Category Archives: Announcements

Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #24+25: A Christmas Adventure on FrancoGrid

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This past Sunday we made two excursions to a very special Christmas Festival on FrancoGrid.

The creative force behind the festival was Nani Ferguson, who also created the amazing Pandora region we visited in a previous tour.

This festival features a beautiful Christmas Village, free winter clothes, skiiing, ice skating, and a challenging Christmas Hunt full of freebies.

The festival will be open until Jan 19th, so be sure to check it out before it closes!

There are 3 full regions to explore (Winter, Pole Nord, and Noel), including a hidden underground chocolate maze full of surprises.

Read on for many photos and a full transcript of our discussions.

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Maps and HyperBase42: Charting the Hypergrid

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The map on the left is my first attempt to summarize all the different grids and regions we’ve visited with the Hypergrid Adventurers Club.  It also shows the hypergrid routes we’ve taken in the course of our exploration.

I deliberately did not include things like coordinates and hypergrid addresses, since I wanted this map to be an overview and more of a conceptual outline.

We’ve been pretty busy, yes?

And there’s still so much more for us to explore.

Read on for help making your own maps, and learn about an exciting new project called HyperBase42.

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #20: Discussing web-based virtual worlds and exploring Jibe / Unity3D

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At a recent club meeting, some folks mentioned they were interested in learning more about web-based virtual worlds and possibly taking a tour of one of them.

So today, our discussion focused on web-based virtual worlds.  And instead of traveling the Hypergrid, we made a special visit to a Jibe-based Unity3D world.

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #18+19: Exploring Quebec on FrancoGrid, Discussing Content Licensing, and Discovering Crop Circles

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In today’s two meetings we explored the region Quebec on FrancoGrid.  This region featured a library with interactive 3D exhibits, a planetarium with a UFO exhibit, and a replica of the Pont de Québec bridge.  We also had great discussions including one about content ownership and licensing in OpenSim.

Read on for a full transcript and many photos of our adventure.

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New Outpost on the German grid of Metropolis

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I’ve just established an Outpost for the Hypergrid Adventurers Club on the German grid of Metropolis.

It’s located in the large train station at the Metropolis arrival point *CenterWorld*. Inside you’ll find freebies and more!

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #15: Sci-fi art and fun in FrancoGrid

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In today’s meeting we visited FrancoGrid and checked out a very cool science fiction themed region named Hybride.

Hybride was stunning.  It’s impressive to see how one can create a consistent visual theme across an entire region.  We met some of locals of FrancoGrid, stopped by a great freebie store, and ended with an impromptu dance party.  Read on for a full transcript and many photos.

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #13+14: Exploring the German grid of Metropolis Metaversum

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In today’s two meetings we explored Metropolis Metaversum for the first time.

We met some of the citizens of Metropolis, visited a beautiful train station, looked at classic German architecture, and found some nice freebies along the way.  We also learned that Nani Ferguson from FrancoGrid is creating a special scavenger hunt event for Christmas.  Read on for a full transcript and many photos.

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3D AIDS Quilt Launching in jokaydiaGRID on World AIDS Day, Dec 1st

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December 1st is World AIDS Day.

The wonderful folks at Startled Cat and the Karuna Initiative are launching a beautiful 3D AIDS Quilt this year, supported by jokaydiaGRID.

I highly recommend you check this out.   Read on for details.

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Beginning next week, my Office Hours in ReactionGrid

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Starting next week, I will be holding regular Office Hours in ReactionGrid.

See this page for all the details.

-John “Pathfinder” Lester

Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #10+11: Speaking French, Meeting with VWCamp guests from FrancoGrid and Revisiting the Eiffel Tower

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In today’s 2 meetings we spoke French with Babbler, met up with folks from FrancoGrid attending a Virtual Worlds Camp on ReactionGrid, revisited an accurate reconstruction of the Eiffel Tower based on real life architectural plans, and found many freebies at the “Ile aux Freebies.”

Read on for a full transcript and photos.

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