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Sim-on-a-Stick 0.7.4 – video walkthrough for n00bs

new to OpenSim? curious about how to dip your avatar toe in the open sea?

we have all been n00bs at one thing or other (unless you were born an adult) and it’s exciting learning new things. OpenSim is a fun and vastly creative tool and can be used for many different things

if you have a PC you can easily and cheaply (free) try it out with Sim-on-a-Stick (SoaS)

what is Soas?

it’s a unique deployment of OpenSim that is self-contained running in a package that acts as a mini-server. it has its own MySQL, PHP, and web server (Apache) instances that are all wrapped up into one folder ready to go =)

i don’t know my SQL from my PHP and you don’t need to know them either!

SoaS has been download over 14,000 times and is used by virtual world enthusiasts all around the real world from 3D content creators to educators to the US military (SoaS is used by the US Department of Defense and the US Air Force Institute of Technology and the Center for Cyberspace Research) *oooh* =p

here’s what you’ll need to run it – a computer with XP, Vista, or Windows 7 with at least a gig or two of RAM and a dedicated graphics card. i’ve run it for over a year on a five year old XP box without any problems. be sure to be up-to-date on Windows Updates

if you have used OpenSim, or been in Second Life, then you are a pro and know all this stuff

if you are new to OpenSim, then i hope this works for you and that you find the fantastically creative outlet i have =)

here’s a quick video (3:16 including the viewer download – large player link - much crisper) showing you what to expect and how easy it can be to get started in OpenSim. if you are totally new, the viewer from SoaS is filled out and only needs the login button clicked! see you in-world! =)

written by Ener Hax

September 8th, 2012 at 11:59 am

posted in virtual worlds

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8 Sep 12 at 12:34 pm

[...] How to upgrade your grid By Chris Collins A new version of OpenSim was recently released, OpenSim 0.7.4. There’s an upgrade function built into the Diva Distro version of OpenSim and its derivatives, including Sim-on-a-Stick and New World Studio. The updated version of the Diva Distro came out this past Wednesday, and the new Sim-on-a-Stick was released yesterday. (Check out the great getting started video from Ener Hax.) [...]

How to upgrade your grid – Hypergrid Business

8 Sep 12 at 2:56 pm

Wonderful video! I’ll add it as soon as possible!
Both versions work well for me.

What do you think of this solution: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18035866/sim-on-a-stick.jpg ?

You can easily choose a viewer (Cool VL and Nirans did not want to connect)

Thank you for your great work!

Beacara

9 Sep 12 at 1:09 pm

i love portableapps! =)

very nice use of their launch menu and i like what you did very much!

i see you use the 32 bit launch, are you having any issues with opensim.exe? i’ve only been using that one for the last 6 months on Widows 7 machines and just curious

Ener Hax

9 Sep 12 at 9:50 pm

Yes, opensim.exe didn’t work for me (I used the new download, 64 bit PC).

10 Sep 12 at 6:03 am

hmm, what is your machine’s configuration? i like keeping track of that type of information because i do look into it and see if i can figure anything out

i’ve been using opensim.exe on XP, Vista 64, and Windows 7 and that is on 3 different machines (hardly a thorough testing suite)

10 Sep 12 at 7:50 am

Hi Ener, Win 7 64bit, and it is the USB-Version (not the Install-Version).

10 Sep 12 at 12:15 pm

thanks Beacara – same as i use on my new home machine and also my machine at work. must be the German operating language! (i wonder what the difference could be? that is an interesting puzzle that i will look into, thanks!) =)

11 Sep 12 at 10:21 am

hello what about hypergrid is that possible im a noob but so far i’ve tried it and love it