Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #12: Exploring Spaceships, Fly-In Theaters, Modular Education Spaces and Cube3 Virtual Products

In today’s meeting we met with Larry Rosenthal (Cube Inada) of Cube3.com for a guided tour of Cube3 Virtual Worlds and Products displayed on ReactionGrid’s public grid.

Cube also shared his amazing background and knowledge of many different virtual worlds.  Read on for a full transcript and many photos.

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

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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Lost in Translation on the Hypergrid: Always pack your Babbler

When venturing forth onto the global Hypergrid of interconnected virtual worlds, you’ve got to be prepared.

Having a good guidebook is key.  And exploring with a group is always helpful.

But don’t forget, your inventory and avatar travel with you wherever you go.  So be sure to pack wisely.

Here’s how you can get a tool to help you avoid being “Lost in Translation.”

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #9: Visiting FrancoGrid to see the Eiffel Tower, Avant-garde Art, and Pandora

Today we took a Hypergrid jump tour from jokaydiaGRID to FrancoGrid.

We visited an accurately scaled reconstruction of the Eiffel Tower based on real life architectural plans, an avant-garde art installation, and a recreation of the world of Pandora from the movie Avatar.

Read on for a full transcript and lots of photos of our excursion.  Many beautiful sights were seen on this adventure!

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Let’s Build and Share Lists of Hypergrid Addresses

“Can we really go anywhere?”

“You name it.  If it’s down here.”

Read on to learn how you can easily find the Hypergrid Address of any region on ReactionGrid’s public grid, and how you can share your own list if you have one.

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #7 + #8: Exploring Mount Grace Priory on NewWorldGrid

Today we took a Hypergrid jump tour from jokaydiaGRID to NewWorldGrid.

We visited a historical recreation of Mount Grace Priory in England.

Read on for a full transcript and photos of our excursion.

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #6: Attending the Opera on FrancoGrid

Today we took a Hypergrid jump tour from jokaydiaGRID to FrancoGrid.

We attended an amazing mixed-reality live Opera on FrancoGrid.

Read on for a full transcript and photos of this beautiful event.

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #5: Exploring collaborative art and history education on ReactionGrid

Today we took a Hypergrid jump from jokaydiaGRID to ReactionGrid.

We visited PESD Island, a place where teens learn about history and art. It’s a great example of how to cultivate collaborative learning.

Read on for a full transcript and photos of our journey!

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club meet #3 and #4: Exploring “instant” Hypergates and live rock on FrancoGrid

We had two meetings this past Sunday, so I’m combining the transcripts in this update.

We explored using Hypergates to instantly jump between grids as a group.  And in the second meeting we attended a big live rock concert on FrancoGrid by The Reymones.  Read on for details and photos of the event!

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The Metaphor of Portals and how to create Instant Hypergates (aka “Blamgates”)

I’ve always loved the metaphor of portals. They are a powerful and evocative way to immersively interconnect virtual worlds.

Thanks to some simple scripting, I’ve been creating new Hypergate portals to other grids on my island Pathlandia in jokaydiaGRID.

Read on to learn how you can do it yourself.

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