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  1. @HG Safari will take us to (virtual) Tromsø in the Wolf Territories tomorrow evening. One of the things that place is known for is that its EEP daycycle is automatically sync'd with real-life Tromsø.

    This was the first time that I've checked a real-life weather report before visiting a virtual location. And it won't stay the only time.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #WolfTerritories #WolfTerritoriesGrid #WTGrid #WolfGrid #EEP #Norway #Tromsø
  2. @HG Safari will take us to (virtual) Tromsø in the Wolf Territories tomorrow evening. One of the things that place is known for is that its EEP daycycle is automatically sync'd with real-life Tromsø.

    This was the first time that I've checked a real-life weather report before visiting a virtual location. And it won't stay the only time.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #WolfTerritories #WolfTerritoriesGrid #WTGrid #WolfGrid #EEP #Norway #Tromsø
  3. @HG Safari will take us to (virtual) Tromsø in the Wolf Territories tomorrow evening. One of the things that place is known for is that its EEP daycycle is automatically sync'd with real-life Tromsø.

    This was the first time that I've checked a real-life weather report before visiting a virtual location. And it won't stay the only time.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #WolfTerritories #WolfTerritoriesGrid #WTGrid #WolfGrid #EEP #Norway #Tromsø
  4. @HG Safari will take us to (virtual) Tromsø in the Wolf Territories tomorrow evening. One of the things that place is known for is that its EEP daycycle is automatically sync'd with real-life Tromsø.

    This was the first time that I've checked a real-life weather report before visiting a virtual location. And it won't stay the only time.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #WolfTerritories #WolfTerritoriesGrid #WTGrid #WolfGrid #EEP #Norway #Tromsø
  5. @HG Safari will take us to (virtual) Tromsø in the Wolf Territories tomorrow evening. One of the things that place is known for is that its EEP daycycle is automatically sync'd with real-life Tromsø.

    This was the first time that I've checked a real-life weather report before visiting a virtual location. And it won't stay the only time.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #WolfTerritories #WolfTerritoriesGrid #WTGrid #WolfGrid #EEP #Norway #Tromsø
  6. @HG Safari will take us to (virtual) Tromsø in the Wolf Territories tomorrow evening. One of the things that place is known for is that its EEP daycycle is automatically sync'd with real-life Tromsø.

    This was the first time that I've checked a real-life weather report before visiting a virtual location. And it won't stay the only time.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #WolfTerritories #WolfTerritoriesGrid #WTGrid #WolfGrid #EEP #Norway #Tromsø
  7. CW: The challenge of attending an in-world party while at the same time co-hosting a Hubzilla workshop and missing another in-world event; CW: long (almost 900 characters), Fediverse meta, non-Mastodon Fediverse meta
    I guess my multi-tasking abilities will be put to the test tomorrow evening.

    For one, there's the second German Hubzilla workshop. This time, I even have to present something myself. Half an hour earlier, Dereos will use its last-Wednesday-of-the-month event to inaugurate a new event sim. I could manage to juggle these two. @Juno Rowland is fairly likely to go; not sure about myself. At least I can simply leave it running.

    But then there's also the @HG Safari which is on Wednesdays, too, and which will start half an hour after the Hubzilla workshop. I haven't been there in a while. HG Safaris always require full attention because there's constantly something happening, and you have to walk around the location yourself.

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Hubzilla #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #Dereos #HGSafari
  8. CW: Another influential resident of the Hypergrid has passed away; CW: long (over 650 characters), death mentioned, YouTube link
    Sad news from OpenSimWorld: Mal Burns, OpenSim's single most important live stream host, has teleported to the Big Sky Platform.

    Mal was active in the Fediverse under @Mal Burns Main, @Mal Burns and, specifically for OpenSim, @Metaworld Opensim Social. He ran a weekly series of live streams on YouTube named Inworld Review, co-hosted by Thirza Ember (@HG Safari) and James Atlloud and with guests from all over the Hypergrid. He also regularly participated in Thirza's HG Safari itself, and it's through these events that I got to know him.

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #InworldReview #RIP
  9. CW: A lot will be happening in OpenSim around us in the next week and a half; CW: long (over 1,100 characters)
    These will be some busy days for @Juno Rowland and me in OpenSim...

    Right now, the @HG Safari is visiting us at Atlas in Dorenas World. About two dozen avatars on a packed standard region of 256x256m. In fact, some have crossed into neighbouring sims, probably without even noticing. It doesn't help that it's night during the whole hour of their visit.

    Right afterwards, we're off to the on-going weekly party over on Dereos.

    In fact, today is the official 15th anniversary of Dorenas World. It's the only German grid that has ever managed to live for this long, and it's the third-oldest surviving OpenSim grid now. Only OSgrid, the first public grid from 2007, and AnSky Grid are older.

    The anniversary will be celebrated from tomorrow on until Sunday. I'll post the schedule later. Just so much: We've finally managed to get @Rogue Galaxy to perform here.

    And next week, on January 25th, Dereos will celebrate its 10th anniversary on a sim built for the occasion..

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #VirtualEvent #Grid #GridAnniversary #DorenasWorld #Dereos
  10. CW: A lot will be happening in OpenSim around us in the next week and a half; CW: long (over 1,100 characters)
    These will be some busy days for @Juno Rowland and me in OpenSim...

    Right now, the @HG Safari is visiting us at Atlas in Dorenas World. About two dozen avatars on a packed standard region of 256x256m. In fact, some have crossed into neighbouring sims, probably without even noticing. It doesn't help that it's night during the whole hour of their visit.

    Right afterwards, we're off to the on-going weekly party over on Dereos.

    In fact, today is the official 15th anniversary of Dorenas World. It's the only German grid that has ever managed to live for this long, and it's the third-oldest surviving OpenSim grid now. Only OSgrid, the first public grid from 2007, and AnSky Grid are older.

    The anniversary will be celebrated from tomorrow on until Sunday. I'll post the schedule later. Just so much: We've finally managed to get @Rogue Galaxy to perform here.

    And next week, on January 25th, Dereos will celebrate its 10th anniversary on a sim built for the occasion..

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #VirtualEvent #Grid #GridAnniversary #DorenasWorld #Dereos
  11. CW: A lot will be happening in OpenSim around us in the next week and a half; CW: long (over 1,100 characters)
    These will be some busy days for @Juno Rowland and me in OpenSim...

    Right now, the @HG Safari is visiting us at Atlas in Dorenas World. About two dozen avatars on a packed standard region of 256x256m. In fact, some have crossed into neighbouring sims, probably without even noticing. It doesn't help that it's night during the whole hour of their visit.

    Right afterwards, we're off to the on-going weekly party over on Dereos.

    In fact, today is the official 15th anniversary of Dorenas World. It's the only German grid that has ever managed to live for this long, and it's the third-oldest surviving OpenSim grid now. Only OSgrid, the first public grid from 2007, and AnSky Grid are older.

    The anniversary will be celebrated from tomorrow on until Sunday. I'll post the schedule later. Just so much: We've finally managed to get @Rogue Galaxy to perform here.

    And next week, on January 25th, Dereos will celebrate its 10th anniversary on a sim built for the occasion..

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #VirtualEvent #Grid #GridAnniversary #DorenasWorld #Dereos
  12. CW: A lot will be happening in OpenSim around us in the next week and a half; CW: long (over 1,100 characters)
    These will be some busy days for @Juno Rowland and me in OpenSim...

    Right now, the @HG Safari is visiting us at Atlas in Dorenas World. About two dozen avatars on a packed standard region of 256x256m. In fact, some have crossed into neighbouring sims, probably without even noticing. It doesn't help that it's night during the whole hour of their visit.

    Right afterwards, we're off to the on-going weekly party over on Dereos.

    In fact, today is the official 15th anniversary of Dorenas World. It's the only German grid that has ever managed to live for this long, and it's the third-oldest surviving OpenSim grid now. Only OSgrid, the first public grid from 2007, and AnSky Grid are older.

    The anniversary will be celebrated from tomorrow on until Sunday. I'll post the schedule later. Just so much: We've finally managed to get @Rogue Galaxy to perform here.

    And next week, on January 25th, Dereos will celebrate its 10th anniversary on a sim built for the occasion..

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #VirtualEvent #Grid #GridAnniversary #DorenasWorld #Dereos
  13. CW: A lot will be happening in OpenSim around us in the next week and a half; CW: long (over 1,100 characters)
    These will be some busy days for @Juno Rowland and me in OpenSim...

    Right now, the @HG Safari is visiting us at Atlas in Dorenas World. About two dozen avatars on a packed standard region of 256x256m. In fact, some have crossed into neighbouring sims, probably without even noticing. It doesn't help that it's night during the whole hour of their visit.

    Right afterwards, we're off to the on-going weekly party over on Dereos.

    In fact, today is the official 15th anniversary of Dorenas World. It's the only German grid that has ever managed to live for this long, and it's the third-oldest surviving OpenSim grid now. Only OSgrid, the first public grid from 2007, and AnSky Grid are older.

    The anniversary will be celebrated from tomorrow on until Sunday. I'll post the schedule later. Just so much: We've finally managed to get @Rogue Galaxy to perform here.

    And next week, on January 25th, Dereos will celebrate its 10th anniversary on a sim built for the occasion..

    #Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari #VirtualEvent #Grid #GridAnniversary #DorenasWorld #Dereos
  14. There's even a two-hour video of yesterday's #HGSafari to #Bridgemere #grid and Luna Lunaria's spectacular build Luxor. Those of you who were there can relive it. Those of you who weren't can see at least a bit of what you've missed.

    And those of you who don't know at all what #OpenSim can look like have an opportunity of taking a small moving glance.

    #^https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=URyyFDFKNJU

    #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualTravel #OpenSimVideo
  15. I dare all #VirtualWorlds launched in the 2020s, #Horizons as well as all those that jumped onto the #Metaverse bandwagon, to try to look anything like this. And trust me when I say that it looks even more spectacular in-world than in pictures.

    Thirza wrote the following post Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:46:10 +0200
    #hgsafari Fun on #Luxor with the magnificent sounds, sights, textures and structures by @lunalunaria
    https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/luna-see.html

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #HGSafari #VirtualTravel
  16. CW: OpenSim-related Follow Friday post; CW: long (well over 3,000 characters)
    Here's a premiere: the first #FollowFriday for #OpenSimulator.

    For those who don't know what I'm talking about: OpenSimulator, also called #OpenSim, is a free and #OpenSource platform for 3-D #VirtualWorlds that uses largely the same technology as #SecondLife. It was launched as early as 2007. It mostly became a network of #federated, interconnected worlds (#grids) when the #Hypergrid was introduced in 2008. And "#Metaverse" has been a part of the standard OpenSim vocabulary since before 2010, too.

    It currently measures about 420 public grids at various sizes from tiny to slightly larger than Second Life itself and countless private grids, the vast majority of which are on the Hypergrid.

    So without further ado, here are some suggestions:

    • Shelenn Ayres
      #InfiniteMetaverseAlliance CEO. Co-organiser of the on-going #OpenSimFest #OSFest2023 that'll continue until the end of the month. Follow her now for the daily schedule. Also maybe your first #Friendica connection.
      → @Shelenn Ayres
    • Mal Burns
      Creator and main host of #InworldReview, also creator of several other YouTube video series about virtual worlds. One of the organisers of #HypergridInternationalExpo which will return next month after six years.
      → Main account: @Mal Burns Main
      → OpenSim account: @Metaworld Opensim Social
    • Thirza Ember
      Organiser of the weekly #HGSafari. One of the hosts of Inworld Review. Another one of the organisers of #HIE.
      → @Thirza
    • Tosha Tyran
      One of the four founders and owners of #CraftWorld, one of the five oldest grids. Another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Tosha T.
    • Kelso Uxlay
      Co-founder and co-owner of the #CreaNovale grid. Co-builder of the famous four-seasons varsim known as #Novale. And yet another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Kelso Uxlay
    • Lone Wolf
      Founder and owner of the #WolfTerritoriesGrid, the second-largest OpenSim grid. Might be the single person who owns the most virtual land in the world, but he offers it for rent. Also founder and owner of the OpenSimSocial #Mastodon instance.
      → @Lone Wolf
    • Hyacinth Jean
      Founder and owner of the #GroovyVerse grid and the GroovyToot Mastodon instance. Prolific #MeshBody maker; has forked Ruth 2.0 into #LuvMyBod and Diana and created her own private mesh body. Currently working on an alternative to #OpenSimWorld.
      → @Hyacinth 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️
    • vrsimility
      Working on an authentic, detailed recreation of 19th century #Liverpool in OpenSim.
      → @vrsimility
    • OpenSimulator Community Conference
      The #OSCC is a yearly community event with a whole number of panels about OpenSim in particular and virtual worlds in general. Expect #OSCC23 to happen in December.
      → @OpenSim Community Conference
    • Finally, the OpenSim community on #Lemmy
      Not a user for a change, but a place on Lemmy for OpenSim users/avatars to meet and discuss.
      → @OpenSim


    #FOSS #FLOSS #Decentralized #Decentralization #Decentralised #Decentralisation #VirtualWorld #WolfTerritories #WolfGrid #Ruth2 #OSFest
  17. CW: OpenSim-related Follow Friday post; CW: long (well over 3,000 characters)
    Here's a premiere: the first #FollowFriday for #OpenSimulator.

    For those who don't know what I'm talking about: OpenSimulator, also called #OpenSim, is a free and #OpenSource platform for 3-D #VirtualWorlds that uses largely the same technology as #SecondLife. It was launched as early as 2007. It mostly became a network of #federated, interconnected worlds (#grids) when the #Hypergrid was introduced in 2008. And "#Metaverse" has been a part of the standard OpenSim vocabulary since before 2010, too.

    It currently measures about 420 public grids at various sizes from tiny to slightly larger than Second Life itself and countless private grids, the vast majority of which are on the Hypergrid.

    So without further ado, here are some suggestions:

    • Shelenn Ayres
      #InfiniteMetaverseAlliance CEO. Co-organiser of the on-going #OpenSimFest #OSFest2023 that'll continue until the end of the month. Follow her now for the daily schedule. Also maybe your first #Friendica connection.
      → @Shelenn Ayres
    • Mal Burns
      Creator and main host of #InworldReview, also creator of several other YouTube video series about virtual worlds. One of the organisers of #HypergridInternationalExpo which will return next month after six years.
      → Main account: @Mal Burns Main
      → OpenSim account: @Metaworld Opensim Social
    • Thirza Ember
      Organiser of the weekly #HGSafari. One of the hosts of Inworld Review. Another one of the organisers of #HIE.
      → @Thirza
    • Tosha Tyran
      One of the four founders and owners of #CraftWorld, one of the five oldest grids. Another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Tosha T.
    • Kelso Uxlay
      Co-founder and co-owner of the #CreaNovale grid. Co-builder of the famous four-seasons varsim known as #Novale. And yet another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Kelso Uxlay
    • Lone Wolf
      Founder and owner of the #WolfTerritoriesGrid, the second-largest OpenSim grid. Might be the single person who owns the most virtual land in the world, but he offers it for rent. Also founder and owner of the OpenSimSocial #Mastodon instance.
      → @Lone Wolf
    • Hyacinth Jean
      Founder and owner of the #GroovyVerse grid and the GroovyToot Mastodon instance. Prolific #MeshBody maker; has forked Ruth 2.0 into #LuvMyBod and Diana and created her own private mesh body. Currently working on an alternative to #OpenSimWorld.
      → @Hyacinth 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️
    • vrsimility
      Working on an authentic, detailed recreation of 19th century #Liverpool in OpenSim.
      → @vrsimility
    • OpenSimulator Community Conference
      The #OSCC is a yearly community event with a whole number of panels about OpenSim in particular and virtual worlds in general. Expect #OSCC23 to happen in December.
      → @OpenSim Community Conference
    • Finally, the OpenSim community on #Lemmy
      Not a user for a change, but a place on Lemmy for OpenSim users/avatars to meet and discuss.
      → @OpenSim


    #FOSS #FLOSS #Decentralized #Decentralization #Decentralised #Decentralisation #VirtualWorld #WolfTerritories #WolfGrid #Ruth2 #OSFest
  18. CW: OpenSim-related Follow Friday post; CW: long (well over 3,000 characters)
    Here's a premiere: the first #FollowFriday for #OpenSimulator.

    For those who don't know what I'm talking about: OpenSimulator, also called #OpenSim, is a free and #OpenSource platform for 3-D #VirtualWorlds that uses largely the same technology as #SecondLife. It was launched as early as 2007. It mostly became a network of #federated, interconnected worlds (#grids) when the #Hypergrid was introduced in 2008. And "#Metaverse" has been a part of the standard OpenSim vocabulary since before 2010, too.

    It currently measures about 420 public grids at various sizes from tiny to slightly larger than Second Life itself and countless private grids, the vast majority of which are on the Hypergrid.

    So without further ado, here are some suggestions:

    • Shelenn Ayres
      #InfiniteMetaverseAlliance CEO. Co-organiser of the on-going #OpenSimFest #OSFest2023 that'll continue until the end of the month. Follow her now for the daily schedule. Also maybe your first #Friendica connection.
      → @Shelenn Ayres
    • Mal Burns
      Creator and main host of #InworldReview, also creator of several other YouTube video series about virtual worlds. One of the organisers of #HypergridInternationalExpo which will return next month after six years.
      → Main account: @Mal Burns Main
      → OpenSim account: @Metaworld Opensim Social
    • Thirza Ember
      Organiser of the weekly #HGSafari. One of the hosts of Inworld Review. Another one of the organisers of #HIE.
      → @Thirza
    • Tosha Tyran
      One of the four founders and owners of #CraftWorld, one of the five oldest grids. Another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Tosha T.
    • Kelso Uxlay
      Co-founder and co-owner of the #CreaNovale grid. Co-builder of the famous four-seasons varsim known as #Novale. And yet another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Kelso Uxlay
    • Lone Wolf
      Founder and owner of the #WolfTerritoriesGrid, the second-largest OpenSim grid. Might be the single person who owns the most virtual land in the world, but he offers it for rent. Also founder and owner of the OpenSimSocial #Mastodon instance.
      → @Lone Wolf
    • Hyacinth Jean
      Founder and owner of the #GroovyVerse grid and the GroovyToot Mastodon instance. Prolific #MeshBody maker; has forked Ruth 2.0 into #LuvMyBod and Diana and created her own private mesh body. Currently working on an alternative to #OpenSimWorld.
      → @Hyacinth 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️
    • vrsimility
      Working on an authentic, detailed recreation of 19th century #Liverpool in OpenSim.
      → @vrsimility
    • OpenSimulator Community Conference
      The #OSCC is a yearly community event with a whole number of panels about OpenSim in particular and virtual worlds in general. Expect #OSCC23 to happen in December.
      → @OpenSim Community Conference
    • Finally, the OpenSim community on #Lemmy
      Not a user for a change, but a place on Lemmy for OpenSim users/avatars to meet and discuss.
      → @OpenSim


    #FOSS #FLOSS #Decentralized #Decentralization #Decentralised #Decentralisation #VirtualWorld #WolfTerritories #WolfGrid #Ruth2 #OSFest
  19. CW: OpenSim-related Follow Friday post; CW: long (well over 3,000 characters)
    Here's a premiere: the first #FollowFriday for #OpenSimulator.

    For those who don't know what I'm talking about: OpenSimulator, also called #OpenSim, is a free and #OpenSource platform for 3-D #VirtualWorlds that uses largely the same technology as #SecondLife. It was launched as early as 2007. It mostly became a network of #federated, interconnected worlds (#grids) when the #Hypergrid was introduced in 2008. And "#Metaverse" has been a part of the standard OpenSim vocabulary since before 2010, too.

    It currently measures about 420 public grids at various sizes from tiny to slightly larger than Second Life itself and countless private grids, the vast majority of which are on the Hypergrid.

    So without further ado, here are some suggestions:

    • Shelenn Ayres
      #InfiniteMetaverseAlliance CEO. Co-organiser of the on-going #OpenSimFest #OSFest2023 that'll continue until the end of the month. Follow her now for the daily schedule. Also maybe your first #Friendica connection.
      → @Shelenn Ayres
    • Mal Burns
      Creator and main host of #InworldReview, also creator of several other YouTube video series about virtual worlds. One of the organisers of #HypergridInternationalExpo which will return next month after six years.
      → Main account: @Mal Burns Main
      → OpenSim account: @Metaworld Opensim Social
    • Thirza Ember
      Organiser of the weekly #HGSafari. One of the hosts of Inworld Review. Another one of the organisers of #HIE.
      → @Thirza
    • Tosha Tyran
      One of the four founders and owners of #CraftWorld, one of the five oldest grids. Another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Tosha T.
    • Kelso Uxlay
      Co-founder and co-owner of the #CreaNovale grid. Co-builder of the famous four-seasons varsim known as #Novale. And yet another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Kelso Uxlay
    • Lone Wolf
      Founder and owner of the #WolfTerritoriesGrid, the second-largest OpenSim grid. Might be the single person who owns the most virtual land in the world, but he offers it for rent. Also founder and owner of the OpenSimSocial #Mastodon instance.
      → @Lone Wolf
    • Hyacinth Jean
      Founder and owner of the #GroovyVerse grid and the GroovyToot Mastodon instance. Prolific #MeshBody maker; has forked Ruth 2.0 into #LuvMyBod and Diana and created her own private mesh body. Currently working on an alternative to #OpenSimWorld.
      → @Hyacinth 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️
    • vrsimility
      Working on an authentic, detailed recreation of 19th century #Liverpool in OpenSim.
      → @vrsimility
    • OpenSimulator Community Conference
      The #OSCC is a yearly community event with a whole number of panels about OpenSim in particular and virtual worlds in general. Expect #OSCC23 to happen in December.
      → @OpenSim Community Conference
    • Finally, the OpenSim community on #Lemmy
      Not a user for a change, but a place on Lemmy for OpenSim users/avatars to meet and discuss.
      → @OpenSim


    #FOSS #FLOSS #Decentralized #Decentralization #Decentralised #Decentralisation #VirtualWorld #WolfTerritories #WolfGrid #Ruth2 #OSFest
  20. CW: OpenSim-related Follow Friday post; CW: long (well over 3,000 characters)
    Here's a premiere: the first #FollowFriday for #OpenSimulator.

    For those who don't know what I'm talking about: OpenSimulator, also called #OpenSim, is a free and #OpenSource platform for 3-D #VirtualWorlds that uses largely the same technology as #SecondLife. It was launched as early as 2007. It mostly became a network of #federated, interconnected worlds (#grids) when the #Hypergrid was introduced in 2008. And "#Metaverse" has been a part of the standard OpenSim vocabulary since before 2010, too.

    It currently measures about 420 public grids at various sizes from tiny to slightly larger than Second Life itself and countless private grids, the vast majority of which are on the Hypergrid.

    So without further ado, here are some suggestions:

    • Shelenn Ayres
      #InfiniteMetaverseAlliance CEO. Co-organiser of the on-going #OpenSimFest #OSFest2023 that'll continue until the end of the month. Follow her now for the daily schedule. Also maybe your first #Friendica connection.
      → @Shelenn Ayres
    • Mal Burns
      Creator and main host of #InworldReview, also creator of several other YouTube video series about virtual worlds. One of the organisers of #HypergridInternationalExpo which will return next month after six years.
      → Main account: @Mal Burns Main
      → OpenSim account: @Metaworld Opensim Social
    • Thirza Ember
      Organiser of the weekly #HGSafari. One of the hosts of Inworld Review. Another one of the organisers of #HIE.
      → @Thirza
    • Tosha Tyran
      One of the four founders and owners of #CraftWorld, one of the five oldest grids. Another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Tosha T.
    • Kelso Uxlay
      Co-founder and co-owner of the #CreaNovale grid. Co-builder of the famous four-seasons varsim known as #Novale. And yet another one of the organisers of HIE.
      → @Kelso Uxlay
    • Lone Wolf
      Founder and owner of the #WolfTerritoriesGrid, the second-largest OpenSim grid. Might be the single person who owns the most virtual land in the world, but he offers it for rent. Also founder and owner of the OpenSimSocial #Mastodon instance.
      → @Lone Wolf
    • Hyacinth Jean
      Founder and owner of the #GroovyVerse grid and the GroovyToot Mastodon instance. Prolific #MeshBody maker; has forked Ruth 2.0 into #LuvMyBod and Diana and created her own private mesh body. Currently working on an alternative to #OpenSimWorld.
      → @Hyacinth 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️
    • vrsimility
      Working on an authentic, detailed recreation of 19th century #Liverpool in OpenSim.
      → @vrsimility
    • OpenSimulator Community Conference
      The #OSCC is a yearly community event with a whole number of panels about OpenSim in particular and virtual worlds in general. Expect #OSCC23 to happen in December.
      → @OpenSim Community Conference
    • Finally, the OpenSim community on #Lemmy
      Not a user for a change, but a place on Lemmy for OpenSim users/avatars to meet and discuss.
      → @OpenSim


    #FOSS #FLOSS #Decentralized #Decentralization #Decentralised #Decentralisation #VirtualWorld #WolfTerritories #WolfGrid #Ruth2 #OSFest
  21. Now that @Thirza is here herself and posts links to her blog posts, I think I no longer have to repost them via channel source app.

    Here's her HG-Safari blog in case you don't know.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #HGSafari
  22. I guess it doesn't happen to Thirza Ember every week that she and her #HGSafari entourage find themselves at a birthday party.

    Today's first stopover was on #DorenasWorld (home sweet home). Normally, the grid is next to empty because everyone goes partying over on #Dereos. Today, however, we stayed home, for it's the birthday of our grid mama, @Dorena Verne.

    I'm not sure if Thirza knew beforehand. The other safaristas definitely didn't. Anyways, the old grid and its oldest sim took the big crowd with no apparent problems.

    And now I have to get my newest shop corner done before people decide to come back. And I have to visit the second stopover of today's safari because it looks pretty cool on the pictures.

    #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds
  23. CW: And epic it was. Thanks, Thirza!
    We've hit almost 40 avatars with no lag worth mentioning. Here's Thirza's blog post:

    HG Safari wrote the following post Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:50:07 +0100

    Still Standing


    #^Still Standing

    The dance floor at HG safari clubhouse
    Kelso Uxlay: Good idea to warm up safari goers before going.
              Dancing really does do it. This week, two animated destinations, a big crowd of avatars, and a roaring success for our hosts, Dorena Verne and Anachron Young on Dorena's World, and Karima Hoisan and the scriptastic Dale Innes on Kitely.
    Addresses of the destinations, as always, at the end of the post.
    It really helps if you come to the clubhouse on HG Safari, OSGrid and get the LMs before we depart at the top of the hour, and thanks to everyone who showed up, including Lux, Dabici and Kelso who entertained us by dancing so well. A good omen...

                First up, Dorena's World. Over the past few days, they have been celebrating their 12th anniversary as a grid, and we dropped in at GridTalk region for a party.

    Lux Tergeste: Happy anniversary!
    Kelso Uxlay: Wir gratulieren zum Geburtstag!
    Dorena1 Verne: 2010, never so many people at a party:-)

    Youca Godel: Is 12 years a record in OpenSim for sim longevity?
    Dorena1 Verne: Os Grid and Franco are older
    Lifted Pixel: any time over a few years is awesome, let alone more than 10
    Thirza Ember: I think Craft is the same age, we celebrate their anniversary next week.  Anachron, what is the secret of a grid that survives 12 years?
    Anachron Young: Do your own thing and dont listen to what others think about it

    Rubeus Helgerud in the mix!          The DJ on GridTalk was Rubeus Helgerud and he was absolutely brilliant, funny, intelligent and welcoming.
    Rubeus Helgerud: This is quite a turkish tango - very interesting melange...
    Truelie Telling: really good selection tonight, Rubeus
                One of the best bits about Safari is that people get to meet each other. So many busy builders, busy lives - you often don't get to put a name to a face. So it's an opportunity to meet your heroes.

    Klarabella Karamell: wow! Tarnaa! love your work!
    Taarna Welles: Thank you Klarabella *Taarna blushes
    Juno Rowland: And Beth is here, too... Jupiter has recommended your clothes to me, Beth!
    Beth Ghostraven: @Juno so sweet, thank you :D
    Juno Rowland: Loru was the first who saw me in clothes she made.
    Jupiter Rowland: Otto sees me in his clothes all the time.
    Otto vonOtter: there are more suits somewhere in my inventory, i dont know if they work for roth will figure out
    Cherry Manga: happy to see you again Otto :)
    Otto vonOtter: me too, great to see you cherry :)
    Jupiter Rowland: This is turning from a party to a who's who. Whom else should we expect tonight? Linda Kellie? Selea Core?

    Thirza.Ember: Klarabella, I remember finding your freebies back in 2009 and thinking, wow, free things by generous people. Made me want to make things too
    Juno Rowland: Thirza, you should check Klara's freebies now. *cough* hippie coats *cough*
    Klarabella Karamell: I am only a playing around with different things for "home-use"
    Anachron Young: In Dorenas-World we try to keep as much as possible to keep things free to copy. Most places in Dorenas-World can be explored on foot - unlike other grids most SIMs are directly connected - drawback: there are SIM-crossings, but the advantages are more
    Juno Rowland: If you've got some sort of Ruth2, don't forget to visit Klara's shoe store in the Westend.
    Youca Godel: Thanks for the tip, Juno.  I am wearing a Ruth
    Jupiter Rowland: Oh, and if you don't know, I've had the first dedicated Ruth2/Roth2 store outside Austin's own sim.
    Anachron Young: Jupiters Ruth2/Roth2 Store is 256m south from here, at the feet of Ms liberty
    GridTalk sim on Dorenas-world
    Jupiter Rowland: This grid will keep you busy for days, if not weeks. Even I keep discovering new things, and that isn't because Ana keeps building, or because I suddenly have two new neighbours
    Anachron Young: 37 Avatars + 1 NPC ... no performance issues yet
    Rubeus Helgerud: Its a stable Grid... :-)
    Truelie Telling: with almost everyone dancing, that lightens the load on the server
    Lifted Pixel: don't tell the server we're dancing!! it thinks were being good and sitting quietly

                Let's stir 'em up a bit with a provocative question...
    Thirza Ember: so who here wants opensim to become much bigger and more commercial?
    Jupiter Rowland: Thirza, I don't.
    lifted pixel: hrmmm.... bigger yes, some commercial, yes. How it's going now, just needs more people. Foundations are here, just need money to pay people to make it sparkle
    Archetyp Jung: Thirza, bigger yes, commercial no
    Anachron.Young: [12:19] Thirza.Ember @hg.osgrid.org: so who here wants opensim to become much bigger and more commercial? <--- NOBODY!
                We don't all have to think the same way, to get along, and hearing other people's viewpoints is healthy. One of the more valuable parts of gridjumping, don't you think?
    Dorena and Anachron

                And then, just like that, it was time to go. Next stop, Karima Hoisan's 'The Wizard' immersive experience on Kitely.
    Klarabella Karamell: have fun Safaristas!
    Marina Baer: have a nice trip :-)
    Lifted Pixel: happy birthday dorenas world!!
    Dabici Straulino: Tschuess
    Jupiter Rowland: Good night to all the Safaristas who are leaving now!
    Truelie Telling: working very well for so many peeps, dorena, good work!
    Dorena1 Verne: have fun Safari-people:-)


                 The fun had already begun by the time I got to Kitely, I cammed out and found Cherry looking pensive, somewhere over the rainbow. Just to be still, standing and enjoying this build, is a lovely feeling. Not my feeling, because of, you know, stuff going on.  I usually wait at the first destination until I am sure that sure any afk or stragglers have the LM and aren't abandoned.
    Beth explains the work of the VWBPE to some new friends

    Dale Innis: I hear bears active in the woods :)

    Karima Hoisan: What fun sooo many, I have no idea what might happen, lots of screaming
    Dale Innis: 29 people in the sim lol. I do wonder what will happen!
    Karima Hoisan: OMG
    Lifted Pixel: okay i think i got my settings right, here we go!
    Karima Hoisan: please don't crash
    Thirza Ember: well we have not destroyed the sim yet


    Karima Hoisan: Oh good! amazing. I am going to ride.

                  And off she went.
                  After that energetic dancing on Dorenas-world, Lucy found a nice quiet corner, and as is her wont, made a couple of new friends. We have all spoken to Lucy about talking to strangers, but she does it anyway, and I apologize for it. Just kidding!
    Lucy makes two new friends (photo by L Afarensis)

                Mal showed up, but his OSCC avatar was messing about, and kept logging him out. It's so frustrating when that happens, there might be one of a dozen reasons for it, and you'll likely never figure out which. Or in this case, wizard.



    The Frenchies of Ignis arrived. For some reason, they never have the notecard, and (like me) never read it if they have it, so it was down to me to play host in some appalling french.

    Thirza Ember: ok sans ao
    ThirzaEmber: on prende le cheval et on part
    Thirza.Ember: mais il faut avoir media play automatique pour ecouter tous

    Ouch, right. Still, it seemed to do the trick.  Chip Angelvi got the hang of it immediately, and only my slowness with making a gif prevents you seeing him doing a very strange dance with some pandas. But here he is on horseback. Yes, there are pandas, and no, I have no idea why.
    Chip riding off into the woods

               The build is a poem and you, the traveller, are sort of the punctuation in it. You slip in between the phases and phrases, up in the air like quotes, then slipping down to be a comma in the woods, then dashing down the stream to that final exclamation of particles at the end. All very parenthetical. Just don't stand, or you'll get lost in the woods. Not a bad metaphor for gridjumping in a crowd.


              Strange sounds and amazing animations kept happening. Moments after I took this pic of Jessica, an iconic mashup of looks that is sort of the signature of our hypergrid trips, she suddenly yelled out...
    Lifted Pixel: MY HORSE TURNED INTO A BOAT!!
    Karima, Dale, and the lifted pixel floating off downstream

    Cherry Manga: what a trip!
    Lux Tergeste: I'm speechless
    Dale Innis: :) woot!
    Explorer Cherry with some.... friends?
    Cherry Manga: huge work, congrats
    Lux Tergeste: fascinating
    Loru Destiny: oh yes!! I hope I won't dream bad this night *gg* no kidding, that was great, awsome!! thank you :-))
    Truelie Telling: amazing!!!
    Truelie in the bubbles
    Kelso Uxlay: So much work. Very impressive!
    Dale Innis: It's a big one :)
    Truelie Telling: is this available at other times too? everyone should see it
    Dale Innis: It's basically always here. It works a little more smoothly if there are only a couple of people doing it at once :)
    Thirza Ember: hahahaha  aww, come on... and we didn't even break it
    Dale Innis: We've never had > 12 before
    Loru Destiny: thank you so much for this experience :-)
    Kelso Uxlay: I will definitively come back
    Dabici and Kelso at the bit with the ghost ship.            And unlike me, Kelso knows what he is talking about. He is a gifted scripter, just visit Creanovale and see the crosscountry ski trip, which is an absolutely flawless ride around a var region, with loads of variety and special effects!
    Karima Hoisan: Can most of you hear the sounds? Its on Media
    Loru Destiny:  I heard it :-) the sound completed the atmosphere
    Beth Ghostraven: yes, I can hear, mouselook for parts is awesome, too
    Lux Tergeste: yes, nice clear voice
    Thirza Ember: Karima is famous as a poet in SL, her voice is unmistakable
    Dale Innis: It's definitely better if you can get the media working


    Karima Hoisan: it makes no sense if you can't haha ha it still makes no sense, but:):)

    Beth Ghostraven: This would make a great Immersive Experience for VWBPE
    lifted pixel: this is triggering big time asmr I really enjoyed
    Cherry Manga: yes, definitely will redo a tour by my own later to see everything again
    Dale Innis: We're very glad you enjoy

    Cherry Manga: thank you so much for this huuuuge work , fabulous, good nite all ♥
    Kelso Uxlay: See you all next week
    Make mine a large
              We retired to the bar. If you were on Safari and missed this bit (after the big particle show at the end of the ride, the door marked 'Exit' takes you into the bar lounge) you might want to re-visit because it merits a look jut on its own, for the lovely drawings on the wall.
    Thirza Ember: this red wine is excellent. Sigh, some got hopelessly lost but there is only so much one can do. /does nothing more

    Truelie Telling: ya gotta trust the horse, once you start the ride, even when it wasn't there any more
    Beth Ghostraven: yes, even when it was a boat!
    Dale and Karima, and Geo saying goodbye

    George Equus: weird if anything...  but different
    Thirza Ember: it's wizardly
    Truelie Telling: and beautiful, as long as I didn't fret about the weirdities! a lovely time has been had, indeed. Karima, what a lovely experience, thanks so much for your artistry
    Karima HoisanKarima Hoisan: Ohh thank you, so glad you had fun, was amazing to host you all, it's a first
    George Equus: Handled the crowd fine. Was a fun experience, out of the ordinary.  Thanks!

    Dorena's World GridTalk           dorenas-world.de:8002:GridTalk

    'The Wizard' art installation      grid.kitely.com:8002:The Wizard

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