Some useful stuff

If like myself you have moved into OpenSim from Second Life, then there is no doubt that you may be finding resources particularly free ones are somewhat thin on the ground and locating them can be time consuming until you locate all those sim and web addresses. So I was really pleased to find a newsletter posting that pointed to a Google Search facility - HyperFind: OpenSim Content Custom Search Engine' At the present time searches include http://www.onikenkon.com/UCI , http://thehypergates.com/, http://www.lindakellie.com/ , http://www.avaverse.org/ ,  http://thoughtfulmonkey.com/ and I image that more will be added as they become available.

Are you using OpenSim as an education tool, then you may well be interetsed in Opensim-edu http://opensim-edu.org/blog/ the site features
How to guides, places to visit, OAR's and websites, well worth a visit

Finally, talking of using virtual worlds for education, I came across this chat log Transcript of March 23 NPC Meetup with Global Kids on "Playing 4 Peace". Apart from the obvious interest in what was was actaully being said and taking place at the meet, there are some very useful web and sim addresses that you may like to follow up on.
 
 
Bye for now and feel free to comment, Vega

New Waves, Videos and Metrics

Just by way of making small improvements the Comenius Island
sim I added some ocean wave effects called ‘Ocean and shore waves’ by Vanish at Opensim-Creations.com. They perform really well and can take a good bit of stretching and still look good, so if you are looking for some waves then I can recommend these.












I have finally got round to uploading my tutorials and a Mars Walkabout onto YouTube, and if you would like to see them they are embedded here below.

Changing Clothes in OpenSim

Introduction to Building in OpenSim

Life on Mars

OpenSim and SL Metrics

On a completely different note has anyone noticed the latest trend figures from SlUniverse for OpenSim regions, a little disappointing really Click Here

If you take a look at Second Life Grid Survey - EconomicMetrics page SL by contrast seems to be holding up reasonable well, there are a whole wealth of data here and even an API. Are educators drifting back to SL, not sure, but if you have any views then please feel free to reply.

Bye for now Vega