In a previous blog, I wrote about the fun and entertainment sims that the CVL
Travelogue featured on their first tour. On July 17, the CVL Travelolgue group
conducted a second tour of historical sims. The places visited included the
First World War Poetry Digital Archive, Virtual Harlem, and Virtual Montmarte.
The First Wold War Poetry Digital Archive tour was led by Csteph Submariner and
the Virtual Harlem and Virtual Montmarte tours were led by Bryan Mnemonic.
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The CVL Travelogue Group and
guests at the
WWI Poetry Digital Archives |
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| Touring the
Trenches |
The first stop on the historical tour was the
World War I Poetry Digital Archive where the group and guests, led by Csteph
Submariner (Christopher Stephens in RL) of the University of Oxford, visited the
camp and trenches. Since time was limited and there is a vast amount of very
detailed historical information to see and learn about, it was suggested
that participants visit again on their own. A free HUD is available to teleport
between sites. Videos and notecards highlight the immersive historical
experience. At the campsite, there are realistic illustrations of wartime
living conditions on the front down to scary, animated rats. The group and
visitors agreed that this is an important and very well-created build. We later
learned that funding for this project was discontinued in 2009 and that
Submarinar is in need of keeping it going. He wrote an email to the head of the
CVL Travelogue group asking her help in sending an email in support of the WWI
Poetry Arachive to
stuart.
...@oucs.ox.ac.uk -- Director: computing
Services
katharine.lind
...@oucs.ox.ac.uk -- Project manager: WWI
Poetry Digital
Archive
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| CVL Travelogue tour group at the
Cotton Club |
The Virtual Harlem tour led by Bryan
Mnemonic (Bryan Carter in RL), Associate Professor of English at the University
of Central Missouri, began at the Dark Tower mansion, the office of Dr.
Menemonic. After a brief introduction, Menemonic gave a tour of several sites
in 1920's Virtual Harlem, the famous Cotton Club jazz club and two locations
that featured student art exhibits. Afterwards, he led everyone across the
bridge to France where we visited Virtual Montmarte, a very authentic-looking
French village with some nice shops and sites.
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| Virtual
Montmarte |
A slightly larger number of people joined
us for the history tour, and we hope that more will come to the next one which
may possibly focus on roleplay sims. There are so many places to visit in SL,
and the CVL Travelogue is a great way to learn of them and become introduced to
the different location themes. The group is always in need of volunteers and
has its own Google as well as SL group to communicate its meetings and events.
Originally posted in "Rainbow Notes" blog
