Shapeways World Meetup Day #SWmeetup: Making the Virtual Real

Join us Thursday, February 28th, for a virtual meet up as part of the+Shapeways World Meetup Day 2012. It will be hosted by +JoJa Dhara who along with +Jeroen Frans (Frans Charming) will be on site at the Shapeways Meetup in Amsterdam. We will share updates from the local event as well as have a featured conversation with Maxi Gossamer a jewlery designer (http://maxi-gossamer.blogspot.com) who uses both Second Life and Shapeways to design and sell her 3D creations.

From Maxi's blog post on using Shapeways for 3D printing what were originally 3D virtual jewelry designs:

Shapeways and 3D printing is something that many SL creators could start thinking about right now. We can build in mesh for Second Life and then take those meshes and send them to the awesome Shapeways (3D printing bureau and shop), upload them and make them available for sale as real world products too, offering lots of different materials from Sterling silver, to bronze and other materials. This is really quite an amazing opportunity for digital creators of all kinds. 

more at: http://maxi-gossamer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/maxi-gossamers-second-life-jewellery.html

Join us in +Second Life at:http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vesuvius/105/167/25 or watch online the Netherlands Shapeways meetup at:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/metameets

February 28th, 2013, 10:30 AM PDT (SL) / 1:30 PM EST

More info on Shapeways World Meetup Day:http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1890-Announcing-Shapeways-World-Meetup-Day-on-February-28th.html

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Same Music but Two different worlds

Tonight two worlds got connected with music.

With help of January Lightfoot of 3DBerlin it was possible to have a party in Second Life Club Sound on New Berlin and on Cloudparty in Thoy's Club.

In both worlds I was dancing but listening to the same music as some one made music streaming possible in Cloudparty. Also thanks to Henmations we can now dance around the worlds.

This give more changes for the music world as Cloudparty is browser based and easy to acces for people that can not handle Second Life (yet).

Cloud Party Bugle: Live Music Event in Both Cloud Party AND Second Li...

Cloud Party Bugle: Live Music Event in Both Cloud Party AND Second Li...: Today is the first-ever live music (DJ) event to take place in two separate virtual worlds simultaneously: the Endzeit (End of Time) Party! ...

Multitasken with Virtual Worlds

Sometimes life can not go as you want. Which means that you can not go to an event or place you would love to go and enjoy meeting people you know virtual. But then virtuality is going to mean a lot at that point. A pity you can not be there for real but Hurray for virtual worlds!!!!

The event I am talking about is AdMire . A yearly event of musicians in the virtual platform Second Life where they meet ..jam perform and have a great time with their fans meeting for real.
For the virtual fans that can not travel because of reasons streams will be provided to enjoy the performances.

It is a great party and really advice to go there if possible.
Normally I try but this year was I not be able to.

But ofcourse do not want to miss it. Even though it is hard to remain behind the computer whole time it was a funny sight yesterday...

Multitasking with virtual worlds...

On skype I was talking to the person behind strea.

With the Lumiya mobile viewer I logged myself in and listened to the clear streams through my mobile

and on Cloudparty I was there for an network happy hour to let them know about this event...

In meantime listening, chatting and looking from time to time the olympics. And if I need a drink or had to go to smallest room just take the mobile so nothing needs to be missed....

That is multitasking between virtual worlds and the power of connection... and the most important have the feeling you are still there and be part of it.....

Cloudparty

I am not gonna scream out this will be the next SL and say LindenLab be aware with this new world.
Most of us were born in this Virtual world called Second life and the succes concept is a headstart for other developers to create new 3d environments.

But yeh what a party this is for Virtual Worlds users. Specially as it is in your browser and no need for any downloads.
Another step for non virtual world users to understand what Virtual Worlds are about as in a socializing creative concept.

Just as Kitely you use the loggin of Facebook by go to "try it" at www.cloudpartytime.com

You will enter a beginners space and from there you be guided to follow a tutorial which easy to handle.
If you do your tasks you get a house on an Island for free.

All creation is done in MESH.

People are making allready the most createst designs.

Unfortunate I am not such a designer but walking around the world to see the beauty of creation.

Keep you posted on my adventure in this new world.

See you in Cloudparty

JoJa's Home

For the first time in all these years I finally found a Home in the Virtual Worlds.
These last few weeks I guided a friend to create his own grid with the software of Open Sim used by DreamLandMetaverse It has been a great experience to set this grid up. Specially after a happy face of the owner.

Because of my effords I am alloud to own a sim called Suydersee attached to the sim Zwolle.
As I am living on the bottom of the Suydersee I am finally home. I used a fantasy file of Linda Kellie as I am a lazy builder or better to say I adore admire the creations that people are making.

With the soft music on my sim I am finally feeling at home. So strange as I been traveling a lot. Tried a lot of houses and owned sims on Second Life and other worlds. Still there was not a real comfort. Never the less I adore the places still and have some camping sites.
That I will visit regulary.
But on AviWereld I settled my home ;-)

Wandering around the Worlds again!

It has been awhile that a walked around the worlds. I was stuck in one virtual world and learned a great deal about Community Management. Building a bridge between the company and its residents/costumers. It has been a learning point that not allways they combine. But that is what the Community Manager is for.
Unfortunate I had to decide to choice for the Community as the company was not seeing them as they really are.

But it was a great experience and now I am back walking around the worlds.
I must say it is a great feeling of freedom after being so pressured from time to time and it is great I can do again what I loved the most. That is adore meeting people, connecting them and admiring so much their creation.
Today a friend send me a landmark of an exhibition "You Choose". This will only last for another day and it will go.
And yes good thought what will I choose ;-)
Deep in my heart I regret the desicion I was forced to make as I really loved to work with the community and make them more visible. But for time being I am going to go back what I loved the most that is bring the virtual community together in reallife.
This time not in the spring/sumemr time but in Autumn.
After that we will see what comes on my path. But my choose will not be at in this picture Sleep but Go Work!!