Life
is celebration, for those who know how to celebrate every moment.
Bharat
Zanvar
After the gloom and doom
that I engendered with my last
post
about the future of Second Life (SL). I
decided it was time to cheer up a bit.
The world’s not ending. (At least
not yet.)
So, after an intervention by
some well-intentioned SL friends (Significant Other is giving me that “I told
you so!” look as I write this.) I
decided to return to the happier events which surround us inworld. (But, have no fear, I haven’t abandoned the
Cause. More to come!)
Fortunately for me, there is
always cause for celebration in SL!
In particular, my very good
friend inworld, Perryn
Peterson, reminded me that this month is the sixth anniversary of
the founding of the Mieville
sim
in SL. Perryn, who is one of the most
impressive impresarios whom I’ve met in either SL or Real Life (RL), is pulling
out all the plugs for this one.
For those of you who are
just joining us, Perryn is the mayor of Mieville, a collection of twelve sims
in SL. The theme is steampunk. But, I’ve found them to be very open minded
about what’s included in the genre.
Perryn, whom I selected last
year as one of the most interesting SL residents whom I’ve met, acts as the
creative spark and organizer behind all that happens in Mieville. I still don’t know how he balances RL and SL. (There is a rumor that he only exists inworld
but I’m not touching that one until I have some more facts. I do have some standards you know!)
His career inworld began
with Gor. But he wasn’t satisfied there. (Gor can be a demanding and rigid roleplaying
environment inworld.)
Perryn didn’t feel that he was getting all that he wanted or could get
from SL in Gor. In RL, He’s always been
fond of Victorian times and lives in a house built in 1892. (For my non-American readers, that’s a very
old house by our standards!)
When the Doyle
sim
became available six years ago, Perryn felt that he could do something with it.
Initially, he was working with his STEAM:
The Hunt project. Perryn
also faced a monumental task of replacing all the prims that came with the sim
because title didn’t pass to him with the sale.
He says now he knows better. The
replacement of all the sims took years Perryn tells me.
Ultimately, Perryn and his
SL partner, Mike
Olbracht, the landscaping wunderkind,
left Gor completely two years ago to focus on Mieville exclusively.
And, he does need the time
because in addition to STEAM, he’s introduced the recurring Renaissance
Faire and Hunt, and The
Silk Road Hunt.
In addition to these
regularly scheduled functions, Perryn has special one off functions for Christmas, the
gacha fad, a Tolkien
Festival, and Route
66
to name but a few. Regular followers of
my blog know that by now few seasons go by without some sort of special Perryn
function in Mieville.
Perryn also has weekly town
hall meetings for the merchants and residents of Mieville. He also sponsors weekly dances with different
themes. (Ebbe
Altberg and Linden Lab could learn a few things from him but I digress.)
Mieville now comprises
twelve sims. Besides the original Doyle,
Twain, Poe, Wells, Verne, Chesterton, Dickens, Lakes, Stevenson, Kipling,
Shelley, and Pond have been added.
Tinyopolis now occupies one of these sims. Another Perryn property is Renaissance Fairy Island
which is on the mainland.
Helping Perryn along the way
were folks like Mike, Jalynne
Ohmai, and Wyvern Dryke to
name but a few. (To those whose names
I’ve omitted, my apologies, I’ll get you in my next story!)
Now Perryn wouldn’t be
Perryn if he didn’t have some sort of celebrations planned for this event and
he does!
There will be a yard
sale
to assist a member of the community with RL medical bills. Please be generous when you stop by here.
Airship races, a boat
regatta, something to do with warbugs, a Victorian dance, a picnic, opening of
a new public building, a chef’s cook-off, and much more! There’s something for everyone.
But,
hurry! The festivities only last until
July 13th. Come and meet
Perryn and the wonderful people who make up the Mieville community! Maybe you’ll even run into me! (Please don’t use that as your excuse for not
coming, Perryn won’t invite me back if you do!)
The poster
shown below will give you a detailed program when you click it inworld. (A not so subtle way to get you to go
in!)
Also, one
final note for now, as part of the Mieville 6th Anniversary
Celebrations, I with two brave companions will shortly begin a boat tour of the
Mieville sims. Stay tuned for more
details as we prepare to cast off into the unexplored reaches of Mieville! (Sorry Perryn, I just had to be overly
dramatic here!)
I would like to thank Perryn for taking the
time to meet with me to answer my questions to permit to write this story. As always, he is a most gracious and
hospitable host.
Remember to drop by!
I’ve included a few pictures
of some of the beautiful places in Mieville.
There are many more, go and see them for yourselves!
As always, I’m grateful to
all inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who
was passing through their lives.
I welcome feedback from
readers, please either comment on my blog or
e-mail me at webspelunker@gmail.com
.
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1 comment:
I went there. It's a very cool place. I bought a tiny av for the first time in my second life and a little steam powered copter. I've always been fascinated by steam punk.
Luke
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