Xenon Darrow @xenondarrow

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There is no spoon. The cake is a lie. 42. Just a virtual girl in a virtual world. I am on a great adventure. Come along and walk with me.


Joined 3 years ago

About Myself

Xenon Darrow specializes in developing cutting edge digital technology for learning. Xenon has over 35 years of design and development experience from working with major oil and chemical companies, universities, healthcare, and the hospitality industry as a consultant and instructional designer. Her expertise includes working with Universities and Colleges as a consultant and professor for more than 15 years, and her work has extended to the hospitality industry for the last 22 years.

To stay on the forefront of digital learning, Xenon continues to develop credentials in her field. She is A.B.D. with a doctorate in Education, with areas of specialization in Adult Learning, Organizational Development, Educational Research, and Instructional Systems Design. She has multiple digital learning and learning platform certifications from leading institutions and organizations.

Xenon entered virtual world learning development in 2006. She has had active presences in Second Life, SpotOn3D, SimValley, Alternate Metaverse, and is now cultivating learning and game development on the OpenSim Hypergrid in Wolf Territories.

She is currently designing her signature instructional design course (DDLE – Designing Dynamic Learning Events) for virtual and Virtual World application! She is the Wolf Territories ambassador for Virtual World Education Consortium (VWEC - https://www.vweconsortium.org/about-vwec/) and is the manager of WolfTEC - Wolf Territories Educational community. She works with an amazing team of builders and creators designing inspiring learning spaces for virtual world immersion and facilitation. These regions are open for all to use, and the groups are free to join! More information to come!

For fun, she is a DJ and is creating a huge playa for a desert exploration and music festival region. She has rl horses and loves riding in the virtual world as well, exploring regions on horseback.

My Interests

Learning and Development, corporate training, higher education, instructional technology, virtual worlds, serious games, quilting and crafting, cosplay, scifi and fantasy cons, renfaires, books, movies, music, theater, horses. It's bloody ridiculous. I wish I didn't require sleep and that I had the same energy I did in my 20s.

I'm Looking For

What are we all looking for? Fun, friendship, maybe some romance, a GREAT dance partner, making a difference, acceptance, joy, peace....what else is there? Let's have fun and change the world!

Favorite Quote

If the Apocalypse comes, beep me.

Music I Like

It's far easier to say the music I don't like. And atm, I cannot think of any.

Films I Like

Scifi, fantasy, action - most things that have explosions in the first 10 min, as long as they aren't complete trash.
Oh...wait, I do love me some complete trash - extremely low budget indies, I mean LOW BUDGET! Sharks of the Corn, House Shark, Cat III cinema (new to me and utterly horrible fun), love old classic Hammer films, Roger Corman, and the like. There are very few documentaries I like...I watch movies for fun and escapism. I prefer movies in English, but if it is super awesome, subtitles will work. There are a very few chick flicks I enjoy - a fewof my faves: Under the Tuscan Sun, Pride and Prejudice (Knightly and Macfayden), Austenland. OH...did I mention spaghetti Westerns, some classic Westerns, and some modern Westerns (if they are done in that classic style).

Books I Like

Again, it's ridiculous. First of all, FICTION!!!! I watch media, go to theater, and read to ESCAPE! I cut my teeth on Bradbury, Asimov, Tolkien, Lewis, and Keene (Nancy Drew, yup, I admit it!) One of my favorite series of all times is The Julian May's Saga of Pliocene Exile (kind of the cross between scifi and fantasy). So, scifi, fantasy, thrillers, some horror (King, Barker, and similar). My very favorite Barker book of all-time is Imajica, and my very favorite hardcore scifi series of all time are Asimov's Foundation Series, Daneel Olivaw Robot Series, and the intersection of those series; and Mary Doria Russell's two-book series starting with The Sparrow. I am not a big romance fan, but I have enjoyed some where it crosses over with scifi and fantasy. I listen to books now - not a big reader anymore. This way, I can listen while I work.

My Heroes

hmmmm - I am unsure. Maybe Samantha Jones on Sex and the City? Or maybe she is more of a Patronus.

OpenSimulator Version

whatever is running on Wolf Territories

Viewer Version

Firestorm most recent

Hardware

Ryzen 9 7900X, nVidia 4070ti, 2 SSDs - 4TB, 2TB

My Regions

Paradise Lost
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Welcome to the Divine Comedy! Paradise Lost is made up of three areas: Desolation, the Playa, and an adult festival and playground - Sodom. Desolation is a semi-post apocalyptic town with some interesting living places and very questionable residents. It might be the result of the rerouting of R...
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Calypso Island
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Beautiful island for exploration and collaboration. Inspiring build by Maximus Lear and Indigo Moon. Contact Xenon Darrow to book for your learning experience. Grid specific teaching and conference tools available. Always free.
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The Art Journey
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An Exploration of Generative AI Images by Doc Nolan in a beautiful natural setting by Contessa LaCombe Exclusively at Wolf Territories
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WolfTEC Campus
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Wolf Territories Educational Community (WolfTEC) is dedicated to forwarding and supporting all types of virtual world learning and educational technology! We are open to all and welcome individuals and organizations to pursue their passions regarding participating in virtual world education and deve...
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VWEC
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Welcome to Virtual Worlds Education Consortium in Wolf Territories! Look for quarterly meetings, join the organization, and catapult your virtual world education efforts into the next generation. Come explore, share, collaborate, and more! https://www.vweconsortium.org/
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The Colony
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A great meeting space and cafe. Come, chill, relax, use...enjoy
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Activity

Every day I get in the queue
To get on the bus that takes me to you
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile
You house is only another mile

Thank you, driver, for getting me here
You'll be an inspector, have no fear
I don't want to cause no fuss
But can I buy your Magic Bus?
-- Pete Townshend
SAVE THE DATE!

🌟 Join the VWEC Hypergrid Tour at EduNation – Where Language Educators Thrive!

πŸ“… Mark Your Calendar: July 25th at 10:00 AM Grid Time

Are you a language educator looking to elevate your teaching game? Or simply curious to see what others are doing on OpenSim? Look no further! EduNation is the ultimate community for language educators, offering cutting-edge workshops designed to enhance your skills and creativity.

✨ Why EduNation?

πŸ”Ή Experience & Expertise: With over 15 years in Second Life (SL) and 4 years in OpenSim (OS), we’ve been the trusted name in virtual education.

πŸ”Ή Comprehensive Workshops: Learn to build, find objects, and script like a pro in OS. Our expert-led sessions will equip you with the tools you need to succeed.

Join us at EduNation and become part of a thriving community dedicated to innovation in language education. πŸš€ Take a step towards transforming your teaching journey or exploring what you can learn in a 3D environment!

EduNation – Empowering Educators, Inspiring Learners. 🌐

We will meet at the VWEC Kitely Hub at 10:00 AM and then head over to EduNation.

πŸ“ Location: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/122/130/25

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! See you there! 🌟
Well, then can I walk beside you?
I have come to lose the smog
And I feel myself a cog
In somethin' turning
And maybe it's the time of year
Yes, and maybe it's the time of man
And I don't know who I am
But life is for learning
-- Joni Mitchell
The hypergrid never ceases to amaze me. I went shopping over at Nutella tonight on a shopping avie. My main avie has over 120k items in my inventory, so I use other avies to shop. It has become more and more common that when I jump to other grids, all my mesh gets ripped off. I am then a lumpy nekkid system avie with a hairy face. It's not fun for anyone, trust me. To avoid this, I will strip down to a system avie, then use a full body alpha and be invisible. This prevents the embarrassment, potential maturity rating violations, excessive shopping lag, and having to tp home, log, clear cache, log back in, sometimes 2x to get things to act right again. It's efficient and effective.

I haven't filled out the profile of this shopping avie because....well...it's a SHOPPING AVIE. I guess I could put "I'm just here to shop" on the profile. But honestly...she is 1/10k avies running around without anything in their profile.

Apparently, a resident there took exception with me and sent me some rather rude messages. I didn't see them because I was engrossed in shopping and had the chat window closed. I saw them when I returned to my home grid. I then reached out to her and explained 1) why I was invisible, and 2) why there was nothing in my profile. She promptly told me she was reporting me to the grid owner for "not acting right."

I popped back over there and spoke to her in genchat, once again explaining myself. I told her to be well and left. I am interested to see if that avie or even this one gets banned because a resident didn't like that I was invisible and shopping. It's always an adventure.

ContessaLacombe: smh. Well, now I'm dying to hear the rest of the story...if there is any at a later date. The suspense is almost more than I can bear.... Grins and winks. 5 months ago
The next morning, I left my room at the break of dawn, shook as I was by what I had seen in the red dusk the day before. As I was heading back the way I came. I noticed a sign that I somehow missed. Perhaps there are lighter times that way?


"Sign, sign
Everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery
Breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?"
-- Les Emmerson

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

I left the confines of my grubby room of questionable privacy. The desert called to me, so I went. The further away I strolled revealed more signs of life...but I question the variety thereof.

The hills have eyes...

"Wild, dark times are rumbling toward us, and the prophet who wishes to write a new apocalypse will have to invent entirely new beasts, and beasts so terrible that the ancient animal symbols of St. John will seem like cooing doves and cupids in comparison."
-- Heinrich Heine

SteveMaryweather: Orange Desert Sands... 5 months ago
Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded.
-- Edward Snowden

Private eyes
They're watching you
They see your every move
-- Sara Allen, Daryl Hall

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you
-- Gordon Sumner

Arcfury: I have often wondered about the lives of the officers of the modern Stasi. 5 months ago
Signs of life in a desolate place...

"Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz,
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget..."
-- Don Henley, Glenn Frey


Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year)
You can find it here
-- Don Henley, Glenn Frey
I decided to go back to the abandoned station to look for signs of life.

I found some...but are these people I want to know? There was something....not quite right...

β€œOn this road there are no godspoke men. They are gone and I am left and they have taken with them the world.”

-- Cormac McCarthy
You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant
You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant
Walk right in it's around the back
Just a half a mile from the railroad track
You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant

-- Arlo Guthrie

Passion Jumanji: YUMMM! FOOOD ;) ANYTHING? Hmmmm wonder what all else is being served up at Alice's Restaurant? GRINZ*! ;) 5 months ago
In my desert journey, I came upon an abandoned petrol station in a ghost town. I didn't dare seek shelter there, but slept across the road on the warm ground. I gave it the light of day, but does it look better? I still feel unease...

"What powerful but unrecorded race
Once dwelt in that annihilated place"
-- Horace Smith

Arcfury: It's like a scene from the Twilight Zone. 5 months ago

Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.
― Jack Kerouac

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night...

-- Don Henley, Glenn Frey

Passion Jumanji: Hotel California - Yep Yep ;) My fav song ;) Hmmm What's Xe been up to! ;) GRINZ*! ;) Giggelz Snortz! ;) 5 months ago

Won't you get hip to this timely tip?
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66....
--- Bobby Troup

Paradise Lost is proud to present The Art Journey: An Exploration of Generative AI Images by Doc Nolan

Doc Nolan has been in virtual worlds for nearly 2 decades. He has always had a part in virtual world art through virtual world photography, then drawing, and now, in generative AI. Doc draws inspiration from a variety of life experiences, both real and virtual. His lifelong journeys as an avid hiker and international traveler have heavily influenced his choices in art, as well as his personal relationships and interests.

Come explore this medium through the eyes of Doc Nolan, wandering through a forest filled with forest nooks and hidden spaces, with beautiful areas for your contemplation of what you see and experience. Immerse yourself, explore, experience.
TODAY'S THE DAY!

🌟 Join Our VWEC Hypergrid Tours! 🌟

πŸ—“οΈ Monthly on the 4th Thursday
πŸ•™ 10:00 AM Grid Time

πŸš€ Next Tour: June 27, 2024
πŸ•™ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

🌟 Explore Educational Simulations & Collaborate with Learning Communities 🌟
🌿 June Highlight: Horseback Riding Tour of La Califfa @ WolfTEC Campus 🌿

WolfTEC Campus is the home of Wolf Territories Educational Community! That is correct; we have our VERY OWN educational group. WolfTEC was created to support our grid specific educational efforts! Be sure to check out the WolfTEC blog at: https://www.wolf-grid.com/index.php?f=educate

🏞️ What to Expect:
β€’ Engaging horseback riding tour
β€’ Insight into the Terra Viva Landscape Architecture Competition project
β€’ A blend of nature, culture, and history

VWEC will be meeting on another grid at the beginning of this event. If you would like to join at the pre-tour meeting: Landmark: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/122/130/25

@ Virtual Worlds Education Consortium Pavilion

You will need to put in the hop again when you arrive at Kitely, as you will be taken to Welcome. The region must be started before you can teleport.

πŸ‘‹ Join us for an unforgettable journey!

Xenon Darrow: Thank you, everyone, for coming! We have a great turnout and much fun was had by all! See you again soon! 6 months ago
SAVE THE DATE!

🌟 Join Our VWEC Hypergrid Tours! 🌟
πŸ—“οΈ Monthly on the 4th Thursday
πŸ•™ 10:00 AM Grid Time

πŸš€ Next Tour: June 27, 2024
πŸ•™ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

🌟 Explore Educational Simulations & Collaborate with Learning Communities 🌟

🌿 June Highlight: Horseback Riding Tour of La Califfa 🌿

🏞️ What to Expect:
β€’ Engaging horseback riding tour
β€’ Insight into the Terra Viva Landscape Architecture Competition project
β€’ A blend of nature, culture, and history

πŸ“ Meeting Point:
We meet at the Kitely Hub, and after a brief welcome
Virtual Worlds Education Consortium Pavilion:
Hop Grid: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie%20II/122/130/25

PLEASE NOTE: You will need to use this hop 2x - the first time will take you to the Kitely Welcome Center; the second time will take you to the region.

πŸ•’ Please arrive on time!

πŸ‘‹ Join us for an unforgettable journey!

Xenon Darrow: Royalty free image: http://www.pixabay.com - or just download this one. 6 months ago
We started off very strong this morning with the posters sessions! We have two amazing educational events in the morning @Wolf Fest!
grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Wolf Fest
grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:WolfTEC Campus

Xenon Darrow: i want to thank everyone who came today! You ROCK! 6 months ago
In her first performance and debut @ Wolf Territories grid, DJ Xenon Darrow presents Sexy Saturday - an eclectic mix that is playful, precious, & always appropriate We'll see you at Wolf Fest! Saturday, June 15, 7:30 pm grid time

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Wolf%20Fest/877/909/22

IndigoQueen King: AWESOME SET XENON!!! VIKINGS ACTIVATED LOL 6 months ago
In her first performance and debut @ Wolf Territories grid, DJ Xenon Darrow presents Sexy Saturday - an eclectic mix that is playful, precious, & always appropriate We'll see you at Wolf Fest!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Wolf%20Fest/877/909/22
Come on out to Wolf Fest! Our Learning Mini-Conference starts at 8 am sharp with Poster Sessions at Xenon Darrow's exhibit! Come discover the learning and educational projects happening at Wolf Territories! 8 am grid time, Saturday, 6/14
hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Wolf%20Fest/326/450/23

SCHEDULE CHANGE: We are having a Virtual Worlds Education Campus Tour at 9 am. We are moving the Instructional Design session to tomorrow at 9 am.

Sunday, June 16: We hop over to the stunning WolfTEC campus for a session in instructional design with a focus on creating distinct goals and objectives in learning.
hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/WolfTEC%20Campus/788/3...

Come, enjoy, learn, and most of all - HAVE FUN!

Xenon Darrow: Ty all for the amazing turnout! More to come! Definitely get on down to Wolf Fest! 6 months ago

These tears are delicious....


Nico Kalani: Glen's actions are simply not how emotionally sound adults behave. I don't imagine it will change. 7 months ago
VWEC Hypergrid Quarterly Meeting @ Kitely!
6 pm grid time @ Cookie II
hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/109/170/25

Let's create some virtual world learning! Be sure to join the groups in Wolf Territories and Kitely!

Use the included SLURL above or grab the landmark at the VWEC region in Wolf Territories! See ya there!

Let's be clear: my posts and comments are not a space for your alleged free speech. I will delete and block without warning. I enforce healthy boundaries. Be well!

I am so happy to be part of Wolf Territories! Lone Wolf is doing truly cutting edge things in OpenSim! Hyperconverge servers migration, bulk region opportunities, complimentary regions for 501s and edu's - and more to come! Well done, Lone!

https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2024/03/wolf-territories...

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/03/wolf-leaps-forward.h...

Thorben Goerssen: Wolf ist der ein sehr guter Owner..er hat wenn man ein Problem hat immer Zeit und kΓΌmmert sofort darum. Auch ich bin sehr stolz ein Mitglied vom Wolf Ter. zu sein und kann es nur weiterempfehlen. 9 months ago
I am so happy to be part of Wolf Territories! Lone Wolf is doing truly cutting edge things in OpenSim! Hyperconverge servers migration, bulk region opportunities, complimentary regions for 501s and edu's - and more to come! Well done, Lone!

https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2024/03/wolf-territories...

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/03/wolf-leaps-forward.h...

I am so happy to be part of Wolf Territories! Lone Wolf is doing truly cutting edge things in OpenSim! Hyperconverge servers migration, bulk region opportunities, complimentary regions for 501s and edu's - and more to come! Well done, Lone!

https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2024/03/wolf-territories...

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/03/wolf-leaps-forward.h...


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