Welcome to the daily schedule for the ACB community on February 5. All times we mention are Eastern. If you'd like to join, email community at acb.org. #communityupdate #volunteerlife #virtualevent #eventscalendar #dailybriefing
#VirtualEvent
Live #Webinar Lecture: #RevolutionaryDreams: A #BlackPower #Bicentennial
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 6pm-7:30pm
"Lecture Description:
In this live virtual talk (via Zoom webinar), Dr. Amber N. Wiley discusses both her scholarly and pedagogical approaches to analyzing American history through the lens of the #AfroAmerican Bicentennial Corporation (ABC). Inspired by the ABC’s work to identify and protect cultural landscapes related to #BlackAmerican achievements ahead of the 1976 commemoration of the #AmericanRevolution, Wiley has taken up their charge to 'continue the revolution' through the 'process of #decolonization, a movement toward self-realization and self-government by people determined not to be kept in a subject status.' The lecture will highlight Wiley’s public history, preservation, and teaching work in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC related to revolutionary histories in each locale.
Author Bio:
Amber N. Wiley, PhD, is the Wick Cary Director of the Institute for Quality Communities at The University of Oklahoma. Wiley has over 20 years of experience in historic preservation, architecture, and community engagement. Through her teaching, research, and professional practice, she advances the history and narrative of design and preservation in Black communities. Her first book, Model Schools in the Model City, is a finalist for the 2026 Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Book Prize. Her second book, Collective Yearning, is set for publication in May 2026. Amber received her PhD in American Studies from George Washington University. She also holds an MA in Architectural History and a Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia School of Architecture and a BA in Architecture from Yale University."
FMI and to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revolutionary-dreams-a-black-power-bicentennial-tickets-1981797231869
#VirtualEvent #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory is #AmericanHistory! #History #Histodon #VirtualLecture #AmberNWiley #AmberWiley
Dereos will celebrate its 11th grid anniversary on Saturday, January 31st, with a beach party at Ko Suai. Music will be supplied by the local DJs.
Important: Party language is German, but I expect there to be a translator.
Taxi: hop://dereos.org:80/ko%20suai
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #GridAnniversary #Dereos
Important: Party language is German, but I expect there to be a translator.
Taxi: hop://dereos.org:80/ko%20suai
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #GridAnniversary #Dereos
Dereos will celebrate its 11th grid anniversary on Saturday, January 31st, with a beach party at Ko Suai. Music will be supplied by the local DJs.
Important: Party language is German, but I expect there to be a translator.
Taxi: hop://dereos.org:80/ko%20suai
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #GridAnniversary #Dereos
Important: Party language is German, but I expect there to be a translator.
Taxi: hop://dereos.org:80/ko%20suai
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #GridAnniversary #Dereos
#VirtualEvent - Best Crops for #SchoolGardens & Orchards
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00 pm
"January is a key time for dreaming up a bountiful garden space! Join #SeedStLouis staff for a virtual presentation on our top recommendations for edible school and youth garden spaces. This presentation will detail various options for vegetables, perennials, and orchard plants that consider safety, youth interest, curriculum connections, the academic calendar, attainable maintenance, and reliable crop varieties accessible through Seed St. Louis."
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5817653854468/WN_pj2m8kB5QHm9S6EUc1H5kA#/registration
#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSaintLouis #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood #SchoolGarden #SchoolOrchards #SpendTimeInNature #NatureBasedLearning #MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime
#VirtualEvent - 2026 #CommunitySpokes Training (Online)
January 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cost: Free
"The Community Spokes Program is the #BicycleCoalitionOfMaine’s statewide network of bicycle and pedestrian advocates at the local level. We empower residents to become champions—or 'Community Spokes' — for better biking and walking in their cities and towns. Join us for a 2 hour training session to learn how to become a bicycle/pedestrian advocate in your community."
FMI and to register:
https://www.bikemaine.org/event/2026-community-spokes-training-online/
#SolarPunkSunday #BikeLanes #BicycleSafety #WalkerSafety #WalkableCities #CriticalMass #BCM #BikeTooter
Join The Festival of Storytellers – Chapter 7 — a global virtual event celebrating imagination, stories, and connection. Authors and readers unite!
Click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-festival-of-storytellers-chapter-7-tickets-1980134199695?aff=oddtdtcreator
#Storytelling #WritersCommunity #ReadersUnite #VirtualEvent #FestivalOfStorytellers #BooksAndStories
English-speaking New Year's parties in virtual worlds are weird for one reason: Not everyone is in the same timezone, so you're likely to have multiple New Year countdowns. Much unlike German-speaking New Year's parties where it's safe to assume that everyone's timezone is CET.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #NewYear
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #NewYear
English-speaking New Year's parties in virtual worlds are weird for one reason: Not everyone is in the same timezone, so you're likely to have multiple New Year countdowns. Much unlike German-speaking New Year's parties where it's safe to assume that everyone's timezone is CET.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #NewYear
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #NewYear
City of Raleigh Government Event Guide Tuesday December 16th Edition
Raleigh residents are encouraged to stay informed and engaged with local government and community programming. The City of Raleigh Government Event Guide for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 highlights opportunities to get active, connect with city staff, and participate in local decision-making—both in person and virtually.
Whether you’re looking to unwind with a wellness activity, connect with city outreach teams, or observe public boards in action, here’s what’s happening around Raleigh today.
🧘 Yoga in the Park at the Historic Borden Building
11:00 a.m. | Tuesday
Category: Parks, Recreation, and Athletics
Start your day with a relaxing and energizing yoga session at the Historic Borden Building. This outdoor wellness program is part of the City of Raleigh’s ongoing efforts to promote healthy lifestyles through accessible recreation opportunities.
Registration required via RecLink.
📚 Outreach at Duraleigh Community Library
2:00 p.m. | Tuesday
Category: Community Engagement
Meet City of Raleigh representatives during this outreach event at the Duraleigh Community Library. Residents can ask questions, learn about city services, and get connected to local resources and programs designed to support the community.
🎨 Public Art and Design Board Meeting
5:00 p.m. | Tuesday
Category: Boards and Commissions
Format: Virtual
The Public Art and Design Board will meet to discuss ongoing and upcoming public art initiatives across Raleigh. These meetings play an important role in shaping the city’s visual and cultural landscape and are open to the public.
Virtual meeting link available through the City of Raleigh.
Why This Matters
City boards, outreach events, and recreation programs give Raleigh residents a direct way to participate in shaping their community. Attending meetings or engaging with city staff helps ensure transparency, inclusion, and community-driven decision-making.
For more Raleigh government meetings, boards and commissions, and community engagement opportunities, stay connected with DoRaleigh.com.
#CityGovernment #CityOfRaleighGovernmentEventGuide #CityOfRaleighPublicMeetings #CommunityEngagement #CommunityEvents #CommunityOutreach #LocalGovernment #Parks #ParksAndRecreation #PublicArt #PublicArtAndDesign #PublicMeetingsRaleigh #RaleighEvents #Recreation #VirtualEvent #Wellness #Yoga
via #AIFoundry : ⭐Upcoming Virtual Event⭐ AI Dev Days, Level-Up Your AI Skills with Microsoft Reactor
https://ift.tt/b3MaV2Y
#AIDevDays #MicrosoftReactor #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Developers #Azure #GitHub #Learning #VirtualEvent #TechSkills #AppDevelopment #AgenticWorkf…
Join us this coming Thursday for a thoughtful roundtable on testing and AI... It's time to tackle the topic head on and look at this hot topic from all angles. Grab your hot cuppa and plan on bringing your own thoughts and perspectives to the table.
#AST2025 #QualityMatters #AI #Testing #VirtualEvent #QualityInTech
It isn't that easy anymore to impress me in OpenSim. I've seen just about everything by now.
But then, yesterday, there was (CW for the link: eye contact) Shandon Loring, looking just like Arlo Guthrie while reciting Alice's Restaurant Massacree. Inside a church modelled after Alice's and Ray's church with their little room in the belfry.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #Kitely #VirtualEvent #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025 #ArloGuthrie #AlicesRestaurant
But then, yesterday, there was (CW for the link: eye contact) Shandon Loring, looking just like Arlo Guthrie while reciting Alice's Restaurant Massacree. Inside a church modelled after Alice's and Ray's church with their little room in the belfry.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #Kitely #VirtualEvent #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025 #ArloGuthrie #AlicesRestaurant
It isn't that easy anymore to impress me in OpenSim. I've seen just about everything by now.
But then, yesterday, there was (CW for the link: eye contact) Shandon Loring, looking just like Arlo Guthrie while reciting Alice's Restaurant Massacree. Inside a church modelled after Alice's and Ray's church with their little room in the belfry.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #Kitely #VirtualEvent #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025 #ArloGuthrie #AlicesRestaurant
But then, yesterday, there was (CW for the link: eye contact) Shandon Loring, looking just like Arlo Guthrie while reciting Alice's Restaurant Massacree. Inside a church modelled after Alice's and Ray's church with their little room in the belfry.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #Kitely #VirtualEvent #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025 #ArloGuthrie #AlicesRestaurant
The third annual Bunker Party has started about half an hour ago, and it's our first visit there. (@Juno Rowland is with me again.) The musical motto, as usual, is that the unusual is usual. It's happening inside LyAvain Swansong's private bunker in Dereos. Maybe you know Ly from Star Citizen. And right now she is playing music from Star Citizen. This is probably the most harmless part of the evening.
We'll have three more DJs tonight, including @Akira and Xenos Yifu who are known for taking notes at each other's DJ sets.
The sim is not listed on OSW as it's a private residential sim, so there won't be any visitors who have just teleported where an OSW beacon told them that there are a few more avatars. Everyone who'll come here tonight will know what's going on.
Still, if there was a random visitor, they'd first have to find their way to the entrance to the bunker, then they'd have to get into the bunker, and then they'd have to find their way through the bunker. By the way, all signs are in German. Every other OpenSim avatar can only find parties that happen right in front of or around them anyway.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #Dereos #StarCitizen
We'll have three more DJs tonight, including @Akira and Xenos Yifu who are known for taking notes at each other's DJ sets.
The sim is not listed on OSW as it's a private residential sim, so there won't be any visitors who have just teleported where an OSW beacon told them that there are a few more avatars. Everyone who'll come here tonight will know what's going on.
Still, if there was a random visitor, they'd first have to find their way to the entrance to the bunker, then they'd have to get into the bunker, and then they'd have to find their way through the bunker. By the way, all signs are in German. Every other OpenSim avatar can only find parties that happen right in front of or around them anyway.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #Dereos #StarCitizen
The third annual Bunker Party has started about half an hour ago, and it's our first visit there. (@Juno Rowland is with me again.) The musical motto, as usual, is that the unusual is usual. It's happening inside LyAvain Swansong's private bunker in Dereos. Maybe you know Ly from Star Citizen. And right now she is playing music from Star Citizen. This is probably the most harmless part of the evening.
We'll have three more DJs tonight, including @Akira and Xenos Yifu who are known for taking notes at each other's DJ sets.
The sim is not listed on OSW as it's a private residential sim, so there won't be any visitors who have just teleported where an OSW beacon told them that there are a few more avatars. Everyone who'll come here tonight will know what's going on.
Still, if there was a random visitor, they'd first have to find their way to the entrance to the bunker, then they'd have to get into the bunker, and then they'd have to find their way through the bunker. By the way, all signs are in German. Every other OpenSim avatar can only find parties that happen right in front of or around them anyway.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #Dereos #StarCitizen
We'll have three more DJs tonight, including @Akira and Xenos Yifu who are known for taking notes at each other's DJ sets.
The sim is not listed on OSW as it's a private residential sim, so there won't be any visitors who have just teleported where an OSW beacon told them that there are a few more avatars. Everyone who'll come here tonight will know what's going on.
Still, if there was a random visitor, they'd first have to find their way to the entrance to the bunker, then they'd have to get into the bunker, and then they'd have to find their way through the bunker. By the way, all signs are in German. Every other OpenSim avatar can only find parties that happen right in front of or around them anyway.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #Dereos #StarCitizen
For those of us not physically at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the livestream is your digital portal to the Startup Battlefield finale and all the big names. Time to grab your snacks and pretend you're networking! What's the best part about virtual conferences?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/techcrunch-disrupt-2025-how-to-watch-vinod-khosla-netflix-slate-auto-and-startup-battlefield/
#TechNews #Startups #VirtualEvent #TechCrunchDisrupt #Innovation
So OpenSimFest 2025 has started. But there hasn't been any announcement whatsoever, at least not recently. Even the official OpenSimFest website is dead as OpenSimFest is ongoing. OpenSimFest will span 16 days, but you only learn that in-world, too.
The grid is down to one normal expo sim; the other "expo" sim is the home of the fenced-in zombie zone now. It's a far cry from 2022 and 2023 with their many expo sims, also because several very prolific exhibitors haven't been at OpenSimFest since 2023.
Also, the grid seems to have become painfully slow. It isn't laggy, there's no rubber-banding. But things rez rather slowly. Anything below the lowest mesh LOD only shows when I'm close and even then sometimes only after one or two minutes. Some objects take that long to appear in the first place. I've got my doubts that the recent Firestorm beta is to blame.
At least there are more exhibits on that one expo sim. Last year, OpenSim World's Fair in the Wolf Territories hogged so many resources that about half of the few remaining expo parcels at OSFest remained vacant and had to be used as impromptu Arcadia Asylum showcases upon short notice so that there was at least something on the land. Now we have things like a tiny Venice exhibit built by Cooper Swizzle, complete with a keyframed gondola ride.
Speaking of Kitely, Kimm Starr has brought back the fairground freak show that had to be removed when Coopersville was shrunk prior to being passed to its new owner. (By the way, Coopersville is not named after Cooper Swizzle. That's coincidence.)
Surprisingly little is still a work in progress on the first day. Then again, the sole expo sim is entirely in use.
After last year's break, Remmy Ravenhurst is back with her products, including an assortment of freebies. She even brought something new, namely free boxes with textures from which PBR materials can be made and free boxes with untextured mesh models. Since they are full-perm, it's possible to export the roughness texture and convert it into a specular texture for Blinn-Phong.
In general, the usage of the two Stores sims has improved, and that isn't only because the northern one of the two Stores sims is down to only two big stores. Still, as usual, there isn't a single freebie store; all stores offer payware either mostly or only.
What still makes me wonder are the clothes that are being sold, often for prices that appear to be converted from Linden dollars to Gloebits 1:1, regardless of the Gloebit being more expensive than the Linden dollar.
There are boxes with classic layer and prim clothes that must be well over a decade old, and yet, in real-life currency, they cost more than a comparable fitted mesh outfit with PBR materials and Blinn-Phong fallback textures costs in Second Life. Then there are boxes with mesh clothes that are rigged for mesh bodies of which not a single one is officially being sold in OpenSim. So in order to be able to wear these legally bought clothes, you need a pirated mesh body.
Interestingly, the grid was not reset since last year. I'm still a member of the OSFest Participant group.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #OpenSimFest #OSFest #OSFest2025
The grid is down to one normal expo sim; the other "expo" sim is the home of the fenced-in zombie zone now. It's a far cry from 2022 and 2023 with their many expo sims, also because several very prolific exhibitors haven't been at OpenSimFest since 2023.
Also, the grid seems to have become painfully slow. It isn't laggy, there's no rubber-banding. But things rez rather slowly. Anything below the lowest mesh LOD only shows when I'm close and even then sometimes only after one or two minutes. Some objects take that long to appear in the first place. I've got my doubts that the recent Firestorm beta is to blame.
At least there are more exhibits on that one expo sim. Last year, OpenSim World's Fair in the Wolf Territories hogged so many resources that about half of the few remaining expo parcels at OSFest remained vacant and had to be used as impromptu Arcadia Asylum showcases upon short notice so that there was at least something on the land. Now we have things like a tiny Venice exhibit built by Cooper Swizzle, complete with a keyframed gondola ride.
Speaking of Kitely, Kimm Starr has brought back the fairground freak show that had to be removed when Coopersville was shrunk prior to being passed to its new owner. (By the way, Coopersville is not named after Cooper Swizzle. That's coincidence.)
Surprisingly little is still a work in progress on the first day. Then again, the sole expo sim is entirely in use.
After last year's break, Remmy Ravenhurst is back with her products, including an assortment of freebies. She even brought something new, namely free boxes with textures from which PBR materials can be made and free boxes with untextured mesh models. Since they are full-perm, it's possible to export the roughness texture and convert it into a specular texture for Blinn-Phong.
In general, the usage of the two Stores sims has improved, and that isn't only because the northern one of the two Stores sims is down to only two big stores. Still, as usual, there isn't a single freebie store; all stores offer payware either mostly or only.
What still makes me wonder are the clothes that are being sold, often for prices that appear to be converted from Linden dollars to Gloebits 1:1, regardless of the Gloebit being more expensive than the Linden dollar.
There are boxes with classic layer and prim clothes that must be well over a decade old, and yet, in real-life currency, they cost more than a comparable fitted mesh outfit with PBR materials and Blinn-Phong fallback textures costs in Second Life. Then there are boxes with mesh clothes that are rigged for mesh bodies of which not a single one is officially being sold in OpenSim. So in order to be able to wear these legally bought clothes, you need a pirated mesh body.
Interestingly, the grid was not reset since last year. I'm still a member of the OSFest Participant group.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #OpenSimFest #OSFest #OSFest2025
So OpenSimFest 2025 has started. But there hasn't been any announcement whatsoever, at least not recently. Even the official OpenSimFest website is dead as OpenSimFest is ongoing. OpenSimFest will span 16 days, but you only learn that in-world, too.
The grid is down to one normal expo sim; the other "expo" sim is the home of the fenced-in zombie zone now. It's a far cry from 2022 and 2023 with their many expo sims, also because several very prolific exhibitors haven't been at OpenSimFest since 2023.
Also, the grid seems to have become painfully slow. It isn't laggy, there's no rubber-banding. But things rez rather slowly. Anything below the lowest mesh LOD only shows when I'm close and even then sometimes only after one or two minutes. Some objects take that long to appear in the first place. I've got my doubts that the recent Firestorm beta is to blame.
At least there are more exhibits on that one expo sim. Last year, OpenSim World's Fair in the Wolf Territories hogged so many resources that about half of the few remaining expo parcels at OSFest remained vacant and had to be used as impromptu Arcadia Asylum showcases upon short notice so that there was at least something on the land. Now we have things like a tiny Venice exhibit built by Cooper Swizzle, complete with a keyframed gondola ride.
Speaking of Kitely, Kimm Starr has brought back the fairground freak show that had to be removed when Coopersville was shrunk prior to being passed to its new owner. (By the way, Coopersville is not named after Cooper Swizzle. That's coincidence.)
Surprisingly little is still a work in progress on the first day. Then again, the sole expo sim is entirely in use.
After last year's break, Remmy Ravenhurst is back with her products, including an assortment of freebies. She even brought something new, namely free boxes with textures from which PBR materials can be made and free boxes with untextured mesh models. Since they are full-perm, it's possible to export the roughness texture and convert it into a specular texture for Blinn-Phong.
In general, the usage of the two Stores sims has improved, and that isn't only because the northern one of the two Stores sims is down to only two big stores. Still, as usual, there isn't a single freebie store; all stores offer payware either mostly or only.
What still makes me wonder are the clothes that are being sold, often for prices that appear to be converted from Linden dollars to Gloebits 1:1, regardless of the Gloebit being more expensive than the Linden dollar.
There are boxes with classic layer and prim clothes that must be well over a decade old, and yet, in real-life currency, they cost more than a comparable fitted mesh outfit with PBR materials and Blinn-Phong fallback textures costs in Second Life. Then there are boxes with mesh clothes that are rigged for mesh bodies of which not a single one is officially being sold in OpenSim. So in order to be able to wear these legally bought clothes, you need a pirated mesh body.
Interestingly, the grid was not reset since last year. I'm still a member of the OSFest Participant group.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #OpenSimFest #OSFest #OSFest2025
The grid is down to one normal expo sim; the other "expo" sim is the home of the fenced-in zombie zone now. It's a far cry from 2022 and 2023 with their many expo sims, also because several very prolific exhibitors haven't been at OpenSimFest since 2023.
Also, the grid seems to have become painfully slow. It isn't laggy, there's no rubber-banding. But things rez rather slowly. Anything below the lowest mesh LOD only shows when I'm close and even then sometimes only after one or two minutes. Some objects take that long to appear in the first place. I've got my doubts that the recent Firestorm beta is to blame.
At least there are more exhibits on that one expo sim. Last year, OpenSim World's Fair in the Wolf Territories hogged so many resources that about half of the few remaining expo parcels at OSFest remained vacant and had to be used as impromptu Arcadia Asylum showcases upon short notice so that there was at least something on the land. Now we have things like a tiny Venice exhibit built by Cooper Swizzle, complete with a keyframed gondola ride.
Speaking of Kitely, Kimm Starr has brought back the fairground freak show that had to be removed when Coopersville was shrunk prior to being passed to its new owner. (By the way, Coopersville is not named after Cooper Swizzle. That's coincidence.)
Surprisingly little is still a work in progress on the first day. Then again, the sole expo sim is entirely in use.
After last year's break, Remmy Ravenhurst is back with her products, including an assortment of freebies. She even brought something new, namely free boxes with textures from which PBR materials can be made and free boxes with untextured mesh models. Since they are full-perm, it's possible to export the roughness texture and convert it into a specular texture for Blinn-Phong.
In general, the usage of the two Stores sims has improved, and that isn't only because the northern one of the two Stores sims is down to only two big stores. Still, as usual, there isn't a single freebie store; all stores offer payware either mostly or only.
What still makes me wonder are the clothes that are being sold, often for prices that appear to be converted from Linden dollars to Gloebits 1:1, regardless of the Gloebit being more expensive than the Linden dollar.
There are boxes with classic layer and prim clothes that must be well over a decade old, and yet, in real-life currency, they cost more than a comparable fitted mesh outfit with PBR materials and Blinn-Phong fallback textures costs in Second Life. Then there are boxes with mesh clothes that are rigged for mesh bodies of which not a single one is officially being sold in OpenSim. So in order to be able to wear these legally bought clothes, you need a pirated mesh body.
Interestingly, the grid was not reset since last year. I'm still a member of the OSFest Participant group.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #OpenSimFest #OSFest #OSFest2025
I'm at my very first virtual wedding. Niki Stark, co-founder of Stark, and Fiona Sweet got married, both in beautiful white gowns in a place decorated for the occasion. There is an altar, there is a buffet with cake and coffee and champagne, there are tables for those who don't want to have their cake or coffee while standing, there are flowers everywhere of course, and there is so much more. Many of the guests are Stark regulars, but I think I've never seen any of them dressed up like they are now.
I've got my doubts that there are many virtual world systems that allow for something even close to this.
Speaking of being dressed up, it actually took me a while to find something to wear for a wedding. It isn't like I've got too few dresses and gowns, but few of them really suit a wedding. But I finally could put my modified white half-PBR, half-Blinn-Phong pumps to good use, along with white lace stockings.
I think this is the first time that many at the party see me with anything on. I've never worn anything at Stark except the one time when Manda gave me SCUBA gear for an underwater tour, and I don't intend to change this. But the place where this party is going on does not, strictly speaking, belong to Stark Islands.
Also, speaking of being dressed up, this is the kind of event that so mercilessly reveals which of the late arrivals came for the wedding or at least the wedding party, and which simply went where there are lots of people according to OpenSimWorld without checking what's happening there. The former are dressed for the occasion. The latter may actually show up in torn jeans and not stay for long, once they've noticed that either they're hopelessly underdressed, or it simply isn't their kind of event.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #Wedding #VirtualWedding #ZetaWorlds #StarkIslands
I've got my doubts that there are many virtual world systems that allow for something even close to this.
Speaking of being dressed up, it actually took me a while to find something to wear for a wedding. It isn't like I've got too few dresses and gowns, but few of them really suit a wedding. But I finally could put my modified white half-PBR, half-Blinn-Phong pumps to good use, along with white lace stockings.
I think this is the first time that many at the party see me with anything on. I've never worn anything at Stark except the one time when Manda gave me SCUBA gear for an underwater tour, and I don't intend to change this. But the place where this party is going on does not, strictly speaking, belong to Stark Islands.
Also, speaking of being dressed up, this is the kind of event that so mercilessly reveals which of the late arrivals came for the wedding or at least the wedding party, and which simply went where there are lots of people according to OpenSimWorld without checking what's happening there. The former are dressed for the occasion. The latter may actually show up in torn jeans and not stay for long, once they've noticed that either they're hopelessly underdressed, or it simply isn't their kind of event.
#OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualEvent #Wedding #VirtualWedding #ZetaWorlds #StarkIslands
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