Welcome to the fifth Sign of the Kite (SOTK) newsletter of 2016. Remember SOTK is the shortform newsletter that keeps you up to speed with all things Kitely and OpenSim. It is written BY residents FOR residents and is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Kitely. Got news of your world or group, an event, a recruitment drive, a newsworthy shop, product or promotion? Drop a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Tatiana’s Tea Room
There is a historical flavour to the latest stores to open on the Market. Tatiana’s Tea Room brings the first of a range of high quality products from the proprietor, TatianaDokuchic Varriale, who also maintains the fascinating Royal Courts wiki detailing the role-play activities of history-based communities across multiple grids. Tatiana’s Tea Room: … [Read more...]
SOTK Newsletter 12 Feb 16
Welcome to the fourth Sign of the Kite (SOTK) newsletter of 2016. Remember SOTK is the shortform newsletter that keeps you up to speed with all things Kitely and OpenSim. It is written BY residents FOR residents and is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Kitely. Got news of your world or group, an event, a recruitment drive, a newsworthy shop, product or promotion? Drop … [Read more...]
Looking for almost “freebies” on Kitely Market?
The HyperFind search tool can help. Simply go to bit.ly/hyperfind and enter “10 KC” (include the quotes) to get a listing of stores and items that include that search term. Note that 10 KC is the minimum price on the Market and the closest it gets to freebies. http://bit.ly/hyperfind … [Read more...]
Digital models as research tools in buildings archaeology
Visualising the Guild Chapel, Stratford-upon-Avon: digital models as research tools in buildings archaeology Graham discovered this while doing some background reading for his Shakespeare400 build. History builds are of great interest to both amateur historians and roleplayers who want to get a feel for environments that shaped both events and people in bygone times. … [Read more...]
(Nearly) Freebie of the week: Land Flattener (Gypsy Paz)
Terraforming inworld is good fun but sometimes you just want to restore an area to its pristine state and this simple tool allows you to do that. Simply add the script to a flat prim, move the prim to the position and height required, touch the prim to turn it on (shown in hovertext) and the land at that point is rapidly raised (or lowered) and flattened. The script is both … [Read more...]
The Machinima of Zuza Ritt
Best known as an ace mesh artist, Zuza Ritt also has undoubted talent in the area of machinima and two of her recent creations are especially worthy of note. The first is a tribute to the BBC TV series Sherlock and muses on what happens in 221B Baker Street when Holmes and his trusty sidekick Dr Watson are away on a … [Read more...]