Monthly Archives: February 2023

Austin Tate’s Blog Backup to 17th February 2023

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Ai Austin

https://aiaustin.wordpress.com contains a backup of Austin Tate’s Blog for posts up 17th February 2023 created via a WordPress Blog “All Content” export from http://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/. The original WordPress theme used is Twenty Ten which has a main content width of 640 … Continue reading →

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FairShare – Resources

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Ai Austin

This blog post provides links and resources related to “FairShare” an experimental idea originated by Philip Rosedale (pioneer of Second Life and its digital currency – the Linden Dollar) to look at digital currencies in and between small cooperative groups. … Continue reading →

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Supercar in Spatial

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Ai Austin

Using the Spatial Creator Toolkit for Unity (see this blog post for resources) I have imported the Blender/FBX version of our Gerry Anderson’s Supercar model into a scene which can be visited by multiple simultaneous users with any Ready Player … Continue reading →

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Second Life PBR – Resources

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Ai Austin

Example PBR Materials (Chrome and Brass) on Door Knobs Physics Based Rendering and glTF materials use is coming to Second Life and a project viewer already exits for testing things using the Beta Grid. This blog post is to gather … Continue reading →

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Second Life – Les Salines – February 2023

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Ai Austin

Once again, I was inspired by one of Inara Pey’s excellent Second Life destination reviews to visit another nice build in Second Life, this time of a late Nineteenth Century western town in the “Nowhere” region of the Mohave Desert. … Continue reading →

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Roblox – 2023 NFL Concert

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Ai Austin

After checking out Roblox in July 2022, I returned to look at the “Rhythm City” experience created by Warner Music to accompany the 2023 NFL incorporating a motion captured virtual concert by Saweetie. More details here. Oh Dear! – Aspirational … Continue reading →

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Second Life Mole Day 2023

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Ai Austin

I joined the “Mole Day” celebration on 5th February 2023 to thank the Moles for all they do on behalf of Second Life residents. The Moles are the builders and maintainers of the shared spaces in Second Life, and provide … Continue reading →

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