OpenSimulator Community Conference 2018 Schedule Released

The full schedule for this weekend’s 2018 OpenSimulator Community Conference is now available for viewing. The conference starts on 8th – 9th December and it’s going to be bigger than ever before.

• Check out the full schedule
• If you are interested, you can register here

The events happening this weekend will be live simulcast streamed via AvaCon YouTube channel. All times listed are PDT/SLT for reference. The conference will be taking place here http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/.

Please spread the word about this year’s OpenSim conference.

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Other OpenSim News

• 2018 OpenSim Grid Survey Now Open
• End of year OpenSim stats
• AviWorlds back again with 100 free regions

 

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OpenSimulator Community Conference 2018 Starts In 2 Weeks Time

The 2018 Opensimulator Community Conference will be officially happening on Saturday 8th December and Sunday 10th December 2018. This is the sixth year that AvaCon will be running the annual conference and will it will mark 11 years of OpenSim development.

• The conference is free – (numbers are limited)
• Call For Volunteers
• Community Event Sign-Up

The OpenSimulator Community Conference will feature a series of interesting live presentations & panels showcasing the best of the OpenSim platform.

The conference team is now looking for artists to contribute art to showcase and share with the rest of the OpenSim community. It’s worth mentioning that multiple submissions are welcome this year.

We have some criteria
Size: Fits in 5m x 5m x 7.5m (height)
No timers
No Scanning
Distribution by Copy or by box
No Logos
Keep Resources in consideration.
Polygons Counts up to 25k

If you are interested in submitting art work to be displayed and shared at this year’s conference then please email opensim@avacon.org.

This year members of the OpenSim community are invited to schedule community social events on other OpenSim grids leading up to the conference. For more details. see here.

2 weeks and counting 

Islandz Grid Comes Online

New Islandz Welcome Area with various freebies 

Since Wednesday 14th November 2018 the new Islandz grid has been up and running. So far there are 282 total users that have registered and that number is growing every day. The Islandz grid has only ten regions online and that’s expected to rise in the weeks ahead.

Well, it’s taken a while, but we’ve finally managed to get to the point where we can open our doors to show our residents that we are indeed alive and well! 

First, let me thank everyone for their hard work, their patience and their determination to help us see this through. Without you, we would never have gotten this far! I’ve watched our community be absolutely amazing, stunning, graceful, patient and so helpful to the myriad of questions from so many.

All former InWorldz residents can log in here with their former avatar name and password. New residents are going to have to wait a little longer to join the grid while maintenance is still on going.

Elenia Llewellyn made an official announcement about the Islandz grid opening a few days ago which is worth reading.

Preview of the Islandz Welcome Area

Islandz Map

Bar Area

Sandbox Area

Stage Area

I will post more updates soon.

UPDATE 3: Logins Now Working / New Islandz Website Comes Online

 

Latest Updates

UPDATE 3: 16th November 2018

Islandz servers are up and running 

First preview of the new Islandz Welcome Area

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UPDATE 2: All former InWorldz residents can now opt-in below in order to enter the new Islandz grid.

• Announcement: Welcome to Islandz! 
• Opt-In Here

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UPDATE 1: 14th November 2018

GREAT NEWS! Islandz servers will allow logins starting November 14, at 3pm Islandz time (Pacific time)

https://islandzvw.com/loginscreen.php

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The new Islandz website is now up and running this week. It’s important to note that the Islandz website is still under development and some key features are not available yet.

It’s estimated that the new Islandz grid may be opening within the next few days or so which will be great news. Apparently accounts and logins are expected very soon. Registrations for new users are currently closed until the email and new inventory skeleton creation has been connected up with it successfully.

In the meantime it’s recommended for everyone to download the new Islandz viewer from the downloads page. You can use the Firestorm viewer if you prefer too. It’s worth reading the FAQ before you get started on the Islandz grid for some useful information.

The long wait is almost over. It’s good to hear that things are coming along nicely now and the big launch is just days away. Elenia Llewellyn and Jim Tarber have worked so hard in the past three months or so to build this new grid from the ground up after the closure of the former InWorldz grid back in the summer.

The new Islandz viewer > version > Islandz 1.0.0 (41497)

Islandz Login Screen Page

More updates soon.