Merry Xmas!
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Full fart

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Reality meets SL
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Orientation
The first important step in avatars' life is how to orientate in the world. There are several orientation islands and in the beginning you'll just land on one of them. I don't even remember my first place since I had Sammy to teleport me right away to a more serious place ;) Besides "real" orientation islands (like Lindens Lab's Orientation Island, newBerlin, SeraKorea, etc.) there are some smaller places for the purpose. I personally like most of the orientation track in the Swedish Orientation island (slurl), it's very clear and simple.
Kuttara Zen (slurl) is a Japanese garden for avatar training and it's used in several universities. Its' creator from Pima Community College (USA) praised the place for a good place for new students to test their skills. It's a very small place with some tracks over the water. The trick is to move around without falling into the ocean! The biggest problem with the place was that the pictures loaded a very long time, even though I have a brand-new computer with lots of memory (but what a pleasure it was to move around :) In Kuttara Zen you can practice how to change environmental settings (some items don't show otherwise), how to dance etc. A nice idea to have something interactive in the place, but maybe I was expecting something more.
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SL Aussie
sim Australia with fireworks, surfers beach club, coral reef and Sydney harbour- sim ABC Island This place has totally changed since I last visited it. Earlier you could wander around the streets in Melbourne, but now it contained different zones with ABC News. The only thing that reminded from the past was a huge sandbox tower.
- sim Billabong outback, nature trail (only for group members :(, Ayes rock and a nice bar :)
- sim Ponderosa another Sydney harbour!
- sim Ponden with Top Dingo Shop and Gallery, nice swimming suites
- sim Eperance, The Australian Film TV and Radio School
- sim RMIT, RMIT University, exhibitions
- sim Bracket, CPA Australia Congress Centre
- and last, but not least sim jokaydia, nice people for educational uses of Second Life
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Skripten
Gestern Abend habe ich in der Preussen Schule an einem Scriptkurs teilgenommen. Etwa 15 Avatars haben einen automatischen Bilderrahmen gebastelt. Das ging sehr langsam voran, aber war ja ein Anfängerkurs. Der Lehrer hat sehr gründlich erklärt, was zu bauen war, so dass auch diejenigen, die keine Hintergrund in der Programmierung hatten, gut folgen konnten. Das Skript war sehr einfach, aber damit kann man gut z.B. Diashows machen. Und alles das noch umsonst :) 
Das interessante war, dass Sim Preussen auch Berlin Mitte war, so es gibt also wenigstens zwei Berliner Weltuhren in SL!
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Voisi nuo pariksi panna
Likka tanssivi somasti,

Poika polkevi kovasti;
Tasaisemp' on neien tanssi,
Kun pojan poloisen tanssi.
Likka on nätti ja soria,
Poika potra ja koria;
Voisi nuo pariksi panna,
Kun ei ämmät äkkäjäisi,
Koukkuleuat kokkajaisi.
Tulisko Turusta rutto,
Amputauti Aunuksesta,
Tappaisi akat kylästä,
Koukkuleuat kollahtaisi!
Saisi naastit naiaksensa,
Koriat kosissa käyä.
- Kanteletar
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Tapahtumia
Burning Life jättitapahtuma käsittää simikaupalla taidetta ja tapahtumaa. See some really weird stuff and avatars! Vielä tämän viikonlopun kuten Oktoberfestkin. (Kuvassa jonkin taideteoksen sisällä!)Myös EduFinland-saarella tapahtuu syksyllä. Eilen seurasimme Studia generalian ensimmäistä luentoa Sammyn ja Nikolain kanssa (huomaa virvokkeet ;)
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jokaydia Unconference
I woke up very early last Saturday to follow a couple of sessions in jokaydia Unconference. First Jass Easterman told how she has been using SL with volunteer students. She had some very good points of how to build a lesson in SL. One aspect was students with disabilities and we heard that some students used Dragon Naturally Speaking within SL.Secondly there was a session about "Sustainability in and of Second Life". Leigh Blackall lead a discussion of renewable energy technologies, ecological footprint, environmental organizations and how to combine environmental issues in SL with RL (see an excellent video). It was nice to see that avatars are not just nerds, but at least try to think environmental aspects as well :)
The first session was lead only by chat discussion! That was kind of weird first, but actually it was quite pleasant. You had time to read the presentation and you could also save it and all the useful links afterwards. Whereas the second session, as the most of lessons I've seen in SL, used voice chat. That's also nice, but you must concentrate more intensively, fix first the voice level for each speaker and you don't usually record the session. Both cases have its' good sides.
It was interesting to take part in the Australian unconference where there were around 25 participants from Australia, North America and Europe. We'll see how popular the Finnish equivalent Konfabulaari 2008 will be!
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European Language Day
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Hösten
och släppa in himmel och luft utan ända,
de nakna träden stiga ned till stranden
och spegla sig i vattnet.
Än leker ett barn i höstens gråa rök
och en flicka går med blommor i handen
och vid himlaranden
flyga vita silvervita fåglar upp.
Edith Södergran

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O'zapft is!
Bier, nette Leute, Konzerte, Lederhosen, schöne Frauen, Tivoli, gutes Bier, Lebkuchen, live aus München...See you there :)
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Oni lume diru: "Ridemulino!"
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SL-Suomi
Joensuun yliopiston saari oli ensimmäinen suomalaisten kokonainen ja EduFinland tuli pian perässä. Joitakin muita yksittäisiä suomalaisia paikkoja on myös tiedossa kuten Yoen Kievari, jolla on myös tapahtumakalenteri. Metaversal Arts-merkin takana on myös suomalaisia avataria.
Ja tiedä häntä mitä alueita on suunnitteilla... Myös esim. tämän vuotisilla IT2008-päivillä on SecondLife-esitys Tampereen yliopiston puolesta!
Lahden Sibeliustalo ja hyppyrimäet löytyvät jo Paijat-Hame Edu Island -virtuaalisaarelta (slurl). Sibeliustalosta puuttuu vielä konserttisali, mutta alakerrasta löytyy Finlandia Club, jossa ehkä tulevaisuudessa voi nauttia suomalaisista livekonserteista(?).| 0 kommenttia |
Manufaktur

Det är roligt att skapa nytt i SL som kläder :) Idag gjorde jag för min vän Nikolai som sysslar med NopolaNews en t-shirt och lippis. Lite för stor blev den, men man lär ju medan man gör! Tidigare har jag ju sytt ihop HY-skjortor (se bilden på förra uppteckningen).
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Conferences

Then there was also a very short presentation at the Kamimo Island. It was part of Eurocall conference in Budapest. Unfortunately there were some technical problems and the presentation was very short. But also an interesting case, 'cause the speaker made his speech from SL to RL! In SL there were only a couple of avatars listening, but maybe a whole seminar room irl?!
And in between the seminars there was the duty at the university land, where friends got together again :)
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Avajaiset
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Sport

Fahrradrennen
Frühsport mit Benno
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Museum Tour
Today I visited the Natural History Museums of Vienna (sim Forum Europe) and Florence (sim Maskio). Both were made after their analogue settings in RL. Vienna had nice rooms either showing a photorealistic picture of the room in RL (picture) and rooms with prim objects. They had a little bit interactivity and visitor could make dinosaurs growl and open their mouths. I was however looking for some more information about the specimens. Florence, on the other hand had boards with lots of small text in Italian and objects stuffed in showcases, not so brilliant idea in SL, I think.Research Center (sim imagiLEARNING) had a nice exhibition about fossils from Colorado's Western Slope. One could visit a small room with pictures of fossil insects while hearing slow jazz music. Outside the exhibition hall you could hear a short podcast about building in SL. The exhibitions and podcasts change, so it's worth of another visit.
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Skandinavien

På tur i Skandinavien! Man kan börja med 3D-kartan över Sverige (ovan sim Bagder). Sverige och Danmark är ledande länder av Skandinavien i SL. Båda länderna har fina orientation öar. The Second House of Sweden är ett fenomen i SL och arkitektonisk bland de bästa i SL. På området finns det också en trevlig strandbastu. Wonderful Denmark är flera sims området med bl.a. Vikingecenter. Norge har några få ställen t.ex. Bryggen var man kan fiska. Island kommer ännu efteråt, men det har redan bildats gruppen "Iceland in SL" som samlar Island fans.
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Deutsche Städte

BERLIN
Aufpassen, daß man nicht arbeiten muß...
FRANKFURT

Die gröte und älteste...
Gerade im Umbau.
(hier ein altes Foto)
MüNCHENDie beste 3D Stadt in SL, die Bayern haben Geld...
Hier eine nette tirolische Kneipe!
Und nicht vergessen die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
DRESDEN

Hier kann man eine Acoustiguide Tour in Dresden Gallery machen.
STUTTGART grüßt mich!
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Kingdom of Sand

Andrian Sands shouts: you run fast for a rabbit beduin!
A predator game at Kingdom of Sand provides excitement for knights, citizens, magis, slaves and predators. A beautiful place esp in the night with a fantastic castle and its towers. Get a feeling of the medieval Arabia and its trade, royal palace and harem...
Fascinating!
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Outer space 2

Just amazing, one of SL's best places I've seen! Universum where you can meditate, practice tai chi or just enjoy the incredible view. This week only in Second Pride Festival 2008.
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Gamla bekanta

Efter att ha planterat träd och sökt efter diverse skripter kände jag mig för lite avkoppling. Hittade en farväl live konsert för SLang Life magazine och vem spelade där om inte vår gamla bekant Kourosh Eusebio! Sammy och jag hörde ju honom i SL5B-konsert och gillade mycket hans elektroniska piano musik. Mycket avspännande :)
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New worlds
Hieman tämä muissa maailmoissa matkailu toi perspektiiviä tähän virtuaalielämään. Mielenkiintoista nähdä miten vuosien päästä: pääsenkö ilman uusia kirjautumisia vierailemaan muissa maailmoissa, tällä hetkellä taidan kuitenkin pitäytyä SL:ssä. Tulipahan taas todistettua, että oma maa mansikka, muu maa mustikka!

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A look

As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.
Rodney Yee
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SL Japan

After the "safe" SL5B fair area the everyday seeking for new places has begun. Still looking for nice japanese places...
Kumamoto Japan is maybe one of the nicest and there is also a japanese steam bath :) You can enjoy two tubs after you have changed your clothes in a chaste fitting-room.Of the japanese orientation islands the Meltingdots seems to be the most popular and you even get some instructions from the fellow avatars in japanese ;)
Little more of a real japanese city atmosphere you'll get in the Chimi mouryou sim. But it's very little and its owner is a killer bunny!
And of course you should not forget the visit to the Tokyo Tower!
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SL-lecture
Katso hyvä video kirjastosta SL:ssä.

Esitelmässä näytettiin myös video kirjaskannerista, joka skannaa kaksi sivua kerrallaan, eikä kirjan edes tarvitse olla 180 astetta auki (ongelma vanhojen kirjojen kohdalla).
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r u single?
And other thought is misfortuneIs death and night to me:
I hum no supportable tune,
I can no poet be.
- J.W. von Goethe,
from A Song Over the Unconfidence Toward Myself (in English)
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Outer space
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Harlot's House
We caught the tread of dancing feet,We loitered down the moonlit street,
And stopped beneath the harlot's house.
Inside, above the din and fray,
We heard the loud musicians play
The 'Treues Liebes Herz' of Strauss.
The Harlot's House, Oscar Wilde
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Odotettavissa: kaunista


Talvisia paikkoja löytyy joitakin, kuten esim. SL5B-alueen Second Life Children tarinapallossa. Vincent van Gogh:n museossa voi sitä vastoin kokea sateen japanilaisella sillalla.
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Im Dienst
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