Re: [-empyre-] advice for SL neophyte?

[Helen Varley Jamieson <helen@creative-catalyst.com>]

i'm also a very infrequent SL visitor; i usually get frustrated & 
bored before i've spent long enough there to work stuff out, & i 
haven't yet worked out how to get to places of interest. i did 
stumble across the ars virtua gallery, somehow, but after wandering 
around it for ages, not seeing anyone else i just felt like i was 
lost in a deserted never-ending labyrinth.

i had a depressing experience in SL with 2 friends, who were 
physically in the same room as me, sitting at the same table. they 
could both see each other in SL & were conversing, dancing & laughing 
hilariously. i was in exactly the same place in SL but couldn't see 
them, & they couldn't see me. we were looking at each other's screens 
& comparing where we were, it was definitely exactly the same place, 
we could all see the same landscape & other avatars - just not each 
other. i felt like the outcast kid in the school playground ...

i will try to come to the performance - it would be great if patrick 
could give us really explicit newbie instructions for getting there. 
& sniper tips from greg would be helpful too ...

h : )
in SL: frock hextall

> Millie Niss wrote:
> > I visited SL once or twice and was unable to get engaged with the 
> > virtual world, but after that, I read about very interesting 
> > happenings and art in SL.  How can a total beginner experience the 
> > things discussed here?  What are the must-see destinations in SL 
> > for someone interested in net art and e-poetry?
> I can share my strategy. I'm a frequent SL tourist, but don't spend 
> much time there outside of visiting sites of interest (I.e. art 
> happenings). Just keep tabs on the art lists for the usual press 
> releases and keep an eye out for those handy SURL's and make a list 
> for the next time you parachute into the multiverse. I find a 
> "sniper" like approach to virtual worlds is a fairly easy way to 
> investigate and explore them without committing large amounts of 
> time to random exploration, which in the less inspired moments of SL 
> can be about as exciting as wandering around a shopping centre.
> > (OT: how do I make my avatar have a custom shape -- not just custom 
> > clothing, etc. -- is there a link explaining SL modelling & how to 
> > attach it to my avatar?)
> Where is Patrick Lichty when you need him?  :)
>
> ,g
>
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