SL18B Starts Today

  

After a few months of planning and preparation, the Second Life Eighteenth Birthday is finally ready to begin.  There will be 23 sims with much to see and much to do. There will be numerous music events, both DJs and live performers. There will be at least one "Meet the Lindens" event, on Monday June 21. In some separate sims there's the "Shop and Hop" event. It is believed there will be one reveal of new Linden Homes. And of course there's all those resident exhibits. 

Among the exhibits is that of the Second Life Newser. Build by Silvia Ametza (with help from Kimble (kimblecoles) ), the build reflects the theme "hidden worlds" with a look at the Earth's core (and a poke at the flat-Earthers). The build is in Pizzazz (187/171/23). 

The sims are scheduled to open at 9AM SL time. At 11 AM is the Opening Ceremony at the Main Stage.

Main Stage 1: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Fascinate/33/226/21
Main Stage 2: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Dazzle/28/32/21
Main Stage 3: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Wonderous/225/31/21
Main Stage 4: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Exhilarate/230/232/21
 
See you at the Birthday.

Addition: At the Opening Ceremony, Patch Linden stated the next theme of Linden Homes is "Fantasy."

Bixyl Shuftan
 

The Second Life 17th Birthday Celebration Begins

And finally, it's open. After weeks of reporting on it under a "no pictures" rule, we're finally able to show you what the Second Life 17th Birthday celebration grounds look like.

At 11 AM, Patch officially opened the event at the opening ceremony at the Main Stage (picture from Linden Lab's Youtube channel).

 There's a lot to see with 23 sims making up the SL17B grounds (the Linden Home Demo Area is still off-limits for now).

There are a number of builds, and several sims made up of resident-made exhibits.

Among them is the Newser's exhibit, a tropical vacation island courtesy of Silvia Ametza, the "Azure of Tonatiuh," located at SL17B Stunning (210/254/23).

Silvia did a great job in miniaturizing things for the build.

Yesterday was the "Soft Opening" for those already in the SL Birthday group, and there were a number in the gift area getting freebies.

Among the exhibits was a Bleriot monoplane flight simulator, recreating the flight of Lous Bleriot's crossing of the English Channel by air in 1909.

There's a lot more to see, but further descriptions will have to wait until another article.

Stay tuned for the Meet the Lindens schedule at the Auditorium.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL17B%20Awesome/238/111/53

Bixyl Shuftan

SL17B Starts Today

After weeks of waiting, "The Birthday" finally arrives today, Friday June 19. Things start officially at the auditorium at 11 AM SL time with the opening ceremony held by Patch Linden at the Main Stage. After that will be various music events at both there and the DJ stage. And of course there are the many dozens of exhibits to see.

Unfortunately, the Lab doesn't want the Newser to post pictures even a few hours before the sims open. But what I can post are a few goodies you can grab as part of the gift package: an SL17B flag, an SL17B visitor badge, a SL17B laynard, and a collection of SL17B visors (wearing the blue one).

 We'll have some pictures up later today. In the meantime, see you at The Birthday.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL17B%20Awesome/238/111/53

Bixyl Shuftan

The Second Life Birthday "Cake Explosion"

The Second Life Birthday may have officially ended a week ago, but the volunteers and fans met up for one final event that's become a tradition whenever there's a Main Stage by Mikati Slade at the SLB: the "Cake Explosion." Second Life was there as the cake was raised up into the air, and let go to fall to the ground in a shower of virtual slices and frosting.

See the pictures in Events.

Image credit: Tantari Kim