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Using the Texture Boards on Kowhai
So that you all have a good range of textures available for your building projects I will be placing a number of Texture Boards on the group parcel on Kowhai. These textures have been gathered and put...
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Evaluating a build
Today we will be looking at how to ‘look at’ and evaluate a ‘build’ and I want to spend some time talking through some of the things that you should be looking at. I will probably use the SLENZ …...
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Scripting 101
Today is an important session in terms of learning about programming (scripts) in SL. We’ll be starting out with the basics and missing this session will put you on the backfoot as far as scripting is...
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Week 6 – Important News
Just to let you know that I am sick and won’t be in class today. I am sure some of you will be putting the final touches to your assignment posts today and that is fine, however I will be … Continue...
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Virtual communities
This week I want to start exploring communities in the virtual environment and its seems to me that the discussion really starts with deciding what we mean and expect from communities in our physical...
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Building Permissions and IP
This afternoon I want to look at how we use permissions and protect intellectual property in virtual worlds. You might find these links useful in the work we are going to do: Permissions in Second...
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Assignment 1 Results
I have just sent each of you an email sharing with you your marksheet for Assignment 1. I have used the email provided on your google doc. If you haven’t received an email or can’t access the...
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Assignment 2 Marking
I am happy to tell you that Assignment 2 is now marked and you should have had the email which shares the link to your google doc marksheet. If you haven’t received this email or are having trouble...
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Monday May 27 class
As you know today’s class does not have any specific teaching scheduled, instead it is time for you to work on your assignment 3 and to ask me for any help that you need. I appear to be suffering from...
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Monday June 10
Just a reminder that today is our last classroom session for the course. It seems a long time since I have seen you all I will be there this afternoon to provide any help or advice that I can give …...
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Invitation from Sam
Sam (Xanthus) has asked me to pass on this invitation to you all to join him for a paintball game on Monday at 2pm. He has posted some details here or contact him for further information. Hope to see...
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Further Building Resources
The first resource this week is another video which looks at copying and selecting and linking and unlinking prims as linked objects. As usual its best watched in high definition so you can see the...
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Evaluating a build
Today we will be looking at how to ‘look at’ and evaluate a ‘build’ and I want to spend some time talking through some of the things that you should be looking at. I will probably use the SLENZ …...
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Preparing for Textures 102
Just a reminder that Monday’s session is a full texturing exercise on the lamp that I directed you to build in the last two classes. The details for constructing the lamp are on the group parcel on...
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Assignment Google doc
There are still a number of you who have not yet shared your assignment google doc with Aaron and I. I think I have emailed everyone but please double check that you have shared the link with us as...
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Using the Texture Boards on Koru
So that you all have a good range of textures available for your building projects I have placed two Texture Boards on the group parcel on Koru. These textures have been gathered and put together into...
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Scripting 101
This coming Monday we will looking at the basics of scripting (programming) in Second Life. To help ease you into scripting I have added a number of resources below that you should take a little time...
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Assignment 1
When I came to check your google documents today to begin marking this assignment, I discovered that a number of you have not put the url of the posts you want marked into your document. Only one...
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The Default Script
As promised here is a link to a PowerPoint of the first part of Scripting 101 from our Monday session; The Default Script. You will need to have PowerPoint on your computer to view it. The slideshow is...
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