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Star Trek Museum to Close
I am sorry to announce that unless things drastically change (like my winning the lottery) I will be closing the Star Trek Museum as of July 31, and will be giving up these islands. Its been a great nearly 4-year run, but it is time to move on. I hope you will continue to visit until then.
For a long time our house sales and donations have been inadequate to pay the huge Linden Labs bills. On top of that, Linden Labs has made it more difficult to attract people to the museum. We cannot be in the Showcase because we use copyrighted material. Our events, which brought hundreds of new visitors a week, and donations, have been disallowed, while yard sales, nude beaches, penis stores and fake contests are allowed to flourish) and it is especially difficult to sell homes with all the limitations and expense of advertising.
Without visitor donations and house sales, it is impossible to pay the bills. I have hung on as long as possible to try to save the museum, all the hard work by the staff and volunteers, and all the homes.
Besides the monetary cost of running this place, taking care of the museum, fixing and finding things, helping visitors and residents, advertising, bookkeeping, all require a huge amount of time and energy, and I cannot afford the expense or the many hours per day any longer. To be honest, I am really looking forward to having more time for my real life ;-)
To all of you who have been helpful around the museum, supported the museum with your tiers and rents, and generous with donations, you know who you are and how appreciative I am. I sincerely thank you again. To others, my only advice is to donate to the places you love in SL, or they may disappear too, as so many have.
With our home-world gone, Tsora and I will most likely be retiring to our little corner of the universe, the Vulcan colony in Eridani, and do look forward to your visits.
P.S. Although the museum per se is not for sale (we could not bear to see it taken over and changed by others), if anyone knows somebody looking to purchase a used island, either empty or including the homes, scuba, and non-museum things, please give them my name. I will pay 10% finders fee on sale of a sim. Tsora Enoch indicates she will entertain offers regarding her creations. I would just like to recoup a little of my investment.
Live Long and Prosper!
Wabisabi Matahari
The Star Trek Museum is at the TovaDok sim at (24, 212, 34)
"Second star to the right and straight on till morning..."
For a long time our house sales and donations have been inadequate to pay the huge Linden Labs bills. On top of that, Linden Labs has made it more difficult to attract people to the museum. We cannot be in the Showcase because we use copyrighted material. Our events, which brought hundreds of new visitors a week, and donations, have been disallowed, while yard sales, nude beaches, penis stores and fake contests are allowed to flourish) and it is especially difficult to sell homes with all the limitations and expense of advertising.Without visitor donations and house sales, it is impossible to pay the bills. I have hung on as long as possible to try to save the museum, all the hard work by the staff and volunteers, and all the homes.
Besides the monetary cost of running this place, taking care of the museum, fixing and finding things, helping visitors and residents, advertising, bookkeeping, all require a huge amount of time and energy, and I cannot afford the expense or the many hours per day any longer. To be honest, I am really looking forward to having more time for my real life ;-)
To all of you who have been helpful around the museum, supported the museum with your tiers and rents, and generous with donations, you know who you are and how appreciative I am. I sincerely thank you again. To others, my only advice is to donate to the places you love in SL, or they may disappear too, as so many have.
With our home-world gone, Tsora and I will most likely be retiring to our little corner of the universe, the Vulcan colony in Eridani, and do look forward to your visits.
P.S. Although the museum per se is not for sale (we could not bear to see it taken over and changed by others), if anyone knows somebody looking to purchase a used island, either empty or including the homes, scuba, and non-museum things, please give them my name. I will pay 10% finders fee on sale of a sim. Tsora Enoch indicates she will entertain offers regarding her creations. I would just like to recoup a little of my investment.
Live Long and Prosper!
Wabisabi Matahari
The Star Trek Museum is at the TovaDok sim at (24, 212, 34)
"Second star to the right and straight on till morning..."
The Sunweaver Easter Alien Egg Hunt
Are egg hunts becoming a little too boring? Do you feel like hunts need some element of danger? Well, now's your chance. Shockwave Yareach has designed an egg hunt to remember as the eggs, and what hatches out of them, will hunt you back.To see the rest of the story, click on Community.
“Avatar” in Second Life
James Cameron’s science-fiction movie “Avatar” has taken cinema by storm, setting box office records in the United States and elsewhere across the world. Inevitably, people began making avatars of the alien “Na’vi.” Whenever there’s something big in science-fiction, people are drawn to begin with to recreate it here. With “Avatar,” there was a certain irony to it. There’s the movie’s name, making the “Na’vi” in Second Life “Avatar” avatars. And just like the humans in the movie create “avatars” to go about in an alien world in an imersive and personal manner, people have been doing so with “Na’vi” avatars here in the Metaverse. And of course Second Life avatars tend to be much taller than normal human anyway.Many of us have already seen the familiar blue, thin humanoids showing up at clubs or other places. As it turns out, there have been efforts at more, trying to recreate the world of Pandora in Second Life.
Probably the most detailed of these Pandora areas is the Pandora Magic sim in Second Life. The entry area has a few freebies nearby, notably the rp combat system. Portals can take you to shops, or straight down to the planet. And given a little time to load, it is a most beautiful sight. Trees standing tall in the air, luminous plants and creatures providing colorful light - notably when seen at nighttime, flowers that make “crunch” noises and temporarily vanish when you walk near.And of course there were a few Na’vi avatars about, walking here and there. There was also a couple embracing in a leaf boat moving slowly along a river. There were other cuddle poses throughout the sim, for any couples going here for a stroll in the woods. Supposedly some people after seeing the movie are depressed about not being able to visit Pandora for real (Click Here for CNN article). Logging into Second Life and going to Pandora Magic would certainly be one way to ease these down feelings.
Pandora Magic and its sister sim Pandora Hellsgate are the location for a German Na’vi roleplay group, though they don’t seem to have a problem with visitors going about the forest. The language at the starting area was German, though some notecards had English translations. Most of the chat heard was not in English, but there was one who did, commenting, “I think the reason Second Life has gone AVATAR crazy is because the movie related to us in a big way. A lot of us log in to a new body and a new world with unimaginable possibilities. SL is the outdated version. (laughter).”Going into Search and typing Na’vi or Pandora, one will find other sims. Checking some of them, none led to a forest as lush as Pandora Magic’s, but there were some other roleplay groups. Angels Sanctuary had a Na’vi forest, which while not as detailed as Pandora Magic was better than most other "Avatar" places I saw. Two places had the same design space station, with a free human Hardsuit and 1L hovercraft, though except for demos the Na'vi avatars were a little costly. And some areas, while a nice place to stroll, seemed to have nothing to do with the “Avatar” movie, or were just a place to sell expensive avatars and props.
So if you’re someone who’s seen the movie and wants to relive it, or just want to see a little of what all the hype is about, Second Life offers places and things for you.
“kîyevåme, eana-txim.”
“(See you soon, blue-butt).”
Bixyl Shuftan
Second Life Science Fiction Convention 2
From Friday January 8 to Sunday January 10, the Second Life Science Fiction Convention 2 took place. Sci-fi buffs from across Second Life to spend a little time in the four-sim event, with money raised going to the American Cancer Society. Although not quite as busy as the first Convention, there were still things to do and exhibits to see. From Star Trek to Battlestar Galactica to Doctor Who, the con drew a variety of fans.Story continued in Community.
Science Fiction Convention Returning to Second Life
Get your lightsabers and Vulcan ears. The SecondLife Science Fiction Convention 2 is coming to the Metaverse this weekend. And it will be raising Lindens for the American Cancer Society. So get ready to “beam” on over.For more, go to Community.
Second Life Sci-Fi Convention 2009
From Friday July 31st at Noon to Sunday Aug 2nd at a minute to Midnight, Second Life was the scene of a science-fiction convention. The notecard sent out advertised, “Various science-fiction based groups will be on hand or have information available to those who wish to get involved in the SL science fiction community. Some will be holding free side events. There will be science fiction-based vendors, an assortment of media, and freebies.”
The Expo as it was also called, was sponsored by Linden Labs, Spacial Audio, Duck Radio, and the IFT Alliance. Proceeds from donations and ticket sales to the special event went to the American Cancer Society. Among the people there was Ron Roddenberry, the son of late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
The convention covered four sims, Platinum, Iridium, Rhodium, and Palladium. Around the walkways were various displays. Star Trek was the most represented science fiction theme, with numerous RPs and sims represented and a few Trek items on sale, including a “redshirt” uniform with numerous burn holes. But they were not the only ones. Battlestar Galactica had a booth there, as did the Firefly sim & RP. One display had the Winnabego from “Spaceballs.” One spot had a few freebies, including a “Trekopoly” game.
There were also things to do, such as a Borg combbat arena in which the infamous Trek villains would spawn and you had to shoot them with a ready weapon. There was also a much larger arena in the middle of the Expo with free weapons that could be picked up, as well as a Trek space fighter rezzer, which you could fly and fire within the confines of the space. Not everything went as planned. Occasionally, someone on the bumper cars would lag, and the car would spin out of control and barrel in a random direction out of the ride and into someone’s booth. Fortunately this being SL, no one got hurt.
There were also timed events, various lectures and discussions on Star Trek and other sci-fi, but there was also a “Search for Spock” scavenger hunt, a ship building contest, and others. There was also a special event which one needed to buy a ticket to see.
The display that was the most visually stunning was that of Digital Dynamix. The glowing color on black of the objects and the color and gray on the staff’s avatars clearly reminded one of the movie Tron. But due to Disney being touchy over copyrights and the desire for their own plotline, “We are, officially, a VR Themed Combat and Arena sim.” Jera Saphir explained, “We are not Tron, different storyline.” I was shown around the place, and was invited to get a demo disk weapon. Jera talked a little more, mentioning they got the attention of a certain celebrity, “Rod Roddenberry jumped out of the motorcade for our booth ... ‘ Cool, Tron! ‘ .”
Chatting with Wabisabi Matahari of the Trek Museum after the event, she had a few things to say. Of Ron Roddenberry’s appearance, “It was his first time here. He seemed to really enjoy it. He did not know you could build so many great things.” She told that he planned to return.
As Sunday came to a close, booth owners were asked to take down their display, and at 11PM SL time were the closing ceremonies.
“Humans are capable of so much more than we yet understand. We’re really something. Star Trek fans believe that, and so do I. For us, no limits.” - Gene Roddenberry
Bixyl Shuftan
The Expo as it was also called, was sponsored by Linden Labs, Spacial Audio, Duck Radio, and the IFT Alliance. Proceeds from donations and ticket sales to the special event went to the American Cancer Society. Among the people there was Ron Roddenberry, the son of late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.The convention covered four sims, Platinum, Iridium, Rhodium, and Palladium. Around the walkways were various displays. Star Trek was the most represented science fiction theme, with numerous RPs and sims represented and a few Trek items on sale, including a “redshirt” uniform with numerous burn holes. But they were not the only ones. Battlestar Galactica had a booth there, as did the Firefly sim & RP. One display had the Winnabego from “Spaceballs.” One spot had a few freebies, including a “Trekopoly” game.
There were also things to do, such as a Borg combbat arena in which the infamous Trek villains would spawn and you had to shoot them with a ready weapon. There was also a much larger arena in the middle of the Expo with free weapons that could be picked up, as well as a Trek space fighter rezzer, which you could fly and fire within the confines of the space. Not everything went as planned. Occasionally, someone on the bumper cars would lag, and the car would spin out of control and barrel in a random direction out of the ride and into someone’s booth. Fortunately this being SL, no one got hurt.There were also timed events, various lectures and discussions on Star Trek and other sci-fi, but there was also a “Search for Spock” scavenger hunt, a ship building contest, and others. There was also a special event which one needed to buy a ticket to see.
The display that was the most visually stunning was that of Digital Dynamix. The glowing color on black of the objects and the color and gray on the staff’s avatars clearly reminded one of the movie Tron. But due to Disney being touchy over copyrights and the desire for their own plotline, “We are, officially, a VR Themed Combat and Arena sim.” Jera Saphir explained, “We are not Tron, different storyline.” I was shown around the place, and was invited to get a demo disk weapon. Jera talked a little more, mentioning they got the attention of a certain celebrity, “Rod Roddenberry jumped out of the motorcade for our booth ... ‘ Cool, Tron! ‘ .”Chatting with Wabisabi Matahari of the Trek Museum after the event, she had a few things to say. Of Ron Roddenberry’s appearance, “It was his first time here. He seemed to really enjoy it. He did not know you could build so many great things.” She told that he planned to return.
As Sunday came to a close, booth owners were asked to take down their display, and at 11PM SL time were the closing ceremonies.
“Humans are capable of so much more than we yet understand. We’re really something. Star Trek fans believe that, and so do I. For us, no limits.” - Gene Roddenberry
Bixyl Shuftan
Memorial Service Held for Majel Barrett in Second Life
On Sunday January 4 at 10:00 AM SL time, a memorial service was held for Majel Barret, the wife of Star Trek’s creator Gene Roddenberry. She had passed away two weeks ago on December 18 2008. Hosted by the Galaxy Fleet Command group, it was held in the Constellation sim.At the door, there were ceremonial dress uniforms for GFC group members, as well as black armbands for anyone. Near the entrance was a memorial book freely available. The service was attended by people from a number of Trek groups, as well as some outside them.Continued in EVENTS.
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