Second Life's 15th Birthday is Now!

I’ve been practically living at #SL15B.

This year it’s been a lot of fun, with TWO historic walks - one by Marianne McCann and one by the Linden Moles - an epic Federation inspired Auditorium built by Bay City alumnus ADudeNamedAnthony, a dazzling tropical DJ stage rippling with juicy colours by Lim Pikajuna (builder of SL14B's Max Mystery Island sims) and an exquisite 8 bit chandelier “cake stage” by Mikati Slade.  Straddling the dark side in 4 sims is the Crystal Rotunda Main Stage by Linden Department of Public Works and the return of Walton F Wainright with a dark, Eastern inspired temple surrounded by serpent spirits for Stage Left.

Stage Left

The Lindens had a greater hand in participating this year and added replicas of two classics due south:  The cornfield is crawling with a handful of glytch species and one exclusive for SL15B in Common, Rare, Epic and Avatar versions.  The last Bear Island is back, although orientated  back to front.  Some old classics linger along with some new ones, most of which give free copies.
 

Bear Island

Jo Yardley also had double duty: Making her annual replica of Berlin for denizens and outsiders to mingle, plus a walk-thru of Time Portal featuring another historic era every few steps.

Mikati Slade's Chandelier "Cake" stage aka DJ Stage South

 As always kinetic pieces abound (with one near my exhibit I’ve nicknamed “the spinning wiener” and derendered. Don’t find yourself accidentally camming within; the effect is nauseating).  Someone placed me within close proximity of friends Marianne MaCann and Tindallia Soothsayer. Bay City lies between Tindy’s Giant Snail Races presentation and mine, “The Ascent of AV”.

The Ascent of AV art exhibit and ridable crystal ball

Cattycorner from me is Mari’s historic walk.  If any of you reading this followed last season’s Designing Worlds as they covered their tenth anniversary year by year, it’s mighty clear that Marianne meticulously keeps a record of major grid goings on and is easily one of Second Life’s most devoted fans. Not far from us are dual welcome areas for your first swag. Speaking of swag, step across the sim line just north of me for lots of freebies.

Glytch Cake Avatars caught at SL15B Cornfield

MIA this year are Loki Eliot at work on other projects and MadPea.

For those unaccustomed to or overwhelmed by so much content in one place, may I recommend the Yava touring pods.  They're everywhere and offer an effortless overview of everything.

Riding a Yava touring pod into the Auditorium's shuttle bay

Noteworthy mentions are that most of the sims - those not cast into perpetual night - appear to run on a 24 hour clock.  Also the sun is a blazing plywood cube. Note: if you don't see a cube then be sure that Atmospheric Shaders are enabled.

DJ Stage North

SL15B runs events through Sunday 24 June and shuts down with a spectacular cake stage collapse on the 1st of July.

Revisit Machinima from SL14B:
My Exhibit The Other Halloween
Mikati Slade's Epic SL14B Cake Stage Collapse


Videos from Last Year