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== Meet Torley in Second Life! == | |||
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Video tour
What would video tutorials guru Torley be without an animated tour of Here? Check it out:
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The view from Here
| Check out Here pictures taken by fellow Residents, and add your own on Flickr! |
OMG PANORAMA!
Meet Torley in Second Life!
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.
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:
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!
Torley's office
I'd be delighted to chat with you in-avatar! See my office hour times.
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.
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.
Das boat ride
Prefer to travel by water? This'll take you partway around the isle.
Torley's big head
Click my head to read my blog posts!
Other "exhibits" are subject to change... Here is lively, dynamic, and engaging! Like Second Life itself!
Here's soundtrack
The enchanting piano music you hear on Here was composed by Torley too. They're a rotation of 176 pieces from the solo piano 7 album, which can be downloaded entirely for free and used in your own creations — please let Torley know if you do something awesome with them. In addition, the music stream — http://snurl.com/torleyradio which you can use on your land parcels — is provided by MediaMaster, which let you upload MP3s and play 'em inworld.