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| [[Image:Watermelon-revolution.jpg|128px|right]] <font size=3>''Friendly greetings!'' I'm [[Image:Torley-favicon.png]] '''Torley Linden''', and ''I amplify your awesome''.</font>
| [[Image:7045842241_e195645f8a_o.jpeg|128px|left|link=http://bit.ly/a6s8nM]] <font size=3>''Friendly greetings!'' We — for simplicity's sake — I am [[Image:Torley-favicon.png]] '''Torley Linden''', and ''I amplify your awesome''.</font>


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. <br /><br />
I started my Second Life as a customer/user/Resident (affectionately abbreviated as "Resi") in 2004 before working for Linden Lab, and I've contributed to a variety of teams and departments. Over the years, I've seen and done a lot here. But throughout it all, the connecting thread has always been inspiring ''you'' to get the most out of Second Life. As I like to say, user-created content isn't just the stuff you make — it's how you feel if we've done our job right. And now I'm working on other products at LL, too.<br />


<font size=6>'''» [[User:Torley_Linden/Contact|Contact Torley!]]'''<br><br></font>
All pronouns apply to me. Especially "we". Rumor has it I'm an AI. That carries a 99.44% probability of being correct.<br />
 
'''This page is somewhat outdated, but you can see [https://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/sets/72157605740036376/ recent places I've explored in Second Life]. I can't always reply to messages amidst my work but I am fairly active on [http://www.plurk.com/torley Plurk].'''
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== What I do ==
== History ==


[[File:5367322144_5d63ced7a8_o.jpg|640px|right|link=http://bit.ly/a6s8nM]]
Stuff I've done, in somewhat arbitrary order:


<font size="3">'''I'm the Resident Enlightenment Manager on the Editorial Division of the Experience Design Team.'''
* As Senior Multimedia Producer, beyond Second Life as we expand into other ''shared creative spaces'', filmed and edited various video trailers and tutorials for all of our products including: [http://buildpatterns.com Patterns], [http://creatorverse.com Creatorverse], [http://dio.com Dio], [http://versu.com Versu], [http://blocksworld.com Blocksworld], and [http://desura.com Desura]. One of my [http://torley.com other lives] contributed music. ;)
 
** Composing new music for Blocksworld, which you can hear in the [http://bit.ly/1yRGMhj Blocksworld trailers] I did.
<font color="#ff0080">'''My job is to teach ''you'' how to get the most out of Second Life.</font>'''</font>
** With team help, made all [http://bit.ly/1b9ytTd Second Life 2013 and 2014 feature highlight videos] including our expansion into virtual reality with [http://bit.ly/1wBAtwo Oculus Rift Support].
 
** Also been teaming up with Cox Linden for the [http://www.buildpatterns.com/versions#!videos/c1n91 Patterns gameplay update vids].
<font size="1">(But wait, there's more...)</font>
* As Resident Enlightenment Manager, made hundreds of Second Life video tutorials & promos which've gotten millions of views. Finished a new series of [http://bit.ly/15WiV0K QuickTips]. Did [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r74hkI-JcHY&feature=plcp this trailer] (yes, that is all actual inworld footage). [http://youtube.com/secondlife Visit our YouTube channel and subscribe!]
 
* Made guides on [[Movie_help|making movies]], [[User:Torley_Linden/Snapshot_tips|taking snapshots]], etc. which have helped thousands of Residents (many of which personally told me... thank ''you!'').
* I've made 300+ Second Life video tutorials & promos which've gotten 6+ million total views. [http://youtube.com/secondlife Visit our YouTube channel and subscribe!]
* Pioneered [http://bit.ly/a6s8nM inworld photography] techniques.  
* It thus becomes clear I nourish content creativity — I've made guides on [[Movie_help|making movies]], [[User:Torley_Linden/Snapshot_tips|taking snapshots]], etc. which have helped thousands of Residents (many of which personally told me... thank ''you!'').
* Various artwork and design for official SL branding stuff, including [[login screen]]s and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/5835657661/in/photostream Marketplace banner art]. It's hard to stay away from '''<font color="#00ff00">neon</font> <font color="#ff0080">watermelon</font>''' colors. I try.
* I [http://blogs.secondlife.com/people/Torley.Linden contribute a lot to the Official Second Life Blogs], with 250+ posts made. [http://bit.ly/sltnt Come see our Tips & Tricks!]
* Added lots of photogenic places to the [http://secondlife.com/destinations Destination Guide].
* Related, I make frequent guest appearances on [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/Forums the forums] to answer questions and demystify, well, mysteries.
* ''Trivia:'' I've popularized usage of ways to do things in Second Life, like inventory-sorting and machinima-filming. I've also popularized numerous Second Life terms, including "[[Resi]]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzw1WEn8H0 flexiprim]", and "[http://torley.com/how-to-turn-off-those-damn-facelights facelight]". (But not "landbot". :p)
* You can call me an uber-explorer and [http://bit.ly/a6s8nM avid photographer of inworld beauty]. Some of the cool places I visit get added to the [http://secondlife.com/destinations Destination Guide].
* These are some of my '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/collections/72157594588432564/ free textures]''', also '''[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Torley/158/163/68 available at Torley island in Second Life]'''. (If you're looking for a groovy texture creation tool, I'd totally recommend [http://filterforge.com Filter Forge].)
* I do various artwork and design for official SL branding stuff, including [[login screen]]s and Marketplace banner art. It's hard to stay away from '''<font color="#00ff00">neon</font> <font color="#ff0080">watermelon</font>''' colors. I try.
* Additionally, I specialize in connecting seemingly unrelated pieces together and not just observing, but ''sharing'' eclecticism that gets missed! Sharing cool content is a must.
* These are some of my '''[http://torley.com/textures free textures]''', also '''[http://bit.ly/torleytextures2 available on the Marketplace]''':
*: [[Image:Torley-Textures-V.jpg|256px|none|link=http://bit.ly/torleytextures2]]
*: [[Image:Torley-Textures-V.jpg|256px|none|link=http://bit.ly/torleytextures2]]
* ''Trivia:'' I've popularized usage of ways to do things in Second Life, like inventory-sorting and machinima-filming. I've also popularized numerous Second Life terms, including "[[Resi]]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzw1WEn8H0 flexiprim]", and "[http://torley.com/how-to-turn-off-those-damn-facelights facelight]". (But not "landbot". :p)
* Frequently posted on numerous generations of our forums to answer questions and debunk myths.
* Unofficially, I'm the [[Culture|Second Life Culture]] Minister.
* [http://blogs.secondlife.com/people/Torley.Linden Contributed a lot to the Official Second Life Blogs], with 250+ posts made. Lots of [http://bit.ly/sltnt Tips & Tricks!]
* My SL profile says I'm [http://my.secondlife.com/torley.linden interested in this stuff].
* Was a highly active prime architect and lead contributor on this Wiki, with 5+ million views on [[User:Torley_Linden/Wiki|pages I've started or substantially edited]]. I can still help when needed, but my focus has changed over time. You can [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Torley+Linden see every edit I've made here].
* All pronouns apply to me. Especially "we".
* Was on the [[Documentation Team]]. I've also been on various incarnations of community-facing teams and I've worked on product management/development, quality assurance, user interface design, and so on. (I've never formally worked in marketing, but some Resis erroneously call me "Linden Lab PR". I'm just around a lot.)
 
* Wrote a lot of [[Viewer 2 Help|SL Viewer Help]]'s previous generations.
Thanx for reading all those bullet points, now refresh your eyes with something awesome Brett Linden and I made:
 
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=== Previously... ===
 
Stuff I did:
 
* I was a highly active prime architect and lead contributor on this Wiki, with 2+ million views on [[User:Torley_Linden/Wiki|pages I've started or substantially edited]]. I can still help when needed, but my focus has changed over time. You can [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Torley+Linden see every edit I've made here].
* I was on the [[Documentation Team]]. I've also been on various incarnations of community-facing teams and I've worked on product management/development, quality assurance, user interface design, and so on. (I've never formally worked in marketing, but some Resis erroneously call me "Linden Lab PR". I'm just around a lot.)
* I wrote a lot of [[Viewer 2 Help|SL Viewer Help]]'s previous generations.
* In 2009, I mined our info-pages for [[MOTD|Message of The Day tips & promo links]].
* In 2009, I mined our info-pages for [[MOTD|Message of The Day tips & promo links]].
* I've been known to [http://torley.com/oldblog/second-life-koans wax philosophical] and [http://torley.com/oldblog/thanksgiving-teachings-from-torley positively motivate others]. Emphasizing how Second Life can improve your First Life is definitely a fave topic.
* Have been known to [http://torley.com/oldblog/second-life-koans wax philosophical] and [http://torley.com/oldblog/thanksgiving-teachings-from-torley positively motivate others]. Emphasizing how Second Life can improve your First Life is definitely a fave topic.
 
* Share share share... my [[User:Torley_Linden/Faves|favorite things to do in SL]].
=== What I'm working on ===
 
See my newest:
 
* '''[http://www.youtube.com/secondlife#g/u Video tutorials on YouTube]'''
* '''[[Special:Contributions/Torley_Linden|Wiki/help page contributions]]'''
* '''[http://bit.ly/a6s8nM Inworld photos]'''
* '''[http://community.secondlife.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152289 Blog & forum posts]'''
 
== [[User:Torley Linden/Faves|Favorite things]] ==


== [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Torley Visit my Second Life home at Torley cyberpunk island!] ==
== [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Torley Visit my Second Life home at Torley cyberpunk island!] ==
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 24 June 2015

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Friendly greetings! We — for simplicity's sake — I am Torley-favicon.png Torley Linden, and I amplify your awesome.

I started my Second Life as a customer/user/Resident (affectionately abbreviated as "Resi") in 2004 before working for Linden Lab, and I've contributed to a variety of teams and departments. Over the years, I've seen and done a lot here. But throughout it all, the connecting thread has always been inspiring you to get the most out of Second Life. As I like to say, user-created content isn't just the stuff you make — it's how you feel if we've done our job right. And now I'm working on other products at LL, too.

All pronouns apply to me. Especially "we". Rumor has it I'm an AI. That carries a 99.44% probability of being correct.

This page is somewhat outdated, but you can see recent places I've explored in Second Life. I can't always reply to messages amidst my work but I am fairly active on Plurk.

History

Stuff I've done, in somewhat arbitrary order:

Visit my Second Life home at Torley cyberpunk island!

Torley Cyberpunk Island.png]

Backstory.

Meeting transcripts

^ Old archives.

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