Second Life's 10^th Birthday SL10B

Looking Forward and Looking Back

June 16^th to June 29^th, , 2013

It is Second Life's 10^th Birthday and the second year that residents of Second Life have come together to put on a grand exposition. 

The Mushroom Stage with  view of Expo

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Scale of Mushroom Stage build .  
Those little ants on the mushroom are the press core. 

Last year when Linden Labs backed away from the SL birthday expo, concerned citizens took on the organization job and also self funded the 20 sims needed for the Expo on their own. 

 This year is also resident run. An anonymous donor has funded all but the two Linden Lab sims. 

Griefer trapped in  the Linden Cornfield.
Makes one long for the bad old days, eh?

The Linden Cornfield is where avis spent a time out  for minor infractions in the bad old days.  The Duchess was thrilled to have the Antiquity Exhibit's pirate cave overlook open water. Then the Lindens slapped down their cornfield right next to it two days before the grand opening. Leaving the poor Duchess  to wonder whatever had she done to deserve this fate.

Linden Teddy Bears on Parade

There was a time when every Linden had to create their very own bear, and the Lindens spent more time in world.  If you ran into one you could ask them for their bear, and some people collected Linden Bears. Now the bears are on exhibit and you can add or begin to your collection on Bear Island.

The Resident Expo is a mix of general builds and public spaces. Last year I was impressed by the builds. This year is a jaw dropper!.

Press core gathers in the shadow of the Reactor Stage

The public spaces are stages, auditoriums and for lack of a better word – parks; amazing sims created by some of second life most skilled and visionary builders.

View form the Antiquity Exhibit Back Porch.

This year we have lush organic public spaces,  The cake stage is hidden in a tree and positively oozes frosting like sap.  (Let's hope the same doesn't  apply to the performers.)

Cake Stage

Cake over stage.

Ooey Gooey Cake Stage Sim

The general exhibits are a place where the rest of the residents who have only weeks, not months, to spend creating a space that shows off our skills, visions or simply  introduces our products and communities to the rest of the grid.

If you wonder what the rest of SLis up to – communities, charities, vendors and visionaries, reivers and fashionistas are all jumbled up  next to each other. Take the tram for and overview. Set aside a couple of hours to get a taste of SL and you will come back for more.  But hurry - it will all disappear in two weeks.

Welcome Center

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL10B%20Beguile/244/141/23

Antiquity Exhibit

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL10B%20Electrify/24/188/46