Strange that I posted last night's blog entry about having been invisible for most of the evening in-world, without so much as an allusion to a most embarrassing experience I had with the phenomenon a few days ago. I had purposely donned an invisibility prim out of a curiosity to see if it would work, and in the hopes it would allow me the chance to do some things on my land without interruption.
I have no idea if it actually worked, in fact I don't think it did judging by what happened.
After working on my land for a while that evening, I decided I was bored and would TP (teleport) to a place called Mournier Nude Beach which is always filled to capacity and is almost always good for a laugh. It's a place where new SL residents inevitably end up, what with the promise of nudity and free sex... who wouldn't at least once just have to check a place like that out? Ironically, it's often the first place male avatars become aware of the fact that they aren't born into this new and wondrous world with all of the necessary equipment with which to fully enjoy free sex and nudity. Believe me, that alone provides endless fodder for laughter, at least on my part, but I'm so easily amused. :-)
Upon my arrival at the landing point, I flew straight up and then over the horde until I was well into the gathering area but in a clear spot for landing, which is my standard procedure there, or else I am trampled, or become stuck, so it just seems to work for me.
Immediately I could just tell something was wrong... I'd actually forgotten I had the invisible prim attached until I read text in chat addressing the 'invisible script person' to which I no sooner replied "I'm sorry" realizing I must somehow be causing some sort of disruption with it, and was abruptly transported into a neighboring sim. I think I was kicked out, but I don't know for sure it all happened so fast, and me, a person who has never so much as earned a parking ticket. I don't know why, but I was mortified. I still don't think I'll be able to show my face there ever again.
I took the prim off, well... I thought I took it off, and went to another place where things really went haywire. As soon as I started to walk, I took off and couldn't stop, turn, fly or anything else, and the next thing I knew I received an IM from someone thanking me for running them over for which I apologized profusely, amidst a long drawn-out explanation. She seemed to believe and forgive me, and I'm really glad she did. I'll NEVER try to be invisible again!
2007-02-13
2007-02-12
Invisible in SL
I just logged out of Second Life for the fourth time (I think) this evening, each of which was spent as invisible, with the exception of my hair, my watch, my shoes and my eyelashes. These are worn as 'prim' attachments, which usually answer to another set of physical laws in the realm of SL, no matter how hard creators of these objects strive for realistic simulations.
I 'own' land and a house in SL, although 'house' is not what others of its type are referred to. It's actually what is known as a skybox which would seem self-explanatory if it weren't so surreal. Mine is stuck up in the air at roughly 770 meters in altitude, something that happened soon after I unpacked it while trying to see how high it could go. It's a little cramped and not nearly as warm and exotic as the Fijian house on stilts I had two weeks ago, nor as welcoming and whimsical as the petite stone cottage with all its yard pets (think frogs, fish, turtles, birds) which was my first house, but I love this skybox. In order to get down to my land on the ground, which I do often to spy on my neighbors (more about them in later posts) I have to teleport, which is fun for a geek like me, and more-than-vaguely reminiscent of 'Star-Trek'.
It would seem obvious to the uninitiated that a skybox would provide the utmost in privacy, or at least as much as is possible in a virtual world, but I have a few stories to tell (again, in later editions) which will disprove that assumption. Suffice it to say that you haven't lived until you've been proselytized to while nude by some stranger who moments before wanted nothing more than to jump your avatar bones. I'm very proud with how well I was able to maintain my composure with that one.
I 'own' land and a house in SL, although 'house' is not what others of its type are referred to. It's actually what is known as a skybox which would seem self-explanatory if it weren't so surreal. Mine is stuck up in the air at roughly 770 meters in altitude, something that happened soon after I unpacked it while trying to see how high it could go. It's a little cramped and not nearly as warm and exotic as the Fijian house on stilts I had two weeks ago, nor as welcoming and whimsical as the petite stone cottage with all its yard pets (think frogs, fish, turtles, birds) which was my first house, but I love this skybox. In order to get down to my land on the ground, which I do often to spy on my neighbors (more about them in later posts) I have to teleport, which is fun for a geek like me, and more-than-vaguely reminiscent of 'Star-Trek'.
It would seem obvious to the uninitiated that a skybox would provide the utmost in privacy, or at least as much as is possible in a virtual world, but I have a few stories to tell (again, in later editions) which will disprove that assumption. Suffice it to say that you haven't lived until you've been proselytized to while nude by some stranger who moments before wanted nothing more than to jump your avatar bones. I'm very proud with how well I was able to maintain my composure with that one.
Induction
This blog will be devoted to my newest addiction, Second Life. Born November 23, 2006, Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.A., to some inhabitants of 'the grid' I'm considered a 'n00b', newbie', etc... I have no doubt that I'm perfectly typical. Since that fateful day, I've watched as hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world connected to this real-life Metaverse to experience it for themselves.
I hope to impart some of what I've learned to anyone stumbling on the blog who may be overwhelmed by Second Life. It will also serve as a kind of self-imposed 'debriefing' on the subject for me, as I've immersed myself so completely that I'm often unable to process everything at once.
I'm a hardcore shopper in SL, and a gadget-loving geek when it comes to computers and the internet, so I expect to record my best finds in Second Life here as well, for my own future reference and for anyone else looking for the best Second Life has to offer.
My other favorite 'in-world' activity is to hang around highly-popular destinations and watch, listen to, meet and chat with other residents. I've met many nice people, laughed like crazy, and even had conversations with people that were almost spiritual in nature, though those are far and few between, but always hoped-for on my part. I want to include these experiences in the blog, if for no other reason than to have a record of all of my encounters; the people involved as well as the details of a given circumstance, conversation, etc.
I expect my take on SL to be interesting to 'newbies' and long-term residents, as well... that is if the perspective of a wide-eyed, child-like explorer is your cup of tea... and believe me, it's an apt description. :-)
I hope to impart some of what I've learned to anyone stumbling on the blog who may be overwhelmed by Second Life. It will also serve as a kind of self-imposed 'debriefing' on the subject for me, as I've immersed myself so completely that I'm often unable to process everything at once.
I'm a hardcore shopper in SL, and a gadget-loving geek when it comes to computers and the internet, so I expect to record my best finds in Second Life here as well, for my own future reference and for anyone else looking for the best Second Life has to offer.
My other favorite 'in-world' activity is to hang around highly-popular destinations and watch, listen to, meet and chat with other residents. I've met many nice people, laughed like crazy, and even had conversations with people that were almost spiritual in nature, though those are far and few between, but always hoped-for on my part. I want to include these experiences in the blog, if for no other reason than to have a record of all of my encounters; the people involved as well as the details of a given circumstance, conversation, etc.
I expect my take on SL to be interesting to 'newbies' and long-term residents, as well... that is if the perspective of a wide-eyed, child-like explorer is your cup of tea... and believe me, it's an apt description. :-)
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