Sam is early American West small town. You'll find a lumber mill, saloon, chapel and wonderfully detailed mercantile store. Outside of town is a Native American teepee village. Walking around here gives a truly immersive sense of the time period. The world builder, Sam Wyatt, invites folks to come look around, hang out, and play. You can use a house or teepee by rezzing … [Read more...]
Insights from virtual ancient spaces
Liz Falconer's Virtual Avebury project is a highlight of Week 1 of History Month in Kitely. Avebury is near the famous Stonehenge site but is much larger. In this blog post, Liz notes some affordances of a virtual recreation of an ancient site. By creating the site without the modern roads and buildings, the original arrangement of the stones can be more easily analyzed. … [Read more...]
Australian Home Lands by Genavieve Page
Beaches, horses, rivers, waterfalls, and the great outback. Australia is a land of vast wonder. The Australian Home Lands world is worth wandering at length. Beautiful and whimsical with surprising little touches. Ramesh Ramloll recorded the recent visit by Metaverse Tours to Australian Home Lands. Take a peek and then go see for yourself. Check it out and then go visit for … [Read more...]
Risa IV by Ravyn Stormchyld
Risa IV is named after the famous resort planet from a certain sci-fi series. Creator Ravyn Stormchyld is putting his DJ Experience to use at the new dance club called Club Ravyn. (Hint: definitely pick up the dance hud.) In addition to the club, the world includes 20 free apartments for new Kitely members. Send and IM to Ravyn Stormchyld if you are interested in an … [Read more...]
Frostbite Thane by Freda and Heximer
Frostbite Thane is a combination of the last names of partners Freda Frostbite and Heximer Thane. Freda is a prolific writer and performer. Her partner Heximer is an air and space aficionado. Their 16-region creation is an artistic venue, a hang-out, a romantic setting, a place for poetry, fantasy stories and transportation adventures. Visit Frostbite Thane at: … [Read more...]
Transgenia by Daniel Hoffman
What happens when the DNA of different species begins to mix together and evolve brand new life forms? Visit Daniel Hoffman's evocative world of Transgenia to find out. There's more here than meets the eye (hint: take the shuttle to the skyplatform.) Most of the alien specimens and artifacts are free to copy. Take some of the oddities home and start your own alien … [Read more...]
All My Boats by Karima Hoisan
It's a dream. It's a living poem. It's hypnotic. It's another artistic space by Karima Hoisan with scripting by Dale Innis. Follow the instructions and float around inside a poem. Then hike around the Daliesque/Van Gogh -like mountains. https://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Karima-Hoisan/All-My-Boats … [Read more...]
The New Cookie II
Things are changing at Cookie II. There’s a fresh welcome area, new freebie shops. A gorgeous theater. A new blues club. And much more! Cookie II is a project of the RL nonprofit New Media Arts and is one of the oldest regions on Kitely. The popular Hypergrid WIP (Works in Progress) event is hosted by Selby Evans at the Hobo Sandbox here. From a post by Selby Evans in … [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...]