A Look At Burn2 Conception

 

This past weekend, the Burn2 spinoff event "Conception" took place. In the Burning Man-Deep Hole sim, there were numerous art exhibits, and a number of DJs played tunes for hours on end each day late into the night. Gemma Cleanslate was one of the event's rangers this year, and took a few pictures while going about.
 
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Press Release: Burn2 Conception 2021: Emergence

 
Burn2 Conception 2021:  Emergence
Opening 5:00pm SLT, Friday, 9 July 2021
Ending Midnight SLT, Sunday, 11 July 2021
SLURL:Burning Man- Deep Hole

Conception 2021: Emergence

With this theme, the Conception event seeks to explore interpretations of emergence that are not necessarily about the usual ideas of “emerging” from or through things.about becoming greater, becoming awesome, colorful, unique. How can you interpret the physical or conceptual on or above the Playa? How can things transform, and what sorts of experiences can serve to transform us?

As always, the Ten Principles serve as our framework for how we want to live and do things together. Read Event Lead Holocluck Henly’s words in further explaining the theme, here: https://www.burn2.org/conception-2021/.

The playa has already transformed from its barren,forlorn appearance into a riot of colour, movement and life!

Conception is our third Regional event of the year. It will open with the Lamplighters doing a walk-onaroundthe Deep Hole playa at 5:00 PM SLT on the 9th of July.With their usual fiery enthusiasm they invite everyoneto tour the art installations and camps until finally arriving at the Main Stage, where we can all letloose a littlefire to properly start things off, and start theydo, with music and much dancing!

Burn With Us!
The moment you step off the walkway and onto the playa,you are no longer a mere spectator; you becomepart of the spectacle. Welcome Home!

SHARE the News and Plan to Come!
We look forward to welcoming Home Burners and thecommunity. Experience Burn2 once again. Enter theplaya through the Gate, walk-on with the Lamplighters;visit the Rangers, see the effigy that shall be burned.Wander, explore, climb, interact. Visit the stages,where DJs and musicians bring music to soothe, inspire,excite and incite to dance. You will be surroundedby art, music, fire and welcoming Burners! See the (continuously updated) BURN2 Calendar at https://www.burn2.org/event-calendar/ for the event’s schedule.
 

Emergence 2021

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Opening today, Conception, 2021 Emergence! It is an event of the Burning Man in Second Life. There will be so many parties 24/7 beginning after the opening 4:00 pm slt Friday and ending Sunday. There are wonderful gifts on the table before the entrance at Deep Hole. I already grabbed them. Some boxes are from previous events in case you missed them.

To get an idea of what Conception is all about see   https://www.burn2.org/conception-2021/emergence-who-what-where/ . From there you can get to the Event Calendar to see who will be playing at the stage and when!

If you like riding horses there is a horse rezzer (saddle ) in front of the Burning Man Office  before you go to the entrance. Or , once inside there is a choice of Art Cars to take you around . I did a quick overview ride on my horse Sugar to see the wonderful installations that creators have placed and they are beautiful. Be sure to take the tour pod ride to get an overview and visit the individuals after  that.  I will be on the playa as a Ranger so say hello.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/175/35/25

Gemma Cleanslate
 

Emerald to be Blocked From Accessing Second Life, Phoenix and Emergence Approved for Linden Directory

In what many Second Life residents thought was just a matter of time, an announcement was made on the Linden Blog:

As of 10am PT Wednesday, September 8, the Emerald Viewer will be blocked from logging in to Second Life as a result of violations of our Policy on Third Party Viewers. Residents who have been using any version of the Emerald Viewer will need to use a different Viewer to access Second Life. ... We take Residents’ privacy, safety, and security very seriously and will take action to enforce the policies that help protect it. ... we have decided to block logins from the Emerald Viewer in order to protect our Residents. All versions of the Emerald Viewer will be blocked from logging in to Second Life as of tomorrow at 10am. Please be aware that attempting to circumvent our blocking to access Second Life with a banned Viewer is a violation of the Policy on Third-Party Viewers and may result in the loss of one's account.



It didn't take long for word to travel, a few groups I'm in discussing about it in chat. Someone put up a link explaining how to modify one's Emerald Viewer to avoid being blocked. This was quickly followed by an announcement from the group leader that Linden Lab was not fooling around, and would not think twice about banning someone trying to get around the Emerald block.

There were still a few people confused as to what was going on, wondering if trying to simply attempt to log in with Emerald would mean a ban. To those reading, the answer is no. Trying to log into SL with an unaltered Emerald viewer after 10AM SL time tomorrow will not mean a ban, just unable to log in. But modifying it to get around the block very well may get you banned.

What got less attention, but still talked about some was the change on the Second Life Third-Party Viewer Directory. Both the new Phoenix viewer from the team led by ex-Emerald Jessica Lyon, and the Emergence Viewer from LordGregGreg Back (whom had left Emerald before the scandal) had been added to it with no comment from the Lindens. In a sense, LordGregGreg and Jessica had been vindicated, and Emerald condemned.

So is this the end of Emerald? Not necessarily. There are reports going around of the last update of Emerald involving “spoofer” programing to allow people to sneak in. Diehard fans of Phox and Fractured Crystal may keep it around in small quantities for some time.

Chatting with a friend, he felt that the shenanigans by the troublemakers of Emerald very well could land them in serious trouble. The night before, he had listened to BBC Radio 5, which talked about Second Life and the Emerald Scandal, and knew that the next day Emerald would be banned (and Emergence & Phoenix placed on the TPV directory). Linden Labs could afford to be a little lax as long as the debate was within Second Life. But once this began hitting more mainstream media, it’s reputation was on the line.

What Linden Labs does with the troublemakers he felt depends on how defiant they remain. The Lindens have a lot of evidence against them from the Directed Denial of Service attack , to the Emerald code, and then the spoofer, which he felt was their way of telling Linden Labs off. He didn’t think they realized Linden Lab could call the FBI on them, whom could work with overseas police for those living abroad. What the Emerald Team troublemakers did, he felt, could easily be classified as cyber terrorism. Which means if Linden Labs decided to pursue the “nuclear option,” those involved face years in prison.

Or perhaps the judge will be lenient, and give them twenty years probation, but among the terms, they can never again so much as touch another computer.

Bixyl Shuftan