Asil Ares

Calling all Second Life Photographers! We are hosting a photo contest to celebrate the project’s eleven (11) years in Second Life! The contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay. Dates: 15 October to 15 November 2021 Location: The NeoVictoria Estate in Second Life (that’s NeoVictoria and Machinima SIMs). SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Machinima/95/127/704 Prizes: 1st Place – L$5000 2nd Place – L$4000 3rd Place – L$2000 4rd Place through 12thPlace – L$1000 per winner More here: https://neovictoria.tv/2021/10/07/your-invitation-to-the-neovictoria-2021-photo-contest/

@Prok. I don't use SLuniverse enough to understand how their photo-pages work, so I'm not sure. However, as a land-owner in SL, what I'd like to see is the content related to a parcel I own get automatically aggregated to its places page, and for that page to include tools which would allow me to curate that content. For example, if someone visited NeoVictoria and took 30 pictures, I might only want to include a couple in the page feed. On the flip side, as a resident visiting a parcel, I'd also like to have some control over the stuff I post to my SL photo feed. For example, if I visited NeoVictoria and took 30 pictures, I might not want any of them to appear in the parcel page's photo-feed. To your comment about who gets to control the parcel page's description page? That's tricky! If you are a resident who owns a mainland parcel which you rent from the Lab, the permissions are easy; the owner-avatar should be the only editor of the page. But what if the land is owned by a group? Do all the owners of that group have rights to edit the page? Or, does anyone with a role that includes rights to edit the in-world parcel profile also get rights to the parcel-page? And what if the region is private and the owner "sells" parcels; then who has rights to edit that parcel's page? It's unclear to me how much (if any) of the in-world group permissions will/are being used to define access to the parcel page. I got to the discussion after they closed the beta, so I could not test.

@Aethelwine. In order to post comment to the JIRA, you need to be logged into the portal. When you view a JIRA, look in the upper-right corner of the window, if you don't see your SL avatar name there, you're not logged in to it. If you are logged in, but you cannot post a comment, then I'm not sure. I know the Lab has different levels of permissions for JIRA users. Usually, if the JIRA is open and public, anyone can post a comment. If that's not the case for you, try opening a JIRA of your own and report the effect. Hope this helps!

Thanks, Prok. I hope the Lab will be able to use these pages to automatically aggregate content residents create that's related to the location, like pictures and events and destination guide picks. As always, the devil is in the details. I suspect the challenge will be less about getting the content to replicate and more about getting the permissions to work in a way that doesn't compromise the integrity of the page.

Added these JIRAS: BUG-41235 [Places Page] Link Additional In-World Groups to a Page BUG-41236 [Places Page] Present the Convenant for the Estate BUG-41237 [Places Page] Photo Galleries from SL Photo Feeds The other ideas on my wish list already had JIRAs in place.

Thanks for filter, Whirly. Super-helpful!

I'm having trouble finding anything using the SEARCH function in https://places.secondlife.com/parcels; it gives results but those point to hyperlinks that don't present usable pages. Expected result: A page should open, similar to https://places.secondlife.com/parcels/46643/winter-wonderland Actual result: A page opens with the redirect error message off a URL that isn’t configured like the expected result, i.e. https://places.secondlife.com/parcels/0cac852a-8b12-6d8d-d276-6fd2da8baf24. I opened JIRA BUG-41204 for this: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/BUG-41204. The Lab has closed the current BETA test to new testers, so I can't do more testing. That said, I'm very pleased by this enhancement. Wish list: Link a, in-world group (other than the land-group, if a group is the parcel owner), and its notices to a page, preferably with an RSS function. Create the ability to include a link to an external site. Automatically create a photo-gallery of photos taken on the parcel, which are save to any resident's photo-feed IF the "visit this location" option is ticked, i.e. https://my.secondlife.com/asil.karu/snapshots/585c8181b015401e34000001 would automatically get linked to the "NeoLondon; dark roleplay with Steampunk style at NeoVictoria" parcel page. Give the parcel-owner the ability to remove these photos from the gallery. Create a link to a new page that presents the Convenant for the estate (if one exists). Link any events posted to the SL community calendar for the parcel, preferably with an RSS function. Finally, we’ve had pages for regions and parcels for a long time. Here’s that page for “NeoVictoria Steampunk SkyMall, Machinima Arts & Roleplay Homes”: http://world.secondlife.com/place/0cac852a-8b12-6d8d-d276-6fd2da8baf24. These lacked the functionality of these new pages; I mostly used mine to keep track of the locations of vendors and other scripted objects. I hope these legacy pages won't be disabled, once the new system is out-of-beta.

Only two days left to submit your pics to the Photo contest! Please join us at http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria/works/

The Lab very kindly put the contest in the Editors Pick listing and the splash-page at log-in. Thank you!

 The Official Rules for the NeoVictoria Project's 2015 Photo Contest Time: 1 December to 31 December 2015 Location: NeoVictoria Estate in Second Life Organized By: Asil Ares The Prizes: ~ 1st Place - L$5000 ~ 2nd Place - L$3000 ~ 3rd Place - L$2000 ~ 4rd Place - L$1000 ~ 5th Place through 12thPlace – L$250 each In addition to the prize money, winners will be featured on the NeoVictoria websites and in the in-world calendar. Event Description Every year, we host a photo contest and every year, they get better and better! As ever, the contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria's roleplay for a 2016 calendar. The only criteria are: 1. The image must be related to our storyworld; it's fine to use avatar characters and props, or to only shoot landscapes. If you're unfamiliar with the Neo'verse, please visit our public website at http://www.neovictoria.net. 2. Using photo-enhancing software like Photoshop or GIMP is permitted; please don't add any words or borders to the image. 3. The shot must be captured on the land level of the Machinima SIM or the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life and have been taken during the contest period. To take part in the competition: ~ Visit the NeoVictoria estate in Second Life between 1 December and 31 December 2015 to take your images; here’s the SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/17/128/1004. ~ Join the "The NeoVictoria Project" group on Koinup (http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria). Koinup is a FREE social network based on user-generated content, with a focus on virtual worlds. ~ Add your images to our Kionup pool by 31 December 2015, limit of two (2) per avatar. Here's the direct link: http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria/works/add/. Include the following: 1) Your Second Life avatar name. [This is the default avatar name you created your SL account with, not its display name.] 2) The SIM name where the photo was taken (NeoVictoria or Machinima). 3) The month of the year you think suits the photo best, for example: “Asil Ares presents The Cathedral Bell Tower in NeoVictoria SIM for January”. Judging Depending on the volume of pictures received, the first round of judging will be by the NeoVictoria community via the Internet. We’ll present the top 15 images in-world for a final vote to determine the twelve winners. The in-world vote will be open to all Second Life avatars whose players are 18+ in real life. In-world voting will be from 8 January through 15 January and will be located in the NeoVictoria SkyClub. Winners will be announced on 21 January at a special party in the NeoLondon SkyClub, time TBA. IMPORTANT: While the NeoVictoria estate is identified as an adult SIM to comply with Linden Lab's ToS, we are not a sex-SIM. Any unseemly images will be removed from the contest without warning as deemed appropriate by the judges or the Kionup admins. Source: http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria/discuss/neovictoria-2015-photo-contest/15442/

Calling all SecondLife Photographers! We had such fun doing photo contests in previous years, we’re doing it again this December! The contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay for a 2015 calendar. Dates: 1 December to 31 December 2014 Location: NeoVictoria Estate in Second Life SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/12/176/703 Prizes: 1st Place – L$50002nd Place – L$30003rd Place – L$20004rd Place – L$10005th Place through 12thPlace – L$250 eachEvent Description The only criteria are: 1. Image is related to our storyworld in some way; it's fine to use avatar characters and props or to only shoot landscapes. If you're unfamiliar with the Neo'verse, please visit our public website at http://www.neovictoria.net or our new WordPress site at http://neovictoria.tv. 2. Using photo-enhancing software like Photoshop or GIMP is permitted; please don't add any words or borders to the image. 3. The shot must be captured on the land level of the Machinima SIM or the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life and have been taken during the contest period. To take part in the competition you need to: ~ Visit the NeoVictoria estate in Second Life between 1 December and 31 December 2014 to take your images; here’s the SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/17/128/1005. ~ Join the "The NeoVictoria Project" group on Koinup (http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria). Koinup is a free social network based on user-generated content, with a focus on virtual worlds. ~ Add your images to our Kionup pool by 31 December 2014, limit of two per avatar. Here's the direct link: http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria/works/add/. Include the following: 1) Your Second Life avatar name. 2) The SIM name where the photo was taken (NeoVictoria or Machinima). 2) The month of the year you think suits the photo best, for example: “Asil Ares presents the Cathedral bell tower in NeoVictoria SIM for January”. Judging Depending on the volume of pictures received, the first round of judging will be by the NeoVictoria community via the Internet. We’ll present the top 15 images in-world for a final vote to determine the twelve winners. The in-world vote will be open to all Second Life avatars whose players are 18+ in real life. In-world voting will be from 9 January through 16 January and will be located in the NeoVictoria SkyClub. Winners will be announced on 20 January at a special party in the NeoLondon SkyClub, time TBA. The Prizes: ~ 1st Place - L$5000 ~ 2nd Place - L$3000 ~ 3rd Place - L$2000 ~ 4rd Place - L$1000 ~ 5th Place through 12thPlace – L$250 each In addition to the prize money, winners will be featured on the NeoVictoria websites and in the calendar. IMPORTANT: While the NeoVictoria estate is identified as an adult SIM to comply with Linden Lab's ToS, we are not a sex-SIM. Any unseemly images will be removed from the contest without warning as deemed appropriate by the judges or the Kionup admins.

Thanks for posting this. I tested SecondLife.com and https://id.secondlife.com via the Heartbleed test site (http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/) and they show as fixed (or uneffected). But that's just two domains and only show the current state, not what came before.

Thanks for moving this from the Photography forum to the Events forum.

NeoVictoria Photo Contest for 2013 Calendar Time: 5 December to 31 December 2012 Location: NeoVictoria Estate in Second Life Organized By: Asil Ares The Prizes: ~ 1st Place - L$5000 ~ 2nd Place - L$3000 ~ 3rd Place - L$2000 ~ 4rd Place - L$1000 ~ 5th Place through 12thPlace – L$250 each Event Description We had such fun doing a photo contest last year, we've decided to make this an annual event! Like last year, the contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria for a 2013 calendar. The only criteria are: 1. Image is related to our storyworld in some way; it's fine to use avatar characters and props or to only shoot landscapes. If you're unfamiliar with the Neo'verse, please visit our public website at http://www.neovictoria.net or read the Steampunk Travelogue on NeoVictoria at: http://www.steampunktribune.com/2011/10/steampunk-travelogue-neo-victoira.html. 2. Using photo-enhancing software like Photoshop or GIMP is fine, please don't add any words or borders to the image. 3. The shot must be captured on the land level of the Machinima SIM or the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life and have been taken during the contest period. To take part in the competition you need to: ~ Visit the NeoVictoria estate in Second Life between 1 December and 31 December 2012 to take your images; here’s the SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/12/176/703 . ~ Join the "The NeoVictoria Project" group on Koinup (http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria). Koinup is a free social network based on user-generated content, with a focus on virtual worlds. ~ Add your images to our Kionup pool, limit of two per avatar. Here's the direct link: http://www.koinup.com/group/neovictoria/works/add/ Include the following: 1) Your Second Life avatar name. 2) The SIM name where the photo was taken (NeoVictoria or Machinima). 2) The month of the year you think suits the photo best, for example: “Asil Ares presents the Cathedral bell tower in NeoVictoria SIM for January”. Judging Depending on the volume of pictures received, the first round of judging will be by the NeoVictoria community via the Internet. We’ll present the top 15 images in-world for a final vote to determine the twelve winners. The in-world vote will be open to all Second Life avatars whose players are 18+ in real life. In-world voting will be from 5 January through 9 January and will be located in the NeoVictoria SkyClub. Winners will be announced on 11 January at a special party in the NeoLondon SkyClub, time TBA. The Prizes: ~ 1st Place - L$5000 ~ 2nd Place - L$3000 ~ 3rd Place - L$2000 ~ 4rd Place - L$1000 ~ 5th Place through 12thPlace – L$250 each In addition to the prize money, winners will be featured on the NeoVictoria website (http://www.neovictoria.net) and in the calendar. IMPORTANT: While the NeoVictoria estate is identified as an adult SIM to comply with Linden Lab's ToS, we are not a sex-SIM. Any unseemly images will be removed from the contest without warning as deemed appropriate by the judges or the Kionup admins.

PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The votes have been counted and now its time to toast the winners of the photo contest. Join us Friday at 6 PM, SL-time to celebrate. Live DJ spinning tunes ... Asil showering the winners with Lindens and love ...AND, there will be a very special gift for everyone who attends! Bring your friends ...the skyclub is an out-of-character (OOC) space, so its just good people having fun. Time: Friday, January 20, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm, SecondLife-Time Location: The NeoVictoria SkyClub SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/16/128/704