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Halloween with Fred: The Zombie That Just Won’t Stay Dead

Halloween is creeping closer, which means it is time to dig through the wonderfully strange corners of Outworldz and resurrect a few old friends.

And this one is very difficult to keep dead.

Meet Fred’s Animated Zombie.

This isn't the sort of zombie that stands in the corner of your Halloween build looking menacing while everyone ignores it.

Fred apparently looked at that idea and decided zombies needed a better job description.

This zombie walks.
It attacks.
It makes noise.
You can hit it.
It falls apart.
It puts itself back together.

And, naturally...

YOU CAN RIDE IT.

Because why run away from the zombie when you can climb aboard and drive the thing around?

A Zombie With a Few Tricks Left in Him

Fred designed the zombie as an animated wandering character using his Prim Animation Compiler system.

The animation sequence includes standing, attacking, walking with alternating left and right steps, reacting to hits, taking a particularly nasty hit, and finally falling completely to pieces.

But death is apparently only a temporary inconvenience.

After enough abuse, the zombie collapses into scattered pieces on the ground.

Wait a bit...

...and he puts himself back together.

Then off he goes again.

There is something wonderfully Fred about engineering an undead creature that even death can't persuade to stop working.

Go Ahead. Hit Him.

The zombie actually keeps score as people interact with him.

Clicking him causes a hit reaction and eventually does enough damage to trigger the full death animation.

Head, arms, body — down he goes.

Then the zombie reassembles himself and resumes wandering around.

It makes a great interactive Halloween prop because visitors aren't simply looking at something spooky. They're causing things to happen.

And probably clicking him repeatedly just to see him explode again.

We know how people are.

But Wait — There's a Ride Me Button

This may be my favorite part.

Right-click the zombie and choose RIDE ME.

Your avatar climbs aboard, and suddenly the shambling Halloween decoration has become transportation.

Fred's script turns the zombie into a controllable vehicle, allowing you to steer him with your arrow keys.

So while everyone else is arriving at the Halloween party on broomsticks, motorcycles and dragons, you can make your entrance...

piggybacking on a zombie.

I think that wins Halloween.

When You Get Off, It Gets Even Better

Getting off your undead transportation doesn't simply end the ride.

The zombie falls apart.

Then he reassembles himself.

Then he walks back home.

Because apparently Fred even taught the zombie to clean up after the party.

The Engineering Behind the Silly

That's what I particularly enjoy about discoveries like this in the Outworldz archives.

They're funny, but underneath the humor is some genuinely clever scripting.

The zombie combines prim animation, sounds, physics, vehicle controls, randomized movement, interaction, damage scoring, roaming boundaries and a home position into one wonderfully ridiculous project.

Fred didn't just explain how to use it, either. His original tutorial documents how the animations are recorded, how the physics base is constructed, how the sounds are added, how the riding position is created and how the scripts work together.

It's one of those projects where you can play with the finished creation — or dig into the code and learn something from the way it was made.

That has always been part of the fun of Outworldz.

Build something.

Take it apart.

Learn how it works.

Change it.

And occasionally ride it around while it makes monster noises.

Resurrect Something This Halloween

There are years and years of creations tucked away at Outworldz, and Halloween seems like an excellent excuse to start opening some of those old crypts.

Fred's zombie certainly deserves another walk among the living.

Just remember one important rule:

If you manage to kill him...

don't celebrate too quickly.

He's getting back up. https://outworldz.com/Secondlife/posts/zombie/

John Sheppard: Being a fan of Jim Butcher's Dresden files... can you animate a T-rex skeleton? 34 minutes ago

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9-11 Memorial - Tower of Voices - by Xi Shi

Die Millenium-Party. Ein Rückblick auf die 90er und 2000er Musikgeschichte. Präsentiert durch unserer lieben Tante Bea . Lasst Euch von vertrauten Klängen mitreißen und feiert mit Uns. Der Partybus fährt am Mittwoch ab 19:ooUhr ins Tosca. soul-grid.de:8002:Tosca

Cosa: Coole Mucke :-))) 2 days ago
DJ Eagle, 11 AM to 1 pm Grid Time AT Radio DJ Club
COME JOIN US FOR THE FUN We R Having Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne Music

WITH - Friday Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne Music♫♫
Who - DJ Eagle
When - 11 am to 1 pm Grid Time
Date - 9-4-26
Where- hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Radio%20DJ%20Club/149/...

already set up a little Halloween corner.
Image created with AI

We have shops for Rent at the Welcome Center Contact Dark Midnight or Angel at Dark Angel Grid Online boards located a the welcome center where you can leave them a message. Hope to see you soon. Hugs From Dark Angel Grid.

hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/TARTARIA/63/108/23

Welcome again to Orgenia Apartments!
The parcel is open to visit,
the elevator will be reprogrammed soon....

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!



Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.

http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

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Nickos: LIMO : hg.gbg-world.com:80:Aestria 5 days ago
🧢 Cooler als der Pausenhof erlaubt!

Wenn Style zum Spielplatz kommt, wird’s bunt, frech und einfach richtig lässig. Diese vier kleinen Trendsetter zeigen, dass Mode keine Altersgrenze kennt – von DJ‑Yoda‑Power über Palmen‑Coolness bis Cowboy‑Charme und Pixel‑Look. Jeder hat seinen eigenen Vibe, aber zusammen sind sie das Dream‑Team der Kinder‑Fashion.

Ob beim Toben, Chillen oder einfach beim Groß‑werden – hier trifft Komfort auf Charakter. Und ganz ehrlich: Wer so aussieht, braucht kein „Erwachsenwerden“, um schon jetzt die Mode‑Welt zu rocken.

Check out my PBRs

Coming to you at 6am - 8am PDT/SLT/OST/Grid Time (2pm to 4pm UK), 2 hours of fun, laughter and banter, kicking off your Saturday 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/35...

Tyler Mathews: YEY BACONSSSSSSSSSS DAY!!!!!!... Come on over and join this great Party .. Debbie is putting on a great set! Bacon Related! 6 days ago
Coming to you at 6am - 8am PDT/SLT/OST/Grid Time (2pm to 4pm UK), 2 hours of fun, laughter and banter, kicking off your Saturday 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/35...

Debbie Phoenix: THERE'S BACON CAKE!!!!! 6 days ago
For two decades, has been lighting up the metaverse with electrifying live mixes. Known for her Hercules‑driven setup and her unmistakable blend of electro, trance, and EDM, she brings raw passion to every track she drops.

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Tyler Mathews: Love Bonnies Style... Come on over and Listen to this Incredible Live Mix DJ... Mixing well known tunes real time 7 days ago

Full-fledged avatars on the second floor of the main store building.

▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ Tribute to 242 Party ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂ ▁

a Tribute to 242 EBM & Industrial Tunes !

▶▷▶ Club 242
Saturday/Samstag 05.September 2026
◕ starts 12:00 OS grid time – startet ab 21:00 Uhr EU

DJ CRAZY at the decks: EBM,Synth, Wave, Industrial

Adults Only! Nur Erwachsene !
Taxi: hg.osgrid.org:80:FLORES SeaVibes
░░▒▓◙█◙█◙ CC-CLUB ◙█◙█◙▓▒░░

It is a sonic tribute to those pioneers who not only shaped electronic music but also laid its foundations.
FRONT 242 have always had a vision of the future. Over the course of more than 40 years, they have shown us what is possible through the use of technology, human imagination, and creativity—utilizing instruments far beyond their intended purpose. FRONT 242 consistently embraced the latest available technologies to keep their music fresh, groundbreaking, and contemporary, all while ceaselessly pushing their sound to the limits of what is logically possible.
In the 1980s, Front 242 strived to project a visual mystery and anonymity to accompany their aggressive physical stage performances. The band's ethic is largely responsible for defining the rivethead style of industrial and EBM culture which included the wearing of military gear, such as flak jackets, camouflage, and combat boots, as well as hairstyles, sunglasses, accessories, tattoos, and piercings. Front 242 have consistently distanced themselves from far-right ideology. Their use of totalitarian and military imagery was intended to provoke and critique society, not to propagate a political ideology.


Es ist eine klangliche Hommage an jene Pioniere, die die elektronische Musik nicht nur geprägt, sondern deren Fundament gelegt haben.
FRONT 242 hatten schon immer eine Vision der Zukunft. In über 40 Jahren zeigten sie uns, was durch den Einsatz von Technik, menschlicher Vorstellungskraft und Kreativität möglich ist – indem sie Instrumente weit über ihren eigentlichen Verwendungszweck hinaus nutzten. FRONT 242 setzten stets auf die modernste verfügbare Technologien, um ihre Musik frisch, wegweisend und zeitgemäß zu halten, und trieben ihren Sound dabei unaufhörlich bis an die Grenzen des logisch Möglichen.
In den 1980er Jahren strebte Front 242 danach, eine Aura des Geheimnisvollen und der Anonymität zu vermitteln, die ihre aggressive, körperbetonte Bühnenperformance untermalte. Die Haltung der Band prägte maßgeblich den „Rivethead“-Stil der Industrial- und EBM-Kultur, der sich durch das Tragen militärischer Ausrüstung – etwa Splitterschutzwesten, Tarnkleidung und Kampfstiefel – sowie durch spezifische Frisuren, Sonnenbrillen, Accessoires, Tattoos und Piercings auszeichnete. Front 242 haben sich stets von rechtsextremem Gedankengut distanziert. Ihr Spiel mit totalitären und militärischen Symbolen diente der Provokation und Gesellschaftskritik, nicht der Verbreitung einer politischen Ideologie.

Crazyposeidon: Travel to the Past : hg.osgrid.org:80:FLORES SeaVibes 6 days ago
BLENDER BASICS -- CONVERTING MESH FOR INWORLD UPLOADING
ARE YOU TIRED OF DANCING? Want to use your brain instead? In this class we learn how to find free mesh to bring in world, how to decimate (simplify) them, how to save as a uploaded mesh type. This will be a watchable lesson, Blender is not required to attend, but will be required to follow the lesson afterwards.

Thursday, September 17 at 3:00 PM SLT

Bountiful Sandbox hop://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Bountiful%20Sandbox/129/1...
Neverworld Grid
https://gatecrashers.events/events/c5379852-473b-4736-9521...

We are hiring blender people and people in opensim to do textures for our upcoming workshops for youth. Contact me for an interview and I will set you up!

🌴✨ SOLARIS CLUB LATE NIGHT ✨🌴

🎧 DJ KAYELE offering her stream...
Every Sunday • 12 pm to 2 pm

Get ready for an international journey through
⚡ EDM • ELECTRO DANCE • TRANCE ⚡
with beats that keep the tropical night alive. 🌊🎶

🌍 KAYELE is an INTERNATIONAL DJ based in 🇫🇷 France •
She does incredible and unique live mixing!

But Solaris Late Night is more than music... 👀🌙

🏖️ Bring your towel.... Because when the music gets hot, the tropical beach is waiting...

🌊✨ A midnight bath under the stars.... And who knows who might join you in the water... 😉

Did you know that there is a part of a beach in Croatia, not far from Porec, that is called Solaris? Will not forget to mention that the whole beach is Lanterna, only the naked side is named Solaris....

Come for the music.... Stay for the night.... Dive into the unexpected.🌙🌊✨
ON FUTA FANTASY ZONE today it's a party!!!!!!!!!! FIONA spins the day's proceedings, with an AWESOME LIVE MIX!!!!, this week is at the FUTA CLUB, from 9am grid time til 2pm, she will be wooing us with one of her great MIXES, Dress code optional!!!!!!!!
Heute, um 19 Uhr, starten wir auf der TimeBandit im Moonrose Grid zu Richi's MusicCall durch.
Lasst uns gemeinsam einen kleinen musikalischen Urlaub für unsere Herzen und unsere Seelen genießen.
Dazu sind alle immer herzlich willkommen.
Es beschallt Euch : Richi Rizzoli
Streaming URL: https://stream.laut.fm/radiorockt
Today at 10 AM SLT, we’re setting sail aboard the TimeBandit in Moonrose Grid with Richi’s MusicCall!

Let’s enjoy a little musical getaway together—for our hearts and souls. Everyone is always warmly welcome! 🎶❤️

Music by: Richi Rizzoli
Streaming URL: https://stream.laut.fm/radiorockt

Our tour boat to the edge of the mist, the Maiden of the Mist guided boat ride.

hg.gbg-world.com:80:Galaxy

DJ Dragon heute 17 bis 19 Uhr im Bikers Heaven Rock, hard rock, metal.
Kommt in Badekleidung
Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon
DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven TODAY 8 to 10 am gridtime playing Rock, hard rock, metal.
Wear bathing clothes,Take your friends, come over to Bikers Heaven lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/220/242/1...
IM for a teleport
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com

Tromso, Norway, viewed in WolfStorm web viewer. https://wolf-grid.com


Arcfury: I like that giant spacecraft floating there. It is funny because I also happen to have a giant spacecraft floating over water between islands in my region as well. :P 11 days ago

Join us at the Shit Show today at 2pm Grid Time! Hope to see ya there. Here's the Uber: hop://login.twiztidtimez.com:8002/Wicked%20Waves/545/538/2...

Ab 19 Uhr heißt es: Deutsch, deutsch, deutsch!
-Neue Deutsche Welle
-Deutsch Rock
-Deutsche Hits – alt & neu
Die besten deutschen Songs zum Mitsingen, Tanzen und Abfeiern!
Von den Klassikern bis zu den aktuellen deutschen Lieblingssongs – hier ist für jeden etwas dabei.
Also: Freunde einpacken, gute Laune mitbringen und dabei sein!
TYPISCH DEUTSCH – WIR FEIERN UNSERE MUSIK!
Sonntag | ab 19 Uhr
Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns! ❤️

Aphra Hendrix: omg, that has been a while.... 12 days ago

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Nickos: limo hg.gbg-world.com:80:Aestria 12 days ago
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/34...

Debbie Phoenix: Thalion is playing amazing music, all are welcome to come on down and join in!! 12 days ago

bear furry hoodie with casual pants - Sunday special it's going to get colder soon

Is the mudslinging match against AMV starting now?
@Yana Dakota
You wanted to leave Open Sim, after all.
And you’ve turned off the reply function, too.
Are you afraid of reading something negative about yourself?

Orbert: As one of Yana's targets, all I can say is that she is her own worst enemy and a liar on par with the worst of the political class. She makes enemies by the dozen every time she opens her mouth, and t... 12 days ago