Raving in Shengri La Hope
This Saturday, August 30, 3pm SLT rave on with DJane Qee Nishi. Theme is universal (interpret as you wish – science fiction, space odyssey, steam punk) in scenic Shengri La Hope. Haute Dress is always welcomed but not necessary.
Shengri La Hope 107, 140, 301, Saturday, August 30, 30 SLT. See you there!
Categories: Black Dress Technology · Blogroll · Fashion Research Institute · Shengri La · fashion · science · secondlife
Tagged: event, large-scale immersive event, Qee Nishi, Rave, science fiction, Shenlei, space, Universal
We had a great time Saturday over the (American) holiday weekend! Lots of new faces, lots of old friends, and another cool 3D event in virtual worlds in the Fashion Research Institute’s Shengri La sims in Second Life. We had DJane Qee Nishi laying down some totally fantastic Psy Trance that went on into the (for us East Coasters at least) wee hours of the morning.
A highlight of the evening was checking out all the awesome outfits, everything from High Victorian Steampunk to aliens from outerspace. G2 Proto was streaming the event live to Snowcrash TV, and at one point he got so excited that I was sure his head was going to unscrew….you haven’t lived till you have watched a probe bop to the beat. We won’t mention the incident of the baby junques being flung forth into the air (or were those spores?)
We had a nifty dance space, a huge particle bill, and we were joined by a great many of the openSim development community, some folks from the Microsoft effort, some of our IBM collaborators, and of course, the usual collection of Utopians all raving out. In the midst of our socializing and frolicking, a great idea was born: to hold a rave in OpenSim. Our friends in the OSGrid immediately volunteered space, Qee seemed up for the idea, and by the time the evening was done, we had gelled the idea.
Our next rave will be in Shengri La in the first part of August, but our end of Summer Rave will definitely be in OpenSim. We have some work to do to get ready for it, which ought to be exciting for all, and there will be some cool surprises along the way. Watch for details on this one, it promises to be enormous fun!
G2 Proto will have clips of the event available sometime later, so even if you couldn’t be there last night, you can see what you missed. Plus, of course, snaps of some of the attendees…
Not an Avatar. Remarkably cool.
OS Grid administrator Nebadon Izumi takes a break with friend Coke Supply
Goddess Harper Bereford ascends new heights
The colors! the colors!
Strawberry Fride braves time zones to strut her stuff
Her familiar was totally in keeping with the spirit of the thing
Life on Mars?
Old Friends Catt Gable and Woodstock Burleigh
This Raver had a completely color coordinated look happening
Always remember your umbrella when you’re in the fires of hell
Old friend Exrex Somme, AM Radio, and Rez
Chelsie Goodliffe turns it on
A cool Rave goer, G2 and master(?)
Grey is very haute.
G2 Proto is going to need some serious WD40
Rezz & I get jiggy
The unfortunate spore incident
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Categories: Blogroll · Fashion Research Institute · OpenSim · Shengri La · art · fashion · science · secondlife
Tagged: large-scale immersive event, largescale immersive events, nebadon, party, Qee Nishi, Rave, Shenlei, trance
If you couldn’t make it last night, you missed a great large-scale immersive 3D event in virtual worlds in the Fashion Research Institute’s Shengri La sims in Second Life. Over and above the fact it was another one of our typically cool, visually compelling rave parties with a fantastic music stream laid down by DJane Qee Nishi, what made last night particularly interesting was that we had OpenSim supporters and developers from both my technology partner, IBM, and from Microsoft and its partners.
Not unlike pounding the first stake in the transnational American railroad system, this casual social gathering stands as a critical point in the evolution of the open source OpenSim development movement.
Of course, for those of us who were there, we enjoyed the excellent tracks laid down by Qee, the fantastic outfits so many attendees put together, the witty repartee and occasional innuendo without being deeply impressed with the historical significance of the event. The usual IBM partiers were joined last night by developers and OpenSim supporters from Microsoft and one of Microsoft’s partners, G-Squared. G2 Proto (Kyle Gomboy – as mentioned in Tish Chute’s article on her UgoTrade blog) was kind enough to stream the event, live, from Shengri La to Snowcrash TV. Kyle will have clips of the event available sometime later, so even if you couldn’t be there last night, you can see what you missed. Plus, of course, snaps of some of the attendees…
DJane Qee Nishi is UP!
Garythegoat Raving in Style
Need…More….Particles
G2 Proto Looks Shocked
(But check out those wings!)
Chestnut & Zha Ravin’ in the Air
Calli’s New Wings
Script Wizard Dale & Harper
Blank Cleanslate, IBM OpenSim Island Manager
Various Ravers~!
A Greener Solution
Utopians Midrave: Rez, Chestnut, Calli, Zha, and Me
Go, Jess!
Awesome Rave Outfit!
Minions or Baby Junques? You Decide!
Ravers Raving on
Scientist Troy McLuhan Performs WaveLength Experiments
Michelle Has Great Wings
Frequent Raver Kate Nicholas and RobinG from G-Squared Rave on!
Rose Queen in a Prim & Proper Frock
Woo Hoo! Blue!
Ravers Eva Bellambi and Kate Nicholas
Another Fashionably Attired Raver
Raving Hip Hopper!
A Very Cool Outfit
A great time was had by all. Here’s to a bright future for OpenSim, and the day we hold our first rave in our IBM-hosted OpenSim. Get your Avatars ready, cause it’s coming, just a matter of time.
Hope you can join us next time, when we host the SteamPunk Rave in Shengri La!
Categories: Blogroll · Fashion Research Institute · OpenSim · Shengri La · art · fashion · micronation · science · secondlife
Tagged: 3D, fashion, IBM, large-scale immersive event, Microsoft, OpenSim, party, Qee Nishi, Rave, Shengri La, Shenlei, Zha
