{"id":5057,"date":"2015-06-16T20:21:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5057"},"modified":"2015-06-16T20:21:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:21:25","slug":"linden-lab-launch-the-what-second-life-means-to-me-video-share-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5057","title":{"rendered":"Linden Lab Launch The \u201cWhat Second Life Means to Me\u201d Video Share Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linden Lab have launched an interesting project :\u00a0The \u201cWhat Second Life Means to Me\u201d Video Share Project<\/a>. The blog post announcing the project states :<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been having a lot of fun with no end in sight to the good times – but you can\u2019t turn 12 without a little pride and reflection. Second Life has been going strong for a dozen wonderful years and there\u2019s a ton of things happening to celebrate. You\u2019ll see more to come here in the Featured News Blog – but we wanted to stop and ask – \u201cWhat is the meaning of Second Life?\u201d To you – that is! This question may sound daunting – but the truth is, tapping into what makes \u201cSL\u201d so special to us as individuals and communities is a really amazing exercise in retrospection and self-discovery. This is your world – so what does it mean to you?<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether you just got started, have been onboard for the full dozen years, or fall somewhere in between – we\u2019d love to see a glimpse of your story in the \u201cWhat Second Life Means to Me\u201d video project. You don\u2019t have to be a master of machinima to participate.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Linden Lab have a couple of suggestions as to what sort of software can be used for the project :<\/p>\n

You can use something like Camtasia<\/a> or Fraps<\/a> to make some great stuff relatively quickly, and both have free or trial versions. Or, you can film yourself talking directly to your web or digital camera and telling your story. This doesn\u2019t have to be a strictly inworld project – because we understand that Second Life impacts our offline lives as well.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll add to that list and suggest people might want to give\u00a0Open Broadcaster Software<\/a> a whirl, which is free and open source. I’ve used this software myself for trying the art of recording virtual world videos.<\/p>\n

As for how to share your\u00a0videos, that’s explained in the blog post :<\/p>\n

From a few seconds to a few minutes – just kick it off with this – \u201cIn Second Life, my name is \u2026\u201d and share your story from there! Once you have something set – share it! Upload it to YouTube and embed it on this forum thread<\/a>. Together, we\u2019ll watch the thread for new stories over the coming weeks – it should be awesome. If you prefer to express yourself in writing – share what Second Life means to you with a reply to the thread.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now to give you a flavour of what you may want to submit, the blog post includes six videos, however they are all short, at around 90 seconds each, but they do manage to pack quite a punch.<\/p>\n

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Xiola Linden is first up, explaining how she came to Second Life from a popular journalling site. I used to blog on a popular journalling site in the early 2000’s, indeed I still have an account or two on one.<\/p>\n

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