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How to get into Second Life without really trying
... You will find many links on this site that begin with Go to ... These links will try to take you to the location in second life. If you don't have have an account, you get an offer to sign up for a free account. To get on Second Life, you will need to download and install software on your computer. An entry level account is free indefinitely. Basic things you need to know to get started in SL: 1. How to talk to people around you. 2. How to find people and talk to them For how to do these things, see the videos in SL Intro Level 1. Welcome centers listed below have live contacts at least part of the day. On the right is a welcome center with help for new arrivals. To get there: Go to Cookie Welcome Center Contact: Thinkerer Melville, Jilly Kidd, ToryLynn Writer, Ada Radius Noon to 7 pm. Pacific Coast Time (USP Be sure to click on posters especially SL Start Kit For business or educational purposes: Go to VIT Welcome Center Contact: Butch Dae or Thinkerer Melville 4 am to 7 pm Pacific Coast Time (US) Go to Manpower HQ Welcome Center Ring Bell for Service (24 hours a day during work week) |
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Once you have an account, SL will offer you a map and the option to
teleport to the destination you set out for. Check the destinations of
interest below. Entertainment & Culture Americas-friendly times Entertainment & Culture Euro-friendly times Business, education, employment Exploring Second Life Disabilities and Challenges Historical Science & Technology |
More events, with locations, are listed here:
Events
Calendar More details about some of these events: Recommended events |
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Thinkerer consulting: I provide free
consulting on: Entertaiment and performers in SL: Roster of SL Musicians Comedy Acts in SL SL entry path How to get into Second Life without really trying SL Intro Channel Making videos in SL Thinkerer Studios Vidder Maker Workshop Personal psychology and problem solving Topics Tools |
I am available to meet you in SL much of the time. If you
want to set up a meeting send me an IM and suggest a
time. I am on central time, US, and get IMs in email, so I
will usually get your message quickly in my daytime hours.
I will generally be able to schedule at least a brief meeting on the same day or the next. Thinkerer Melville aka Selby Evans |
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Entertainment & Culture Americas-friendly times |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast, including DST |
| General | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Thinkerer Melville Jilly Kidd ToryLynn Writer Ada Radius |
Noon to 7 pm. |
| Poetry | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Jilly Kidd ToryLynn Writer Ada Radius |
Event:
Mon. 3 pm The Sound of Poems. |
| Acting, repertory theater | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Ada Radius Kayden O'connell |
TBD |
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Comedy writing and performance. Warning -- this event may include sexually explicit and crude language. |
Go to Cookie Welcome Center | Lauren Weyland | Event: Wed. 4: 30 pm (usually) Wednesdays with Lauren |
| Making-videos, producing videos | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Thinkerer Melville Geo Meek Code Tracer |
Noon to 7 pm. |
| Visual Art: Dynamic visuals, sculpture, flat graphics | Go to Crescent Moon Gallery | Tayzia Abattoir | TBD |
| Stage: music, comedy, variety | Go to Forum Nightclub |
Thinkerer Melville Jwheels Carver |
Event: Noon to 3 pm Saturdays Wild |
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Entertainment & Culture Euro-friendly times |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast |
| General | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Thinkerer Melville Jilly Kidd ToryLynn Writer Ada Radius |
Noon to 7 pm. |
| Poetry | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Jilly Kidd ToryLynn Writer Ada Radius |
Event:
Mon. 3 pm The Sound of Poems. |
| Poetry | Go to Written Word beach |
Jilly Kidd Hastings Bournemouth |
Event: Wed 1 PM
Poetry Society SL Stanza |
| Writing and publishing: Books, short-stories, poetry | Go to Written Word Waterstage |
Jilly Kidd Hastings Bournemouth |
Event: Wed. 2 pm Writer's Circle |
| Making-videos, producing videos | Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Thinkerer Melville Geo Meek Code Tracer |
Noon to 7 pm. |
| Visual Art: Dynamic visuals, sculpture, flat graphics | Go to Crescent Moon Gallery | Tayzia Abattoir | TBD |
| Stage: music, comedy, variety | Go to Forum Nightclub |
Thinkerer Melville Jwheels Carver |
Event: Saturdays, Noon to 3 pm Saturdays Wild |
| Business, education, employment |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to VIT Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast |
| Business interests | Go to VIT world | Butch Dae | 4 am to 7 pm |
| Education for real business | Go to VIT world | Butch Dae | 4 am to 7 pm |
| Language Learning | Go to Language Lab | Various, at the site | 24 hours/day |
| London School of Journalism | Go to LSJ Central Campus | Indego Hax | |
| Texas State Technical College | Go to TSTC Campus | ||
| Manpower, a resource for beginners to learn about virtual work | Go to Manpower HQ | Ring bell for service | 24 hrs/day during work week. |
| Exploring Second Life |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast |
| Explore the possibilities in Second Life. | Hobo Visitor Center |
Orhalla Zander Thinkerer Melville |
Noon to 7 pm. |
| Help for beginners | Go to NCI Kuala | Any time | |
| Building, scripting, free textures, sounds, simple scripts, Helping Hobos | Go to Hobo Sandbox |
Orhalla Zander |
| Disabilities and Challenges |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast |
| Support groups for people with disabilities | Go to Path of Support | Gentle Heron | |
| Entry path to SL for newcomers with disabilities. |
Go to
Virtual Ability Island |
Gentle Heron Eme Capalini |
| Historical |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast |
| Caledon (Victorian) | Go to Caledon Welcome Center | ||
| Science & Technology |
Places: If you are just
starting SL, you probably want to start here: Go to Cookie Welcome Center |
Contacts | Times: US pacific coast |
| Science Friday | Go to SCIENCE FRIDAY | Bjorlyn Loon | Fridays, 11 am - 1 pm |
| International Spaceflight Museum | Go to Spaceport Alpha | ||
| Frontier Spaceport | Go to Space Frontier | Rocket Sellers | |
| Space Frontier Big Screen | Go to Space Frontier Big Screen | slack7639 Gigamon | Sunday Night Space and Science Discussion 7-9 pm SLT |
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