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Category: Public Works in the Metaverse
Second Life Build as a Deliverable
Over the last year or so since my first introduction to Second Life, I have found myself trying to think of ways that this technology can improve or prevent problems or issues that I have at work. As I blogged about the other day, we had a terrible problem with the design/builder of our water…
Knowledge Networking Group
Today I attended one of the three weekly meetings of the Knowledge Networking Group that was set up by Farnham Farrjones in Second Life. Farnham lives in Texas and works for the EPA. He has set up the group to help all of us meet and discuss what is going on with integrating the new…
SLEngineer and Public Works T-shirts Available
Lately I have been wanting to have a SLEngineer and Public Works Group t-shirt to wear so I created some products on the Zazzle Web site. (Zazzle is only one of the Web sites that allow anyone to order products with images that are uploaded.) Even though I initially did this just so my family…
Jeff and Sadie’s Bricklayer Display
Jeff Brody and Sadie Edelman have collaborated on creating a cool bricklaying animation and display and have set it all up on the dock near the education display (under the wind turbine) on the Public Works sim. If you teleport to the island, look for the red poseball by the brick wall, right click on…
Second Life Builds Take you from Cradle to Grave…
Well, maybe not really cradle to grave as in the lifetime of a person, but more in the lifetime of a project. Everyone seems to have realized the benefits that Second Life can offer during the planning stage of a project, but few have discussed how Second Life can be used throughout the remaining phases…
We have a Wiki!!!
At our first engineering meeting this year, Theory Shaw visited and suggested we develop a wiki for the projects that we were planning. What a great idea! He has been involved with the architecture group’s wiki and generously offered to set up a wiki for us. Wow, what a great guy. Our new wiki is…
Manhole Kit Now Available on Public Works
Ever since coming to Second Life, I have been working on ways to use the software to help me on my real life job. One of the items I have been working on is a Manhole Sizing Kit. Every now and then on a design, I am not really sure what diameter manhole would work…
What I want for Christmas
What I want for Christmas, at least from Second Life, is a scene exporter. Ok, maybe I won't get this for Christmas, but I would still be happy if I could get it sometime over the next year. Lately I have been working on a design project in Second Life that got me wondering how…
Engineer’s in SL Meeting – Training in SL
On Oct. 23rd several of us met to discuss training options in Second Life. Below is a chat log for this meeting: Oct 23rd Chat Log – Training in SL