Voice Test Team
This page is to be edited and kept up to date by the Voice Test Team currently staffing Orientation Island 15.
- Please post all of your efforts, observations, ideas and strategies for improving retention and use of Voice
- Link to Volunteer Kickoff Meeting Agenda
Voice Test Team Stats
TO BE ADDED AFTER WEEK 1
Diary
Please record your strategies for the day along with your efforts and observations below (please put the date after each entry).
SAMPLE: I greeted residents by singing a song. -- Kurz Linden, Monday, July 16, 2007, noon-5pm
July 18, 2007 (Phree2Be Foxley): I guess I'm the ginnie pig. Clocked in from 4pm to about 1130pm. OI was really quiet. I only really helped one person, but the experience of helping with voice was worth it. It was really odd at first speaking instead of typing. Usually we get to think about what we say as we type and try to get just primary information out there to get new residents going. I had a 20 minute conversation with this guy that would have taken me hours to type. No more click here...did you get that...click there...did you get that...what....no...ok one more time...etc, you know the drill. Now it is practically instantaneous. Once you get voice enabled. Most of the folks at my time were spanish speaking and either did not understand me (or my babbler), or did not need the help. Anyway that's it until tomorrow. Good night.
Strategies and General Observations
Low Volume/No Volume in Windows Vista: This is a known issue with Windows Vista that affects some Second Life residents. The workaround/solution is to uninstall the audio drivers in Device Manager then reboot the system to allow Windows to reinstall the audio drivers. -- Dirk Talamasca, 12:54 AM PDT
Voice Not Working in Windows Vista: Some Second Life residents running Windows Vista cannot get SLVoice.exe to engage. The workaround/solution is to run SLVoice.exe in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-compatibility-mode[1] -- Dirk Talamasca, 1:11 AM PDT
Observation - Gestures and sounds interrupt voice chat. To make voice chat more enjoyable, you may disable background sounds. Pictured Below are my personal preferences while in voice chat. Simply pulling the slider controls up to a higher level later allows you to enjoy the gestures and other background sounds that you are accustomed to. Dirk Talamasca July 15th, 2007 7:51 AM PDT
Schedule
Please note that this is only a suggested schedule. Please feel free to drop by whenever you have availability or as warranted by the number of new users on the orientation island.
| Second Life Time (eastern time) | 5am-9am (8am-noon) | 9am-noon (noon-3pm) | noon-5pm (3pm-8pm) | 5pm-8pm (8pm-11pm) | After 8pm (after 11pm) - see note below |
| Monday | Evie, Master | Taylaa, Yankee, Destiny, Yummie (2-3:30) | Renee, Dirk, Hinkley (until 3pm) | Kerian, Savannah (after 6pm) | James, ScubaChris, DoteDote (after 10pm) |
| Tuesday | Savannah (from 6am), Master | Bubbles (from 8am), Dirk, Yummie (2-3:30), Taylaa | Renee, ScubaChris, Bubbles (until 2pm) | Kerian, Evie, Phree2Be (from 4pm) | James, Destiny, DoteDote (after 10pm) |
| Wednesday | Evie | Savannah, Taylaa, Yankee, Yummie (2-3:30) | Renee, Dirk, Hinkley (until 3pm) | Kerian, Phree2Be (from 4pm) | James, Destiny, ScubaChris, DoteDote (after 10pm) |
| Thursday | Savannah (from 6am), Master | Bubbles (from 8am), Dirk, Yummie (2-3:30), Taylaa | Renee, ScubaChris, Bubbles (until 2pm) | Kerian, Evie, Phree2Be (from 4pm) | James, Destiny, DoteDote (after 10pm) |
| Friday | Evie, Master | Taylaa, Yankee, Destiny, Yummie (2-3:30) | Renee, Dirk, Hinkley (until 3pm) | Kerian, Savannah (after 6pm) | James, ScubaChris, Phree2Be, DoteDote (after 10pm) |
| Saturday | Savannah (from 6am), Master | Bubbles (from 8am), Dirk, Yummie (2-3:30) | DoteDote, Yankee, ScubaChris, Bubbles (until 2pm) | Kerian, Evie, Renee | James, Destiny, Phree2Be |
| Sunday | Evie, Master | Savannah, Yankee, Destiny, Yummie (2-3:30) | Yankee, Dirk, Hinkley (until 3pm) | Kerian, Phree2Be | James, ScubaChris |
Floater: Linda
Note: Those volunteering during the after 8pm SLT (after 11pm EDT) slot, stay as long as you'd like while new users continue to appear on the OI (obviously not intended to be all the way until 5am)