Final goodbye to SL11B

July 5, 2014Daniel Voyager 5 Comments

Today is the last day for public viewing for the SL11B regions before the sims go offline next week. The breakdown of the sims will start from Sunday 6th July 2014 until mid next week. I decided to take one last trip to the sims this morning to take some snapshots of some interesting SL11B exhibits for the final time. See my SL11B blog coverage here and my SL11B snapshots.

For those that are interested in staying updated on future Second Life birthdays, join the new group called SLB Community Celebration. This group will be the new place for all SLB info and announcements. SL11B was a huge success from start to end with good coverage this year. The SL12B countdown has now started and planning for that will start in early 2015.

Remaining SL11B Timeline

SL11B sims remain open until 6pm SLT today on Saturday 5th July 2014
SL11B Takedown: July 6, 2014 at 12:00 am SLT – July 8, 2014 at 11:30 pm SLT
SL11B Sims Taken Offline July 9, 2014

My last snapshots from SL11B

Raglan Shire at SL11B

SL11B Free Gifts

KittyCatS! at SL11B

London City at SL11B

The Domino Theory at SL11B

Phoenix Wave Team at SL11B

Goodbye to SL11B

What are your thoughts on SL11B and what would you like to see happen for SL12B ?

SL11B live performances end today

June 29, 2014June 29, 2014Daniel Voyager 1 Comment

Today is the last day for live performances at the SL11B Community Celebration and the 11 sims will remain open for viewing until Saturday 5th July 2014. There will be no performances during next week but this is the ideal time to explore the sims before they go offline. If you missed any of the SL11B talks during week 1, please check out the videos here of them all.

Well done to all the SL11B staff, volunteers, performers, builders and everyone else who made this year a huge success. I guess the countdown has now started for SL12B which will be held in mid-late June 2015. It will be bigger with more surprises i’m sure. What improvements/ideas would you like to see happen for SL12B ?

New SL11B blog posts worth checking out today!

The ChangHigh Sisters Fireshow of Light, Life and Love (yman Juran)

Lovely fire show

Amazing!

Wow!

Did you enjoy the SL11B live performances this year ?

Guide to SL11B Pod Tours

June 28, 2014Daniel Voyager 6 Comments

One of the main attractions at SL11B community celebration is the exciting Pod Tours which guides you through all of the exhibits and gives you information about them. Yavanna Llanfair designed the two Pod Tours at SL11B and this year there are surprises along the way depending on the environment. The SL11B sims are truly awesome and I have to say that the pod tour is a good way to see everything.

There are 22 free pods with departures every 4 minutes at each station. The pod tour system is split into two separate areas which include the Western Sims and Eastern Sims. The Western sims pod tour lasts for around 38 minutes and the Eastern sims pod tour lasts for around 45 minutes so please keep that in mind. To ride a pod, click the cone at either one of the SL11B Pod Stations and enjoy the fantastic tour! 🙂

Getting Started

Firstly behind the pod stations there is a SL11B info package to grab for free giving you all the information you need including landmarks, maps, hunts and performances.

SL11B Pod Info

SL11B Wonderous Pod Station – SLURL

Grab a free SL11B Teddy here

SL11B Fascinate Pod Station – SLURL

Grab a free SL11B Cake and a free SL11B Teddy Bear here

SL11B Fascinate Pod Station

Live pod map of SL11B

Live SL11B Pod Tour Map

Now sit back and enjoy the ride through the incredible builds at SL11B Community Celebration. This is a great time to take photos or videos during the pod tours at the SL11B regions. There is so much to see and take in this year.

Enjoying the SL11B Pod Tour

SL11B Pod Tour info

If you want to learn more about the Pod Tours, visit YavaScript pod tours at SL11B – SLURL

YavaScript pod tours at SL11B

Have you been on the SL11B Pod Tour yet?
What do you think of the experience this year ?

Interesting SL11B exhibits

June 28, 2014July 2, 2014Daniel Voyager Leave a comment

It Takes a Village showcasing FP mesh plants at SL11B

Giant Snail Races in 3D Snail-o-Vision at SL11B

The Aliens are Here! at SL11B

Snail On A Virtual Razor Blade at SL11B

Underwater Wakei-Seijaku at SL11B

RFL of SL at SL11B

More snapshots from SL11B can be found on my SL Flickr stream.

Happy 11th Birthday to Second Life

June 23, 2014June 23, 2014Daniel Voyager 3 Comments

Today marks Second Life’s official 11th birthday anniversary since the launch back on 23rd June 2003 and for the next few weeks to mark this special birthday occasion there will be grid wide parties happening. It’s time to party and celebrate 11 incredible years of Second Life. For me I’ve been around for almost 8 years and I’ve been participating in Second Life birthdays since 2007. Every year the celebrations just get better and more exciting. The SL community comes together and that’s great to be part of. *party time*

For those interested in the history of Second Life during the past 11 years then check out the History of Second Life SL wiki page. I’ve been trying to keep the page updated with new content and I hope to continue adding for years to come. Please check out my historical posts below and enjoy the 11th birthday celebrations! 🙂

Happy 11th Birthday, Second Life!

Second Life officially turns 11 years old!

SL11B Key Landmarks

SL11B Community Celebration

Previous Second Life birthday themes and history

SL1B – Second Life First Year Anniversary Gala
SL2B – Giant museum displaying various large builds, pictures of SL over time
SL3B – Hooray for diversity and Looking towards the future
SL4B – “era” of SL
SL5B – SL Culture
SL6B – The Future of Virtual Worlds
SL7B – Unexpected Collaborations
SL8B – Magic of Second Life
SL9B – Community – (resident run event)
SL10B– Looking Forward. Looking Back – (resident run event)
SL11B – The empires of the future, are the empires of the mind – (resident run event)