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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My New Gig at ReactionGrid

As of October 27th, I have joined the fantastic team at ReactionGrid.

My new role is Director of Community Development.

Read on for some of my thoughts on where I’ve been, where I’m going, and what brought me to make this new career jump.

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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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“The Everything Guide to Social Media” – quick review and my foreword to the book

Back in May of this year, I was invited by the author to write a Foreword for his soon to be published book “The Everything Guide to Social Media.”

The book is out now, and it’s a good read for anyone interested in exploring the current landscape of social media technologies.

Read on for more of my thoughts, and to see what I wrote in the Foreward.

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Introducing the Hypergrid Adventurers Club

I’ve decided to start something.

It’s an open club for anyone interested in group explorations of virtual worlds on the Hypergrid and sharing their experiences with others.

Want to join us?

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The Future of Virtual Worlds: No Fate but What We Make

In the movie Terminator 2, there is a memorable scene where Sarah Connor carves some words into a park bench.

I think those words hold a special meaning for those of us interested in the future of virtual worlds like Second Life, OpenSim, and whatever new worlds will come.

And I believe it’s a very bright future.  For everyone.

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