In Gaming: Rise of Cultures Marks Five Years

 

 

Just a note, one of the games I play, Rise of Cultures, marked it's fifth anniversary. It did so with an inworld event, and on it's Discord. Since doing the review two years ago, I continued to play, though took breaks when I was extra busy. By now, I've gotten to the Feudal Age, or about 1000 AD. Of this level, your allies are Vikings. So some of the resources you need to progress can be acquired only from their pillaging, "We didn't steal it, it was just there and we took it." 

 

Rise of Cultures can be played on both compatible webbrowsers and some smartphones. Making "RoC" jokes, "I'm a RoC star," "Upon this RoC I stand," are optional.

 

Bixyl Shuftan. 

 

SL Video: "Bellisseria 5th Anniversary Celebration

 

 

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From Pring Productions on March 29 , "Celebrate 5 years of Bellisseria with us. Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary : April 15th, 2019 - 2024. Celebration runs from April 2nd - April 30th, 2024 @ Bellisseria Fairgrounds."

SL Video: "Bellisseria is turning 5 on April 15, 2024!"

 

 

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From Pring Productions (and Linden Lab) on March 28, Punky, Magellan Linden, and "Announcer Guy" riff a movie trailer about Bellisseria's upcoming anniversary. 

Announcement: Bellisseria's Fifth Anniversary

 

 

"Get ready everyone. We're going to celebrate Bellisseria turning 5 and we're going BIG"

 

For most of the month of April, the Linden Home continent of Bellisseria will be celebrating it's fifth anniversary. From Tuesday April 2 to Tuesday April 30, Bellisseria Fairgrounds (and a special area) will be the scene of DJ music parties, live singers, dance performances, hunts, art shows, races, special family day events, and of course prizes and gifts

 

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SSPBA1/171/249/25 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whiskey%20Bay/172/6/24 (Fairgrounds Pier)

Reader Submitted: Five Way Tie At Cutlass

 

 

 DeniseUnicorn Toonie sent us this picture of the women's board at Club Cutlass, "Thought you should know... 5 way tie at Cutlass for the girls."

The Male board had the usual single winner. It's been a few years since there was last a five way tie on the women's board. 

Reader Submitted: Dogs On A Cool Tin Roof

Taken at Club Cutlass by The Orange Floof (FriendlyDaWusky Resident). These five doggies are enjoying the view from above the dance floor.

Five Years in Second Life

It was five years ago that Newser writer, Kimiko Kanagowa (FoxytheJamie Resident) first logged into Second Life. In the past few days, he's been looking back at what he's experienced. From clubs, to residential areas, to medieval lands, to sci-fi space areas, he's seen and taken part in quite a bit.

Read FoxytheJamie's story in People.

Opensim Grid Celebrates Five Year Anniversary

Daniel Voyager wrote on his blog about an Opensim event called OSG5B.


Osgrid will be celebrating it’s 5th birthday on Friday 20th July until Tuesday 24th July 2012, which is going to be awesome and bigger than ever before. This is another major milestone for Osgrid to reach it’s 5th birthday. OSG5B has 7 regions dedicated to the birthday with OSG5B exhibits to visit and there will be many live music performances.


Opensim got some discussion when it first came out, and since then the various Opensim-based grids such as Inworldz and Spot3D get some occasional discussion. A few designers, such as M&M's 10 Gooson have set up shop there, and small communities have sprung up in these worlds. While some places, such as Raglan, have set up satellite locations, only a very few have left Second Life for good in favor of Opensim, usually out of frustration with Linden Lab and its policies. Others go back and forth. I've talked to more than one person who's expressed the opinion they made a place there in case one day Linden Lab finally drives Second Life into the ground.

I occasionally see an Opensim advocate speaking out in the comment section after an article about Linden Lab/Second Life troubles, insisting about the "inevitability" of Second Life's fall and Opensim taking its place. But after five years, there is little sign of this happening. Despite Linden Lab's blunders, they've kept the market on virtual worlds. More often then not, when my friends go somewhere other than Second Life, it's to World of Warcraft or more recently Minecraft.

Still, quite a bit of work has been done in these places. And Second Life residents can take heart that if one day their Grid should up and vanish, there are other places one can make their virtual homes in.

Read Daniel's articles Here and Here.

Bixyl Shuftan

Mystery Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Week of Events

For years, the Mystery sim has entertained crowds from it's Queen of Hearts riverboat club. Now, having reached it's five year mark, it's staff and musicians are celebrating with a week of anniversary events, which started this Sunday with a bang, with a loved regular singer and another returning after an absence.

Read more in People.