So today was a pretty interesting day for me. I used the recipe that the satin couches were made from and built my own couches. The difference between my couch and the ones that were already built is that I used my texture of penguins. So now I have a penguin couch! It was nice to have Artemis and Diana building other things with me too. Artemis built an awesome plane! I need to learn some more skills so I can build something as cool as a plane.
It was nice to also meet with the class once again as Muffle was able to teach us a thing or two about scripts. The lesson was very useful, but I am still going to need a lot of trial and error when playing around with coordinates for the rotation. Below is a picture of us all trying to incorporate the script of "ex" into our cube. Thanks again Muffle!
After our class meeting, I decided to log on to Second Life and see explore a little. My avatar's name for SL is Victoria0326. When I first logged in, I noticed how objects are much more clear. I began searching for places where I can teleport and I decided to go to Isla Rio in Brazil. I have always wanted to travel there so I figured it should be the first place I explore. Wow. I absolutely loved it. Right away I was greeted by other SL players, except they were all speaking Portuguese so I really did not know what they were saying. At one point, I had to use google translate in order to understand what they were saying. I began wandering the Island and I can honestly say I actually felt like I was in Brazil. There were different Brazilian songs being played in the island that I actually recognized due to the fact that I watch a dubbed Brazilian show on TV. The first picture is of a beach area with a bar and a firepit in the middle where you can find many people hanging out. There were avatars dressed in bikinis and other beach type of wardrobes. The second picture is of me admiring the beach as I listen to the Samba being played. For a second, I could feel the warm sun and hear the waves splashing, and then reality sunk when I see the snow outside my window. :( Sigh. I was able to change my avatar once I logged in to SL but I still need to figure out how to change her clothes, hair, etc. I was too excited to explore other places. As for now, I am super excited to now use SL.
Wow Victoria0326 is a brave avatar. I am so glad you have already had the amazing experience of being in a land with other-than-English speakers. I think that is an amazing feature of SL to be with people in a virtually authentic environment hearing language spoken. Bonus XP for bravery and great post. Esme
ReplyDeleteIt was great to work together the other night. Your blog is beautiful, and I am impressed at your travels in SL. I am excited to explore a new world! You have inspired me to get out there and explore more.
ReplyDeleteSL is more polished than Jokaydia and since it is so much bigger, there's a lot more variety of islands and such. Jokaydia, I think, makes for a smooth transition - a good midway point between (first) life and second life.
ReplyDeleteGoing to Isla Rio sounds like a good adventure! I've been so busy seeing what educational islands and professional organizations are in SL, that it hasn't even occurred to me to start virtual vacationing. And somehow I've forgotten that we might run into people who speak other languages. It occurred to me that SL could be very powerful in the second language learning classroom. Students could have the opportunity to speak with people who speak that language natively. I never got the opportunity to do that when I was a high school student studying French! I wonder if I might be able to learn a language now and practice in SL...
ReplyDelete-Kaitlin