Linden Lab's Education Programs Manager Claudia Linden, described in the media as "a visionary whose work is at the forefront of education" will be officially naming our village region this Saturday night at the Halloween party, following this weeks' vote by residents.
The party starts at 8pm and Elsa will be distributing cash prizes for the best Halloween fancy dress. Be there to be among the first to know the permanent name of our village.
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Showing posts with label party. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Resident Eshala Tabacznyck (OU student and T175 Cafe moderator Teresa Flannery) has given permission for her slideshow of last weekend's event to be posted here.
http://learn.open.ac.uk/file.php/5201/Video/sssl_nomusic_low2.wmv
http://learn.open.ac.uk/file.php/5201/Video/sssl_nomusic_low2.wmv
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Summer social event draws record crowd
I arrived in-world (http://tinyurl.com/q38ba3 ) at daybreak today to start a thunder storm as the back-story to Aseret's treasure hunt. What a lovely surprise it was to find two avatars there already, eager to start the hunt.
It was a sign of good things to come. From 9am until lunch time there was barely a moment when there were less than seven or eight avatars in Open Life Ocean and Open Life Village. The figure peaked at about eighteen - virtually unprecedented for ten in the morning!
Xara, Mulberry, Kickaha and Shailey aboard HMS Primafore
Pictures are already appearing on the Flickr stream. You can see octopus riding, mini-submarines, beach volleyball and lots more here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36723816@N05/
If you come along today, please upload your pics by emailing them to the special Flickr address available from Kickaha. They are added to the stream immediately.
The subject line of the email becomes the picture's title, and body text of the email becomes the picture's description. If you want to add tags, simply add them to the end of the email, after typing tags:
For example, the email below resulted in the Flickr page shown at the very bottom of this post.
It was a sign of good things to come. From 9am until lunch time there was barely a moment when there were less than seven or eight avatars in Open Life Ocean and Open Life Village. The figure peaked at about eighteen - virtually unprecedented for ten in the morning!
Xara, Mulberry, Kickaha and Shailey aboard HMS Primafore
Pictures are already appearing on the Flickr stream. You can see octopus riding, mini-submarines, beach volleyball and lots more here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36723816@N05/
If you come along today, please upload your pics by emailing them to the special Flickr address available from Kickaha. They are added to the stream immediately.
The subject line of the email becomes the picture's title, and body text of the email becomes the picture's description. If you want to add tags, simply add them to the end of the email, after typing tags:
For example, the email below resulted in the Flickr page shown at the very bottom of this post.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Sun, Sand and Second Life
Provisional timetable
•0900‐1000: Pink champagne breakfast aboard the yacht HMS Primafore, berthed at OLiVe Harbour.
•1100:1500: Automated submarine tours of the ocean floor.
•1500‐1700: Surfing and jetski fun. Beach volleyball.
•1800: Crazyboat Race
•1900: Beach barbecue followed by dancing
ALL DAY: Aseret's Treasure Hunt
ALL DAY: Summer tunes streamed to the regions
Prize for the loudest Bermuda shorts!
•0900‐1000: Pink champagne breakfast aboard the yacht HMS Primafore, berthed at OLiVe Harbour.
•1100:1500: Automated submarine tours of the ocean floor.
•1500‐1700: Surfing and jetski fun. Beach volleyball.
•1800: Crazyboat Race
•1900: Beach barbecue followed by dancing
ALL DAY: Aseret's Treasure Hunt
ALL DAY: Summer tunes streamed to the regions
Prize for the loudest Bermuda shorts!
Friday, July 17, 2009
X marks the spot as treasure hunt hits the spot
A prize treasure hunt held across the Open Life regions last weekend has proved a big hit with students and staff alike.
The hunt opened at 10am on Saturday, with the first correct finishers submitting their solutions in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Lots of people attempted the treasure hunt, and feedback on the OUSA SL forum was positive. There is a general feeling that it should become a regular event.
The prize and trophy were awarded to Strangie Vaher at the T175 party that night.
The treasure hunt will remain available in-world for a few days, so please feel free to try it. The starting point is here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Open%20Life%20Village/85/56/30
The experience of designing and running the treasure hunt will doubtless prove useful when we create an in-world scavenger hunt as part of the orientation programme.
The hunt opened at 10am on Saturday, with the first correct finishers submitting their solutions in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Lots of people attempted the treasure hunt, and feedback on the OUSA SL forum was positive. There is a general feeling that it should become a regular event.
The prize and trophy were awarded to Strangie Vaher at the T175 party that night.
The treasure hunt will remain available in-world for a few days, so please feel free to try it. The starting point is here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Open%20Life%20Village/85/56/30
The experience of designing and running the treasure hunt will doubtless prove useful when we create an in-world scavenger hunt as part of the orientation programme.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Party!
Last weekend's in-world party in Second Life was a roaring success. Attendance peaked at thirty avatars on Open Life Village green, as avatars calebrated The Open University's 40th birthday.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
40th Anniversary Celebrations In-world
By popular request, we're staging an event in Second Life to mark the 40th anniversary of The Open University.
There will be a free funfair on the Open Life Village green and a disco hosted by our regular DJ Quentin Calvert.
Everybody is welcome. To teleport to the party, click here. (Opens SLURL in a new window.)
There will be a free funfair on the Open Life Village green and a disco hosted by our regular DJ Quentin Calvert.
Everybody is welcome. To teleport to the party, click here. (Opens SLURL in a new window.)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Opening night
Open Life Ocean and Open Life Village opened last Saturday at 8.00pm with a party and Easter Egg hunt, that encouraged people (and a pink rabbit) to move all over the island.
We displayed a list of successful applicants and their assigned addresses. 24 of the parcels are claimed. 25 of the houses are occupied (one person has failed to “buy” their plot.) Another 12 people have confirmed by e-mail that they will be moving in. That’s 37 out of 61 definitely taken. All of the unclaimed ones were offered to ex-Sholokhov residents who have not been seen for a while. They have until 17 April to accept the AUP etc and move in, as there are 17 still on the waiting list.
Three allotments have been taken. Initially, the allotment scheme was only offered to those who had applied for houses but failed to get one. We will advertise the remaining ones more widely soon.
We displayed a list of successful applicants and their assigned addresses. 24 of the parcels are claimed. 25 of the houses are occupied (one person has failed to “buy” their plot.) Another 12 people have confirmed by e-mail that they will be moving in. That’s 37 out of 61 definitely taken. All of the unclaimed ones were offered to ex-Sholokhov residents who have not been seen for a while. They have until 17 April to accept the AUP etc and move in, as there are 17 still on the waiting list.
Three allotments have been taken. Initially, the allotment scheme was only offered to those who had applied for houses but failed to get one. We will advertise the remaining ones more widely soon.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Free houses up for grabs!
Accommodation "Waiting List" is opened during OL Rock Night. A transcript of the announcement will be posted here shortly.
Open Life Village will be open to all visitors, but if you are an Open University student, or member of Open University staff, you can apply for a free tenancy in one of the island's 60 houses.
The standard length of residency is 6 months.
We hope you will join our new community, no matter who you are, what you do or how long you've been in Second Life.
It's not every day that 6000m of residential space in Second Life is up for grabs, so get you name down early. Places are limited.
Put your name forward and/or request a copy of the Residency Charter by e-mailing greg@eygus.co.uk
IMPORTANT NOTE: This offer is open to Open University students and staff only. Therefore only e-mails sent from addresses @open.ac.uk (e.g. from FirstClass) will be read; all other mail is automatically deleted.
Open Life Village will be open to all visitors, but if you are an Open University student, or member of Open University staff, you can apply for a free tenancy in one of the island's 60 houses.
The standard length of residency is 6 months.
We hope you will join our new community, no matter who you are, what you do or how long you've been in Second Life.
It's not every day that 6000m of residential space in Second Life is up for grabs, so get you name down early. Places are limited.
Put your name forward and/or request a copy of the Residency Charter by e-mailing greg@eygus.co.uk
IMPORTANT NOTE: This offer is open to Open University students and staff only. Therefore only e-mails sent from addresses @open.ac.uk (e.g. from FirstClass) will be read; all other mail is automatically deleted.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Rock night! Elsa announces a party.
"Hello Everyone,
Thanks for all your patience over the last couple of months as we move from one island to another. I am very pleased to say that I can now share some news about our inworld future, and would like to do so in true OU SL style...at a party. I look forward to seeing you all at the Events Space on Open Life on the 28th February, from 8pm onwards with a very short break for newscasting at 8:30pm.
Dig out your leather and lycra, let's make it a rock night :o)
Elsa"
Thanks for all your patience over the last couple of months as we move from one island to another. I am very pleased to say that I can now share some news about our inworld future, and would like to do so in true OU SL style...at a party. I look forward to seeing you all at the Events Space on Open Life on the 28th February, from 8pm onwards with a very short break for newscasting at 8:30pm.
Dig out your leather and lycra, let's make it a rock night :o)
Elsa"
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