I am enjoying becoming a virtual traveler. We have had a couple of meet ups and it impressive to see how different the avatars are. It seems we are now getting to move quite a bit better. Unfortunately we had an issue at one of our meetings where Marlboro Island did not res properly. This provided interesting social interactions as we could see and not see others nor know where we were. As we were to meet at the campfire you could have been standing in it.
In the next meet up we went to the purple mats worked together as a group building items. We were able to take blocks and change their shape, color and add texture. In addition we added scripts and were able to have object rotate.
It was important to note like in the real world we should police our environment and take any objects with us. We now had storage bins as we were unable to access our portfolio boxes. The new solution seems elegant. I was able to place a chair from my inventory and have a comfortable way to sit and recline.
In the next trip we visited several destinations. The first spot had the sounds of seabirds as we appeared to be at a coastal property overlooking a landscape that reminded me of Newfoundland. At this location we could only text chat. The quiet visit was a good way to take time to read the information available where we visited.
A second visit provided a chance to test more physical skills including boxing and Capoiera. We did a bit of jumping and I found myself a top of a wall that reminded me of walking atop a construction site. This site and plenty of how to instruction and worth returning.
The last stop we were able to see the work of others especially from youth. Our virtual travels are something to look forward. I like meeting in a group and observing. I need to ask others how they are able to perform actions.I did take more photos and was able to find them on my hard drive as my PC stored them in a folder labeled 2014, something I am trying to understand why.
Very cool, I wish I was able to make it last Tuesday. I would really like to see the work examples. Do you know what the coordinates were?
ReplyDeleteBill, Nice work on the blog. Looks like a good representation of your work so far in the class. Glad you enjoyed the travels! Mike B.
ReplyDeleteBill really nice pictures of our meet up. I agree, I too am having fun at our meet ups! The sites and sounds that we encounter in our travels really does provide an escape and great environment for learning!
ReplyDeleteI too look forward to our virtual travels, though I get frustrated that I have such a learning curve! I cannot do any actions that I see others doing and although I think I know where I'm supposed to find or create them, I still can't seem to manage it! I suppose I should just pluck up the courage and ask.
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