[How to find out what kind of skin I have.]

Thanks y’all! 

[How to find out what kind of skin I have.]

Hi,

I was looking for shirts for one of my alts, and found a cool looking one that said “Aesthetic Skins Only.” How do I find out whether or not I have an aesthetic skin? And what would happen if I don’t, but tried to wear the shirt anyway?

Thanks!

 

[Any Australia themed sims?]

I’d love to visit there someday, but until then it would at least be cool to explore virtually 

[Do you tend to prefer visiting a particular type of sim?]

36 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

Not exactly sure what you mean.  Can you give an example?

Sorry, meant to say “how common,” as in,  does it sometimes feel like those kinds of sims are more predominant than they actually are?

My own answer is that I mostly visit sims that represent a foreign location or different culture. So I feel if it weren’t for the destination guide highlights I see whenever I log in, it might seem like everyone is visiting them, when I know that really there are sims for plenty of other interests. 

[Do you tend to prefer visiting a particular type of sim?]

And do you think that effects your perception of common that particular type of sim is?

 

[Do you change your avatar’s features?]

For me, Roy and his alts are like virtual dolls. I might change their clothes sometimes, but I don’t change their bodies. When I’ve wanted to try a different look I’ve created an Alt. But based on looking through the forums it seems many people like to change their whole main avi. So do you change yours, or not?

[Any Korean sims?]

11 hours ago, Yuumo Ichibara said:

KoTA / Hello Korea 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Follys End/134/117/22
This is where Korean SLers congregate. There is a traditional house in one of the parcels, complete with antique furniture. Good for meeting Korean friends and for practicing the language. You can join the group on Naver if you can read and understand Korean.

Urban Monster
Continuation of Hello Korea. Modern day Korean neighborhood, nice mix of old and new, kind of reminiscent of Seoul outskirts.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Drink/206/148/38

Pilchon-ri
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/White Castle/148/103/1199
1970s themed Korean town in the sky and island at ground level run by the same group who co-founded KoTA.

Koreatown in Kiyori
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kiyori/180/35/25
Part of an Asian nightlife region, this Korean district is an excellent replica of Itaewon and is the first of its kind.

Jeju Simplicity
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jeju/24/193/100
Small and beautifully designed rental home with traditional Korean architecture, made by the owner of Kiyori.

G club
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Green story/49/200/3711
Korean-owned night club inspired by the party scene in Gangnam, Sinsa, Garosugil ...

BULLETPROOF
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The Zone/41/143/22
Cute venue for K-pop music events

Not Korean themed but these seasonal landscapes are run by Korean people:

Green story
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Green story/159/147/3565

The milky way
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hikaru/32/190/24

Thanks!

Checked out Kiyori via one of my alts. Definitely a cool-looking sim!

[Any Korean sims?]

Just read a blog entry by an American living in Korea, so now I'm hoping to explore some Korean sims!

[Dark, distopian, apocalypse or similiar places in Second Life?]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Any Lunar New Year events planned?]

Would be cool to attend one virtually, when I can’t go to one in person.

[Chinese Island class times?]

On 9/5/2020 at 12:10 PM, ChinRey said:

That does not mean SL is inherently unsuitable as a teaching platform though. It obviously has a lot of unreleased potential, only not for "dry" lecturing. Interactive learning experiences and demonstrations, that's where SL could have excelled. Let engineer students watch the inside of a working stirling engine, learn carpentry by building a hip roof in virtual space, learn history and geography by going to places you'll never see in RL, learn history and culture by studying 3 dimensional models of artifacts, learn interior design by furnishing virtual rooms, etc., etc.

Developing a virtual world as a relevant learning platform is a big task though and somebody would have to finance it. Personally I think it would be a very good investment but I'm hardly unbiased there for obvious reasons.

 

Chinese Island is meant to be interactive. There's a HUD you can use to communicate with NPCs in Mandarin characters in order to accomplish certain tasks. 

[Recommendations for sims like Kowloon and Chinese Island?]

On 10/18/2020 at 5:18 PM, AnnieBrightstar said:

Roy you could also try dairoku kudo which is a sort of a fan's tribute to the Kowloon sim. It is much smaller but still interesting

 

Looks cool! So that makes it a fan tribute to a sim that's a fan tribute to a game? : )

[Recommendations for sims like Kowloon and Chinese Island?]

9 hours ago, AnnieBrightstar said:

Roy for a modern Japan you could try SSOC - Rieri Town in Tokyo; for somewhere more like Kowloon   try A Thousand Windows  

Thanks, looks awesome!

[Recommendations for sims like Kowloon and Chinese Island?]

On 10/5/2020 at 5:09 AM, Yuumo Ichibara said:

Not entirely Chinese, but Kiyori has an unbelievably realistic Chinatown connected to Little Hanoi and a newly constructed Indian corner. 

How do I get to them from the initial teleport point in the subway station? I just spent a few minutes walking around Kiyori but could not get out of the Chinese and Japanese areas. 

[Favorite Halloween Sims]

Thanks everyone! For some reason I'm not getting notified of new responses.

[Favorite Halloween Sims]

Looks like there are several, so I'm trying to figure out which ones are most worth visiting to get in the Halloween spirit and see some cool, atmospheric stuff!

[Recommendations for sims like Kowloon and Chinese Island?]

So, those are two of my favorite sims. Anything similar you guys can recommend? Especially if it looks great at night. Also, I hear Chinese Island doesn't get much traffic, so please check it out if you haven't already!

[Chinese Island class times?]

On 9/4/2020 at 10:52 PM, ChinRey said:

No, it's not an active region. The traffic count is only 48 for the Chinese and 449 and 14 respectively for the other two regions there.

Second Life never worked out as an educational platform and I don't think any of the virtual university campuses are still active. This one is fairly recent - created as late as 2013 - but those traffic counts says it all.

It's a lovely build though, a very good example of the best of late prim age SL. The Italian region next to it is lovely too even though it's obviously not quite finished. I think I've found tw more sims to my list of great SL classics there, thank you for telling us about it!

For those who want to take a look Here are the SLURLs:

Chinese: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Monash University 2/195/144/26

Italian: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Monash University/251/182/23

Thanks. Is the traffic count per day, week, month, or what interval?

[Chinese Island class times?]

Chinese Island is one of my favorite sims. I find it pretty fun to explore, and think it would be cool to actually see other people there. It was created by an Australian University's Chinese language department, which makes me think that there must be regularly-scheduled class times where students log in and visit it. Does anyone know if I am correct in thinking that, and if so, when are the classes?

Thanks!

[Any good Indian/Southeast Asian sims?]

Would love to explore their designs/architecture virtually. 

[What are you listening to?]

The entirety of Alice in Chains’ album “Dirt”

[What RL-based sims would you like to see?]

Looked back at my thread asking about Native American sims and learned that we don’t really have any of those. African cultures also seem to be really underrepresented. And for some reason I was just planning what  a sim based on Downtown Los Angeles would look like. 

[What ARE your favorite places?]

I really like Kowloon. It has kind of a Blade Runner (original movie) type atmosphere. Lots to see, and it looks great at night! 
 

Chinese Island and Little Yoshiwara are pretty cool too.

[Apartments in Kowloon?]

I love the Kowloon sim, and while I’m not currently interested in renting anywhere, I’m curious if it has any apartments for rent, and what they look like.

[Any Native American sims?]

On 6/1/2020 at 4:29 AM, Skyler Pancake said:

Tombstone definitely is! I popped over there the other day to look around myself. Apparently they've lost some sims over the years but it's still decently sized. I feel like there was one corner with some teepees as well.

 

I honestly wish I could get some of the Hopi I know into SL. I can only imagine how impressive and unique the worlds they would create would be.

Would be awesome to have some Hopi in SL! Especially if they could make some accurate sims and items.  I’ve visited the Hopi reservation IRL, would be great for people who don’t live near the southwest to at least get to see one of their Pueblos in SL. And aside from one Navajo dress, all the “Native American” clothing I’ve seen in the marketplace has been pretty stereotypes.