| 14:59 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
An explosive chicken is even better than a gavel to call the meeting to order (or creative disorder). |
| 14:59 |
|
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) puts on a serious face |
| 14:59 |
RainyDayRecess |
Hi everyone! ;) |
| 14:59 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
never going to get old |
| 15:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne, will you start with your report? |
| 15:00 |
Phrynne |
Sure! |
| 15:00 |
|
Agatha Macbeth is glad to see Phrynne is well again |
| 15:01 |
RainyDayRecess |
;) |
| 15:01 |
Phrynne |
Over the years, Oxbidge has tried to provide a variety of ways to learn. One thing that we lost, a bit, when the region went to homestead, was some interactive opportunities. |
| 15:01 |
Phrynne |
So, I have tried to remedy that by putting up a variety of interesting chairs with multiple singles sits, as well as a couple of swings. |
| 15:02 |
Phrynne |
This gives people more experience with menus and different animations. |
| 15:02 |
Phrynne |
I hope to add a few more things like this as I find ones that are worthy of Oxbridge. |
| 15:03 |
Phrynne |
(since we now have the prims to support a few more chairs and such) |
| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
If we have more chairs, we can have more committees? |
| 15:04 |
Phrynne |
They're scattered around the place -- if you want committees you will have to fill all of them. |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(subsides) |
| 15:04 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Subcommittee per chair? |
| 15:04 |
Gronk Seriman |
I love the pretty flowering trees all over, Phrynne! |
| 15:04 |
Phrynne |
Possibly. They are all singles animations |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, every committee needs someone to be the chair. |
| 15:05 |
Phrynne |
Thank you, Gronk! I am having fun decorating this year. |
| 15:05 |
Phrynne |
And that's all I have. |
| 15:05 |
Phrynne |
Tasha? |
| 15:05 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
I would like to thank the inventor of Day Light Saving, as this provides me with a short window when I can attend Deans Q&A in the Spring and Autumn |
| 15:05 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Woot |
| 15:06 |
RainyDayRecess |
Yay!! |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
ty Phrynne (and yes, you keep the place looking appealing) |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hi, Carl. |
| 15:06 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
After the UK starts British Summer Time, the Q&A gets later for me until the autumn |
| 15:06 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hello |
| 15:06 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
About the same here in couple of weeks... |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
Hello, Carl! |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Tasha is our Assist Dean in charge of tutors. |
| 15:07 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
we have recruited a couple of new tutors since I was last here |
| 15:07 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
Holly and Caissa |
| 15:07 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
INcluding some quality tutors |
| 15:07 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Carl Metropolitan gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:07 |
GaiaTheGoddess |
what do you tutor? |
| 15:07 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Beginners |
| 15:07 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
both have shown they are very able and helpful |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The tutors are our inworld / in-plaza helpers. |
| 15:08 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
yes, the tutor role is to meet and greet, to help new people to get started in SL |
| 15:08 |
GaiaTheGoddess |
oh ok |
| 15:08 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
we also help older residents with teck issues |
| 15:08 |
Gronk Seriman |
Tutors generally are helpers. we answer questions, and guide new people through the Orientation. |
| 15:09 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
to the best of my knowledge we have never failed to find a solution, though some take a little longer |
| 15:09 |
Carl Metropolitan |
They are really the core of what we do here. |
| 15:09 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The frontline. |
| 15:09 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
as such, we are always on the look out for people who can give their time to help new people |
| 15:10 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The people we send charging into machine gun nests over barb wire... Okay. Maybe taking that metaphor a bit too far. |
| 15:10 |
тαℓıηα ℜoѕє (talina718) |
lol |
| 15:10 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Which takes a diversity of skills, from the SL technical ones, to communication skills. |
| 15:10 |
Phrynne |
Occasionally, accurate but we do discourage people from bringing machine guns to Oxbridge. |
| 15:10 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
the job speck looks daunting, but we know there are talented people out there... it only looks like we need Mother Teresa with an MSc in IT |
| 15:11 |
Gronk Seriman |
Ability to participate in puns and witty banter also helps. |
| 15:11 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
about it for me |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Carl, anything to report? |
| 15:11 |
GaiaTheGoddess |
do you help with creating clothing ? |
| 15:11 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
we have classes for that |
| 15:12 |
тαℓıηα ℜoѕє (talina718) |
I log in late , do you have late classes for those that live the the states |
| 15:12 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Got our space at VWBPE and am working on something to build there. I've played around with some ideas in blender and prims but am not happy. If I can't think of anything better, I will reuse last years, which was really nice. It featured Martini's stained glass prominently. |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Last class slot starts at 9pm |
| 15:12 |
тαℓıηα ℜoѕє (talina718) |
I am interested in learning how to make mesh clothing |
| 15:12 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Kara2016 gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:13 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
classes in other time zones is some thing I, for one would like to see, as I am on UK time. but most of our Profs are on US time |
| 15:13 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
sorry, Carl |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
There are other places that do free classes you should also check out. Builders Brewery has excellent ones. |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hi Red, come on in. |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
No, I wish we had the people and money to do classes on european time (mostly the people). |
| 15:14 |
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Phrynne waves to a fellow bunneh |
| 15:14 |
Red Quixote |
hello all :) |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Fire. |
| 15:14 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
hey Fire |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
They are multiplying like rabbits! |
| 15:14 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
hi red |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
So, from Carl, the upcoming VWBPE exhibit (Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education). |
| 15:17 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
hi Eva |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
As far as I know, no one from oxbridge is giving a presentation this year. |
| 15:17 |
Eva Gaelle (jucastt) |
hi, Tasha! Good afternoon! |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Though we have in the past. |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
My turn. The website and class tracker are now cut over to the new scheduling interface. Which allows me to create location specific schedule images when needed. |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And allows each statistics gatherer to only care about the classes held where it's located. |
| 15:19 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Very good news. |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Right now, we don't have multiple classes in different places at the same time, but it opens that door. |
| 15:20 |
Phrynne |
All we'd need are people to teach them. |
| 15:21 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yep, the next step. Get Orange in and teaching. Look for some more with the time and knowledge. |
| 15:21 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Orange? |
| 15:22 |
RainyDayRecess |
Orange Planar |
| 15:22 |
RainyDayRecess |
He's got lots of classes |
| 15:22 |
RainyDayRecess |
'in the wings' |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
He did a review class on communications for several of us a couple of weeks ago. |
| 15:22 |
RainyDayRecess |
(or is it Planer?) |
| 15:22 |
Phrynne |
Planer, I think |
| 15:23 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Oh. Very good. |
| 15:23 |
RainyDayRecess |
(ty) |
| 15:23 |
Fire Broono |
Yis |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Open to general questions. |
| 15:24 |
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Phrynne looks around for the chicken |
| 15:24 |
Fire Broono |
noms |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Andrea grabbed it back. |
| 15:24 |
Phrynne |
oh, too bad! |
| 15:24 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
fun chicken |
| 15:25 |
Kara2016 |
giggles. |
| 15:25 |
Phrynne |
though I wonder what would happen if two of them ran into each other. |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Made a good gavel. |
| 15:25 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Andrea do you have any events of interest to people to announce? |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
She had to run off. |
| 15:25 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Chicken run |
| 15:25 |
Kara2016 |
smiles brightly. |
| 15:25 |
Phrynne |
fowl play |
| 15:25 |
Holly Gaavin (hollydeni) |
ouch |
| 15:26 |
Gronk Seriman |
At least it was a blaxt. |
| 15:26 |
Kara2016 |
ouch. |
| 15:26 |
Gronk Seriman |
*blast |
| 15:26 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:26 |
Kara2016 |
laughing. |
| 15:26 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
people do not need to be egged on here |
| 15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
She's got a St Patrick's day event at 6pm on Tuesday. |
| 15:26 |
Kara2016 |
yes, she does. |
| 15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Caledonian Nights is happy to be having a St Patrick's day party at the Irish Pub in the Oxbridge Village the 14 th of this month starting at 6PM Sl time. DJ Poppy will be our DJ for the evening bringing us a great selection of music for the evening. Plus there will be a costume contest for best dressed singles and couples. |
| 15:27 |
Kara2016 |
smiles brightly. |
| 15:28 |
lovejoy2199 |
"whiskey in the jar" |
| 15:28 |
Gronk Seriman |
Patty Poppy pitches practically perfect parties. |
| 15:29 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Right across the border from Oxbridge; well-within staggering distance (you'll understand more on that after drinking her green beer). |
| 15:30 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Still hosting the Writers' Meeting |
| 15:30 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thursday, 11 am? |
| 15:30 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Yup |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions and announcements? |
| 15:31 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
Still offering to do a profile pic for new people in my studio in kittiwickshire |
| 15:31 |
GaiaTheGoddess |
oh when? |
| 15:32 |
Kara2016 |
smiles brightly. |
| 15:32 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
IM me, but please remember i am on Uk time... it is late for me now |
| 15:32 |
GaiaTheGoddess |
oh ok |
| 15:33 |
Gronk Seriman |
Any progress on the Orientation translations? |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
But can be found inworld early in the SL morning and Late into the SL night (timewise; your sun angle may vary). |
| 15:34 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
late Friday and Saturday are early morning for me, usually a good time |
| 15:35 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
late Friday and Saturday US time are early morning for me, usually a good time |
| 15:35 |
|
Agatha Macbeth hears an echo |
| 15:36 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
echo... echo... echo |
| 15:36 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I just IMed Jorge Serapis about the Orientation translations. |
| 15:37 |
Phrynne |
I talked with Lindal last week; she said she hopes to get back to updating the remaining bits of the tutorial soon. |
| 15:37 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The translations are on hold at the moment. Jorge has lately been waylaid by a virus. |
| 15:38 |
Gronk Seriman |
Ooo. |
| 15:38 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I hope it is nothing to serious. |
| 15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It's not forgotten, however. |
| 15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions, announcements, desires? |
| 15:39 |
Gronk Seriman |
I like the working example up behind me. Loks very promising! |
| 15:40 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Definitely |
| 15:41 |
Fire Broono |
In the LL viewer, what is the default setting for Avatar Complexity? |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Oh. Curie, who has spent a fair bit of time at Oxbridge, is having a grand opening for her photographic exhibit on 25 March. She both does SL photography and is a photo-journalist in RL. The greater site is also an art gallery (and one of our sponsors). |
| 15:42 |
RainyDayRecess |
Advanced>Performance tools>Show avatar complexity |
| 15:42 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I think on Firestorm is it 350,000 |
| 15:43 |
Fire Broono |
350,000 is max in FS. |
| 15:43 |
Gronk Seriman |
It;s a fuzzy number. the higher you set your graphics, the higher the number goes by default. |
| 15:43 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
and an option of no max |
| 15:43 |
Fire Broono |
Was wondering what the LL standard default number is. |
| 15:44 |
Fire Broono |
Hmm ok. So depends on graphics settings. |
| 15:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I think mine came in at about 80,000 and I have it up to about 165,000. |
| 15:44 |
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Fire Broono nods |
| 15:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Still end up individually rendering a few people at parties. |
| 15:45 |
Fire Broono |
Busy places are like that. |
| 15:46 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Out of Caledon it is worse, as people tend to wear more complicated mesh attachments and bodies than are in style here. |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yep. But interesting to watch the transformation from jelly doll into someone in a full gown. |
| 15:46 |
Fire Broono |
Yis. |
| 15:47 |
Kara2016 |
giggles. |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Or jelly doll into radiant smile. ;) |
| 15:47 |
Fire Broono |
☻ |
| 15:48 |
Holly Gaavin (hollydeni) |
you guys watched me grow up |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anything else? |
| 15:48 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
I am not convinced of the usefulness of the complexity concept... as a lot of people ignore it |
| 15:48 |
Fire Broono |
I agree. |
| 15:48 |
Gronk Seriman |
I want an actual jellydoll avatar. Just to prank people. |
| 15:48 |
Holly Gaavin (hollydeni) |
lol |
| 15:48 |
Fire Broono |
Prolly find one on MP. |
| 15:49 |
Agatha Macbeth |
I've seen gummi bears |
| 15:49 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
the old rendering values that LL set as 'good' were very low |
| 15:49 |
Fire Broono |
Very. |
| 15:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It also can end up reducing someone to just there nametag. I've seen that happen with those in dragon form. |
| 15:50 |
Gronk Seriman |
I do think it helps to clue people in when they are wearing almost abusive avatars. There are ways to look good and not crash a sim. |
| 15:50 |
Fire Broono |
Like me. |
| 15:50 |
|
Gronk Seriman smiles |
| 15:50 |
Fire Broono |
Jus sayin' |
| 15:50 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
also true... I have a jacket that cust FPS by 10+ and crashes sims |
| 15:51 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
cuts* |
| 15:51 |
Fire Broono |
Dayum, really? |
| 15:51 |
Phrynne |
And there are some older pieces of jewelry with hundreds of microprims as gems. Get a few of those together at a dance and it can be lag city. |
| 15:51 |
Gronk Seriman |
Honestly. Some things are just poorly and wastefully made. |
| 15:52 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
true |
| 15:52 |
Garret Black (pantau) |
yes |
| 15:52 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Or jewelry with hundreds of micro-prims with a script in each one of them :) |
| 15:52 |
Kara2016 |
ouch. |
| 15:52 |
Fire Broono |
Those are still around? |
| 15:52 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Lots of crowded places limit scripts per avatar, too |
| 15:52 |
RainyDayRecess |
Yeah, ... I just bought one ;( |
| 15:52 |
Phrynne |
What would a script like that do? Make the micriprims rotate? |
| 15:53 |
|
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) still remembers a hairdo with a script per strand of hair |
| 15:53 |
RainyDayRecess |
Sizing |
| 15:53 |
RainyDayRecess |
right? |
| 15:53 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes |
| 15:53 |
Fire Broono |
old resizers had to be in each prim |
| 15:53 |
|
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) tosses her head to make her hair move |
| 15:53 |
Carl Metropolitan |
That is no longer the case. |
| 15:53 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
It....made....things....very....slow...in.the... plaza.... |
| 15:53 |
Fire Broono |
Yis. |
| 15:53 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
A bit hairy to move. |
| 15:54 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
hair today, gone tomorrow |
| 15:54 |
Agatha Macbeth |
>.< |
| 15:54 |
Carl Metropolitan |
When trying to help people with script limit problems in the past (i.e., too many scripts on their avatar), it is usually shoes or jewelry. Most often watches for some reason. |
| 15:54 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
lag hair day |
| 15:54 |
Fire Broono |
Maybe we need a smart dresser class or something. |
| 15:55 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
are you offering, Fire? |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Tasha? (grins) |
| 15:55 |
|
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) giggles... err... no |
| 15:55 |
Fire Broono |
I'm not around enough, nor do I know enough about it. |
| 15:55 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Excuses, excuses :-) |
| 15:56 |
Fire Broono |
Yis, I'm jus the janitor. |
| 15:56 |
|
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) is just the cook |
| 15:56 |
Fire Broono |
They must pay you better. |
| 15:56 |
RainyDayRecess |
'Just?' |
| 15:56 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
and a cook in need of sleep |
| 15:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Sound about time to adjourn |
| 15:56 |
Fire Broono |
Yis. |
| 15:56 |
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) |
wise move |
| 15:56 |
RainyDayRecess |
Thank you Deans! :D |
| 15:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
So ... Adjourned. |
| 15:57 |
Phrynne |
Thank you for coming |
| 15:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Go sleep Tasha and Elf. |
| 15:57 |
Holly Gaavin (hollydeni) |
claps for the Deans |
| 15:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you all for coming. |
| 15:57 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans! |
| 15:57 |
|
Tasha (natashafetishqueen) waves |
| 15:57 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Goodnight |
| 15:57 |
RainyDayRecess |
Night Tasha |
| 15:57 |
Red Quixote |
later people :) |
| 15:57 |
RainyDayRecess |
Take care Red |
| 15:57 |
Eva Gaelle (jucastt) |
good night everyone |
| 15:57 |
RainyDayRecess |
'Night Eva ;) |
| 15:58 |
Eva Gaelle (jucastt) |
thanks my dear |
| 15:58 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Past bedtime for me. |
| 15:58 |
Eva Gaelle (jucastt) |
are you busy right now? |
| 15:58 |
RainyDayRecess |
Only slightly |
| 15:58 |
RainyDayRecess |
Just IM'ing still |
| 15:58 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you |
| 15:58 |
Eva Gaelle (jucastt) |
oh i understand |
| 15:58 |
RainyDayRecess |
'Night Elfbiter |
| 15:58 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |