Thursday, April 3, 2025

Announcement: 17th Celebration Party of Club Lion

 
17th Celebration Party of Club Lion
Event Dates : Fri 4. - Sat. 5 & Sun. 6.th April 2025

     💫 ATTENTION ATTENTION Club Lion Announces the Mega Event of our 17th Celebration Party 💫
              ★ 💫 ★ Club Lion gets 17 Years Old, is that believable?.. and YOU are Invited ★ 💫 ★
                           ★ 💫 ★ Friday 4th & Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April 2025 ★ 💫 ★
                                        ★ 💫 ★ DONT MISS THIS AMAZING PARTY ! ★ 💫 ★
 

Landmarks & Flyers : Themeparties

Friday 4th April 2025 - Witches & Wizards 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Lions/180/79/3879

Saturday 5th April 2025 - Naughty Lingerie
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Lions/180/107/3764

Sunday 6th April 2025 - Be Crazy
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Lions/185/107/3993


🦁 𝕮 𝖑 𝖚 𝖇 𝕷 𝖎 𝖔 𝔫 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 2008 - 17 Years of History! We’re celebrating 17 years of music, positive energy and unforgetable moments! To make this party even more special and keep delivering amazing nights, your support means the world to us! BIG Thanks to all our DJs & Performers in advance for participating in our celebration. Thru the 17 Years exist of Club Lion we had over 240 Livesingers at our Stage. ❤️ We look forward to welcoming you. Great Tunes - Great People - Great Fun!!! 🙈🙉🙊 ..𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝐂ʟᴜʙ 𝐋ɪᴏɴ, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝐂ʟᴜʙ 𝐋ɪᴏɴ

Theme Party Dresscode Witches & Wizards - Friday 4th April 2025

12 pm slt : DJ Dark  -ღ- Cuʆʆɛɳ (karmelaelena)
1 pm slt : 乙٥ree (zoree.jupiter)
2 pm slt : Aragón (aragon.ducrot)
3 pm slt : DJ Dark  -ღ- Cuʆʆɛɳ (karmelaelena)
4 pm slt : Clairede Dirval
5 pm slt : Suzy B (suzybrassali)

Theme Party Dresscode Naughty Erotica - Saturday 5th April 2025

12 pm slt : DJ Dark  -ღ- Cuʆʆɛɳ (karmelaelena)
1 pm slt : Hogan Baily
2 pm slt : Maribol Inshan
3 pm slt : DJ 亗ραитнєя нαvє亗 (sergiopantera)
4 pm slt : Ricardo Avalira
5 pm slt : Unbes0grande

Theme Party Dresscode Crazy World - Sunday 6th April 2025

12 pm slt : DJ Dark  -ღ- Cuʆʆɛɳ (karmelaelena)
1 pm slt : Virgil (xvirgilflowersx)
2 pm slt : ElvisAronPresley Lisa
3 pm slt : DJ Dark  -ღ- Cuʆʆɛɳ (karmelaelena)
4 pm slt : Secret Soul
5 pm slt : Shaye Dezno

Hosts : 💃 Hosts KIARA - Brunynha

Reader Submitted Picture: The Linden Topsy-Turvy Home

 
 
 From Alden Cortes, a picture of one of the "TopsyTurvy" Linden Homes in the demo area during their April Fools prank.
 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Virtual World Best Practices in Education 2025 Conference

 
Tomorrow at 8:30 AM is the start of one of the more educational yearly events in Second Life, the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference, or VWBPE.  It is "a global grassroots community event, which focuses on education in immersive virtual environments." This year's theme is Transitions. Dancerina Starlight wrote about the event for the Newser.
 
Read Dancerina's article in Events
 

Some April Fools Pranks In Second Life, and Elsewhere

 
Yesterday was one of the Newser's traditions, the April Fools joke story. Sometimes it's poking fun at something done by the Lindens, and sometimes it's poking fun at real-life news. This year, it was the later, poking fun at a certain President's insistence that America "most have" a certain island. A couple readers didn't like it. Others thought it was hilarious, "Good thing I wasn't drinking my tea when I read this. Thanks for the scoop Bixyl, and maaaybeee check your calendar after reading this, folks."

But this wasn't the only April Foolery. Far from it.
 

 Those using Firestorm yesterday probably noticed things weren't quite right. Once, the viewer seemed slanted. Other times, there was a face poking up in the corner "I heard a mouse click.:And the bird had googly eyes. But there were also various messages in the popup window in the center.

Attention residents: An epidemic of uncontrollable laughter has broken out in Second Life! Proceed with caution, as spontaneous giggles may occur at any moment.
 
Fashion emergency: All virtual clothing has been replaced with banana peels and coconut shells. Embrace the tropical chic look!
 
Beware of rogue teleportation portals appearing randomly across Second Life. You never know where you might end up!

Due to a coding hiccup, all avatar voices have been replaced with chipmunk squeaks. Happy chatting!
 
And Linden Labs got into the act as well. Patch Linden would announce on the forums a new Linden Home theme.  

We are excited to introduce the latest addition to the Linden Homes family, now available for preview in the Welcome Hub Linden Homes Demo region. Residents have long awaited something fresh, and today we are unveiling a surprising new direction with the gravity-defying Topsy-Turvy Homes. Every detail of these homes has been carefully crafted to provide a completely inverted living experience. Gardens sprout beneath floorboards, welcome mats hang proudly from the ceiling, and chimneys point straight to the ground. These homes offer a whimsical and truly one-of-a-kind perspective of Bellisseria, inviting you to see the world from a whole new angle. Staying true to our finest traditions, the Topsy-Turvy Homes arrive as part of a broader effort to create more dynamic and evolving environments.
 
But this wasn't all.  "Along the coastlines, residents may notice the arrival of Offshore Oil Rigs. These towering structures have quickly become part of the seascape, giving a more industrial touch to the otherwise serene Bellisserian waters." 
 
Thankfully there were no reports of oil soaked birds. 
 
There were also reports of volcanoes, "In the Thousand Islands regions, volcanic activity has stirred, adding glowing rivers of lava and drifting ash to the air. Some believe it to be a sign of seasonal shifts within the grid itself."
 
The response so far to the Lindens' April foolery has been mostly positive, "Love the new houses, so much more interesting than the old ones/" "I want one of those homes!" "Just needs a little early 80's Lionel Richie music, and we'd be right at home!" A couple people didn't think much of the oil rigs, but the volcanoes seemed popular, "LOL - it's regurgitating cows!" "I'm a bit disappointed that I can't catch the volcano cows for my Ranch." "I'm a bit disappointed that I can't catch the volcano cows for my Ranch." "Great April Fool "
 
More later on April Fools in gaming.
 
Bixyl Shuftan
 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Montecito Bay Clubs, Furry Fashion, and Club Scorn

 
Here's what's going on at the Sunweaver, Montecito Bay, Furry Fashion, and Scorn clubs.

Club Cutlass: Fire and Water, Beyond the Sea, Hard Rock

Happy Vixen: DJ Malit, DJ Arooo, DJ Scratch, DJ Squeaks, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: DJ Snowy - Wild and Domestic
 
Bouncing Bunny Beach Club:  DJ Snowy - TBA

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

Club Squeaks: Closed to regular events
 
Montecito Bay:  CAYA, After Dark

Club Scorn: T 2-4, W 2-6, Th 2-12, Sat 2-12
 
Furry Fashion:  Hooves and Horns, Fantasy, Insects VS Arachnids, CAYA
 
Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'
 
 

Breaking News: Linden Lab To Make Mainland Continent Satori Part of Bellisseria

 
 
Longtime residents will probably recognize the roughly triangular mainland continent of Satori, even if they forget it's name. Made up of plains, mountains, and shoreline, a number of residents have made it their home. But there's still plenty of abandoned land.
 
But late yesterday, Linden Lab announced Bellisseria would be annexing the land and making it into Linden Home space.
 
Due to the demand of Linden Homes, the limited paths of expansion by sea, and the amount of unclaimed mainland, the landmass known as Satori will be incorporated into Bellisseria. This means that those living there will need to sign up for Premium accounts and eventually get notices to take down their builds in order to receive their Linden Homes. 

The forums were soon filling up with responses from people with homes there not happy with the idea of being annexed. A Joe Greenland wrote, "This is our home, and we like things as they are." Jane Dane, a former tenant of renters on Satori, wrote, "It's not the neatest place in the world, but it has charm, and it would be a shame if it were to simply become just another part of the Linden Home continent. Besides, they'd have to move if they couldn't pay. Was that ever taken into consideration?"
 
But Don Linden would write, "We're so sure the people of Satori want to become Bellissarians, we're going ahead with the annexation." He insisted, "Bellessaria needs Satori, and Satori needs to be part of Bellisseria. We're going to make Second Life great again."
 
To read the Linden announcement in full, Click Here.  

Bixyl Shuftan
 

Monday, March 31, 2025

RFL Sunbeamer Air Show Takes Place

 

 Saturday had one of the big events for the Relay's Team Sunbeamers, probably it's biggest yearly event aside from the Relay Weekend: the Annual Air Show at Farshore Field. Besides the aircraft on display on the ground, the balloon, and the dunk tank, there were four aerial performances, plus the music and dance party. 

How much was raised during the event is not yet known, but the "Sunnies" have raised a total of 890,138 Lindens so far this season, currently making them sixth of the 175 registered teams.
 
We'll have more pictures soon. In the meantime, enjoy some from Wildstar Beaumont.
 
Go Relay! 
 

*Addition: Cynthia Farshore informed the Newser that a total of 102.390 Linden dollars had been raised. She would say it was 35,250 for Roos With a Dream, 67,140 for the Sunbeamers
 
Picture from Cynthia Farshore
 
 Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: VWBPE 2025 Conference TRANSITIONS 3 - 5 April 2025 in Second Life

 

The 18th annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, beginning on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, will be an online distributed conference happening in multiple virtual spaces. This conference focuses on the use of immersive virtual environments for educational purposes including virtual and augmented reality.

This year we are returning to our Earth build. Each region represents a park featuring a different terrestrial biome, including wetlands, desert, badlands, grasslands, and forests. Conference attendees will be able to explore 3D immersive virtual representations of these biomes.

To the best ability possible, VWBPE provides educational and networking opportunities that are relevant to educational curriculum development utilizing virtual environments and “best practices”. These include

helping to build community through extension of learning best practices to practical application of those ideas and techniques;
providing networking opportunities for educators and the communities that help support education; and
providing access to current innovations, trends, ideas, case studies, and other best practices for educators and the communities that help support education

One of the key challenges faced by the educational community is how to make the best use of new immersive technologies in a way that is sustainable and accessible based on limited budgets available to both instructors and students. Platforms that are free or open source, or that can be shared across a broad audience, are showcased, including methods and research around best practices in their use and applicability.

Our theme for this year is Transitions.

Transitions, like pivotal shifts in a story, capture the profound changes educators and students have faced in recent years. These shifts highlight the need to adapt and redefine social dynamics within virtual environments as education evolves to meet new challenges.

Join us as we all share experiences and successes in how virtual technologies used in the classroom have helped shape education for the better.

This year's keynote speakers are Phylis West Johnson and Rabindra Ratan. The VWBPE conference keynote speakers and their respective presentations are featured on the conference website (http://vwbpe.org), along with a program of exciting presentations, social activities, and networking events that will set extraordinary discussions in motion.  

The VWBPE Immersive Experiences showcase unique and interesting work being conducted across the metaverse. We invite you to join us as we explore eleven interactive and engaging locations across five virtual environments. The Immersive Experiences are scheduled from March 17th through April 17th (exclusive of the conference dates). Details and access instructions will be provided when the program is published

Additionally, this open and free conference would not be possible without the generous contributions of our VWBPE sponsors; for more information see https://vwb.pe/sponsors.

The Rockcliffe Registration Portal is open for people to register new Second Life® avatars and find out more about the VWBPE conference in-world. Go to https://urockcliffe.com/virtual-environments/second-life/. The instructions are there to get you and your friends started at this educator-friendly newcomers’ region in Second Life®.

The VWBPE conference will also be streaming live from YouTube during the conference. The livestream schedule can be accessed at https://www.vwbpe.org/watch.


** WEB PAGES **

Conference Information: http://vwbpe.org  
Registration: http://vwb.pe/register   
Sponsors: https://vwb.pe/sponsors
Rockcliffe Gateway to Second Life®: https://urockcliffe.com/virtual-environments/second-life/  


** SOCIAL MEDIA **

Second Life® Group
secondlife:///app/group/8b03480a-793d-ba5b-5b6b-dd10afb5d38e/about

Discord Channel
https://discord.gg/Xjp5nn9D

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/vwbpe

Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vwbpe_org/

LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/3754644/

Twitter
http://twitter.com/vwbpe

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/VWBPE
 
 

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Cartoon of The Day: Morning Coffee

 
 
 Picture from Winter Paige Shuftan. While shopping, she saw this angry-looking wolf. Now, why would he be grumpy? I can think of a few reasons.
 
By Bixyl Shuftan
 
 

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Reminder: Sunbeamer Air Show Today

 
Just a reminder, the Sunbeamer Air Show is today, It starts at 11 AM, and goes on to 6PM SL time. Events go on for the whole six hours, and will provide plenty of entertainment, from aerial acrobatics to DJ music.Plus, there's the balloon rides, the dunk tank with the German 88, and the aircraft displays that have been part of the show for years.
 
 

This Saturday at The Science Circle

 
 
Saturday March 29
 
    ~*~
 
    At 10 AM PST   

    SC Moon Base Project Immersive Experience
    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/sc-immersive/
    Organized by Phil Youngblood
    Moon Base
 
    ~*~
 
    NOTE: Non-members required to register once
    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway


╚══════════════════════════════ The Science Circle (72,129,30) ═╝

Friday, March 28, 2025

SL22B Open For Performer Applications

 

We are opening applications for the performance schedule. We are looking for all types of performers to join the week-long festivities. Are you a DJ who can spin up a great party set or a live performer who can jam all night? You might be one of the grid’s amazing Dance companies, or perhaps you’re a Particle Performer? One of the things that makes Second Life so vibrant and exciting is the wide range of performers who share their talent with our Residents. Whatever your medium, we would love to hear from you!

Those performers interested in taking part in the event need to fill out a form on Google docs (here). Performers need to show up an hour before their allotted time, there is a land impact limit to whatever props are desired, and while the stage in the adult regions has no restrictions, all others require that all songs must be fit for a general audience (ie clean).

The deadline for performer, and exhibitor, applications is May 19, 2025.
 

Press Release: Fantasy Faire Opens April 17

 
 
Celebrating its seventeenth year, Fantasy Faire 2025 is the largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts, roleplayers and performers in the virtual world. From Thursday, April 17 to Sunday May 4, treat yourself to shopping, dance and theater performances, DJ parties, auctions, questing, our Literary Festival, thematic events and roleplaying as thousands of Second Life residents and creators bring their own visions together to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.

You’ll find fantasy avatars, clothing, furnishings, gadgets and exclusive items available from over 300 of Second Life’s top Fantasy Creators across 18 stunning regions designed by the visionary artists behind many of the most adored spots on the Second Life destination guide.

In addition to the fourteen shopping regions there will also be Faireland realms that take us beyond commerce and give us places to celebrate together as a community.  Party with fairies, demons and tinies at the Fairechylde. Adventure with the Bard Queen as you complete the Fairelands Quest. Explore the Fairelands on the Litfest Tours. Immerse yourself in a world of stories with the Litfest, Roleplay and Performance events. Remember loved ones with the Memorial Garden and embrace new dreams with the Worldling Cradle.

Fantasy Faire 2025 will be open to the public April 17 – May 4, full eighteen days. The SLurl to the event will be found on the website on our opening day. We welcome you to come and join the story.