SL11B Review

UPDATED ARTICLE
Since I posted this, SL11B was extended an additional week, so I visited more of the exhibits and added more "winners" and additional categories (see changes in red).  Please keep in mind that I still did not see everything.  But, from what I did see, there were some standouts. This is my opinion only, and I welcome others to submit their own "favorites."  All the exhibits were incredible, and I wish they would've been open even longer.

BEST REAL SIM EXHIBITS

First Place:  London City - Spellbound

Second Place:  1920's Berlin Project - Enchant










MOST CREATIVE EXHIBIT

Winner:  Iluzora - Spellbound










EXHIBITS WITH THE MOST "FUN" FACTOR

First Place:  Acadia Asylum - Living Library & Freebie Center - Wonderous

Second Place: Tree of Life - Beguile

Third Place - Noosphere - Beguile

CUTEST EXHIBIT

Winner:  Kittycats! Build and Bake Company - Wonderous





MOST RELAXING EXHIBIT

Winner:  Ruca Tease Island - Beguile










MOST PEACEFUL EXHIBITS

First Place:  Wiakei-Sejaku - Pizzazz

Second Place:  Dare to Dream - Beguile











MOST CHALLENGING/PUZZLING EXHIBITS

First Place:  New World Enlightenment Fun House - Pizzazz

Second Place:  Through the Looking Glass - Astound

Third Place:  VHS in Virtueller Welt -Beguile (Personality Test included)

FRIENDLIEST EXHIBIT

Winner: Second Life Coast Guard - Spectacular









MOST CHARMING EXHIBITS

First Place:  A Little Dream of Italy - Pizzaz

Second Place:  Antiquity - Spellbound











SILLIEST EXHIBIT

Winner:  An Adventure in Time and Space - Beguile












STRANGEST EXHIBIT

Winner:  Snail on a Virtual Razor Blade - Enchant










MOST ARTISTIC EXHIBITS

First Place:  Studio 1: Manipulating the Fantasy - Astound

Second Place: Bam Pu Legacies and the Photographers of SL - Enchant

Third Place:  Inside Art - Enchant










MOST BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITS

First Place - Empires of Future Past - Pizzazz








Second Place:

Secret Garden of the Mind - Spellbound











MOST FASHIONABLE EXHIBIT:

Winner: Wetherby's Pencil Dresses - Beguile









SPORTIEST EXHIBITS:

First Place:  GOHA: Today and Tomorrow - Beguile

Second Place: Coalition Football League - Wonderous











BEST ROLEPLAY EXHIBIT

Winner:  Wysteria Realistic Medieval RP - Pizzazz











SCARIEST EXHIBIT

Winner:  Translyvania by Night - Beguile












MOST INTERESTING/UNIQUE EXHIBITS

First Place:  Just Imagine Thinking Outside the Box - Pizzazz

Second Place:  Mining Minds at UTEP - Pizzazz

Third Place:  Whole Brain Health - Beguile (butterfly hunt included)











MOST HELPFUL EXHIBIT

Winner:  Helping Haven - Spectacular










MOST TOUCHING EXHIBIT

Winner:  Dreams: Lighting the Way - Beguile

Celebrating Second Life's 10th Birthday

SL10B (Second Life's 10th Birthday) kicked off this week with exhibits, events, parties and many freebies including marketplace and inworld commemorative items such as the t-shirt, baseball cap, jewelry, and varsity jacket I am wearing in the photos below.  The celebration, with the theme, "Looking Forward..., Looking Back" takes place over 22 sims.  Here are some photos from some of the places I've visited.  I did not get to see everything, but I added some additional shots from my explorations of the exhibits.  Happy Birthday, Second Life!
 



The top of the SL10B Cake offers a great view

The SL Hunt Museum includes information on this favorite pastime in SL as well as its own hunt

Another fun exhibit is the summer themed one at Kittycats.  You can also get a free birthday kitty here.

At the DunCarron Medieval Fort you can get a free Scottish Hat and several other items while learning about Scottish history and representation in SL

SL10B is also great fun to explore with a friend.  The Eclectic Diversity Birthday Layer Tree features several levels of games including a photo booth to change expressions and backgrounds

I found it interesting to learn about places and groups I'd never heard of in SL.

This looked like a fun game, but I had no one to play with this day. I was able to keep the bopper.

Of course, I can't help visiting every library I see.  This one is from Lost Eden.

Not sure where this was, but I enjoyed beaming up in it.

This was a fun animation

I didn't have time to view the entire "History Walk," but it looked interesting.

My favorite exhibit, the Behemoth, a very immersive HUD-based story.  This photo doesn't do it justice.

Firestorm put up a fiery exhibit

I thought this was the most creative exhibit I viewed.  Do you see me inside the computer?

Kind've scary, but it was a first responder's exhibit

Arcadia Asylum had a detailed exhibit with some nice freebies

In front of a Wanted poster at Arcadia Asylum

Inside one of the 9 rooms of the Dreams Exhibit.  Despite the fact the link from the Destination Guide wasn't working, I found this and enjoyed it.

Another room in the Dreams exhibit.  Most rooms had interactive props.

Can you see me floating in this artistic exhibit?

This exhibit with water and rock meditation animations was relaxing

One of the scenes from Behemoth, reminded me of a fairy tale

Astor put up this castle with a hunt for prizes including the castle itself.  I found quite a few but not the castle ):

Visiting the exhibits is exhausting, so it was nice that some featured refreshments.

Even though Rainbow Gardens didn't exhibit at SL10B this year, I did put up some balloons and a cake in honor of the celebration.

Besides walking or flying, the SL10B cars were fun to ride in around the sims