Saturday Night Project

I did a bit of idle building tonight, and I'm working on a project now that I'd like to share my progress on.  I don't think that I can actually say too much about it yet, but I can show you what I've built. :)

For this project, I wanted to set up two buildings that oppose each other across a street.  My conceptual goal is to use the structural frame of the building to imply that the buildings are actually two halves of a whole, and that they've been pulled apart.

"The Right Building"

"The Left Building"

I don't think you can see the beginnings of that concept so well in this picture, but it's there.  There's also some work I'd like to do with the ground, but this is where I'm at for tonight.

The whole shebang

This is the overview shot from above.  I think the far walls do a better job conceptually than the forward walls, but I wanted to get a draft done for the project tonight because I'm not sure that I'd have time to continue working on it with everything else that I'm doing these days.

Anyway, I just wanted to share. :)  Catch you all later!

'Facebook Questions' Released

Facebook Questions was released today as a new update option on Facebook profiles.  Similar to status updates or link sharing, users with 'Questions' enabled can quickly select the option and begin creating a poll that other users can respond or even contribute to.  Questions hasn't been enabled for all-users yet, and as of this writing is an opt-in program that you can join by visiting facebook.com/questions.

A couple of our Activeworlds related Facebook Pages have wasted no time in getting set up for this new feature.  Check them out!



Official Activeworlds Page

How did you find out about events in Activeworlds?

SW City Page

Who would win in a fight?

I'm sure there's a lot more to come, but so far it seems like a good start.  The questions themselves aren't any more intrusive to your wall than other updates that people make, so hopefully it won't cause too much of a stir.  The @tagging that you can make in status updates can also be made in poll options, which is a really cool feature and I can see some uses for getting the word out that way.  Feel free to visit the links above and give it a try!

Weekend - Events for the Weekend of 3/25/11

Hey everyone!  There will be a lot of events in Activeworlds this weekend, so I'd like to throw up some links for you guys to keep track of everything!  I think I'll start doing this on busy weekends to help 'direct traffic' in regards to events. :)

Note:  If you're looking for events or looking to advertise your event, I recommend that you register with AWPortals, because you will have access to view and create events on the AWPortals Events Calendar and you will also receive a weekend newsletter.

Events for the Weekend of 3/25/11
Events are listed by order of occurrence. VRT time is GMT (-2)
Please leave a comment if you know of events that have not been posted, and I will add them!

• Ongoing
• Extreme Builder Talent Show 4
• Ongoing until April 5
• Participants can win v4 rights for public worlds in this contest!

• Friday, March 25, 2011
• Futuristic Creations Building Contest ENDS
• Prizes: Citizenship Extensions
• 1:00 a.m. VRT - Contest ends!!
• AWTeen 29.024s 3243.996w 1.3a 84
• Millionaire - Season 3 Premiere
• 7:00 p.m. VRT - 9:00 p.m. VRT
• Flagg03 World - ^jump wwtbam
• AWForums: Link

• Saturday, March 26, 2011
• AlphaMapper Facebook/Twitter Contest
• Prizes: 1-month citizenship
• Sometime after 12:01 VRT
• Facebook: Link
• Twitter: Link
• AWBingo7
• Prizes: 1-month citizenship, p-10 worlds, +1 bot limit increases
• 4:30 p.m. VRT - (Sunday) 2:00 a.m. VRT
• AWBingo7 World
• AWSchool Spring Fashion Show
• Designs by Mace and Ridley
• 10:00 p.m. VRT - (Sunday) 3:00 a.m. VRT
• AWSchool 71N 140W 1.0a 0

• Sunday, March 27, 2011
• Active Worlds Town Hall Meeting
• 6:00 p.m. VRT - 8:00 p.m. VRT
• Location TBA
• CitBing0
• Prizes: Citizenships, Cit extensions, and donated objects
• 8:00 p.m. VRT - 11:55 p.m. VRT
• CitBing0 World
• Website: Link

Tutorial - Navigating the ActiveWiki

Over at the ActiveWiki we get a lot of questions from folks who aren't used to wiki software, and consequently have difficulties both navigating and editing the Wiki.  I've offered to teach a class on the subject before and have even taught individuals directly.  As a followup to that, I feel that a quick tutorial may help ease a lot of the confusion in getting around.

Vintage Logo

Before I begin with the details, you should think of the wiki as an outline.  The navigation throughout the entire wiki is formatted as an outline, where important or general topics link to sub-topics that are elaborated on.  You won't find pages on the ActiveWiki that are titled "How to Build," but you will find very detailed lists of the building commands and very intricate examples of how each one works.  The key to successfully navigating the ActiveWiki -- or any wiki, really -- is to know what you're looking for, and then to pursue that as a topic.