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SS Galaxy Continental Terminal by Scope Cleaver

the one-hundred-and-seventy-third episode of ventriloquy features the creative genius of one of the most celebrated architects in Second Life - Scope Cleaver.

Scope has totally re-interpreted the space at Clementina, that i first introduced to you just last month.

in this 1.6 MB download, i describe how - in his own inimitable way - he has designed a place where visitors to the SS Galaxy will have more than an excuse to linger, even before embarking aboard the ship herself.

i am so pleased with the result, that i have renamed the SS Galaxy - Continental Terminal, as the SS Galaxy Continental Terminal by Scope Cleaver.

the Captain and crew of the SS Galaxy welcome you to visit at your leisure :-)

Additional reading:
- SS Galaxy Continental Terminal by Scope Cleaver - a photoset on Flickr
- Architecture Now! 6 by Taschen (article on Scope Cleaver from pages 460-466)

Scope Cleaver handing the build over to the SS Galaxy team - represented by Managing Director DBDigital Epsilon and Director of Vendor Relations Lacey Ellison

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SS Galaxy - Continental Terminal

the one-hundred-and-seventy-first episode of ventriloquy introduces the SS Galaxy - Continental Terminal.

designed as a place where residents new to Second Life can feel welcome, the SS Galaxy - Continental Terminal is located in the historic sim of Clementina, halfway between Governor Linden's mansion and the Ivory Tower of Primitives (the latter being in Natoma).

specifically, the SS Galaxy - Continental Terminal is directly adjacent to Clementina Park, and the public sandbox at Natoma.

please do join me in this 2.0 MB download, as i share some of the area's rich history with you :-)

Additional reading:
- Sean Percival (2007) Second Life In-world Travel Guide
- Rymaszewski et al (2008) Second Life: The Official Guide

the SS Galaxy - Continental Terminal at dusk, with the plateau atop which the Governor's mansion is built, in the background

the main entrance to Clementina Park

Technorati Tags: geography, landmarks, podcast, Second Life, Singapore, SS Galaxy

re-opening of St Michel - the Jules Verne Museum

happy New Year to all!

:-)

i open the year with the one-hundred-and-sixty-sixth episode of ventriloquy, in which i share with you the news of the re-opening yesterday of St Michel - the Jules Verne Museum!

those of you who have been following this blog for some time would perhaps recall that in July 2007, in episode 117, i introduced St Michel - the Jules Verne Museum as the first facility of its size in Second Life to honour the life and creative works of Jules Gabriel Verne.

the museum remained open for fourteen months, and was featured in the March 2008 issue of Deja Vu International magazine.

over the past four months, i have been looking for a new site to rebuild the museum. i finally found such a site at Lily, in the Lost Lakes region of the original Linden mainland continent of Sansara.

after five days of feverish work with valued help from Kirstenlee Cinquetti and Felixx Shepherd (during which time i also designed and opened the nearby Lily Airstrip and Lily Beach), i was extremely pleased to be able to let the general public start visiting the museum from New Year's Day 2009!

please do join me in this 3.5 MB download, as i try to give you a taste of what to expect if you are able to find the time to visit the newly re-opened St Michel - the Jules Verne Museum :-)

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Yes We Can

God has blessed me with very many moments in my life which have been memorable, and even so very few of them rank up there with what i experienced today, listening transfixed to the live broadcast of the president-elect's victory speech on the BBC World Service, with a frappuccino in hand but barely taking a sip from it.

:-)

on the trail of the redoubtable Magellan Linden

Nautilus City (not to be confused with the continent of Nautilus) is the most recent landmass on the Linden mainland.

word first leaked out of its existence after the intrepid explorer Magellan Linden surfaced from beneath its bowels in his bespoke Mole Tank.

earlier today, i managed to secure ownership of the plot of land nearest to where the abandoned Mole Tank lies. the plot is directly across the Great Canal.

a pyramid of indeterminate origin has been rezzed there, and it's as great as any a place to start exploring this new and exciting landmass from :-)

Additional reading:
- HeadBurro Antfarm's 24 October 2008 entry (The Hunt for Magellan: Exploring Nautilus) Backpacking Burro

[update: the pyramid was closed on 29 May 2009. grateful thanks to all who visited it :-) ]

in Magellan's pilot seat in the skewed wreck of the Mole Tank

Technorati Tags: geography, landmarks, maps, Second Life

the Marina at Da Boom

the one-hundred-and-fifty-third episode of ventriloquy explores the connections between England's Lake District during the 1930s, and some of the most historic sims in present-day Second Life.

capping off a busy weekend, and just in time to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Second Life coming out of beta, i open the Marina at Da Boom to you :-) the Marina is built on a land parcel for which i have just taken over stewardship from Rockwell Ginsberg.

in this 3.3 MB download, i invite you to take the slow boat and explore the waters around the oldest regions on the grid - these were the first to come online.

if you do have the time, please also do consider visiting the newly-expanded and renovated Raymaker Learning Space at Eduisland 3; if you still can't get enough of the salt-sea-air in your lungs, i am very pleased to make available two Docksider homes by Blaccard Burks for your rental consideration. They lie at the edge of a Linden continent and therefore offer unspoilt sunrise views.

explore these historic waters at a leisurely pace from the Marina at Da Boom

sunset over the Smith ocean, looking towards the Marina at Da Boom, with my neighbour's (Dimitrio Lewis's) shop in the background

the newly renovated Raymaker Learning Space at Eduisland 3

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Temasek - Tora! Tora! Tora!

i haven't blogged on Temasek for a week!

things have been progressing at a breakneck pace, with Derekcsy, Sanspareil and i pulling full-day stints, while Limkopi comes in in the wee hours (Lim Pikajuna finished his fair share a long time ago, and Felixx is more or less done, with only his own portfolio booth remaining to be set up).

here's a sneak preview of something that Derekcsy has been working extremely hard at :-)

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Temasek - first pic of the Visitors' Centre

over the weekend, Derekcsy Cortes worked on the Visitors' Centre at Temasek.

Derekcsy based its design on the old Kallang Aerodrome, which is presently the headquarters of the People's Association.

the Visitors' Centre at Temasek, along the banks of something approximating the Singapore River

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Temasek - first pic from the historical zone

just a quick peek at how Derekcsy Cortes is interpreting the historical zone at Temasek :-)

his attention to detail is clearly evident.

for those of you who would like a little background information on the significance of cannons to the history of Singapore, here are a couple of good places to start :-)

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the Raymaker Vulcanigallery at Da Boom

the one hundred and thirty-sixth episode of ventriloquy introduces you to my most recent learning facility in Second Life: the Raymaker Vulcanigallery at Da Boom.

as its name implies, the Vulcanigallery allows you to come up close and personal with an active volcano - specifically Pulau-Pulau Bompa, which i have relocated from the now defunct Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Sky Island Bay.

the volcano is designed, built and scripted by my good friend Ludvaig Lindman, who is also the genius behind the weather engines powering the independently-controlled meteorological zones in the equally-recently-upgraded-and-renamed Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Norma.

as for the Vulcanigallery at Da Boom, it is situated in the original sim in Second Life - the first-ever to go online - and it adjoins the History of Second Life Museum (unauthorized), which is designed and maintained by Tree Kyomoon (RL: Ryan Cameron).

so why not join me in this 1.7 MB episode, as we take a geographical and historical fieldtrip :-)

Additional reading:
- my 7 October 2007 blog entry (this new ocean)

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