it’s no surprise that Reaction Grid is scaling down (ending) it’s OpenSim hosting – they have been on that trajectory for two years. Kyle really loves Jibe and it is a phenomenal platform. however, it’s a platform that does cost more but it is very well suited for larger use such as military, government, and [...]

the other day i mentioned how i thought SL peeps are a different breed from pure OpenSim ones Peyote, Breen, Maria, DreamWalker, Euro, and Bristle all offered up excellent perspectives on this (thank you) none of it is Earth shattering but it helps frame what virtual worlds are (many things to many people which is [...]

part one of a mini four part series aimed at corporate, public, and educational users seeking an alternative/supplement to Second Life Second Life is a very good option for many people. for me my pocketbook was getting too thin and my skin was not thick enough to stay with Second Life. while these next few [...]

to those i met in Reaction Grid – thank you for enriching my life to Phoebe – you are the only person i have ever given my parasol to – thank you for reminding me of the joy of being a kid =) good luck to the teachers i have met and who have inspired [...]

call me silly, but i have been cleaning up our regions in Reaction Grid this week. it will just all be wiped out on the fourth with probably one command and anyone would see my time as wasted maybe it’s a spiritual thing (do avatars have spirits?) or an ener-getic thing or just a bonkers thing? to [...]

ready to give OpenSim a try? there are options and most are quite affordable if you want to install it yourself, Maria at Hypergrid just published a detailed post on setting up your own grid. but what if you don’t feel like messing with that (ie, read: ener is really clueless but says “i’m too busy” [...]

Some available tips and tweaks that may make Second Life Viewer 2.0 or 2.1 easier to use (especially for us old-timers).

a neat thing about OpenSim is that anyone can use it. many people setup their own grid (like Breen who has encouraged me to try again) and there are many grids from all sorts of groups, companies, and universities all this variety leads to some lighthearted and fun events. Second Life used to have this “fun” vibe [...]

leaving second life was a huge change for me. from worrying about 60-100 residents, converting Lindens to dollars, and always having stuff to fuss with. i was in-world anywhere from 10 to 30 hours a week on top of a 40+ hour a week job and my blackberry constantly blinked with IMs forwarded from in-world issues “so and so [...]

they say a picture paints a thousand words and if you want to paint that picture with a second life snapshot, you have to read 10,800 words that’s how long the current TOS is and that does not include the 2,500 word XStreetSOL TOS 10,800 words – who says size does not matter? did you [...]

this is the first time we have tried to do music in Enclave Harbour. the Haxor Lunar Lounge was a fun place in Second Life and is just coming back to life now in Reaction Grid. the lounge was imported into Reaction Grid six month’s ago but sat incomplete while making stuff for subQuark’s virtual science field trips. the [...]

this week has been grueling in virtual worlds =( even though i don’t log into Second Life anymore, it is still an important part of who i am. it showed me a way to express my creativity in a place where i could work on projects with people from all over the world but . [...]

it’s been a heck of a week for second life, especially for the Lindens. it is very tempting to say “screw you guys, i’m going home” and leave second life. no doubt, many will leave and this may be the reason you do leave, but make a plan, and set your expectations to match where [...]

okay, so with the stuff that has happened since Mark Kingdon became CEO of Linden Lab, many people have left sl. some big creative people left after the XStreetSOL (Sh*t Out of Luck) policy changes and then another wave left after the latest TOS changes. add to that the semi-flop of viewer 2.0 and it would drive [...]

actually, i am not sure about our time in reaction grid, subQuark started in it before i did while i was dealing with closing the iliveisl estate in february but . . . it’s been at least 6 months and here is the best way of summing up my thoughts about Reaction Grid and OpenSim [...]