Need help with creating scuplted prims in Second Life?
May 5, 2008
Then Torley Linden’s latest tutorial may assist you in a big way.
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Suite of tutorial videos: land in Second life
May 3, 2008
Torley Linden has come up with eleven more tutorial videos - find them here
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Using the Second Life Wiki
April 5, 2008
Torley Linden has released a lengthy video tutorial on using the Second Life Wiki:
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22 more Second Life tutorial videos
March 20, 2008
Linden Lab’s Torley Linden is a man possessed - today he’s released 22 new tutorial videos:
“Adding & divorcing a Partner - Love & separation in 2 min.
Building materials explained - Rubber? Glass? Stone? What difference do they make?
Changing the time of day - Override to see better.
Changing your login location - For your sheer convenience.
Chat bubbles - A different, cartoony way to communicate.
Cheesy red tracking beacon - It’s animated and easier to see!
Driving a vehicle - Basics of buying and riding transportation.
Finding stuff buried the ground - Popular question, practical advice.
Finding your chat logs - So you can read, archive, delete, etc.
Freezing stuff for snapshots - Supahmodel, work it!
Friends permissions - What do those icons mean?
Hiding online friend notifications - Annoying you? Turn it off.
Hiding the Search panel in the menu bar - BY POPULAR DEMAND, NEW IN 1.19.1 RC!
Hover tips - Use them to get more info.
How high can you fly? - … and what’s up there?
Increasing font size for better readability - SLize matters.
Muting jerks & objects - Don’t let the spam crap get you down.
Stretching prim sides & textures - Makes editing objects easier.
Turning off object selection glow - Remove an annoyance(followup to “Advanced attachment adjustment)!
What are particles? - Not just for *bling*! I show you.
What is a sandbox? - Great to show your new-to-SL friends.
World Map - How to use it. “See the world, they say!” ”
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Minimising background noise in voice chat in Second Life
March 7, 2008
Linden Lab are discussing the issue of background noise and voice chat in their ‘Knowledge Base Article of the Week’ feature.
I’m hopeful this will become a popular article as like most people, I’ve had some astoundingly bad experiences with other people’s background noise. How about you?
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The taxonomy of virtual worlds
March 5, 2008
If you’ve always wondered what the difference between a MUD, MOO, MMOG, game world and virtual world is, then you’ll find this post on Terra Nova a godsend.
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Second Life release series of micro-video tutorials
March 5, 2008
Linden Lab’s Torley Linden continues to pump out video tutorials for new and seasoned Second Life users alike. This week he’s provided thirteen short videos:
1. What is a prim?
2. What does “rez” mean?
3. Using your mouse’s scroll wheel
4. Toggling Property Lines
5. Organising windows & menus
6. Chat bar shortcuts
7. Linking prims
8. Opening edit tools
9. Wearing attachments
10. Editing attachments
11. Opening the debug menus
12. Advanced movement controls
13. Zoom In & Out
These would be particularly useful for a new Second Life user not wanting to navigate the maze that’s Linden Lab’s support portal.
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