OER in Second Life

[Fluffy Tiger]

Welcome into SL CUB.  I just missed you when you wrote thie last post but have left you some SL messages.  If I am not around when any of you guys need help please try and contact Indianna Tizzy as she is my SL partner. Just tell her you know Fluffy Tiger from this website and if she is avalable she will show you around. I have some internet (over ) usage problems for the next two day until I get a new peak time alloaction so I wont able able to do much of a evening until Thursday, Indianna should be able to help though.  It was nice meeting Sauce last night.

Moi I was aware of the 4 courners special. I joined up SL the same night after watching it when it first went to air.     

Come on guys a few more and i will start a group for OER.

[Sauce]

I got lost on your cloud and want to go back to help island but teleporting does not work - I fell of cloud and dont know where to go - HELP

[Fluffy Tiger]

I got lost on your cloud and want to go back to help island but teleporting does not work - I fell of cloud and dont know where to go - HELP

Sorry to here about you problems sawyer, ( I havent put all the railing around the cloud garden yet) but it is realy a bad time for me as I cant be on SL for all but a few min for the next two nights (until I ge new internet peak time). I will be on in the morning hours and will be more than happy to help then. On thursday night I will be available for as long as you want. Dont forget to see if Indianna Tizzy is on as she will help too. I have left both you and CUB messages.  Please don't give up and if anybody esle is reading this you should not leave the orinetation island until you have done the training there becasue you can not go back.

I know it can seem hard at first but the stuff it teaches you just becomes second nature after a while. Dont give in guys, I have already got permission from Indianna to build a OER club house on a peice of her land ( well i do a lot for her )

[Moi]

Fluffy, what the you know what is a Slurl and can you please help me with it lol
All I get is error messages 

PS:  Are you on Skype?

[Bulluss]

Did any of you guys into this see it on 60 minutes tonight?

It is going crazy and people are spending big bucks on it also.

The creator said on average over 200,000 people use it per day and for an average of 4hrs at a time.

People are paying money for islands etc and people pay to go there and go to nightclubs etc.

This is crazy.

[Moi]

Did any of you guys into this see it on 60 minutes tonight?

It is going crazy and people are spending big bucks on it also.

The creator said on average over 200,000 people use it per day and for an average of 4hrs at a time.

People are paying money for islands etc and people pay to go there and go to nightclubs etc.

This is crazy.

Not crazy if you're making money and I intend to make some money.
I just gotta learn how to work the darn thing lol

[Moi]

And just for your interest Bull, it is not compatible with Vista!

[Bulluss]

Did any of you guys into this see it on 60 minutes tonight?

It is going crazy and people are spending big bucks on it also.

The creator said on average over 200,000 people use it per day and for an average of 4hrs at a time.

People are paying money for islands etc and people pay to go there and go to nightclubs etc.

This is crazy.

Not crazy if you're making money and I intend to make some money.
I just gotta learn how to work the darn thing lol

People need to get a life, how could you waste your money on buying virtual clothes etc?

They even have virtual prostitutes and you have to pay real money to have a virtual F*ck, there are some weird people out there who need to get a life.

Dont disagree that if you can make money out it then why wouldnt you but i just cant believe that people are stupid enough to throw their money into it.

If your not happy with your appearance then do something about it, get face lift or go to the gym etc.

[Moi]

Did any of you guys into this see it on 60 minutes tonight?

It is going crazy and people are spending big bucks on it also.

The creator said on average over 200,000 people use it per day and for an average of 4hrs at a time.

People are paying money for islands etc and people pay to go there and go to nightclubs etc.

This is crazy.

Not crazy if you're making money and I intend to make some money.
I just gotta learn how to work the darn thing lol

People need to get a life, how could you waste your money on buying virtual clothes etc?

They even have virtual prostitutes and you have to pay real money to have a virtual F*ck, there are some weird people out there who need to get a life.

Dont disagree that if you can make money out it then why wouldnt you but i just cant believe that people are stupid enough to throw their money into it.

If your not happy with your appearance then do something about it, get face lift or go to the gym etc.

I'm not after a virtual f*ck - there are cheaper ways to get that lol

But if you've got something to sell and there's suckers out there, why not.

Fluffy, this is what it says about creating a Slurl - how in the heck if I can't work out what they're saying here am I ever going to run this stuff lol

What is SLurl?
SLurl provides direct teleport links to locations in Second Life. If you have Second Life installed, clicking on the map link will automatically teleport you to that location in-world.

Why use SLurl?

In addition to allowing customized control over mapping locations in Second Life, SLurl also provides a better experience for web users who don't have Second Life. Instead of getting an error when clicking on web links that begin with "secondlife://", visiting a SLurl link gives potential new users a chance to sign up.

How can I create a SLurl?

Just link to SLurl.com with a Second Life location:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/<region>/<x-coordinate>/<y-coordinate>/<z-coordinate>/
So, for example, to link to Ahern(50,50,50), you would enter the following:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ahern/50/50/50 <-- The final z-coordinate is optional.


But wait, there's more! You can customize the window content by adding query strings:

Change the map window size: ?x=400&y=300


Change the title: ?title=Your%20title


Change the window image: ?img=http://slurl.com/yourimage.gif


Change the window message: ?msg=Your%20text%20here.


Put one or more elements together for a custom SLurl. When combining elements, the first element in the URL should be preceded with a "?", and later elements preceded with "&".


You can also display your own web content by inserting an iframe:
?iframe=http://slurl.com/iframe_example.php&x=250&y=200&title=Custom%20Title

[cub]

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People need to get a life, how could you waste your money on buying virtual clothes etc?

They even have virtual prostitutes and you have to pay real money to have a virtual F*ck, there are some weird people out there who need to get a life.

Dont disagree that if you can make money out it then why wouldnt you but i just cant believe that people are stupid enough to throw their money into it.

If your not happy with your appearance then do something about it, get face lift or go to the gym etc.
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Lol - quite Bizzare really ...

[Fluffy Tiger]

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People need to get a life, how could you waste your money on buying virtual clothes etc?

They even have virtual prostitutes and you have to pay real money to have a virtual F*ck, there are some weird people out there who need to get a life.

Dont disagree that if you can make money out it then why wouldnt you but i just cant believe that people are stupid enough to throw their money into it.

If your not happy with your appearance then do something about it, get face lift or go to the gym etc.

Lol - quite Bizzare really ...
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Well that’s what I thought too when I first went into SL. Yes there are people spend stupid amounts of money on it, yes who need virtual clothes etc, etc. There are many things people spend there money on that others will just shake there heads at. I personally have spend about $50 in the three months I have been there which is nothing compared to what I have got back from the place and the hours of entertainment I have.

What I have discovered is the people, the community, the creativity that is out there. I have made friends from all parts of the world and are in contact with some even outside of SL now.  Hell we even had a dance party in a tree house yesterday to celebrate the second child (in Real life) of one on my Island buddies. He is infact a very talented SL hat maker and is making me a Richmond Beanie to wear (no charge). But as you say Bull maybe I should get a life or join a Gym, well that what I was thinking at the Gym this morning.

Don't knock it until you have tried it. There are lots of very talented, intelligent, friendly people out there with real personalities and emotions behind those avatars. Not just those who want Cybersex or make a buck of others. I would love to show you around our Island  (and the rest of SL) so you could see what people have built and created. It is quite frankly a stunning place.

Yes Moi, I will help you out tonight as I have said in message.

[Bulluss]

I am sure that it is quite fun Fluffy, dont dispute that.

I just cant believe that some people would be spening heaps of money on these sort of things.

The average daily usage is 4hrs per day, either i lead a very busy lifestyle or people have too much time on their hands coz i dont think i could spend anymore than an hour a day on it.

I am sure that there are lots of people who use it as a social outlet and to meet new people etc.

I would say that i am very receptive to new technology and developments etc but just cant believe that people would spend so much time and money on it.

Maybe i have made some generalisations in relation to why people use it. The guy on 60 minutes last night comes home from work everyday and then is the DJ at some nightclub on Second Life.

What ever happened to going down to the pub with a few mates for a beer?

[Moi]

What ever happened to going down to the pub with a few mates for a beer?

First of all, Bull, you spend quite a bit of time on OER - why don't you go out and get a life lol
At my stage of life, the last thing that would turn me on is going to the pub for a beer.
I spend hours on my computer. 
It's the first thing I turn on when I get home and it's the last thing I turn off when I go to work the next morning.
I unashamedly luv it.
Doesn't mean I don't have balance in my life, I'm perverted (although I have my moments lol) or I'm going to spend a small fortune on SL.
I would like to see what all the fuss is about, join in if I like it, make friends, sell some stuff hopefully and just go with the flow.
Like anything, I'll know when I'm sick of it or I'm hooked.
WGAF!

[Fluffy Tiger]

You are right Bull and I could not believe people would spend on it either. I won’t tell you the number of hours I have spent in SL because you would freak. Let’s just say I was up at 4am for a Art show opening the other week and 3 am for the party yesterday (dam these European and US people). It is very addictive and the fact that there is so much you can do so much for very little cash is attractive to me. Also becasue I live in a remote area makes it more attractive.  I am hooked and it as much as I am hooked on the Tigers 

I am not sure how many times I could have got to the pub for my $50 but it would not have been many. Spent more than that to take my family to the pub to watch the Geelong game and what a waste that was  

Just to shock you even further I will give you a idea of the money some people will spend. The lady who owns the island that I have my Gallery/House on pays US$295 a month for the use of it. She can rent out parts or all of it if she wants. She started off renting some of it but she is not short of a quid and now charges NO rent to all 10 or so residents. Now that doesn’t count anything she spends on putting stuff on the Island, like the hangliders, submarines, galleries, waterfalls etc, or the initial $1600US it cost her in the for the island in the first place.  

Now that spending!.

She has fallen in love with the people and the Art these people create or bring to SL. It is her passion and she can afford it so why not. No sex (well I don't think so), no other motives but the enjoyment she gets from it and the people. She is a very intelligent woman, a talented artist and a software expert.

Puts my $50 for thee months to shame.

She is not the norm as you can do most things for very little or no cash. I created a second avatar yesterday and had it fully dressed and up and running in an hour and about L$50 (about 20 cents). That avatar can do everything the Island owner can do except own virtual land. Not bad value I think.

Anyway would love to see you in there to try it.  If you can get thought the first few days of learning (which many don’t) I am sure you would see why people spend so much of the First life in Second Life.

[mightytiges]

Fluffy, this is what it says about creating a Slurl - how in the heck if I can't work out what they're saying here am I ever going to run this stuff lol

What is SLurl?
SLurl provides direct teleport links to locations in Second Life. If you have Second Life installed, clicking on the map link will automatically teleport you to that location in-world.

Why use SLurl?

In addition to allowing customized control over mapping locations in Second Life, SLurl also provides a better experience for web users who don't have Second Life. Instead of getting an error when clicking on web links that begin with "secondlife://", visiting a SLurl link gives potential new users a chance to sign up.

How can I create a SLurl?

Just link to SLurl.com with a Second Life location:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/<region>/<x-coordinate>/<y-coordinate>/<z-coordinate>/
So, for example, to link to Ahern(50,50,50), you would enter the following:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ahern/50/50/50 <-- The final z-coordinate is optional.


But wait, there's more! You can customize the window content by adding query strings:

Change the map window size: ?x=400&y=300


Change the title: ?title=Your%20title


Change the window image: ?img=http://slurl.com/yourimage.gif


Change the window message: ?msg=Your%20text%20here.


Put one or more elements together for a custom SLurl. When combining elements, the first element in the URL should be preceded with a "?", and later elements preceded with "&".


You can also display your own web content by inserting an iframe:
?iframe=http://slurl.com/iframe_example.php&x=250&y=200&title=Custom%20Title

Our tech guru at work 

Wouldn't a SLurl just be a Second Life url (web address) where you can specify how the thing looks by adding flags (title, img, msg, etc...) onto the end of the address using ? and then & if there's more than one flag

Eg: http://MoiLand.com/main.php?title=Moi%20Land&msg=Be%20Afraid%tech%20guru%20at%large&img=http://slurl.com/Moiannaise.gif