News of hunts and exciting events in this week’s Happy Hunting!

Cinders and Rosamoo discuss some great Hunt prizes!

Join us in the treet.tv studios in Garden of Dreams at 3pm, Friday 17th May, with our host Cinders Vale and hunt reporter Rosamoo Mendelsohn of Hunt SL for another great show – featuring not one but TWO interviews with hunt organisers (and details of some wonderful new hunt goodies you can grab!).

Big Day Hunt logo

Cinders will be talking to Nomiki Tremmor of The Big Day Hunt who will be telling us all about her her special wedding day themed hunt – and it’s not just for brides and grooms either, but offers a selection of things for participants and guests too!

Then Heavenly Villa will be telling Cinders all about plans for the Home and Garden Expo which will be featuring a Hunt created by those wonderful people at Whiz. Our next show will be coming from the event, but here’s a taster here right now!

Plus there will be news from Rosamoo of exciting hunts that lie ahead!

So join us at 3pm today in the studio for the broadcast. Bring along your hunter friends too. We will be glad to have you all join us for the show.

Cinders talks to Heavenly Villa

Or – if you can’t attend in person – tune in at 3pm SLT on Friday for the live show on http://treet.tv/live or on the Vimeo channel – or catch it later in the week on our shows page on the Treet.tv web site at http://treet.tv/shows/happy-hunting.

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Calling All Designers! Join the Conversation at the Home and Garden Expo with Prim Perfect!

Sign up for our talks!

Following the success of our discussion / interview programmes at the Home and Garden Expos for 2011 and 2012, and the Christmas Expos and the Birthdays … well, you get the picture!  At the 6th Home and Garden Expo, running from May 24th to June 3rd, we are planning a further series of talks with designers and breedable creators.

These talks will take place outside our very special Greek taverna on the Prim Perfect sponsored region. But we’ll be telling you more about that later!

We’re planning to host events at 3pm every day.  If you would really LOVE to give a presentation, but can’t make that time, contact us and we will see if we can fit you in.

We are happy to host talks, presentations, interviews, question and answer sessions.  It’s an opportunity for designers to share ideas, for people to meet their favourite creators, for communities to come together and talk about their culture and ideas.  We’re very open to hosting what YOU want to tell us about!

If you would like to be a part of our programme at the Expo, please complete this form with your topic and preferred dates and times. We will try to fit in as many people as we can!

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Fantasy Faire 2013 opens!

Magnificat, designed by Alia Baroque, phorographed by Judith Lefevre

Fantasy Faire 2013 started today – and is already packed with people – as well as awesome stores and things to do.  For the first time, we will be there not merely to observe, but as patricipants. We have our own location, the Quest for the Golden Prim Explorers’ Club (Oriental Branch) on Lotus Valley Dream (a glorious region created by Marcus Inkpen and Sharni Azalee of The Looking Glass) and this year our posts from the Faire will be including the dispatches from one of the characters in the Quest …

Quest for the Golden Prim Explorers’ Club on Lotus Valley Dream, designed by Martini Discovolante and Yolanda Hirvi, photographed by Beq Janus

There are other fun elements to be seen – the security this year has been handed over to the Tiny Police Force who patrol the regions on Segways and who have quite awesome powers, I understand. As well as a penchant for waffles.

Lumenaria, designed by Kayl;e Matzerath, photographed by Judith Lefevre

There are some amazing avatars walking/flying/swimming/a combination of these around the track. I’ve spotted the lovely giant from last year and several hippocampi have undulated past!

Titan’s Hollow, designed by Elicio Ember, photographed by Judith Lefevre

But above all, there are the regions themselves:  majestic, elegant, beautiful, whimsical, awe-inspiring and sometimes a little scary, exploring the full range of fantasy coupled to Second Life skills. Come and see, admire, explore, play and, above all, enjoy the fantastic week ahead.

And watch for our posts!

Lotus Valley Dream, designed by Marcus Inkpen and Sharni Azalee, photographed by Saffia Widdershins

For more information, visit the Fantasy Faire website – or travel straight to Fairelands Junction, the starting point.

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The SL10B Community Event is coming!

SL10B Community Celebration logo

It’s that time of year when we celebrate the anniversary of Second Life – and this year, the tenth anniversary of the founding of Second Life, will be very special.

 This year we will have 20 sims for builds and stages and fun and freebies, and we invite you to be part of the festivities.

 The theme of the event will be: Looking Forward, Looking Back.

 Some key dates for your calendar:
April 15            Volunteer/Performer, Exhibitor Applications open
May 20             Volunteer/Performer, Exhibitor Applications close
May 27              Sims open to builders
June 16            Grand Opening

June 23            Official Birthday day
June 23            Final day of performances
June 29            Sims close to the public
July 1                All builds to be dismantled – sims go offline

Many of your classic favourites will be back.  There will be a cake. There will be a main stage, and other stage venues. There will be gifts to take away – which may well include a (non-Linden) souvenir bear.  There will be an auditorium for talks and presentations. And finally, there will be a time capsule into which you can put your past year’s best creations.

How can I be part of this?
You can volunteer to create your own celebratory plot, as Exhibitors are invited to show off their community and its special nature to others.

 You might prefer to join the team of Hosts welcoming all the visitors and handing out gifts, helping find locations, mentoring any newcomers who might need extra help and making the party happen.

 Maybe you’d rather join the rock concert atmosphere and be a Stage Manager or you are a DJ or Live Performer and would like to share your talent from one of our stages. Or perhaps you want to share your passion and knowledge as a Presenter through a lecture or roundtable discussion in our Auditorium.

 Others of you might be interested in Security or Public Relations. We’re looking for your energetic participation in all of these roles.

 You are invited to sign up for one or more of these areas (yes, you can volunteer for everything if you like). Orientation and Training will be provided for many of the roles. Expect that some time will be required prior to the event for that purpose.

How can I stay informed?

SL10B Community Celebration logo

Read the SL10B blog – there will be regular updates and information posted there!

You can also follow us through various social media:
Our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/SL10B/
Our Twitter stream – https://twitter.com/SL10B

Our Flickr Group – http://www.flickr.com/groups/2187760@N21/

We also have an information group inworld – “The SLB Community” (without the “”) – it’s free to join so sign up inworld to hear announcements there before you hear them anywhere else.

You can see more information about SL10B on the Designing Worlds TV show at 2pm SLT on Monday 25th March – watch it at: http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds/episodes/sl10b-launch or http://youtu.be/POfi8sOZzvg (it will go live at 2pm SLT).

And you can see some of the backstage planning at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zve9vmtWmaw

More details will be following soon, so watch this space!

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw: Enjoy our Christmas Party!

Prim Perfect’s Christmas Party

Tonight was the last night of the SL Christmas Expo, and we celebrated by holding the Prim Perfect Christmas Party in the gorgeous Prim Perfect Pavilion, designed by Eliza Wierwight, where we have seen so many fantastic talks over the last few weeks.

We pushed back the benches, hoovered the carpet and invited Vic Mornington in to play the tunes.  And then we partied – and it was awesome.

Let’s do the jigsaw!

A corner of the Prim Perfect Christ,as Party, photograph by Beq Janus

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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Prim Perfect’s Christmas Party!

Prim Perfect Christmas Party

Today is the last day of the Second Life Christmas Expo. We’ve had a great time – a wide range of terrific speakers and some fascinating conversations – so many, many thanks to all who spoke = and to the audience who came to listen!

Now on the last day, we’re going to PARTY in our gorgeous Prim Perfect Pavilion at the Expo! We’ve pushed the benches back to the wall, ordered in some extra egg nog and a new Christmas Yule log and are all set to dance – well, if not the night away, for a couple of hours later.  Victor Mornington will be our DJ from 3 – 5pm – we hope to see you all there!

We’ll also be holding the draw for the Quest in the last issue of Prim Perfect, so someone will be 5.000 Lindens richer by the end of the party!

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw: A last look at the Expo

Snowman at the Expo

Today’s jigsaw comes from the Christmas Expo. It’s the final day today, so why don’t you pop over and get a few Christmas goodies, and donate a little money to Relay for Life?

And make sure you don’t miss the Prim Perfect Christmas Party which will be in the beautiful Prim Perfect Pavilion from 3pm – 5pm (there are details on the blog too).

We’ve had a wonderful time there, with a wide range of talks by some terrific people – here I am talking to Froukje Hoorenbeek over the dinner table that she brought with her!

Dinner table talk with Froukje Hoorenbeek, photographed by Beq Janus

But now, let’s do a jigsaw!

Snowman at the Expo, photograph by Beq Janus

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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Prim Perfect Talks at the SL Christmas Expo: Edward Pearse

Today sees the final talk in the gorgeous Prim Perfect Pavilion are at 3pm, when Saffia Widdershins will be talking to Edward Pearse, Duke of Argylle and gentleman explorerin the Steamlands and beyond. Runour has it that he has also ventured into trade, with a range of stores of Gentlemen’s Outfitters, known as Pearsed and Cut.

Meet Edward

He has also been part of the cast of The Blackened Mirror, where he played the part of Edward, Harland Quinn’s friend. And he is, of course, a popular DJ is the Steamlands. But today he’ll be talking about seasonal traditions across the globe – with a certain slant on things as he is actually from the Southern Hemisphere and is therefore currently in high summer!

Come along and learn more at 3pm and 5pm SLT! And we don’t think we are too hard to find …

Christmas Expo 2012, photograph by Wildstar Beaumont

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw: The Beauty of an Untroubled Sound

The Untroubled Sound

Today’s jigsaw comes from a post on Honour Macmillan’s blog – Honour’s Post Menopausal View (of Second Life). In the post – On Movies & Magic & My Big Mouth in Second Life – she reflects on several different things, including working on The Blackened Mirror, and her upcoming talk at the Prim Perfect Pavilion. It happened last night, and anyone who knows Honour will not be in the least surprised when I tell them that it was absolutely fascinating as she talked about her methodology in selecting the places she visited – and she left us with a clutch of landmarks too.

The later conversation, with Maxwell Graf, Loz Hyde, Kriss Lehmann and Cube Republic (who joined s on stage) was also fascinating in a different way, and could lead to some exciting developments for people who are interested in learning more about creating mesh.  More on that later.

We have one last talk in the Pavilion tonight (with Edward Pearse at 3pm – I’ll be posting about that later), and then on Wednesday, the last night of the Expo, we will be having a party from 3pm – 5pm  in the beautiful Pavilion that Eliza Wierwight created for us … to celebrate the Expo, the Pavilion, Prim Perfect and … Christmas!

Let’s do a jigsaw.

The Untroubled Sound, photograph by Honour Macmillan

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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Prim Perfect Talks at the SL Christmas Expo: Honour Macmillan, Maxwell Graf, Loz Hyde and Kriss Lehmann

Today the talks in the gorgeous Prim Perfect Pavilion are at 3pm, when Saffia Widdershins will be talking to Honour Macmillan of Honour’s Post Menopausal View of Second Life, and at 5pm, when she will be talking to a trio of mesh-enthusiastic designers about their work (and, I suspect, other things as well!): Maxwell Graf of Rustica, Kriss Lehmann ofBotanical and Loz Hyde of Meshworx.

Meet Honour

Honour Macmillan is the writer of the very popular blog, Honour’s Post Menopausal View of Second Life, for which she travels the grid finding new and remarkable places – frequently very beautiful.  She is also Deputy Editor of Prim Perfect, and an amazing organiser (and trainer) of volunteers for events that have ranged from Burn 2 to Second Life birthdays – including SL9B.

Meet the Designers

Last week we had a fantastic discussion with Max and Loz, and Kriss eventually joined us on stage. It started at 3pm SLT – the host bailed at 7pm, whimpering it was 3am in the UK, and the guests carroed on with the audience until 8pm!

So we’ve invited this energetic, informative, enthusiastic and hugely talented group back for a second session of talking to and with our audience.  And Saffia reserved the right to go to bed at a …erm … reasonable hour – after that, it’s up to you!

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We have a full programme of talks coming up at the Expo – make sure that you don’t miss them! And please note that there have been a couple of recent changes … including one “back by popular demand”.

Date	Time	Interviewee	Topic	Interviewer
Thursday, December 6th	3pm	Heavenly Villa & Honey Lusch	Home & Garden Market Village	Saffia Widdershins
Friday, December 7th			Happy Hunting! taping
Saturday, December 8th	3pm	Auryn Beorn	Scripting & education in Second Life	Cinders Vale
	5pm	Isla Gealach	Cheeky Pea and The Nest	Saffia Widdershins
Sunday, December 9th	3pm	Cain Maven	Meshing about in Second Life	Saffia Widdershins
	5pm	Maxwell Graf, Charlotte Bartlett and Loz Hyde	Mesh creations	Saffia Widdershins
Monday, December 10th	3pm	Judy Chestnut	Dwarfin	Cinders Vale
Tuesday, December 11th	3pm	Froukje Hoorenbeek	Dutchie and working with mesh	Saffia Widdershins
Wednesday, December 12th	3pm	Rosamoo Mendelsohn & Xia Nishi	Hunting!	Saffia Widdershins
	5pm	Jessii2009 Warrhol	Nexgen Aviation & Tribute	Cinders Vale
Thursday, December 13th	4pm	Callie Cline	Business in Second Life	Saffia Widdershins
	6pm	DeeAnne Dufaux	Builder’s Brewery and Park Place	Cinders Vale
Friday, December 14th Happy Hunting!	3pm		Happy Hunting! show (with an interview from the Expo, and the final episode in this season of The Blackened Mirror)
Saturday, December 15th	3pm	Candy Cerveau and Malkavyn Eldritch	Strangelings	Cinders Vale
	5pm		Mal Burns & Tara Yeats TV in the Metaverse	Saffia Widdershins
Sunday, December 16th	3pm	Heavenly Villa & Bill Kaye	Centre for Business Development	Saffia Widdershins
	5pm	AGrid Aftermath/Cytherion Revnik	Yumis and Games	Cinders Vale
Monday, December 17th	3pm	Honour Macmillan	Blogging Second Life	Saffia Widdershins
	5pm	Maxwell Graf, Kriss Lehrmann and Loz Hyde	More about Mesh!	Saffia Widdershins
Tuesday, December 18thSaffia	3pm	Edward Pearse	Christmas Traditions	Saffia Widdershins
Wednesday, December 19th	3pm	PARTY!!!	DJ’d by Victor Mornington

Come along and learn more at 3pm and 5pm SLT! And we don’t think we are too hard to find …

Christmas Expo 2012, photograph by Wildstar Beaumont

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