Land Update:

Beth (aka Cassandra Avedon)
has been added to the DAI 627 Group.


Anyone who has paid Endo Chrome or Bomber Oller, 400 Linden Dollar, please email
lvmunoz@sfsu.edu or comment.

You will be added to the Group, and therefore also own part of the land as well.

Show Me the L$

We really need to collect the L$ that ppl owe us for the usage of our land.

New Costumes

1. Mario
2. Link
3. Sonic
4. Master Chief
5. Pokemon
   

I found some buildings

Here's the Deal...

So we decided to purchase a good sized plot of land. We are willing to share it with the rest of the class for the modest fee of 400L$ per person. This money will mostly go towards the maintenance of the land (rent). Bring it up in class or comment on this blog.

Coordinates: 198, 175, 21 - DAI 627: Design of Virtual Worlds. (on Paradisiac)

Research Roles -- SL Experiment

Laura:

• Rent/Buy Land (large)
  
• Location Mechanics (i.e. daytime or well lit, open for adding objects, closed/no unauthorized entry, no-fly script?)
• Location Specific Objects (ex. signs, stage, retail area/tables/L$ registers/vending machine)
• Costume Research
• Environment Design (with Chris)
  

Brandon:

• Costumes (5 parts: head, torso, hands, legs, feet) - Build our own or purchase/free? If build, then what is the ETA for completion of all 6 costumes?
  
• Work with Steve on Item packages, distribution, exchange rates (25L$/package)
• Slot machines (work with steve)
  
• Banana Hammock
  

Steve:

• Rarity of costumes (we'll choose on thursday)
• Distribution of parts within the packages (how many different packages? Try to formulate it so the experiment will last about 45 minutes.)
• Prizes (fastest, rarest, all costumes, most innovative... determined by audience)
• Research any useful scripting and how to implement (instruction signs, etc.)

Danny (day laborer):

• Documentation (screenshots... sent to email)
• Costumes
  
• video capture?
• Information Resource (to be utilized at will by any and all full members of this group)
  

The Trading Game -- SL Experiment

1. Experiment Title

• "The Trading Game"
  

2. Scenario

• Buying, collecting and trading clothing objects with the objective to complete a full costume set.
  

3. Mechanics

• Participants will enter the building wearing the required attire. They will then purchase costume parts and attempt to collect a full set by trading with other people. Some sets are more rare than others so certain costumes will require both patience and L$ to complete. The participants who fulfill certain criteria (such as finishing a costume set first) will win a monetary prize.
  

4. SL Location

• Coordinates: 198, 175, 21 - DAI 627: Design of Virtual Worlds. (on Paradisiac)

5. Roles

• Group members will be acting as administrators, the participants will be the players, and a select few will perform the duties of documentation.
  

6. Role Assignments

• Information Desk Clerk - When someone needs a refresher to the rules or help.
• Documentors - Taking screenshots of the event to document it.
• Finished Costume - Person will be dressed in the finished costume to show what the players could end up with.

• Information Desk - Laura
• Documentors - Danny and Jane
• Finished Costume - Brandon

Non-character driven Roles

• Vending/Slot Machine - Providing players with costume pieces
• Vending Machine - Providing players with undergarments, (we start the game in our underwear).

7. Assets Provided

• Undergarments, Costume pieces.
  

8. Participant Preparation

• No preparation is required. Instructions will be clear during the experiment.
  

9. Production Plan

• Develop an experiment that would implement the idea of trading, "the trading game."
• Set rules for the game.
  
• Second Life scripting and modeling research.
• Research costume development.
• Acquire costumes.
• Research distribution of costumes. Research randomized package distribution.
• Find and acquire land for staging the game.
• Develop environment for the game.
• Set roles for the game.

Building Treasure Chests

Links:
http://purplewyvern.co.uk/thenest/2008/05/26/arrr-treasure-chest/

It's super expensive to buy them too.
https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1227629

Transparent Walls?

For an invisible border we can just make very big windows.
http://vodpod.com/watch/763558-make-a-1-way-tinted-window-second-life-video-tutorial

Land

Here's a nice walkthrough on how to adjust the settings on your land. The land can be a no-fly zone.
http://blog.coveislands.com/2009/03/17/the-about-land-panel/

This link is about a group owning land:
http://blog.coveislands.com/2009/03/31/group-owned-land-in-second-life%E2%84%A2/

I haven't found anything on building invisible walls in SL, yet.

Actually, owning land in SL is pretty weird. You have the ability to own land, but you have to pay a land maintenance fee each month.
https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=5198

Trading Card Game Rule Examples

I've got the rulebooks for Yugi-Oh and Magic.
I also uploaded rules for MapleStory TCG and High Stakes Drifter.

http://drop.io/p3r3xbg

password: tcgworld


Reminder: final class meeting - 5/19