The Journey Collection
For many of us, our avatars have walked beside us for years.
They have shared our adventures, our friendships, our celebrations, and countless memories across virtual worlds.
Yet while we changed, learned, laughed, cried, and grew older, our avatars often remained frozen in time.

The Journey Collection was born from a simple question:

---- What if ... our avatars could tell their stories too? ----

Today we are introducing the first members of this collection:
Elsa and Matt.
Each avatar includes multiple carefully crafted life stages that allow the same character to evolve through time.
These are not different skins.
They are not aging add-ons.
They are not separate characters.
Each stage is part of the same skin, carefully designed to preserve the avatar's identity while reflecting different moments in their journey.
You can choose the stage that feels right for you.
You can remain there forever.
Or you can let your avatar grow alongside you over the years.
There are no rules.
There is no "correct" age.
The choice is entirely yours.
Because The Journey Collection is not about getting older.
It is about allowing our avatars to carry a little of the story we have lived together.
TP to ----- Full Avatar
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Tierra%20De%20Volcanes/1...

Join us at Cozy Comforts Grid for an afternoon of music, laughter, and great company!

Spend your Sunday surrounded by tropical vibes, friendly faces, and relaxing beach atmosphere as Adrian Moon delivers an unforgettable live set. Whether you're coming to dance, chill, or simply enjoy good conversation, everyone is welcome.

📅 Sunday, 14th June 2026
🕛 12 PM – 2 PM Grid Time
🎧 Adrian Moon – Live Set
🌴 Location: CARLITA, Cozy Comforts Grid
🔗 hop://sun.cozycomforts.net:8002/CARLITA/645/880/23

Come relax, connect, and enjoy the vibes with us. We can't wait to see you there! 💙

Radio Xenolandia Live - Xenos legt Public Service Broadcasting auf

Wann? Heute 12:00 Uhr
Wo hören? Hier lang - https://laut.fm/xenolandia
Oder auf allen Regionen vom Xenolandia Grid.
Streaming-URL für VLC Player https://stream.laut.fm/xenolandia

Für neue Hörer - beim Sender einschalten wird ein kurzer Werbeblock (max.1min) getriggert.
Also nicht ausschalten/ einschalten wenn euch ein Titel nicht gefällt, sondern kurz leise machen.
Die restliche Sendung ist dann werbefrei!
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For new listeners – tuning in to the station triggers a short ad break (max. 1 min).
So don’t switch the radio off and on again if you don’t like a track; just turn the volume down briefly.
The rest of the programme will then be ad-free!

MOONLIGHT PARTY 2-4 AM
The Amazing DJ NINO
Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to Alternate Metaverse!
We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

Estate / Region management interface showing a few regions and then a region popped up for management (clearly not many options yet!!)

From here it will be possible to restart a region. Depending on your configuration of simulators this will either restart or shutdown - if its set to shutdown you need something else to start your region back up (monit is a good option).

Also OARs will be downloadable and uploadable from here. Due to the risks of operations like OAR backups / restores they will be configuable by constants on the config.php with at least restores disabled by default.

Still deciding what other tools to build in here.

There will also be some estate wide tools but that's not been started at all.

Map tiles are cached and not updated unless you request new ones. As they are calculated based on region size and downloaded in 256x256 chunks and stitched together getting them fresh each time is "expensive" especially on regions like the 4096x4096 I tested - thats a lot of chunks!

DJ Azraella Presents From The Edge of Reality Studios
Tiggy Roy - Borrowed Rooms & Echoes.

Over 2 Hours of New Music on saturday, june 13th, 2026 - 1.P.M till 3:30 P.M.

hop://outpost4.zapto.org:14002/Welcome/127/32/1001

HAPPENING SOON IN AMV!!!!
AMV presents WEEDSTOCK 2026!

Get ready for an unforgettable day of live music sung by our talented live singer's, along with our amazing community of residents, friends, team mates. We will be bringing you the good vibes at Weedstock 2026 on June 20th!

Come and join us at the incredible custom region made special for this event, built and designed By Chris and Jordan McCracken, that will knock your socks off!

Starting at 10am – with the talented Khiron Ametza, whom will be followed at 11am by the top man himself, Clan Escotia and his band, whom will be followed at 12pm by the lovely blues lady Mavenn Live, then followed at 1pm by Icky Thump whom will be closing the event.

Don’t miss one of the hottest events of the summer only in AMV at Weedstock 2026!

Location
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Weedstock/128/128/22

Legacy – Wenn Stil die Straße erobert

Hier trifft Glanz auf Asphalt, Attitüde auf Abendlicht.
Legacy zeigt, wie Mode heute funktioniert: selbstbewusst, sinnlich und mit einem Hauch Rebellion.

Gold, Schwarz, Weiß – drei Looks, drei Charaktere.
Vom verführerischen City‑Glam bis zur coolen Power‑Silhouette – jedes Outfit sagt: Ich bin hier, um Eindruck zu machen.

Kein leises Flanieren, kein angepasstes Lächeln.
Legacy läuft durch die Stadt wie durch ein Laufstegfinale – mit Haltung, Humor und einem Augenzwinkern.

BK‑Mode – für alle, die wissen, dass Stil keine Frage des Ortes ist, sondern der Einstellung.

Created a SummerGown with texture changing to various Hibiscus prints. This is my first real rigged mesh that I created solely, I am wearing Athena Avatar and the Body HUD works with it to alpha the parts. I included the Shape I used in Avastar to get a good fit. It is in the Waves of Courage surf shop for those who want to try it. The shape is in Contents of the Dress.

✦ Arvi LIVE — Latin Summer Set ✦
♫ Salsa rhythms, tropical fire, and summer night passion
♫ Red lights, golden glow, and the heartbeat of Latin jazz

♥ When: 9 AM
✦ Where: hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:ARV Music Club
♪ 1 Hour Live Latin Music Show
♪ Hot dancing, bright colors, and Havana‑style celebration

✦ Let the rhythm move your soul…
✦ Step into the heat and feel the fiesta begin

Coming to you at 6am PDT/SLT/OST/Grid Time, 2 hours of fun, laughter and banter, kicking off your Saturday with the Morning Breaskfast Show with a bang!, come one, come all, all are welcome to come and join in party and have fun! hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

★ PUTRI SOLO FROM INDONESIA LIVE @ IBIZA ★
★ WHO : Putri Solo ★
★ WHAT: Live Music ★
★ WHEN: Saturday JUNE 13 / 10.00 AM PDT/ 19:00 UHR CET ★
★ WHERE: IBIZA★
★ TAXI: hop://grid.vlive.me:8002/Ibiza/649/423/22★

DJ TYLER MOONLIGHT SHOW 2-4am
Join us for an unforgettable session at the New Landing Point in Alternate Metaverse Grid!
Expect a rich musical journey with rock anthems, romantic ballads, couples’ dance tunes, and high-energy dance tracks to get your heart racing.

Bring your friends, your dance shoes, and your love for great music. Let’s start the day with rhythm, connection, and pure virtual joy.

Hypergrid enabled – everyone is welcome!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

this was a really damn good and wonderful Party again after a long time,Thx to DJ Light Ray for his great warm up and thx for all who was there and enjoyed the Party !!!♥♥You Guys have been awesome!!!

🌌 Aurora Boutiques Plaza 🌌

**FREE Boutique Shops Available Now!**

Looking for a place to showcase your creations? Aurora Boutiques Plaza is now offering **free shop rentals** in a beautiful waterfront shopping village beneath the glow of the Aurora Borealis.

Aurora is a **Gloebit-enabled region**, allowing merchants to sell products and services using the Gloebit economy.

Whether you create clothing, avatars, homes, landscaping, scripts, animations, artwork, roleplay items, or other virtual goods, we'd love to have you join our growing community.

✨ Getting a shop is easy:
• Visit Aurora Boutiques Plaza
• Click an available rental box
• Select **Free Rental**
• Accept the group invitation (required for rezzing)
• Set up your shop and start selling

✨ Features:
• FREE boutique storefronts
• Gloebit-enabled region
• Waterfront village atmosphere
• Permanent Aurora Borealis night setting
• Beautiful landscaping and gathering areas
• Cozy boutique shopping district
• Community-focused environment

Visitors are welcome to explore the plaza as it grows and welcomes new merchants.

**Claim your free shop today and become part of Aurora Boutiques Plaza!**

*Aurora Boutiques Plaza*
*A waterfront shopping village beneath the Northern Lights.*

SWEET DREAMS @ Darkheart City Unicock Club
WHO: DJ Zale
WHEN: Tonight, Midnight–2AM
WHERE: DarkHeart City at Unicock Club

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Darkheart%20Archipelago/...

High‑energy electro, EDM, and euphoric sounds to launch your weekend. Bring your friends and anyone ready for an unforgettable night.

Rock-House (Special) am 12.06.2026.
💚Lieben Dank an euch für diesen sehr schönen Abend.💚
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Rock House (Special) on June 12, 2026.
💚Thank you so much for this wonderful evening.💚

Einladung zur Ausstellungseröffnung
Heute um 20:00 Uhr eröffnet die Ausstellung
PROCRASTINATION – LIMEN 180°
Die innere Wende
Diese Ausstellung ist der erste Teil einer dreiteiligen Ausstellungsreihe.

Sie beschäftigt sich mit Veränderung, Umlernen, Heilung und dem Ankommen bei sich selbst – dargestellt durch Bubble Art, Makrofotografie und experimentelle Kunst.
Die Reise wird in zwei weiteren Teilen fortgesetzt und findet ihren Abschluss Anfang September mit einem besonderen Finale aus Kunst und Musik im Pangea Grid.

11:00 AM PDT / 20:00 Uhr CET
Koeln Flora – Pangea Grid
pangeagrid.de:8002:Flora
Invitation to the Exhibition Opening

Today at 8:00 PM CET

PROCRASTINATION – LIMEN 180°
The Inner Turn

This exhibition is Part 1 of a three-part exhibition series.

It explores transformation, relearning, healing, and the journey of arriving at oneself through Bubble Art, macro photography, and experimental art.

The journey will continue in two further chapters and will culminate in a special finale featuring art and music in early September within the Pangea Grid.

〓〓〓〓█• Quacking Chokie Dance Party •█〓〓〓〓
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Light Ray [warm up 10am-11amGrid Time]
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Chocolate [11am Grid Time]
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : better than chocolate Mix
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 10:00am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: C/C/C Shoppe-Center
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :))))

** Club GayPride Presents **

A PARTY NOT TO BE MISSED !!

10am SLT ( 6pm UK Time ) - GAZ - Singing live from the UK !!

11am SLT ( 7pm UK Time ) - DJ Migsy the naked DJ - Spinning those tunes we all love !!

Clothing Casual and Optional

YOUR TAXI AWAITS;
grid.spartanskeep.com:8002:GayPride Naturist Farm

CAS LIVE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROCK! 6-12 11 AM AMV...IF YA GRID HOP COME HAVE SOME FUN WITH ME! YOUR LIMO HERE
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Casaenias%20Estate/128/1...
LET'S ROCK! IDE LOVE TO SEE YOU HERE MY FRIENDS!

Rock-House (Special)
Freitag 12.6.2026
Rock-House
mit DJ Anachron
Beginn 20:00 Uhr
"Überraschungstüte"
Eine musikalische Reise durch Anachrons Hirnwindungen.
Ende ca. 22:00 Uhr
Hypergrid : dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon
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Rock-House (Special)
Friday, June 12, 2026
Rock-House
with DJ Anachron
Starts at 8:00 PM
"Surprise Bag"
A musical journey through Anachron's mind.
Ends around 10:00 PM
Hypergrid: dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon

★ WHEN: FRIDAY 12 JUNE ★
★ START: 11.30 AM PDT/ 20:30 UHR CET ★
★ WHO : DJ ADRIANA DARKHEART★
★ WHAT: EPIC EMOTIONAL, EPIC DARK, TECHNO, VOCAL TRANCE, UPLIFTING ★
★ WHERE: CLUB XSTAXY ★
★ TAXI: hop://grid.vlive.me:8002/Kings%20Quarter/660/599/2 ★

Dj Kitty Live on stage at the The late night show from 6am, Come join her for her 2 hours Musical Set.
If you love pink this is the place :)
everybody is welcome to join us

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

🎉 **Introducing GateCrashers — The Metaverse Just Got Its Own Event Hub!**
Hey OpenSim family! 👋
We are absolutely THRILLED to announce **GateCrashers** — the brand new home for events, venues, and entertainment across the Hypergrid! 🌐✨
See The Video Intro: https://youtu.be/MqPMuraOSvk
**What is GateCrashers?**
Think of it as YOUR metaverse event headquarters. Whether you're a DJ, a venue owner, a performer, or just someone who loves a good party — GateCrashers has you covered!
NOT Just for music entertainment! We included Categories for Roleplay Events, Social, Education, Sports, Art and More!
🎪 **Post your events** with stunning flyers and reach the entire Hypergrid community
🏠 **List your venue** and get discovered by thousands of event-goers
📅 **Browse the calendar** — Daily, Weekly, or Monthly view — and never miss a show again
🔥 **See what's HOT right now** with live attendance counts and trending events
🔖 **Bookmark your favourite venues** for instant one-click teleport access
❤️ **Like events** you love and help others discover the best experiences
🌐 **Hypergrid compatible** — teleport to ANY event on ANY grid with one click!
**Special love for Neverworld Grid! 💜**
NWG residents get a FREE premium account — just verify your avatar and unlock bonus features as our thank-you for being part of the amazing community that made this possible! GateCrashers was born on Neverworld Grid and NWG will always have a special place in our hearts!
**Get your FREE Gate device** at the NWG Welcome Region and the NW Marketplace — rez it at your venue and your events go live instantly on the platform!
🌟 **Free for everyone · Premium tiers available · No drama · Just good times!**
👉 **Sign up FREE today:** https://gatecrashers.events
💬 **Join our Discord:** https://discord.gg/eNQRNmcNgW
Built with love for the OpenSimulator community. See you at the party! 🎶🎉
*— The GateCrashers Team*

I moved the surf shop across the bay to the little island where the waves begin. This morning I stocked the shop with Men's swim trunks, bikinis, sunglasses, sun dresses and hoodies. Surfboards are display only. Mine is progressing but will be awhile working the anims out. If and when that time comes I will give my board freely.
Lillysparks of Grid Tumbler set up a rezzer in my bay (thank you Lilly 💗✌🏽) her board is supreme and surfs the waves nicely. Check out her boards at Grid Tumbler https://opensimworld.com/hop/91532 Come enjoy a day at the beach.

Legacy – Für alle, die nicht um Erlaubnis fragen

Legacy ist kein Look. Legacy ist eine Haltung.
Die Art von Stil, die einfach auftaucht, den Raum übernimmt
und so tut, als wäre das schon immer der Plan gewesen.

Kein Drama, kein Aufwand — nur dieses entspannte
„Ja, ich seh gut aus. Nein, ich erklär’s nicht.“

BK Mode bringt Outfits, die nicht laut werden müssen,
weil sie schon cool genug sind, wenn sie einfach nur existieren.

☀️ Reborn‑Mode – Badesaison unlocked

Diese Outfits tun so, als wäre es zufällig heiß – und wissen ganz genau, was sie tun.

Ein Schritt Richtung Wasser, und plötzlich schauen alle, als hätte der Sommer gerade ein Upgrade bekommen.

Kein Drama, kein Getue. Nur ein Look, der sagt: „Ich bin bereit. Das Meer soll klarkommen.“

MOONLIGHT SHOW 2-4am With DJ ZALE

DJ Zale - DJ Zale has been tearing up dancefloors across Second Life and other virtual worlds, dropping everything from high‑energy club anthems to smooth late‑night grooves. A seasoned performer with a reputation for reading the room and igniting it, he brings style, skill, and serious vibe to every set.

Now a proud resident DJ at AMV, he’s ready to turn your morning, night, or weekend into a full‑on experience.
Come out, feel the energy, and show DJ Zale some love.
Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to Alternate Metaverse!We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)
Party Stage Alternate Metaverse is the new landing point, come and make new friends
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/31...

They're ready, some of them anyway, rustic outdoor terracotta chimney fireplaces and they add a beautiful touch to any outdoor setting. They are full perm to the "next owner" and they're free and waiting for you. The display fireplaces are not for sale, you touch them and you'll be given a copy. They are decorated with mid western and south western tribal patterns. Please enjoy them...Blessings and much love, Lavia.

🔥 Great music, great people, and another amazing night at Abraham Entertainment Venues.

Chris is on stage right now, bringing her beautiful voice and a mix of classics, rock, pop, country, and your favorite requests. 🎶

Come join us, grab a seat, and enjoy the show.

📍 Abraham Entertainment Venues
🤍 Hosted by Eagle and Chelly

🌴☀️ SPLASH INTO SUMMER AT SEXY NAKED BEACH! ☀️🌴

Get ready for an afternoon of sunshine, music, and beachside fun as ADRIAN brings the vibes to one of MK3 Grid's hottest destinations!

🎧 ADRIAN MOON
🏖️ Beach Party @ Sexy Naked Beach

📅 Friday, 12th June 2026
🕑 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Grid Time

Expect great tunes, tropical vibes, friendly faces, and the perfect beach atmosphere to relax, dance, and enjoy the summer spirit.

🍹 Beachside beats
🌴 Tropical paradise
🎶 Music from across the spectrum
💃 Dancing, socializing & fun

🚕 Taxi:
mk3.org:5002:Sexy Naked Beach

Grab your swimwear, bring your friends, and join us for an unforgettable afternoon under the virtual sun!

✨ Everyone is welcome!
✨ Good Tunes • Great Company • Endless Summer

See you at the Beach! 🌊🎵🍹

NewLifeItaly: a new generation of OpenSim grid

NewLifeItaly continues to grow and evolve into something much bigger than a simple OpenSim grid.

Today, NewLifeItaly is a complete digital ecosystem made of a web portal, user profiles, community tools, events, videochat, land management, administrative tools, notifications, social content, and services directly connected to the virtual world.

The goal is clear: to give users a simpler, more modern and engaging experience, while also giving the staff stronger, more organized and professional tools to manage the entire infrastructure.

The portal allows users to manage their personal profile, update their profile picture and cover image, publish posts, comment, react, share updates and take part in the community even outside the viewer. The internal feed brings NewLifeItaly closer to a modern social platform, but built around the virtual world and the life of the grid.

One of the most important parts of the project is land management.

Users who own or rent a land no longer have only a space inside the grid, but also a dedicated area inside the portal. From there, they can view information about their land, manage details connected to their space, connect events to their area and promote the activities they organize.

This means that a land is no longer just a place accessible from the viewer. It becomes a space that can also be managed from the web. The land owner or manager can have a clearer view of their environment, promote events, keep information updated and use the portal as a central point of reference for their activity inside NewLifeItaly.

On the administrative side, the portal provides the Owner and staff with an advanced panel for managing the grid. This is not just about editing text or approving content: the admin panel is designed to control real operational parts of the infrastructure.

The Owner can manage users, roles, lands, simulators, events, assignments, videochat, messages sent to the grid and maintenance tools. The administrative land management area gives a clearer overview of the configured simulators, regions and operational status of the services connected to the grid.

An important technical part is the management of server processes connected to OpenSim. The system is designed to work with tmux sessions, allowing the grid services to be managed in a more organized way, even after server reboots or maintenance operations.

In practical terms, the admin panel can help the Owner manage operations such as:

preparing tmux sessions;
starting the Robust service;
starting OpenSim simulators;
checking configured lands;
restarting specific regions;
managing operations after a server reboot in a cleaner and safer way.

The system does not start everything at once in a chaotic way. To avoid sudden CPU and memory overload, lands can be started sequentially, one region at a time, with controlled pauses between each startup. This is essential in an OpenSim grid, because starting many simulators at the same time can overload the server and cause instability.

Robust can also be managed in a more controlled way: the panel allows the correct service path to be configured and started before the simulators, following the proper OpenSim infrastructure order. First the core grid services are started, then the regions are brought online.

This makes administration much safer than a fully manual workflow. The Owner no longer has to remember commands, paths and sessions every time. The portal becomes an organized control center, reducing errors and saving time during maintenance.

The event system is another central part of the platform. Events can be created, imported, approved, assigned to specific lands and connected to the videochat. They can also be displayed in-world through dedicated boards, creating a direct bridge between the web portal and the virtual world.

The NewLifeItaly videochat is connected to the portal through automatic login. Logged-in users can enter without needing a second login, while keeping their nickname, role and profile image synchronized. This creates continuity between the portal, the community and the chat, making the experience smoother and more integrated.

A messaging system from the portal to the grid has also been implemented, allowing users to send messages to avatars through a dedicated relay. This means the portal is not separate from the virtual world: it becomes a real operational bridge connected to OpenSim.

The project also includes real-time notifications, post sharing, optimized image management, light and dark theme, more complete profiles, social tools, event support, videochat integration and features designed to improve both the user experience and the work of the staff.

From a technical point of view, NewLifeItaly has been built with a modular and scalable structure. The portal communicates with the grid, the videochat, the event system, land management, profiles, the social feed, notifications and administrative tools. This makes it possible to keep adding new features over time without rebuilding everything from scratch.

An important role in this evolution is played by the partnership with Hexivia, which supports NewLifeItaly in technical development, service integration, portal design and the growth of its digital infrastructure. This collaboration was created to bring increasingly modern, stable and professional tools to the grid.

NewLifeItaly is becoming a complete platform: a virtual community with social tools, land management for users, advanced control for the Owner, events, videochat, web services, grid integrations and an administrative panel designed to make everything more efficient.

It is not just a grid.
It is an ecosystem in constant evolution.

NewLifeItaly — a world to live, explore and share.
In partnership with Hexivia.

There are people in every community who give everything and ask for nothing in return. In the OpenSimulator metaverse, Fred Beckhusen — known to thousands by his avatar name Ferd Frederix — is that person. An engineer, programmer, 3D artist, world-builder, and open source advocate, Fred has spent nearly two decades quietly making OpenSim easier, richer, and more welcoming for everyone who enters it. His tools run on grids around the world. His scripts are embedded in regions he will never visit. His generosity has shaped the virtual lives of people he has never met.

https://virtual-hg.com/index.php/fred-beckhusen_ferd-frede...
https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamGrid/comments/1u368ya/fred_b...

♬ WHO Rogue Galaxy
♬ WHAT Live Music Performance
♬ WHEN 1:00 PM OST/4:PM EST/5:PM AT
♬ WHERE ROCKING SANDS
♬ RIDE: hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Abraham%20Entertainmen...

Update on Grid Portal Site:

We've now got a splash page: at https://portal.sub-version.space/splash.php
A login page for the portal at https://portal.sub-version.space/login.php
Public profiles at: https://portal.sub-version.space/publicprofile.php

Currently I am the only user with a profile set to public - so if you search for me - you will see what the public profiles look like.

We're still away off from release - we need to do:

* Registrations
* Admin Interface
* Region Management
* Odds and Ends

Background images are randomly selected from /splashimages/
Other images/logos are taken from /theme/themename/

They are easy to replace with your own grid images