Coronavirus Info Center at Inspiration Island

For those wanting to know more about the Coronavirus, and want more than just news reports and Facebook posts, there's an information center at Inspiration Island. Here, you can read some basic facts and statistics. It was made by Briellr Coronet.

A special information area on CO-VID has been set up at the HEALTH HACIENDA on Inspiration Island by Brielle Coronet, RL Medical Librarian at a major U.S. teaching hospital in NJ,  with contributions by Veronica, a RL Consumer Health Librarian in Connecticut.

It will be kept up to date as Brielle attends daily official briefings. If you have questions, leave them for her in the Dropbox here:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/68/242/701

Reader Submitted: "Bixyl Shuftan True Facts"

Tantari Kim is best known for "DJ Tantari's Journey of Sound" performances at clubs, notably the Happy Vixen. Today however, it'll be her wit and not her music that is up for show. First heard (or rather texted) at the SL Newser Five Year Celebration, here's Tantari Kim's "Bixyl Shuftan True Facts."

Read Tantari's reader submitted piece in Extra.

Answering Questions About the InWorldz Grid

In recent months, the InWorldz Grid has gotten more attention among the residents of Second Life. There has been much talk, and some concern that not everything being stated is true. So a conference was arranged, and people familiar with InWorldz, including one of it's founders, were on hand to answer any questions and concerns.

Read about the event in Other Grids and MMOs.

Discussion About InWorldz At Purrfection

On November 30th, a discussion about the InWorldz Grid took place at the Purrfection sim, hosted by Nydia Tungsten. Over thirty people attended the meeting. This included Zia Larina and Amore Crux of the Second Life/InWorldz Connection Center, and Elina Llewellyn, whom Zia called one of InWorldz' founders. A number of questions were asked, and answered. Probably the most important concern answered was that no one has to chose just one Grid. Setting up shop in InWorldz does not mean leaving Second Life behind, and in fact many InWorldz residents still spent time in the larger Grid.

The meeting went on much longer than expected, a few hours. Due to the business of the weekend, an in-depth report will have to wait until later this week. But in the meantime, people can watch the following video: http://www.twitch.tv/nydia_tungsten/b/484003456. The meeting starts at about 1 hour and 23 minutes into the recording.

Second Life Newser apologizes for the delay.

Discussion on InWorldz to be Held Nov 30

With InWorldz getting more attention from Second Life users due to Linden Lab's Terms of Service controversy, people have been looking for facts about the virtual world. But with concerns about misleading information, an event to explain what's true and what isn't true about the InWorldz grid is being organized.

Nydia Tungsten, whom has been traveling some to InWorldz along with some of her friends, expressed concern about what she feels are false rumors, notably a statement by Kinzart Productions that went beyond saying they would not be selling their avatars there, but also called InWorldz a "poorly maintained clone" of Second Life that was basically "a haven for thieves and copybotters" and at "risk of being shut down" by the US government. She got together with Amore Crux and Zia Larnia, who run the InWorldz/Second Life Connection Center, and informed Second Life Newser they will be holding a discussion about this alternative virtual world, fully open to the Second Life public.

The day and time for the discussion will be Saturday November 30, at Noon SL time. A location for the event has not yet been determined. While the IW/SLCC in the sim of Appletor would be appropriate for a small event, with the attention the issue's been getting across Second Life residents, a place in which the audience can listen from three or four sims is being looked for.

As for Kinzart's accusations, they were dismissed by Nydia and Amore. Nydia stated that the Grid was stable compared to Second Life, and the lag was no worse than the larger Grid, and for some even less. As for copybotters, Nydia told Second Life Newser about hearing in a InWorldz group chat someone who was basically hounded out of the chatroom after admitting a skin she was having trouble with was given by a friend who got it from Second Life, the people demanding that she ditch it for one bought from an InWorldz dealer, and threatening to report her. InWorldz, she stated, has as little tolerance for copybotters as Second Life, if not less. Amore stated, "In InWorldz, if anyone steals some other's creations and try to sell it, they get kicked out."

Nydia added, "there are less copybotters there in InWorldz than Second Life because it is less known. But to put a whole grid down like that with no proof or reason, (it) goes beyond not so thought out responses from someone that clearly had no idea of what they were talking about."

Once again, the discussion is planned for Nov 30. The location will be announced by Second Life Newser once a place has been found.

Bixyl Shuftan