Tourist Information?

[Rufferta]

 

You know that The Arbor Project has put up some nice public parks. I'm wondering if any group has ever tried to put up "Tourist Information" centers on the Mainland?

 

 

[Aethelwine]

The closest to that I can think of are the guided tours you get on Yava pods

[Adamburp Adamczyk]

yes.

 

NCI kuula

 

the Linden-owned infohubs

[Rufferta]

While the  Welcome centers like NCI offer a lot of support and information, and the Destination Guide lists many interesting places and experiences, I couldn't find anyplace that offered what I was thinking about -- a place that could offer a general overview of the Mainland, and lists of out of the way places where noobs could visit without being bounced by a security orb.

I feel that there are a lot of "tourist spots" that aren't being advertised because it would not be a good business model - much easier to keep things running if avatars are not dispersed. For example, it was quite a while before I learned about the wonderful network of pods and public- transportation. Teleporting from place to place is fine, but to me it is like visiting the sights of a large city like London or Paris by only using the Metro  - you get there, but you don't have a context.

I was thinking of putting up a "Tourist Information" center on a plot next to one of the pod routes, but don't want to re-invent the wheel. Any ideas?

 

[CheriColette]

That sounds useful Ruff...have you approched the land owner/get permission for your TI center?

[Polenth Yue]

A tourist place would be useful. I like the idea of giving more context to destinations. Maybe having a map of each continent, showing where the recommended destinations actually are. I didn't really understand that SL had a world map with continents when I was new, as getting to places was all by teleporting.

[Rufferta]

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CheriColette wrote:

That sounds useful Ruff...have you approched the land owner/get permission for your TI center?

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I have two small parcels near travelled routes (land and sea) where I've decided to put little parks, but I'll put in low-key Information kiosks as well and see if anyone uses them.

[Rufferta]

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Polenth Yue wrote:

A tourist place would be useful. I like the idea of giving more context to destinations. Maybe having a map of each continent, showing where the recommended destinations actually are. I didn't really understand that SL had a world map with continents when I was new, as getting to places was all by teleporting.

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Yadni used to have wonderful maps on his junkyard walls (sigh) showing the development of Second Life.  I'm sorry he left Second Life; however, there is an excellent map museum at: New Kadath (36, 32, 21) and a lot of other good resources.