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...]
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...]
SOTK Newsletter 29 Jan 16
Welcome to the third 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 brief … [Read more...]
Sign of the Kite Newsletter 15 Jan 16
Welcome to the second Sign of the Kite (SOTK) newsletter of 2016. This week we focus in particular on history builds in Kitely, a popular genre and a subject we will likely return to again in the future as new builds for education and roleplay reach fruition. Remember SOTK is the shortform newsletter that keeps you up to speed with all things Kitely and OpenSim. It is … [Read more...]
Sign of the Kite Newsletter 8 Jan 2016
PDF Welcome to the first Sign of the Kite (SOTK) newsletter of 2016 and best wishes from all at SOTK for the coming year. 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 … [Read more...]
It’s a Wonderful Life – presented in voice at Falling Water by Seanchai Library
For almost seventy years, people the world over have fallen in love with Frank Capra’s classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life. But few of those fans know that Capra’s film was based on a short story by author Philip Van Doren Stern, which came to Stern in a dream one night. That story will be presented on Saturday 19th December at 10 am! About 30 minutes … [Read more...]
VarRegion upgrade successful
The upgrade to VarRegions has taken effect with surprisingly few issues given it replaces not one but two prior options. Some minor glitches affecting the map have been identified and will be fixed shortly. More gnarly issues involve a new version of scripting command llCastRay (sometimes used in weapons) and loss of the hypergrid suitcase from inventory when jumping to a … [Read more...]
Free terrain mesh
Want to add interest to your terrain? Expert mesh creator Ozwell Wayfarer has kindly made available the lumps and bumps of his popular meshforms (think snowdrifts, for example). They’re available free from his world or for 10 KC (minimum price) from Kitely Market. And yes, they’re exportable and there’s a seasonally appropriate snow texture among others. Forum post: … [Read more...]
Sign of the Kite Newsletter – 2015 December 18
Welcome to the second issue of the Sign of the Kite (SOTK) newsletter. This is a new initiative FOR Kitely residents BY Kitely residents. No time to attend community meetings or read forums, blogs and social media? This is your concise weekly update on what’s happening in Kitely and the wider OpenSim community. Read it on the forum, get it in notecard form via the inworld group … [Read more...]
Kitely resident presentations at OSCC15
The annual OpenSim community meetup is now in its second year and attracted 270+ registrations with 100+ avatars inworld during most of the day. Ramesh Ramloll presented on the latest iteration of the sim-authoring tool RezMela which now integrates with real world maps. Ghaelen DLareh and Ruby ODegee presented an enchanting holoscene incorporating a Non-Player Character (NPC) … [Read more...]