💚 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City! 💚

Step into the magic of The Wizard of Oz in our stunning Emerald City region—a dream brought to life with the guidance of Ferd Frederix and inspired by the beautifully reworked Epic Castle by Cuteulala Artis.

Ferd created the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Toto Follower, Toto Avatar, Flying Monkey (did I just say flying monkey?) The road check it out too that is ONE piece he created in blender! Thank you Ferd you guys have to see this! Thank you Cute!!

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Emerald City

Community Meeting Video - https://youtu.be/l6d5sHAnNAE
We have developed a tool that can bulk create and load regions from oar files by the customer filling in a simple spreadsheet if anyone needs assistance. We moved 87 regions to Wolf Grid yesterday. Our assets are stored in Object Storage which is spread across multiple servers and locations. We maintain 2 live backups of the assets at any time. If it gets low on space we just buy more space.

We are offering free migration for the next month.


https://www.wolf-grid.com

The Latest Edition of Bla Bla Bla Magazine is Out Now!

Dive into the newest issue of Bla Bla Bla Magazine, your go-to publication dedicated to all things OpenSim!

How to Read It:

HUD Version: Grab it in-world!
On the Main Landing Point at "Alternate Metaverse"
or at "Welcome Area" on Twiztid Timez Grid

Online Access: Read it here!
https://alternatemetaverse.com/blabla/#mybook/
Archived Issues: Find past editions here! (Click the dropdown tab above the magazine)

and also on:
https://e91a5210202c461ea06c0207ef7a40ab.elf.site/

Where to Find Us:
Bla Bla Bla Magazine is proudly hosted on the Alternate Metaverse and Twiztid Timez Grid:
Visit Here:
Alternate Metaverse: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:Alternate Metaverse
Twiztid Timez Welcome Area: hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602:Twiztid Timez Welcome Area

Feature Your OpenSim Grid!
We’re always looking for advertisements, special events, and unique places to showcase in future editions. If you have something exciting to share, reach out!

Contact Sofee Supermarine on OpenSimWorld to be featured!
https://opensimworld.com/user/sofee

Happy Reading!

NEWS!!! 41 EYES DEFORMERS (UNISEX) These deformers were created to be for LeLutka heads, they are unisex.
Experiment with the different versions so that you can find the perfect match for your desired look. hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Tierra De Volcanes/120/118/3827

Some people love sailing across our connected regions....

Some people love playing blackjack in the casino....

Some people enjoy building on their complimentary sim size island with 10,000 prims

but the greatest feature at friends grid is our people!

Contact Zuzu Bahro or Safine Mahoe for details on making friends grid your home!

https://friends-grid.com/

Seasons has just released its Valentines 2025 collection. Newly designed for Valentines Day 11 new female outfits ( 6 fitting Xara/LaraX and 5 fitting Simona/Athena) 4 Mens outfits and 4 Dinkie outfits.. Be the first on your grid to shop at Seasons for Valentines. Seasons is located behind the photo studio and beside Everyday InsTYle.

News!!! hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Tierra De Volcanes/93/118/3827
ATTENTION only Legacy-----This garment contains an auto-alpha script that will hide parts of the body that may clip automatically! If you'd like to adjust this alpha, you can do so via your body HUD.
**** Legacy bodies by SciattisiGrid ****

The recent "knicker twist" (a *very* ugly and overly dismissive way to blow off what I read as being well-thought out and reasonable points raised by Marianna) does bring up a couple of questions:

Are there amateur builders left in Opensim?
It would be useful to define "amateur" -what do we mean by that term? Myself, I mean "self-taught", someone who has not been to art school or taken formal (not counting Builder's Brewery etc) courses on building. Other people may have different definitions -let's hear them.

It would also be useful to define "builder". When I say 'builder' I mean someone who makes creations with prims or mesh (Blender). (I'm excluding scripting, that's programming.) I'm aware that others define it in such a way as to refer to making modifications on pre-fab/pre-made mesh. Basically a "modder". In my mind it's a valid thing but it's different than building.

But language shifts and definitions change, "hacker" used to mean "someone who comes up with clever approaches to computer problems or design" -but for roughly 30 years it's been used to refer to people who break into computer systems and/or write viruses. As I say -definitions change.

So how do we define "builder" now? What constitutes "building"?

I can only think of a small handful of builders in the sense of making something from nothing, there's a larger pool of people who modify pre-made content -and unless I'm mistaken Marianna and Luna Luneria do a mix of both. Again, one isn't better than the other and both are forms of creative expression. But they are different.

The point of all this is to assess *need.* Do we need an organization? By "we" I am referring to "amateurs", I'm not referring to AuroraAsteria's group.

Moreover with the extremely low user numbers of Opensim would there be a point to creating an organization (beyond a collection of friends -I mean, if you already know each other knock yourselves out)?

I suspect -and have for years, that any such group would wither on the vine from lack of interest. Otherwise I'd be trying to start something myself.

I reserve the right to delete obnoxious comments and lock the comments entirely if it looks like they're going to simply be a shit-show. Show me that you *can* adult, OSW. Don't post insults (I'll delete them), paranoid rants (I'll delete them), off-topic diatribes about how somebody done somebody wrong songs (again -will delete). If there's a question about what the topic is intended to be -ask.

Make this a pain in my ass and I'll delete everything and lock the comments.

NEWS!!! hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Tierra De Volcanes/98/139/3827
ATTENTION only Legacy-----This garment contains an auto-alpha script that will hide parts of the body that may clip automatically! If you'd like to adjust this alpha, you can do so via your body HUD.
**** Legacy bodies by SciattisiGrid ****

New Group Gift!!!! if you already have the group you know how to do it, now we also have it on the welcome wall of Tierra de Volcanes.
Merry Christmas from Tierra de Volcanes to all of you.
We lava U !!! ♥
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Tierra De Volcanes/389/231/6001

The Funsize Dinkies World Resort enjoyed a wonderful 2024, full of fun and memorable experiences. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and looking forward to another exciting year of adventures and joy at the resort!