Here are a few regions offering freebies on Kitely. This list is incomplete to say the least. We'll update as time goes on. Don't forget to say "thanks" to the region owners. … [Read more...]
Kayaker’s Magic at Panthalassa
Panthalassa is magical island. Where else can you spot dinosaurs roaming the shore while you roar past in your speedboat on the way to finish line in a boat race? After the race, surf the waves, go sailing or swim with the many water creatures. After that you can practice your aim with bows and arrows on the archery field. All of this has been created by a gifted … [Read more...]
Happy Fifth Birthday, Kitely!
(from SOTK Newsletter) Did you know that Kitely was running in stealth mode in February 2009 and pre-launch in May 2010? The first live record in the Wayback Machine is April 2011. The first Welcome to Kitely blog went live on April 20th by which time the grid was just under four weeks old. Graham looks at calendar and pauses to count on fingers. Ilan confirms … [Read more...]
SOTK Newsletter 26 Feb 16
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...]
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...]
Engineering Active Learning in 3D Virtual Worlds
By Dr. Michael Vallance Department of Media Architecture, Future University Hakodate, Japan. To advance education in the 21st century, experts in neuroscience argue for more ‘active learning’ through experience. A practical implementation for such active, experiential and, we propose, multi-disciplinary learning is for students to consider, analyze, solve and make personal … [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 – 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...]