In this episode, we explore the Second Life Living Expo, which took place recently in support of Relay for Life of Second Life, the major Second Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society!
In this show we talk to Roxy and Cody Chronotis, the organisers of the event, Kess Crystal, designer of the Country region, and Morningstar Finesmith, sponsor of the Coastal region to learn about how the event was set up, and what it was like to be a part of the Expo.
And we take a look at the amazing room decorating competition.
his show was filmed by Elrik Merlin and Bain Finch – and the photoshoot is by Wildstar Beaumont.
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The Expo has finished now, but Fantasy Faire will be coming up shortly! You can find out more about that here: https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/
While Harland Quinn may have set aside his misgivings about working with the Drow warrior, Lyndiss Dalael, that doesn’t mean he’s happy about it. To figure out exactly what they’re up against, he’ll need the help of people he’d trust with his life.
The first stop is the musty, arcane libraries of Lucentia, where an old friend of Quinn’s may be able to shed light on the mystery. But they’ll need additional help – of a very different sort – to take the next step.
Will they find the help they need in the rough-and-tumble back streets of Port Babbage?
While Harland Quinn may have set aside his misgivings about working with the Drow warrior, Lyndiss Dalael, that doesn’t mean he’s happy about it. To figure out exactly what they’re up against, he’ll need the help of people he’d trust with his life.
The first stop is the musty, arcane libraries of Lucentia, where an old friend of Quinn’s may be able to shed light on the mystery. But they’ll need additional help – of a very different sort – to take the next step.
Will they find the help they need in the rough-and-tumble back streets of Port Babbage?
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There will be a showing of Episode 1 (to recap or to introduce new viewers), followed by the newly released Episode 2, followed by a question and answer session with cast and members of the crew, There will then be dancing in the Designing Worlds Ballroom with DJ DaveOSaurus.
Designing Worlds Christmas Ball (2016), photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
As we promised, here is a link to the second Babbage Tale we showed at our Watch Party in New Babbage … but first here is a special event for Designing Worlds fans ..
The Ball will be held in our special Designing Worlds Ballroom, created by Kayle Matzerath and available in his Garden of Dreams store. The Ball runs from 1PM till 4PM on Friday 16th December.There will be great music from DJ Elrik Merlin and DaveOSaurus, and a special appearance by the fabulous Raglan Shire Carollers – so don’t miss it!
The Raglan Shire Carollers, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
And here is the promised second Babbage Tale!
What could Possibly Go Wrong in Piermont Landing?
Piermont Landing in Wheatstone Waterways, New Babbage, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
Of course, in the past there have been problems when we visited New Babbage. There was that unpleasant business in the tunnels under the old Asylum. And, of course, there was that murder at the Burlesque – two murders, actually. And we shouldn’t forget our encounter with the Dark Mer in the waters off New Babbage. Or what happened when Elrik was mistaken for Sherlock Holmes. And, of course, most recently, how we were fortunately on hand to prevent the attempt to steal the New Babbage Christmas presents … admittedly it was a little unfortunate that we allowed the urchins to steal them instead …
But this time we are sure that nothing could possibly go wrong!
We’ll be visiting Mrs Breezy Carver Fabre as she prepares for one of her fabulous Balls in the gorgeous Piermont Landing. We’ll be exploring this great build and hearing some of the stories that lie behind it.
And, if we’re very lucky, perhaps we’ll be so fortunate as to see the fabulous Carver diamonds too!
Featuring Miss Breezy Carver, Edward Pearse, Mr Biggins and a mysterious nun. Plus, of course, that factory chimney!
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But this isn’t all!
On Sunday 18th December, we’re hosting the World Premiere of Episode 2 of Harland Quinn and the Omega Hax in the Designing Worlds studio. Watch this blog for more information!
And on Monday 19th December, we’ll have our final Designing Worlds show of the season, when we’ll be visiting a fabulous selection of winter places.
You won’t want to miss any of these!
Winterset Hollow, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
Designing Worlds marked the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with a very special show, part discussion of what this means to people, and part visiting some of the memorials that people created.
Our discussion was hosted by the royalty of Antiquity in their beautiful re-creation of Buckingham Palace, and we are joined by Kess Crystal, Mrs Sassypants, Liz Wilner, Jacon Cortes, Jorge Serapis and Mary Layton. We also visit the Portrait Gallery and Church created by Liz Wilner and Oriella Charik, and the special chapel created by Jorge Serapis. We also visit the event held in Antquity.
Now that official mourning has ended, memorials have largely disappeared – if some still remain, we’d love to hear about them! But you can still visit the magnificent re-creation of Buckingham Palace in Antiquity at: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Texas/154/176/2002.
All the images in this blog of NatureCon are by Wildstar Beaumont.
Welcome to the new season of Designing Worlds, as we begin with a visit to the fascinating NatureCon, an event dedicated to nature and exploration in Second Life.
NatureCon’s mission was to inspire connections between related Second Life communities and organizations through a shared love of exploration and expressions of nature in Second Life . The organisers united and inspired collaboration between Bellisseria and Mainland organizations under the shared goal of promoting exploration across the grid.
Elrik and Saffia talk to Build Team Lead: Soull Starlight and Project Team Lead: Yukiko Yeshto, as well Sominel Edelman, the creator and owner of Landscapes Unlimited. And Saffia enjoys the opportunity to meet Miss Jj (also known as JJ Jowahoshi) and to explore the beautiful underwater region that she created!
All the images in this blog are by Wildstar Beaumont, and show some of the fantastic steampunk builds created by residents at SL19B.
This episode is the second of two that document the Second Life 19th Birthday Community Celebrations, held at the end of June/early July 2022. This episode focuses on the amazing builds and installations created by Second Life Residents.
And we have a wonderful slideshow of more resident builds from our photographer, Wildstar Beaumont, as well some great footage from our videographer in the field, Bain Finch.
And you can see our previous episode on the large public buildings here:
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Sadly, the Second Life Birthday celebrations are over now, although you can read more about it here: https://bit.ly/3yVp2XM
All the images in this blog are by Wildstar Beaumont, and show some of the fantastic steampunk builds created by residents at SL19B.
This episode is the second of two that document the Second Life 19th Birthday Community Celebrations, held at the end of June/early July 2022. This episode focuses on the amazing builds and installations created by Second Life Residents.
In this show, the last of our current season, we take a look at some of the many stunning Resident-created builds, beginning with our very own Designing Worlds exhibit and going on to look at a variety of the many Steampunk-themed exhibits from a range of different contributors.
And we have a wonderful slideshow of more resident builds from our photographer, Wildstar Beaumont, as well some great footage from our videographer in the field, Bain Finch.
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Sadly, the Second Life Birthday celebrations are over now, although you can read more about it here: https://bit.ly/3yVp2XM
And you can see our previous episode on the large public buildings here:
Each year there are themes, and this year the theme was Heroes of Hope. There were lots of cityscape camps and quite a few castles … and we’re going to be exploring quite a few. We talk to some of the residents who have created amazing campsites and art sites, and also by our own field videographer who tells us all about livestreaming the event. And we explore other stunning areas – such as the beautiful Survivors and Caregivers.
And with Wildstar Beaumont on hand to add yet more beautiful images of the weekend event, this makes for a stunning and moving episode.
Then, over the course of this week, at 2pm SLT every day in the Arboretum, Saffia will be talking to more Lindens – and the Moles.
On Tuesday, in a pre-recorded session, Saffia will be talking to Oberwolf Linden and Philip Linden, talking about strategy, the Metaverse – and much more!
On Wednesday, in a second pre-recorded interview, we meet the Marketing Team, cosisting of Second Life Marketing Team, consisting of Feuling Linden, Chief Marketing Officer, Brett Linden, Vice President of Marketing, Darcy Linden, Director of Marketing, Strawberry, Senior Social Media Manager, Maveric Lindeen, Senior Marketing Analyst, and Emika Linden, Senior Marketing Manager.
Although these two sessions have been pre-recorded (due to the difficulty of matching up schedules), there will be a chance to discuss the issues raised – and questions that can’t be answered can be forwarded from these sessions to the Lab.
On Thursday, Saffia will be talking live to Grimpity and Mojo Linden about technical issues, what they’s been doing over the last year and plans for the future.
And finally on Friday, we’ll have a chance to Meet the Moles, and learn about the vital work these residents working for the Lab are accomplishing.
All the talks will be livestreamed on YouTube, and available afterwards.
Thanks to Strawberry Linden for the livestreaming and the posters!
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