User:Torley Linden

Friendly greetings! I'm

Torley, and I amplify your awesome.

I started my Second Life as a Resident (affectionately abbreviated as "Resi") in 2004 before working for Linden Lab, and grew very passionate about making our world a better place for you to live.

Learn Second Life fun & fast...

» WATCH VIDEO TUTORIALS!!!

What I do

I'm the Resident Enlightenment Manager on the Documentation Team.

I've made 220+ video tutorials & promos which've gotten 3+ million total views on YouTube, like this:

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I also nourish content creativity — I've made guides on making movies, taking snapshots, etc.
You can call me an uber-explorer and avid photographer of inworld beauty.
I've been known to wax philosophical and positively motivate others. Emphasizing how Second Life can improve your First Life is definitely a fave topic.
Additionally, I specialize in connecting seemingly unrelated pieces together and not just observing, but sharing eclecticism that gets missed!
I've contributed a lot to the Official Second Life Blog, with almost 200 posts made.

These are some of my free textures:

For my career highlights, see my VisualCV. It's like a resume but better.

For more of my stories, see my personal blog.

How to contact me

Send me a direct message!

Curious? Please see my Frequently Answered Questions first.

IMs and notecards do NOT get read when I'm focusing on work.

Send friend requests to Torley Olmstead, my alt "pleasure account".

If you want to chat with me inworld, Office Hours are your answer. I love having visitors.

I also love hearing stories from your Second Life, and your ideas for future video tutorials & help guides. While I usually can't provide extensive personal help due to not enough time, I treasure all awesomeness I receive. And there is no charge for awesomeness. ;)

I CAN'T help with...

individual policy, abuse, bug/feature request, or support issues. Please don't email me about them, it does us no good.

Interview request?

Torley in other places

I like social networking. You can add me on: Clipmarks, FaceBook, Flickr, Koinup, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube.

NONE of these are official, so I can't reply to serious work-related matters on them, with the notable exception of video tutorials & related discussion which transcend Second Life.