Kisma shares her experience from a totally real life based painter to an art teacher using Zoom and now using the Metaverse. Learn the trials and outcomes she has gone through over the last 19 months in virtual art communities and how being a non-digital artist has impacted her full acceptance as a virtual artist, how do we overcome such a bias?

By Kisma Reidling / Juliette SurrealDreaming

Built across an inlet on the river Mersey and opened in 1715, the “Old Dock” revolutionized cargo handling at the port of Liverpool, bringing prosperity to the city through the Triangular Trade albeit at a tragic cost to the million-plus enslaved in Africa and transported by Liverpool ships to endure the hardships of plantation life in the Americas. This reimagining of the “Old Dock” focuses on the years leading up to the abolition of the slave trade in 1807 and diverse sources are used to present a partial build alongside the stories of some of those who lived and worked there.

By Graham Mills

An island called Sustainability Hub has been developed to teach sustainability and agenda 2030 in middle schools during pandemic. The project was carried out at the University of Camerino, Italy, in the virtual world Techland (http://techlandgrid.it:8002).

By Michelina Occhoni / Michelle Techland

Welcome to the 9th annual OpenSimulator Community Conference. This year’s event features presenters across the globe who will be highlighting the user projects and core development work of the OpenSimulator platform. We will kick off #OSCC21 with an overview of the latest features in the OpenSimulator software update and conversation with Core Developers of the platform. Crista Lopes, Andrew Hellershanks, Ubit Umarov, Melanie Milland

Find out where the platform is headed and learn more about the developers who make the software happen!

From her incredible energy, to her relentlessly single-worthy vibes sparkling with insightful lyrics, endearing & dynamic vocals, and passionate instrumentation – AMFORTE makes music that resonates deep inside the soul & creates songs that are guaranteed to become part of the soundtrack of your life. AMFORTE is making the most of every moment in 2021, and ready to find out how far her music can go. Join her for the official release of End Of Story – Side A, available on every major online music platform, and get set for the next chapter to follow with End Of Story – Side B dropping onto the internet this fall!

Having worked for many years as a DJ in RL, Kat brought her love of music and Irish charm to virtual worlds. She is also quite the 3D modelor, game designer, coder, and builder with that unique sense of humor and personality like no other. You can catch Kat’s shows at the 381 Club in sinespace where this witch from Northern Ireland spins tunes three times a week from 6-8 pm Eastern Time on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays evenings.

An indie folk rock singer/songwriter and recording artist based in Pittsburgh, PA, her acoustic guitar driven songs of love, introspection and connection are an eclectic blend of the styles of her influences such as Karen Carpenter, Joni Mitchell, Patsy Cline, Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette. With 3 original albums and various singles, Cherylann has been writing, recording and performing since childhood, creating new music at her own SunHawk Studio, hosting open mics, singing at charitable events and retirement homes, and sharing weekly live streams on YouTube and Facebook, often with her kids and other special guests. Having played the song, “Love Train” with Eddie Levert of The O’Jays for his first time ever singing it on a train, she also performs virtually in Second Life, with support of her HeArts Coming Together partner John Stone aka Eyeclectic, from Canton, Ohio, with the mission of bringing non-profit organizations and visionaries together to keep the “Love Train” vision on track. All aboard! Time to make the music!

Please join us tomorrow, Friday December 10th, for a very special Christmas event at The Dome!
It all begins at 12 noon grid time with our own Edison Rex followed by the incomparable Zoree Jupiter at 2pm grid time. Bring your jingles and jangles and celebrate the season with us.

LIVE STORYTELLING Immersive Experience
On a hot summer day some twenty years after he was famously converted to kindness, Ebenezer Scrooge still roams the streets of London, spreading Christmas cheer, much to the annoyance of his creditors, nephew, and his employee Bob Cratchit. However, when Scrooge decides to help his old friend and former partner Jacob Marley, as well as other inhabitants of the city, he will need the assistance of the very people he’s annoyed. He’ll also have to call on the three ghosts that visited him two decades earlier.
hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/CHRISTMAS%20ISLAND/67/123/82

A networking meet-up for educators currently using learning simulations in virtual worlds/platforms AND for educators and others interested in learning more about using learning simulations in virtual worlds/platforms. Drop by to visit with colleagues, ask a question, share/locate content, and more!

To attend this event, you can either Hypergrid into the OSCC grid or register to attend #OSCC21 and get a local account avatar at http://conference.opensimulator.org. The meet-up will be in the 'OSCC Expo Zone 3' region, at the Speaker booths.

In addition to the Educators' Meet-Up on 12/10/21, do not forget about joining the "Educators in OpenSim" group (in the OSCC grid). More specifically, after you are logged into the OSCC grid:

Right click on your avatar;
Click on Groups;
Search for "Educators in OpenSim" (without the quotation marks);
Click on the "Join" button; and
Click on the "Yes" button.

Finally, feel free to use the Educators in OpenSim group chat function to network with other educators during the 2021 Open Simulator Community Conference!

He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. It's the stalker in your neighborhood! LOL.. But Clanta Claus will be singing Friday at 1pm at the main stage with our custom Crazy Christmas Train stage in Club Escotia, come early for a good seat! Event held over a second week by popular demand!