SL Cert - Basic Terraforming
SL Dev: Terraforming Certification
Audience
Basic: Any SL resident who wants to own land and modify it
Intermediate: Any SL resident who can demonstrate Basic skills and wants to improve them, especially by managing estates
Advance: Potential commercial terraformer or developer, or those with specialized land needs
Terraforming Skill Set
Basic Skill
1. Knowledge of SL viewer Land Tool
Testing (Practical in World (PIW))
• demonstrate at sandbox (raise, lower, smooth, roughen, select, use "strength" slider) • create a ramp or slope
2. Permissions
• demonstrate at sandbox understanding of land permission indicator
Intermediate Skills
1. Knowledge of Estate Land Management
• different types of estates (Mainland, Openspace, Homespace, Private)
Testing Could be multiple choice: eg:
Which Estate Type has a Limit of 19 Residents or less? A. Mainland B. Openspace C. Homespace D. Private
Note - the content here is going to overlap with Land Management.. how to resolve this?
1a Parcel division and management
• access and permissions, estate and parcel differences
Testing PIW
divide a parcel into 3 and set access differently for each parcel
1b Permissions
- access, build, terraform, teleport, fly
1c Access
2. Knowledge of Sim Land Management
3. Knowledge of Land Textures and Library elements
Testing PIW
change land textures on an estate show blending use Library plants
4. Use of Plants/Prim elements (rocks, roads etc.)
Testing PIW
place trees and shrubs build a path using prims
Advanced
1. Use of 3rd party tools (RAW creation and similar)
Testing: could be multiple choice eg:
What type of file is used for terrain definition in SL a. .tga b. .raw c. .gif
Testing PIW
Upload RAW file set water level Save RAW file
2. Awareness of existing SL land builds
take examiner to 3 SL estates and explain how you think they were created