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Saturday, March 31, 2012

CyberSim for the WIN!

Quincey Dagger has been a tenant of ours for quite some time, and although I never quite understood what he was talking about when describing the project his group CyberSim was working on, it definitely sounded interesting and important, (I'm part Geek, but there are many things that still go over my head.)

He and his students joined a competition sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, (pretty cool in and of itself!) They've been working for months, (and Quincey himself, much, much longer,) to get their entry finished.

I was told tonight via an IM that they had won the whole shebang! I logged on to congratulate him and his av was standing at "away" in his little storefront ;) I assume he's sleeping somewhere, but that's ok. They have all worked SO hard, and more than deserve a good night's sleep! :)

Congratulations Quincey and his team, CyberSim, on winning First Place and Grand Prize at the 2012 Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge at the Defense Gametech Users’ Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory!!!

The distinguished CyberSim project leader and winner, Quincey Dagger
This is part of their work area in Virtual Soho. 
Maybe has something to do with virtual graffiti? I'm still not 100% sure ;)


I made a little banner for his storefront, hee-hee ;)
Don't kill me Ara! EEP!

If you'd like to know more information about the competition, click here!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

SL MetaBiz Resident Review of Soho!

As a native New Yorker ...

by Shangreloo Kuhn, March 07th, 2012
As a native New Yorker I've been to Manhattan, and to SoHo.. and though the virtual SoHo sim is not an exact replica of SoHo, it does capture the ambiance of the area nicely. Neighborhood shops are small storefronts with trendy lofts and apartments overhead.

Exploring the narrow streets, you'll find small galleries filled with fine art that you can purchase. You'll be impressed with the works of artists like Araminta Kroitschov, LemelonRouge Onyett. and SandraLee Palianta. They are well known in Second Life art circles, and all have galleries in SoHo. These are not the huge impersonal galleries that host the works of a dozen or more artists; these are smaller and host one artists at a time, with many being owned by the artists themselves. You might even be lucky enough to catch the artist hanging new work in his or her gallery, and gain additional insight into his or her work.

After hitting the art scene, you can relax with friends in a neighborhood pub. Smoke filled pubs like the ones in SoHo are the stuff Jack Kerouac novels were inspired by; you're sure to meet some of the locals here and find some interesting conversation.

If the pub's not your style, relaxing in one of the parks may be just what you need. You'll find park benches waiting, all you'll need is a good book.

SoHo is a mixed commercial/residential/art district, so you can live where you work.. or work where you live. Rentals are available, but a check of the rental board shows that they are going fast! There won't be spaces to rent for residential or commercial space soon in this popular sim, so get in while you can!


Source: http://www.metabizlist.com/directory/8478322/Virtual_Soho_.html