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Second Life Official: Interviews, Video Tutorials, & Machinima

by Linden Lab

Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of members from around the globe. This podcast features: (1) insightful interviews with Linden Lab staff, (2) Video Tutorials by Torley which teach you how to use SL in a fun and fast fashion, and (3) selected machinima works by community creators. You can join us @ secondlife.com

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  1. Tip of the Week #48: Custom collision sounds

    Hey, what’s that sound? The answer here is a little-known fact that needs to be spread more: you can customize the collision sound an object makes. That’s right, you can make a falling anvil sound like its cartoon counterpart, a glass can emit a startling "crash!", or you can do something...

  2. Tip of the Week #47: How to report abuse

    The Governance Team and Torley present an awesome video tutorial which shows you how to file effective abuse reports and deal with griefer problems in Second Life!

  3. Tip of the Week #46: Make a glowing neon sign

    ArtRage, the natural-media painting program, is so easy to use with Second Life. Not only does it have a free version, with use of transparencies (download it @ http://torley.s3.amazonaws.com/transparent-canvases-for-ArtRage.zip ) , you can make glowing graffiti that suspends in the air and…

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  4. Tip of the Week #45: Change the default texture

    Every time you click the Default button in the texture picker, it shows you the yellowy plywood which has served us for years. But what if you want to choose your own Default texture? Watch this and find out how!

  5. Tip of the Week #44: A tour of Torley's island!

    There's a region named Here in Second Life, and it's Torley Linden's creative land o' chaos. You can video tutorials inworld, try some of the kewl stuff Torley raves about in-context, and get excited about creative possibilities. After all, the best way to understand Second Life is to experience it.

  6. Tip of the Week #43: What's new in Second Life 1.20!

    After a second lifetime of testing, it's out in the wild as the main viewer! What features await you, and how can you benefit from them? Watch this, and in less than 8 minutes, you'll know!

  7. QUICKTIP: Bookmark Second Life places in your web browser II

    Here's more info on SLURLs and how to control where you teleport. By understanding this better, you’ll be closer to mastering inworld exploration as I have.

  8. QUICKTIP: Bookmark Second Life places in your web browser I

    You can use the familiar comfort of Firefox or another browser to store inworld landmarks.

  9. QUICKTIP: What is the Library?

    In your Inventory window is a folder with Linden-provided stock content, including avatars, textures, etc.

  10. QUICKTIP: What is that white dot over my head?

    It's your voice chat status indicator. Here's how to turn it off.

  11. QUICKTIP: View webpages with the Media Browser

    Ever wanted to easily pop open an in-viewer web browser? Here’s how!

  12. QUICKTIP: Show invisible objects with Highlight Transparent

    Ever run into a wall you couldn’t see? Here’s how to reveal them. Other uses of invisible objects also covered.

  13. QUICKTIP: See where you're pointing with Show Point At

    A related feature to Show Look At. Hopefully per VWR-8144 on the Issue Tracker, it’ll be easier to use.

  14. QUICKTIP: See who's looking at you with Show Look At

    By popular request! Know if you’re being watched. Thanx to Richard Linden for info on what the different colors mean.

  15. QUICKTIP: Restore your lost Local Chat tab

    If you forgot where it went, don’t panic. Just watch this and you’ll be on your way.

  16. QUICKTIP: Make stuff easier to sit on

    You should also know this. The sit click action lets people sit on your creations (both scripted and not) with one left-click! There’s hardly ever reason to not use it on chairs, poseballs, and so on.

  17. QUICKTIP: Sitting

    You need to know this. But even if you do, did you know these tricks? See inside!

  18. QUICKTIP: Linden trees in coalesced objects

    Got Linden trees in a coalesced/combined object you can’t rez because you don’t have land? Courtesy of our Support Team comes a workaround.

  19. QUICKTIP: What are coalesced objects?

    They’re what happens when you take more than one object at the same time. See this to understand why they’re both a pleasure and a pain.

  20. QUICKTIP: Explore with Profile Picks surfing

    I’m crazy about sharing better ways to get around. Here’s an unobvious-but-valuable way to "connect the dots".

  21. QUICKTIP: Change the viewer's skin

    New in Second Life 1.20 is the easy option to choose how the user interface looks. Don’t forget, more customizability is on the way!

  22. QUICKTIP: Increase graphics detail beyond Preferences

    On a powerful enough computer? Want to take extra-high-quality snapshots? Maybe you need to do this!

  23. QUICKTIP: Boost performance with Graphics Preferences

    With a few clicks, you can make Second Life run faster/smoother. Especially recommended if you’re new to SL and having a tough time.

  24. QUICKTIP: Camera Options sliders in action

    What do they do? I'll show you!

  25. QUICKTIP: Voice Chat: Turn on Lip Sync

    Make your avatar’s lips move while talking. One of the coolest "hidden" features we have; you’ll need at least version 1.20 (not the existing 1.19 viewer) to play with this. Don’t forget to check out the documentation!

  26. QUICKTIP: Voice Chat: Customize Speech Gestures

    Harmony Linden got me thinking: I haven’t yet seen a custom speech gesture pack. Has anyone made one? In the meantime, watch this to get started. Do backflips and belly laughs while you enunciate, for all I care.

  27. Tip of the Week #42: Get started scripting with Autoscript

    Second Life scripting is a lot easier with Autoscript, Ann Enigma's simple tool to generate scripts for popular purposes: giving notecards, changing an object's color, and playing sounds are all possible. Enhance your inworld interactions and watch this video tutorial to learn how!

  28. Tip of the Week #41: Make an awesome shirt with ArtRage

    In Second Life, you never have to fear losing your shirt, because you can always make a new one in a just a few minutes! Follow along with Torley as he paints the way forward.

  29. Across the Metaverse: from Second Life to OpenSim

    Researchers from IBM and Linden Lab® gathered in an experimental area of the 3D virtual world, Second Life. Together they prepared to teleport outside Second Life to another virtual world, called OpenSim. It was a journey no avatar had taken before. More info @...

  30. SL5B: Mitch Kapor's Closing Keynote (VIDEO)

    Mitch Kapor, on Linden Lab's Board of Directors, and Robin Harper, VP of Marketing & Community Development, wrap up the Second Life 5th's Birthday festivities with a keynote address. You can find more info @ https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL5B

  31. SL5B: Mitch Kapor's Closing Keynote (AUDIO-only)

    Mitch Kapor, on Linden Lab's Board of Directors, and Robin Harper, VP of Marketing & Community Development, wrap up the Second Life 5th's Birthday festivities with a keynote address. You can find more info @ https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL5B

  32. Tip of the Week #40: Make seamless textures with Wood Workshop

    Torley shows you how easy it can be to make great, realistic (or surrealistic) textures which seamlessly tile (no ugly gaps between repeats) in a matter of minutes. Discover, experiment, and enjoying Wood Workshop with Second Life!

  33. SL5B: Philip & M's Opening Keynote (AUDIO-only)

    Chairman of the Board Philip and CEO M Linden of Linden Lab kick off the celebration of Second Life 5th's Birthday with a keynote address. You can find more info @ https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL5B

  34. SL5B: Philip & M's Opening Keynote (VIDEO)

    Chairman of the Board Philip and CEO M Linden of Linden Lab kick off the celebration of Second Life 5th's Birthday with a keynote address. You can find more info @ https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL5B

  35. Tip of the Week #39: Record voice chat and sounds

    Torley walks you through recording voice chat (and other sounds) in Second Life. Whether you want to capture a public event (like a meeting or class) or do a podcast, these fundamentals will get you on the right track.

  36. Tip of the Week #38: What is a group liability?

    This video tutorial explains what "group liabilities" are and why it's important to check your groups to see if you're being charged small amounts of L$ each week for listing group-owned parcels in Search. Wow, what a mouthful of a sentence. It's easier if I show you -- watch the video!

  37. Tip of the Week #37: Who are Lindens?

    Learn more about Linden Lab employees! In this funtastical video tour, I'll show you: you how to meet Lindens in-avatar via Office Hours, where to find out more about specific employee expertise, how to tell if a Linden is genuine (impersonation is not only stupid, it's against our Terms of...

  38. Inside the Lab #4: Education discussion

    Katt Linden interviews Pathfinder and Claudia Linden about some of the fascinating education projects taking place in Second Life. These two expert Lindens share some of what they’ve learned working with educators inworld and at conferences, as well as from participation with some of the groups...

  39. Tip of the Week #36: Let friends & groups edit your objects

    Sharing is caring! (Or something like that.) And a big benefit of Second Life is being able to collaborate with friends & groups of people you share interests with -- live, in realtime. Ever wanted someone to help you reposition furniture? Or perhaps remodel your house? That's what friends are…

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  40. QUICKTIP: What do parcel status icons mean?

    Hover over to get a tooltip, or click to get an extended description.

  41. QUICKTIP: Use the pie menu quicker

    By holding down the right mouse button and releasing it on a pie menu "slice", you can use options with less effort.

  42. QUICKTIP: Unwear attachments to give them

    Unintuitive but it works: you can give body parts/clothes while wearing, yet attachments (objects) need to be taken off first

  43. QUICKTIP: Turn off annoying UI sounds

    Want to silence the IM "ding-ding!" or any other user interface sound selectively? We have an Advanced menu option for that.

  44. QUICKTIP: Troubleshoot sound not playing

    A quick run-through of reasons why you might not be hearing sound. Be sure your speakers are on, too.

  45. QUICKTIP: Stop falling through floors

    Have adjacent parcels of land which span more than one region? You'll want to check out this workaround.

  46. QUICKTIP: Scroll through tabs faster

    Just click and drag the mouse button to blaze through!

  47. QUICKTIP: Open the Advanced menu

    Within this hidden menu are many powerful features which I've covered in other tutorials. Since they're unsupported, use them at your own risk... be aware!

  48. QUICKTIP: Make a 1-way tinted window

    This simple exercise can be applied whenever you want to texture faces of a prim independently and differently.

  49. QUICKTIP: Learn the Lag Meter

    Saying "lag" by itself is like saying "I hurt" to a doctor. But where, and what kind of pain? Have a look at the lag meter!

  50. QUICKTIP: Instant viewer download link

    http://get.secondlife.com will instantly download the newest main viewer in the current operating system you're on.

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Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of members from around the globe. This podcast features: (1) insightful interviews with Linden Lab staff, (2) Video Tutorials by Torley which teach you how to use SL in a fun and fast fashion, and (3) selected machinima works by community creators. You can join us @ secondlife.com

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