What do Whale Sharks, Hammerheads, Mako Sharks and teachers have in common? They can all be seen at the DEN in Second Life “Swim with Sharks Underwater Scuba Adventure” on Monday July 28th at 5 pm SLT (5pm PST, 7 pm CST and 8pm EST)! Everyone who pre-registers will receive a complete Scuba Diving outfit with equipment for free. (If you miss the pre-registration you can still participate however you will not get the free equipment.)
Yes, you heard it here, the DEN in Second Life will be journeying to the depths of the ocean with “http://www.padi.com/padi/default.aspx” PADI (Prof. Association of Diving Instructors) as our guides. Our underwater adventure will begin with a fun scavenger hunt on the Dive World Sim (complete with prizes of course), continue with our journey to the ocean depths with our capable and knowledgeable guides from PADI and then end with celebratory dancing at the Tiki Bar. It’s going to a be a wonderfully fun learning experience and we want you to join us!
Even if you have never set foot in Second Life we can help you! Please sign up for a dive time “http://densl-sharkdive.wikispaces.com/“. (If you need additional help getting on the island please indicate that on the wiki and we will contact you for a time.)This is a great opportunity for you to get involved with the DEN in SL and see just what kinds of things are possible in Second Life. We hope to see you all there soon!
Event: Swim with the Sharks Underwater Scuba Adventure When: Mon July 28 Time: 5 pm SLT (5pm, PST, 7 pm CST and 8pm EST)
RSVP: Pre-register by Sat July 26th http://densl-sharkdive.wikispaces.com/
Remember Shark Week begins on the Discovery Channel at 9PM EST on July 27.
Riptide has been itching to do another Trivia Game Gathering and even though there is one planned for March, I had this feeling that Rip wanted to do something sooner. Well, sure enough. In less than 24 hours, Riptide managed to gather enough questions and answers relating to movies which won the Best Pictures category. I should have suspected something when I saw some of his posts on Twitter. I gotta tell ya, when we put our minds to something, there ain’t nuthin’ stopping us (real or virtual!). Not only did Riptide put together 80 trivia questions and answers, load them into the Trivia Game, but he create the perfect set for the entire affair - replete with red carpet, stantions, posters, and an Oscar or two. As soon as I popped in and saw the red carpet I hurried off to change into something a little more appropriate for the affair. Thonalon did the same — popped in, took one look at Rip and myself — and promptly headed off to his own virtual dressing room. As you can see from the shots below, many of us took the ‘Red Carpet Look’ to the extreme — and we looked DAMM good! Thonalon and Thunder were by far the leaders in their knowledge of movie trivia and some others in atttendance were impressive as well. I got only one question correct — can’t remember the question, but the answer was ‘An American in Paris’.
Riptide and Laelia on the Red Carpet:
Lor Making Her Red Carpet Entrance:
Oscar Trivia Event:
Posted on February 24, 2008 in Activity by Nancy Sharoff
We’d love to know what our DEN members are ‘Thankful for…’ so we’ve created an activity whereby you will work on your SL skills and at the same time share the things you are thankful for. From November 1st - 15th, we ask that you create a PowerPoint slide (saved as a .jpeg) depicting what you are thankful for. Please make sure to include your name (SL and RL) somewhere on the slide. Once your slide is created (and saved as a .jpeg) this is what you will do:
Uploading Images (this means PowerPoints as well!!! — as long as saved as .jpeg) to SL:
1. Go into Second Life
2. Click on ^File^
3. Click on ^Upload Image (L$10)^ [note: this will cost you L$10 to do but DEN in SL will reimburse you for this cost]
4. Open your Inventory
5. Look in your ^Textures^ folder
6. Right click on your uploaded image
7. Click on ^Rename^
8. Rename your image “Thankful for…[your SL name]” (This will help us to easily sort through the images we receive.)
9. Click on ^Search^
10. Type in Celestia Cazalet and click on ^Search^
11. Scroll down to locate Celestia.
12. Click on her name.
13. In the window that appears you will see, near the bottom, ^Give Item^.
14. Left click on your ‘Thankful for…” image in your Inventory and drag it into the area next to ^Give Item^ (and inside the box it says ^Drop inventory item here.^.
15. That’s it!!! You’ll receive a message (in a blue window on the top of your screen)that says ’User not online. Inventory has been saved.’
Remember to submit your slides NO LATER THAN November 15th.
Posted on November 4, 2007 in Activity by Nancy Sharoff
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