Metaverse Association in SL6B

SL6B is short for Second Life 6th Birthday. And to celebrate this Second Life party, residents from all over the globe and inworld have been requested to apply for a parcel to build and exhibit something. And although all contributions are free, the global, leading theme is set to the Future of Virtual Worlds.

As Metaverse Association we have applied to join this unique Second Life party as it will be a great opportunity to show what we do, how we think that Virtual Worlds could develop, and of course: promote our European Metaverse Forum, which will take place in December 2009.

Today we have received the news that Metaverse Association will have a parcel in the sim SL6B Portal. And for our readers who are familiar with Second Life sizes: it is a 2048m² parcel and 468 prims, which is exactly the size that we had applied for, and which is not too little to build something interesting.

As the opening will take place on 23 June, we have two and a half weeks from now. It will be a proove of time-management, but we’ll go for it!

You will find us at http://slurl….

Second Metaverse Tuesday at Orange Island

Each Tuesday evening from 20:30h until about 23:00 a meeting is being organized by Metaverse Association in the Metaverse Theater, well known as the Metaverse Tuesday. Between 5 and 40 avatars, the numbers vary from week to week, visit to talk with others about innovations of Virtual Worlds and Web applications, but also about what keeps them busy in Second Life.

Themes that have passed the scene are, among others, machinima, Second Life 6th Birthday (SL6B), Google Wave, European Metaverse Forum and mobile phones. These meetings are appreciated very much and we have been invited by Orange R&D, represented by Nick Rhodes, to visit Orange Island with Metaverse Tuesday.

Starting from next week, 9 June, each Second Tuesday of the month will be Second Metaverse Tuesday, to be hosted at Orange Island in Second Life. Same time, same format, but another place and perhaps more new, interesting people to meet!

And since the theme is always open, anyone will be welcome to bring in a theme that he or she is interested in to speak about with the group. So the themes following are only suggestions.

♦  The 6th anniversary of Second Life, SL6B with exhibitors selected to participate in this event. The objective is to enable different exhibitors including Europeans to meet and discuss their projects and initiatives in the Metaverse.

♦  European Metaverse Forum, which will be held from 6 to 13 December 2009. A first information on the state of preparations for this event and a call for participation are on the agenda.

More info and also room for discussion with other Metaverse Associates can be done here on Facebook.

And soon also more info on the blog of Orange-Island.