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Where: OpenSimWorld
When: 12 years ago [4 Feb 2015 00:25 SLT]

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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/
Join us at the Piazza at 3 pm grid time, for a couple of hours of fun and music while Rockin' Robert spins the tunes for us via his live radio station Wax Radio.
The Piazza, where good friends and great music always come together.
bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon
CAS & EVAN LIVE AT THE GARDEN AMV GRID 9-11
10 AM EVAN WILLIAMS 11AM CAS VOICE VIBES
GRID HOPPERS WELCOME. YOUR LIMO HERE..
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Casaenias%20Estate/133/1...
DON'T MISS THE AMAZING PERFORMANCES OF BOTH SINGERS! STARTING WITH EVAN WILLIAMS AT 10AM GRID TIME. FOLLOWED BY CASAENIA BAXTON 11AM GRID TIME..WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME ROCK WITH US! SEE YOU THERE!

CasaeniaBaxton: CAS & EVAN LIVE AT THE GARDEN AMV GRID 9-11 10 AM EVAN WILLIAMS 11AM CAS VOICE VIBES GRID HOPPERS WELCOME. YOUR LIMO HERE.. hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Casaenias%20Estate/133/129/999 DON'T M... 7 hours ago
Coming to you at 6am - 8am PDT/SLT/OST/Grid Time (2pm to 4pm UK), A Mix of Music in all different languages from around the world,bringing you 2 hours of fun, laughter and banter, kicking off your Friday 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...

AMV BECOME A PART OF THE FAMILY!


Angel Dreams: some really great art to add to your home yesterday
Bingo Bingo Bingo! at 8am - 10am SLT (4pm - 6pm UK)
Come and join us for a few Games of Bingo
And have a laughter and a banter
Experience a new Bingo system, made special for AMV!
everybody is welcome to come and play
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...
Hey you... yes, you! Sit here with me let me buy you a drink. A bit of company, some confidences... a smile. A sense of complicity is a fundamental part of a relationship... Do you want to be my partner in crime?
Bingo Bingo Bingo! at 8am - 10am SLT (4pm - 6pm UK)
Come and join us for a few Games of Bingo
And have a laughter and a banter
Experience a new Bingo system, made special for AMV!
everybody is welcome to come and play
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...
Rocking Sands Proudly Presents
♫:: MoonStar Sparkle - LIVE Singer/Performer
♫:: TIME: 12:PM SLT
♫:: PLACE: Rocking Sands Club
♫:: Ride: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Abraham Entertainment Venues
Dj Kitty Live on stage, 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/34...


Cataplexia Numbers: DJ Kitty is purring! yesterday

Twisted Spy

Spielfeld

I'm joining the crowd enjoying AI. I figure, after spending 15 years creating art online every day, and never legally owning any of it, as it was all uploaded to SL or other platforms, Ive earned the right to have some creative fun from the big cauldron of everything. Thanks to everyone else who has contributed with ideas, designs, art, textures, building and organizing. Let's keep our imagination fresh and our hearts and minds open to the infinite universe of possibilities. 😁 ❤️

Comming up 4pm-6pm Come hear the awesome sounds of DJ Vixx

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...
Come along for the weekly Social Greedy event!

You do not have to play to join in on the social chat, you are welcome to come along, watch and just chat, playing Greedy is optional!

Monday 10:00 AM – 12:00 Every Week
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

a friendly game, beginners are welcome, chat in voice, join in the banter, an opportunity to make new friends, and to cheer everyone on!
Again about FAKE puritanity and avatar body measurement in OpenSIM
First:
There is NO ONE law in ANY country about avatars sizes and how to measure!
All laws is HOW YOU USE avatars and HOW YOU PRESENT this avatars!

Second:
Every think to "measure" avatars is with very big conflict with GDPR.
May read all GDPR or ask Google or AI to explain why:

Body measurements alone are generally classified as standard personal data under the GDPR, but they cross into sensitive biometric or health data categories when linked to persistent identification, health diagnostics, or photo-processing technology.

and last Third:
Using this or other avatars is my choice. You may ONLY control how i communicate with others!
Ask for my avatar size or ban me because my avatar is with XXX size is crime.
THIS IS LAWS!!!
Are you not remember?

GAY_ASIA: That statement is not generally correct. Saying that “measuring avatars is in major conflict with the GDPR” is far too broad from a legal perspective. The GDPR only applies to information relating to... 4 days ago

Does anyone in OS carry a men's clothing line like Cold Ash in SL? Legacy body. This clothing is high quality and it would be nice to find clothing like this here in OS. Thank you for any help.


Aurora Starchild: I seem to remember when I joined OS baaack in the day to have seen some Deadwool-like suits? I have some at the store but not as versatile fatpacks as those, or fatpacks can be mmmmmmm 4 days ago

Zoree Jupiter Performing Live at Osgrid Event Plaza
2:00-3:00pm
Attire is Casual
Hope you'll come by!
hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/Event%20Plaza/436/247/4001

La réunion franco a commencé.


CyberGlo CyberStar: I was going to come but got held up changing my cat litter. I will make the next meeting I promises. Lots of love and hugs and kisses xoxoxo 6 days ago
Fixes for this tool:
- selection was erratic
- add the LinksetData type to cleanup

Linkset Scrubber is a useful tool to clean up your objects.

Get it at the main store hop://grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/Humanity/28/468/33
OpenSim Distro for standalone HG or Mini-Grids
I've been working on a custom distribution of OpenSim and wanted to share it with the community.

If you run a standalone region, a mini-grid, or a region where the majority of your traffic comes from Hypergrid visitors, or if you spend most of your own time HG traveling, this project might be of interest to you.

Compiled Binaries (Releases): https://github.com/amandaleeang/OpenSim-Aura/releases

Source Code: https://github.com/amandaleeang/OpenSim-Aura

Feedback and contributions are very welcome!
Max Schedule... https://tinyurl.com/4ab7n48x
Max Songlist... https://tinyurl.com/37htvcnr
Max Youtube channel... http://youtube.com/@MaxKEd
Max LIVE TWITCH channel... http://twitch.tv/maxKEd11

Maximillion Kleene

—usually known simply as Max Kleene—is a Canadian live musician who has been active as a resident in Second Life since September 13, 2006. His current Second Life profile links to his YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as his schedule and song list.
He is primarily described as an acoustic guitarist and singer with a relaxed, entertaining performance style. An older directory of Second Life live musicians lists him as being from the Niagara Falls region of Canada and cites rock, pop, and alternative rock as his genres.
According to his frequently published artist biography, his musical journey began with formal piano studies at the Royal Conservatory. Later, his focus shifted significantly toward the guitar. AC/DC became a major musical influence; other artists cited include Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, and Jason Mraz.
His repertoire encompasses classic rock and pop covers as well as more recent tracks. Older sources mention artists such as Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jack Johnson, Green Day, and Foo Fighters.

Max Kleene is a long-established virtual live musician—focusing on acoustic guitar, rock/pop, and covers—who performs in both Second Life and OpenSim environments. His strength lies less in being a spectacular "showman" persona and more in the combination of his voice, guitar playing, humor, repertoire, and personal rapport with the audience.

And yes, humanity has actually had virtual guitarists playing for avatars in pixelated clubs for twenty years now. It is somewhat absurd. Yet, in a way, it is also quite beautiful. 🎸

Aphra Hendrix: Please check his songlist, Max likes requests... I am really looking forward to his show... he is a friend for many years, I had founded his fanpage on facebook a long time ago. Max is a reliable, goo... 7 days ago

Fishing competition and money to win on the welcome region.....Good luck ;-)

Hello everyone! :)
I would like to invite you to my performance at Speakeasy Swinghard today!!
Alternate Metaverse -11:00am-12:30
Casual, Fun, Friendly Gathering!
Would love to sing your favorites from 900+ variety song list.
Hugs and hopefully see you soon!!
x
Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events
Zoree Jupiter singing LIVE @ Speakeasy Swinghard! Zoree is
a truly incredible live singer with a wide variety of music and
a voice that ranges from soft, sultry & sexy to ready to rock
your socks! Don't miss her events, every other Thursday, 11am Grid time!
Dress is casual to semi formal.

Come 30 mins early for Cliffs pre show tunes!

Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events
Hello everyone.
Behind this door is a sim no one talks about out loud. A night sim where the limits of what is allowed dissolve.
Names are hidden. Faces are unseen. There is no shame here and no rules. Only the shadow of an avatar and raw, uncovered desire.
People come here for what they never had the courage to do. No one will know whose hands grip your hips, or whose name you whisper into the pillow. You can moan through a rough thrust and a tender shiver, come so loud that everyone hears it — and still no one will know who you are.
Give yourself completely. Take another body without regret. Vanish at dawn as if you never existed.
The most mysterious sim for the dirtiest games. Enter if you are ready to drown in lust without a face.

Overlooking the Nevermist Falls and the Canadian city of Niagara

Van Gogh Cafe and WIP graffiti boards at the Jumping Frog Art Studio.

Just an update so we can `keep keep the Jungle Sounds going
I am doing lots of renovation updating scenery
We had a great time at the Pig&Whistle Party
More updates in the near future

Zoree Jupiter Live
2-3:00pm SL Time
Club Fire
Gentle Fire Grid
Semi Casual attire
hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Gentle%20Fire%20Grid/21/...

Mr Mikie live at the Mainstage at the amv landing point
Every second Tuesday He comes to sing for us
From Willy Nelson till Josh and requests
Everybody is welcome to join us

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

Play Grid BR: Play Grid BR 10 days ago
Morning Breakfast Show with DJ Dragon 6 to 8 am Gridtime today
DJ DragonLady - Dragon loves gothic rock, her sets are lively and often feature the less well known european artists
DJ DragonLady Shinobiaa, bringing you 2 hours of incredible danceable tunes! Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to The Party Stage at 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...