Torley island

Friendly greetings! Here is Torley Linden's island in Second Life. It's focused on video tutorials which teach you skills in a fun and fast way. There's also swatches of content creativity to explore and enjoy. By gaining a greater hands-on understanding of the beauty of Second Life, you'll be more confident and open to the fantastic possibilities which await you. In other words, Enlightened. » CLICK HERE TO VISIT HERE!!!

The view from Here

Check out Here pictures taken by fellow Residents, and add your own on Flickr!

The story of Here

In Torley's words...

After all this time, I finally have an island. I mean, it was an eventuality... I began my Second Life with no land, and even when I started working for Linden Lab, I usually scrounged parcels here and there. Sometimes I'd "camp out" on other Lindens' land when reproducing bugs and running other tests.

Things came together gradually. I:

• Kept getting asked by awesome Residents where video tutorials could be watched inworld.
• Wanted an increasing amount of space to advance research & development — you know that show MythBusters? I do the same sort of thing in SL.
• Needed a place to store example content objects referred to in my videos. (It's frustrating to follow an older video up to the end, only to find featured "Come here and get this!" items no longer exist!)
• Believe it's of the utmost importance for Linden Lab employees to understand Second Life by simply being a part of it and doing casual everyday stuff. Here is my manifestation of that.

Among other reasons. And so, I packed up my stuff from my longtime inworld residence of the Linden Village in Grasmere, and have since moved... Here.

Special thanx to Harmony Linden & Concierge Team for getting me setup, my wife Ravenelle Zugzwang for being my collaborator — some things, like wildly gesticulating at a computer screen and say "Move that Here!" (ha, puns) are still easier done in first life — and of course, thank you for visiting.

If you possess a curiosity to contact me, you may do so here. I warmly welcome your awesomeness!

Hotspots on Here

Click any of these names to teleport in Second Life:

• The BIG screen - You can't miss it. Shows the newest Video Tip of the Week.

The seats are weird, the videos are awesome.

• Video Tutorial kiosks - You can find a number of these spread around Here. They're usually in-context to provide a richer experience: for example, sitting tutorial near some poseballs you can try. The kiosks look like this:

Do as it says!

• Welcome corral - Where you'll start on Here if you didn't pick another destination. Yup, it's a reference to ye olde newbie corral. Pick up your free Torley Textures and other goodies!

You are indeed Here.

• Torley's office - I'd be delighted to chat with you in-avatar! See my office hour times.

Let's hang out!

• Terraforming landbox - One of the most fun parts of owning land, especially an island, is reshaping it — feel free to mold this terrain like clay! Move it up, down, and all around. Also watch my terraforming tutorial in the kiosk nearby.

Change the world around you.

• WindLight billboard - Watch the ad! WindLight's also known as "atmospheric shaders", and I've made many sky + water presets for you to play with! Make your days prettier, your nights more mysterious... you can get them here.

My infomercial.

• Das boat ride - Prefer to travel by water? This'll take you partway around the isle.

More fun with friends

• Torley's big head - Click my head to read my blog posts!

Amplify your awesome.

Other "exhibits" are subject to change... Here is lively, dynamic, and engaging! Like Second Life itself!