable funding for the future. That crowdfunding idea Wagner mentioned early on is one option, and even beyond a one-time event, we’ll be talking to long-term donors.
Thanks, everyone, for your support! Watch our blog for announcements of a “Grand RE-Opening” party soon!
3:55am SLT – 22nd February 2012
Abbotts Air & Space Port is up for sale
The recently opened new Abbotts Air & Space Port is up for sale again, according to inworld sources and via the Second Life Marketplace. The reason for the sale is due to real life pressures which is understandable and I guess something has to give. My last visit to Abbotts was on 13th January 2012 and I thought it was really impressive. I guess another change is on the way perhaps in management and structure of the sim. We will see!
Details
Abbotts — Historic, oceanfront sim for sale
Second Life’s most-famous airport is up for grabs. Due to real-life pressures, I cannot maintain two sims, and must let Abbotts go. Surrounded by protected land on three sides, this beautiful property includes the airport structure, access to miles of open water.
Features
- Oceanfront property
- Historic, high-traffic land
- Protected sims on three sides
If you are interested in buying the sim contact the owner of Abbotts.
Cartoonimals sim saved in Second Life
Last month I blogged about the closure of the Cartoonimals sim in Second Life which was due to shut down on 14th February 2012. I decided to see if the sim still exists today and it’s good to announce that Cartoonimals still remains on the grid. The region looks different with new large giant trees around the edge of the sim. There’s a lot of nice looking Cartoonimals items on the Second Life Marketplace which you may be interested in purchasing.
The sim has been bought by Ima Flanagan who loves animals. Here are snapshots of the new restructured Cartoonimals region.
I’m really happy and glad that Cartoonimals sim has been saved this month. YAY!
Amazing video of London City Community in Second Life
Watch this new amazing video of London City Community in Second Life uploaded by Torric Rodas. Visit the The Mainland London Blog for information about up coming London SL events, hunts and special features happening in Mainland London’s Soho, Regent’s Park and West End in Second Life.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/London%20City/93/236/24
London City is the most popular destination in Second Life. Known for its community atmosphere, Parties, Concerts and Shopping, this 3D City is ready to welcome you!
Visit us in world: http://slurl.com/secondlife/London%20City/93/236/24
http://mainlandlondon.blogspot.com
SL Mesh 2012 usage metrics, update 2
It seems the lab are releasing small mesh usage metrics during weekly Mesh user group meetings on Mondays at 12pm SLT. Charlar Linden normally mentions some mesh metrics during the last quarter of the user group meetings. The trend still continues to be on the rise in mesh usage on the grid which is good to see happening.
Here are the mesh usage metrics mentioned this week.
- [12:38] Charlar Linden: Hey, want some metrics?
- [12:39] Charlar Linden: current stats for usage of modern viewers:
- [12:39] Charlar Linden: Residents – over 70%
- [12:40] Charlar Linden: Also, as far as uploading mesh, we’ve topped the previous high back in August – For the past two weeks we’ve averaged well over 1400 objects uploaded a day onto the maingrid.
- [12:41] Charlar Linden: “modern” supports mesh, as well as most other newer features.
- [12:42] Charlar Linden: Davido – that’s the average number of mesh objects uploaded each day.
- [12:45] Charlar Linden: 1540 on the day after we released mesh
- [12:46] Charlar Linden: As with all metrics, you really have to consider the context
- [12:46] Charlar Linden: these are things created and uploaded. They could have been used inworld 100 times after that.
- [12:47] Charlar Linden: What is means to me is that people are uploading more and more stuff; might be for resale, or for their own use.
- [12:49] Charlar Linden: Kaiser- over the past month we’ve *roughly* increased from about 1000 a day to about 1500 a day. It’s still continuing on that trend.
6th February 2012: Mesh regions are now at over 29% of the grid. Mesh went live last August and currently the mesh region adoption rate continues to rise. Don’t forget to upload mesh snapshots from Second Life to Second Life 3D Mesh Flickr group.
Update 3 will be posted next week.
Happy Valentine’s Day 2012 Second Life
Wishing all my friends and blog followers a happy Valentine’s Day 2012 in Second Life / real life.
Check out this amazing sim textured valentine’s theme on terraform me island. AWESOME!
I hope everyone likes my valentines red theme and countdown clock to mark this special occasion.
