Home of HG Safari, with information about our weekly hypergridding trips. Self Guided Tour hub - themed trips on art, science history, film etc.
Free items, including mesh clothes at Meshanthropy store, also on the island.
PLEASE NOTE the photos in the slideshow are of Destinations visited by the Safari group, and not pictures of our sim.
Lone Wolf: No problems! :-) Really lovely meeting everyone! 2 years ago |
Marianna : I wouldn't consider these "ordinary folk" These are all talented wonderful mentors of opensim who have brought us beautiful worlds and lots of magic! 2 years ago |
Luna Lunaria: I love large detailed architectural builds like this one, done with great textures and environment settings. I wasn't able to make the Safari tour due to RL work obligations, but I'm placing this reg... 12 months ago |
Marianna : I hope we see Sunbeam again one day, I love her writing style and her focus was keen as to what we wanted to learn about. Like you Thirza I love to read you too, thank you for your thoughtful style w... 2 years ago |
Thirza Ember: Fun fact: the world's best-selling author is a woman, Agatha Christie. Go ladies. 11 months ago |
Luna Lunaria: I really wanted to participate in this one but RL work held me hostage :-P 14 days ago |
Destination 1 - Lorin Tone's sounds on 3rd Rock Grid
The sorcerer of Sound, Lorin Tone, welcomes us to experience two musical builds Synapse and Aurora.
Lorin's artistry in inworld sound is without compare, ask him advice for getting the noise ambient just right on your grid.
Come to Alia Soulstar's Nuna Gallery, and look for the building called Central to get the Magnetrail to the venues in the sky.
Address grid.3rdrockgrid.com:8002:The Nuna Gallery
Destination 2 - Alice on CopyKat Grid
A beautiful re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, Adachi style.
Oni Kiri will join us to reveal a little bit about her creativity, community, and credo as owner of one of the most popular freebie grids on the HG.
grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Adachi5
Starting as always at the Clubhouse, hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
The Little Prince Week
Destination 1 Exupery, Osgrid
WizardOz Chrome, with the participation of Cherry Manga, Tina Bey, Emil Jannings and our kind host Unadecal Masala, present a reimagining of the classic story by Antoine de St.-Exupery, born on this day in 1900.
hg.osgrid.org:80:Exupery
Destination 2 Ustengrav, Ignis Fatuus Grid
A new French build on Ignis Fatuus by Harthelie Deux and Chip Angelvi, recalling all kinds of wonders from the ancient world
ignis-fatuus.no-ip.biz:8002:Ustengrav
Destination 1
Weelandia on Digiworldz with Nebby Newman
What do you know about the philosophy and community that distinguishes the Tiny and Dinkie communities, reaching across both Opensim and into Second Life ? Nebby shows us her lovely landscaped region, full of fun for both the smaller and regular size avies, and we learn about the shopping and partying opportunities that Digiworldz offers those of the smaller persuasion.
login.digiworldz.com:8002:Weelandia
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Destination 2
From the tiny to the very very large! Lone Wolf invites us to glimpse the the vast landscape of Wolf Territories, said to be one of the largest grids in opensim. Learn about the technical challenges and the aesthetic goals that have brought about this massive mountainous wilderness, Check out the Destination Guide on the grid to see all the many points of interest!
grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Wolf Mountain
Destination 1 An audience with Ubit
Opensim Dev Ubit Umarov invites us to his home region for an upbeat conversation about the challenges and joys of the opensimulator.
hg.osgrid.org:80:UbitTest
Destination 2 Introduction to AMV with Grid Gurus, Chris McCracken and Jaxson Texas. A chance to learn about one of OpenSim's most vibrant and active grids, Alternate Metaverse. It's mythical!
alternatemetaverse.com:8002:Mythical Realms NE
Begins 12 noon Grid Time (SLT)
Meet at hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
HUNTING AND FISHING
We begin with two very easy grid hops.
This week's mission - compare two very different regions and games. Please come to the Clubhouse, so you can meet everyone before we start jumping.
1: MANDJELIA, OSgrid This is a dinosaur egg game by Nani Ferguson and Ange Menges. Find the eggs, and the portals to get to the different levels of the hunt.
hg.osgrid.org:80:Mandjelia
2: GREEN HILL ZONE, Mobius Grid. Fishing game on the welcome region of Mobius, hosted by Ruby Mobian, Serra Royale and the gang. (Ask about their GitHub!)
To play: when you arrive on Mobius Landing area, look for the NPC dressed as Santa, and click on anything he says that is underlined.
main.mobiusgrid.us
For your convenience, the LMs for the trip and the fishing gear and instructions are available in the LM box at the HG Safari Clubhouse. See you Wednesday!
The start of a new, short Safari Season. 10 action packed weeks of fun.
Start point is on our new HG Safari sim on Osgrid, courtesy of Ange Menge.
As usual, destinations will be announced a couple of days before each event, so watch this space!
For any who didn't watch Wizzina's machinima of the Last Safari, check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHuY1cvBRI
Metropolis Grid is scheduled to go offline on June 30.
HG Address : login.metro.land
Join us for an Unofficial Party to send her on her way into that good night.
Neovo Geesink invites you to dance and DJane LadyJo Martin will be spinning appropriate tunes. You bring the memories.
If the grid goes down or you can't make it to Metro, you can join in the party at hg.osgrid.org:80:Metro Memoriam
Destination 1 Cuteulala on Winxtropia
Opensim Goddess Cuteulala Artis invites us to visit Gardenia Town on Winxtropia Grid - learn about mesh economy, and enjoy the fun fair!
READ ME: FB DOESN'T LIKE THE LINK TO WINXTROPIA, SO TO MAKE IT WORK, YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE SPACE AFTER ddns.
bloompeters.ddns. net:7002:Gardenia Town
Destination 2 Shelenn Ayres on OpensimFest Grid
Shelenn gives us a sneak peek at the preparations for the Fest. What differences are there from previous years? How hard has it been to organize? What fun is planned?
grid.opensimfest.com:8022:Zen
Music, Music!
Destination 1 Joao Frazao at the Safari portals. Portuguese maestro of the strings Joao plays for us while we peruse the HG Safari Self Guided Tours portals, and the Inworld Review studios
grid.avacon.org:8002:safari
Destination 2 Moses Rau plays for us on the Star Trek themed builds of Stormy Scorpio, enjoy the music and explore the mind blowing environments featuring a range of ships and space stations, and planetary pleasures on Vulcan and Klingon, not to mention the holodeck landscapes.
artdestiny.de:8002/MistyIsle/109/85/9312
Be sure to come get the Lms this week, much of the action will be happening in the sky!
IMPORTANT:
THE SAFARI BEGINS 1 HOUR LATER THAN USUAL in USA/Canada
due to 'Spring Forward' Clock Change
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DESTINATION 1 "Silent Refueling" on Outworldz
Ferd Frederix invites us to explore this sci fi themed build, which is based on the 1972 movie "Silent Running" with Bruce Dern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p69lEMn0I8k
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DESTINATION 2 Mondego vLab
Crista Lopes aka Diva Canto invites us to a conversation about the State of OpenSim, and its place going forward in the metaverse, if such a thing exists.
nile.ics.uci.edu:9000
The Great Outdoors, Indoors! Welcome to Season 2 of the new Safari trips.
Please note the date and time, if you are new to the Safari group events.
This week, Canada and Japan.
*Destination 1* Creanovale in the Spring. Kelso and Dabici invite us to see their beautiful grid decked out for the Spring, with walks, rides, sports, nature, and cultural activities. We arrive at the landing point, and then TP from there!
login.creanovale.ca:8052
*Destination 2* Abyss Observatory on JOG. Yan Luria the curator of the Observatory welcomes us to Japan Open Grid. Please note - this is a giant region with many many things to see. We are going to focus on the Ocean part of the build on this trip. We arrive on the Drill Ship, see the Fukushima exhibition, then dive to the ocean depths to see the Jules Verne exhibit.
jogrid.net:8002:Abyss Observatory and go to coordinates 493/306/140
*There will be more precise LMs available at the Clubhouse. For the best experience, please join us there about 10 minutes before the event starts.*
Get ready to be syncopated!
DESTINATION 1 Jukebox by Cherry Manga This brand new build is an exploration of classic Manga builds reimagined with a unique musical soundtrack. Make sure you have Advanced Lighting turned on or you will just ... feel very sad. Hint - the Jukebox is the teleporter.
grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Jukebox
DESTINATION 2 Coopersville by Koshari Mahana. This is an Edwardian themed build with lots of fun activities from the era. read more here https://coopersville.mystrikingly.com/
grid.kitely.com:8002:Coopersville
Cyber and Craft!
We meet at the Clubhouse as hg.osgrid.org:80:hg safari to get LMs and gossip. Come early to dance a bit, if you want.
DESTINATION 1. Scripter and builder and freebie fan Cyberstar Cyberglow invites us to see his ancient Prim built Castle!
cyberdatastorm.com:8002:Welcome
DESTINATION 2. Wolem Wobbit in concert for an early birthday party on CRAFT GRID The theme is INTERNATIONAL! so dress accordingly.
craft-world.org:8002:HYDRA
Begins 12 noon Grid Time (SLT)
Meet at hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
THE WIZARD AND GRIDTALK
We continue this season of Safari with two iconic destinations.
Take time to set your MEDIA to PLAY automatically and turn up your sounds for the first destination, or you will miss most of it.
Please come to the Clubhouse, so you can meet everyone before we start jumping.
1: GRIDTALK region for the 12th anniversary of Dorena's World grid. This german language grid has been online for twelve years, a real achievement! Explore the grid, or come dance with Dorena Verne, Anachron Young, and the residents and friends of the grid. WHat does it take to keep a grid going this long? Come and share your views.
dorenas-world.de:8002:GridTalk
2: THE WIZARD, Kitely. Renowned artist and poet Karima Hoisan has prepared an immersive horseback ride through the magical world of The Wizard. The ride lasts about a quarter of an hour, and involves sounds, media, npcs, particles, music and more. Meet Karima and hang our in the bar after you have taken the ride.
grid.kitely.com:8002:the wizard
For your convenience, the LMs for the trip are available in the LM box at the HG Safari Clubhouse. See you Wednesday!
DESTINATION 1 Coin Hunt on Desert Oasis with Bill Blight
Our first destination is now grid.opensim.life:8002:desert oasis
DESTINATION 2 We visit the futuristic and graceful City of Art in the sky, called Canvas City on Mobius grid
grid.mobiusgrid.us:8002:canvas city
DESTINATION 1 A 90 minute visit on Viewtwo grid, with Brian and friends, to see a Var region that's equivalent to 256 regular regions, to talk about Opensim Core Developer Ubit's latest version, and more.
hg.viewtwo.net:8654
DESTINATION 2 With Nyom Chung and Drang Po we visit a Hunt and explore what's new on Kalasiddhi Grid.
kalasiddhigrid.com:8002:Dharma_Town