Virtual Worlds

How many are there?  Who do they cater to?  What are the pros and cons of each?  What kind of reviews do they get?  Who has this info?  Where's a list with good and quick at-a-glance info and links?  There are gaming blogs and sites all over the place, right?

We had a list of virtual worlds on RLetc.com that was pretty extensive, some 30 or 40 sites or more on the list, but it would take me a while to build up a list like that again, I think, assuming I should decide to, that is.

I'll start here.

1. 3D Chat
2. Active Worlds
3. Blue Mars
4. Cybertown
5. DC Universe Online
6. Dungeons & Dragons Online
   
7. Entropia Universe
8. EVE Online
9. IMVU
10. Inworldz
11. Muse
12. OpenSim
13. Second Life
14. Star Trek Online (STO)
15. Utherverse
16. World of Warcraft

I think I'll end there too.


There's a lot of 'em about!  (I say we get together a petition to get Scott Jennings to do a review and keep it current.  Who's with me?  lol  I'd try to wrangle Stephie, but I'm averse to claw marks.)


Here are some sites that list and review virtual worlds:

1. Game Ogre
2. mmohut Game List
3. Virtual World
4. Virtual Worlds 3D
5. Virtual Worlds Review

Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Online
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Online
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Online
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utherverse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_environment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Interaction_via_MMORPGs
http://acrossthegridwithlindal.blogspot.com/2011/07/other-worlds.html
http://iliveisl.com/
http://www.virtualworld.com/
http://mmohuts.com/gamelist
http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/

Come on, colleen (over to the dark side of blog commenting)

Come on colleen,
I swear (well he means) At this moment you mean everything,
With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty
Ah come on colleen.


Come on colleen, I swear, well he means
Ah come on let's take off everything,
That pretty red dress colleen (Tell him yes)
Ah come on let's, ah come on colleen, please.


Remember Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
colleen I'll hum this tune forever.

My apologies to Dexy's Midnight Runners.


colleen has reverted to a Spam can avatar on gV (most likely due to the events in the Crime thread). Hence the blog post. I hope colleen will pop on by and I hope Stephie gets an ear worm.

Link to colleen's blog:  http://colleencriss.wordpress.com/


ETA:  colleen's here!  And she gave me this:

ETA2:  colleen gave me a more current picture of her in a red dress.  It's up at the top of the post.

ETA3: colleen in mesh...

Scavenger Hunt or Shopping for Blog Whores (a kind of game, if you will, or even if you won't)

Links:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Falln-Ima-Outfit-Orange/10025
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PeP-Musculation-Bench-Press/1902129
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PeP-Treadmill/1902689
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ROLE-OPTIC-GLASSES-CATO-II-boxed-Sculpted-Scripted-Sunglasses-Shades-Eyewear/416472
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Shnem-Cato-Persian-Pony/1438006
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Small-Vegetable-Patch-by-Peppi-8-prims/2105098
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Japanese-Love-Rock-Koiuranai-no-ishi/2338243
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LR-Luna-Lacrima-white-crystal-piano/2507050
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Connors-MODS-STYLE-ORFEU/1584192
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Timeless-Anzac-Saffy-SE-NoAnim/1789781
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/My-Ts-Grunge-Tanktop-Bad-Girl/1421985
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Mitch-Skin/1080127
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Dead-Fall-Derek-Dollarbie/2033695
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/TwiztedFlesh-Free-Willy-V2/1219872
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Venus-Towel-Wrap-unisex/1934614
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/DAMNED-Storm-Shape-DEMO-2-sizes-SHAPE-ONLY/1855243
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Trident-of-Storms/1125708
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AdelleArts-Steampunk-Stephie-Green-Outfit/1122126
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/General-Lee-Rebel-Car/1482614
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RoG-Argus-Assault-Rifle-Boxed-V2/966514

"I'm hairy noon and night, hair that's a fright"

Stephie gave me these links.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

"She asks me why, I'm just a hairy guy
I'm hairy noon and night, hair that's a fright
I'm hairy high and low, don't ask me why, don't know
It's not for lack of bread, like the Greatful Dead, darlin'


Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen
Give me down to there, hair, shoulder length or longer
Here baby, there, momma, everywhere, daddy, daddy


Hair, flow it, show it
Long as God can grow, my hair


Let it fly in the breeze and get caught in the trees
Give a home to the fleas, in my hair
A home for fleas, a hive for the buzzing bees
A nest for birds, there ain't no words
For the beauty, splendor, the wonder of my hair


Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow, my hair


I want long, straight, curly, fuzzy, snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy, shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka dotted, twisted, beaded, braided
Powered, flowered and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled and spahettied


Oh say, can you see my eyes if you can
Then my hair's too short
Down with here, down to there
Down till there, down to where it's stuck by itself


They'll be ga-ga at the go-go, when they see me in my toga
My toga made of blond, brilliantined, biblical hair
My hair like Jesus wore it, Hallelujah I adore it
Hallelujah Mary loved her son, why don't my mother love me?


Hair, flow it, show it
Long as God can grow
My hair, flow it, show it
Long as God can grow
My hair, flow it, show it
Long as God can grow
My hair"

Links:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/3D-Prim-Chest-Hair/2032304
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/3D-Prim-Back-Hair/2032290
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/3D-Prim-Pubic-Hair/1817242
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/3D-Prim-Butt-Patch/2032295
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/3D-Prim-Butt-Hair/2052132
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/66206
http://www.elyrics.net/read/h/hair-lyrics/hair-lyrics.html

Bulging Packages

For Ima, who likes nice packages.









And yes, that does say "Warhead."







Good way to maximize the package.





More like "lewd."  Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Here's one for Stephie...



I don't quite know what to say about this one...






Links:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/NUTTERZ-INC-PROMO-CHECKSWIM-PEACH-WITH-OPTIONAL-PRIM-BULGE/2264397
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/BMC-SPORT-TORN-SHORT-PACK/1600800
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Water-Babies-2010-The-Tube-Sock-Square-Cut-All-American/1196941
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/WARHEAD-Patriot-Briefs-with-Bulge-Black/146547
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/WARHEAD-Patriot-Briefs-with-Bulge-White/146551
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LOGO-Co-Speedo-briefs-with-prim-bulge-Blue/1761382
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LB-Stuffed-Stocking-Pouch-Thong/1668723
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/SWS-Monday-Night-Couple-Set-Loungewear/1801077
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LEWI-Unbuttoned-Jeans-by-OKEY/1885258
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Superhero-H-by-Okey/2275173
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Lick-Me-Pantie-Black/2377714


ETA (Aug 5):  This one probably needs its own blog post space, but I tripped over it while searching for products for my Camel Toe post and decided it needed to be seen even if I did try to cram it down here at the bottom of this post.  Apparently demons and horses wear jeans and belts some days.



Link:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Horse-Bulge-by-Lyn/1661919

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It

Look Stephie!  A Predator avatar.

Links:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Predator-Avatar-Kit/2461074
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Predator-Kit-Texture-Files-by-Jameless-Boxed/2462092
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/82163
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlicWUDf5MM

Brace Yourself, Bridget (Kerbal Space Program)

Stephie is preparing to unleash the Lee beast on yet another world.

[7/27/2011 11:59:16 PM] Steph: You have to try this  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

This will not end well.

From the Kerbal Space Program "About" page:

"Kerbal Space Program is a multi-genre game where the player can create his own space program.


In KSP, you must build a space-worthy craft, capable of flying it's crew out into space, without killing them.At your disposal is a collection of parts, which must be assembled to create a functional ship. Each part has it's own function and will affect the way a ship flies (or doesn't).So strap yourself in, and get ready to try some Rocket Science!


Main Features:


● The Vehicle Assembly Building. allows players to build spacecraft out of any imaginable combination of parts.● Fully-fledged, Physics-based Flight Simulation ensures everything will fly (and crash) as it should.● Procedural Terrain delivers detailed terrain at a vast scale. The Kerbal Planet is 600km in radius!● Mod-enabled, allows players to create new content and modify the game.● Ship systems. Keep an eye out for engine temperatures and fuel levels, and try not to explode.● Build ships with multiple stages, and jettison parts away as they burn out.● Full control over the staging sequence allows for complex ships and advanced functionality.

Planned Features:


● Take on Missions to attract interest in your Space Program. Or use the Mission Planner to create your own missions.● Manage your Space Program. Hire astronauts, train them, research and improve parts.● Fly out to Moons and other Planets● Build Space Stations, and surface bases on other worlds.

And a whole lot more!

KSP is still under development, so many things are not yet as they should be. We are working hard to be constantly improving the game however, and it will be regularly updated with bug fixes and new content, so make sure to check back for new versions. We are also always listening to feedback from the players, and we welcome ideas and suggestions.


Currently the game is being built as an open sandbox. There are no objectives yet. You're free to build anything you can think of, and fly it wherever you want, even into orbit.


The first versions are free to download and play, and will remain so forever. After the game reaches a certain state of development, it will be available for purchase at a discounted price, which will gradually increase up to it's final retail price as the game nears completion. So by ordering early, you get the game for a lot less, and you'll get all future updates for free.


Have Fun!"

"Kerbal Space Program is a simple, free strategy game in which you're in charge of an alien space program. Don't worry, it's nothing too complex."

"Sounds simple, but there's surprising depth to the game's creation aspect, and given the fact you need to manually control the rocket, there's some deft handling required of the launch section as well."

I'm just wondering what has happened to Stephie to now think that sending me into a place where "things are not yet as they should be" to build, crash and "try not to explode" is a good idea given my track record in Second Life and the Utherverse.

Oh hang on.  I just remembered the times she stealth-stalked me, took pictures, slung me crap and laughed from a safe distance.*  The penny is dropping.

Links:
http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com/
http://www.secondcitizen.net/Forum/showthread.php?t=14347
http://kotaku.com/5822081/will-you-help-these-stupid-aliens-into-space

* Said with affection.