Saturday, January 3, 2015

Oxbridge Occurances for the week of 2015.1.4

New Deans Named

During the Dean's Q&A session for December 28, 2014, Chancellor Carl Metropolitan announced the appointment of two new deans: Lindal Kidd as the new Dean of Information and David Cooper-Pentewyn as the new Dean of Commons.

Larkylouz was announced as the Assistant Dean of Tutors working under the Dean of Commons. Chancellor Metropolitan promised more assistant deans to be announced in the upcoming weeks.

Congratulate these brave volunteers on their new positions!

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New Patron Program Starts Off with Wild Success

Chancellor Metropolitan said he was also very pleased about the outstanding success of the new patron program at Oxbridge. Patrons agree to pay $L2500 a month to aid in the tier costs incurred by Oxbridge. In return for their support, a special title and plaque is awarded. By design, there are only ten patrons at any given time. Chancellor Metropolitan stated that the response was so great that there is now a waiting list of those wanting to help Oxbridge!

Current patrons include:

Carl Metropolitan
Andrea Jones
Jaz Beverly
Stonehedg Magic
Larkylouz
Wrath Constantine
Rosalind Ganymede
Sha'uri DeerWalker
Josain Zsun
Fauve Aeon

The patron program is not the only way for supporters to help with daily costs in Oxbridge. Sponsorships help pay for stipends and other materials to keep classes going from week to week. Sponsors agree to give $L4000 per quarter and are featured on the sponsor board outside the lecture hall as well as on boards inside the lecture hall during the classes benefiting from their sponsorship. Sponsors are also listed on the Oxbridge website. As of this writing, there is no cap posted on the number of sponsors who can participate. Contact an Oxbridge dean for more information if you'd like to become a sponsor.

Current sponsors include:

Airbase "Iron Cloud" (Mr. Wrath Constantine)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Middlesea/130/131/402
Visit the amazing Iron Cloud airbase - High above the firth in Middlesea

Grim. Bros. (Miss Cutea Benelli)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Clematis%20Island/111/54/22
Victorian inspired vintage fashion: historical gowns, jewelry, tophats, goggles, steampunk fantasy boots, clothing accessories, grunged rusty stockings, dresses, steampunk shoes & heels.

Joyus Living (Miss Joyus Sohl)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/217/213/25
Dedicated to beauty, low land impact, and practicality. Specializing in low cost mesh furniture and liveable, interesting houses. Fine Victorian, old west/frontier, rustic, Baroque, rococco, Medieval , Renaissance, gothic, fantasy, elven, and traditional furnishings and accessories. Also featuring Malaspina Productions fine rococo furniture by Leandro Malaspina, a master of 18th century royal European historical furniture and buildings.

lassitude & ennui (Miss Jackal Ennui)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nouveau/50/93/27
Mesh and sculpted fantasy - steampunk - modern footwear and jewelry

Nightly Literary Services (Miss Brianna Nitely)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge%20Village/237/30/22
Nitely Literary Services, under proprietress Brianna Nitely, provides quality editing and proofreading services to writers as they go through their journey to become established authors.

Miss Aury (Miss Aury)
Caledon Oxbridge University acknowledges the gracious support to our classes provided by private sponsor Miss Aury.

Posture Is Everything (Vicereine Kamilah Hauptmann)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Lionsgate/112/115/347
Serving the SL Victorian and other eccentric communities since 2006 with poses and animation overrides.

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See the "Caledon in Winter" story for more about winter activities you can enjoy out of Oxbridge.
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For more stories on Oxbridge, check out the Oxbridge Gazette site:
http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/gazette/
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The following is a list of the weekly classes offered at Oxbridge:
Unless otherwise noted, all classes take place in the Lecture Hall.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/72/140/31

Smart Shopper Fundamentals
Time: Sunday, 10:00 SLT
Instructor: Lindal Kidd

This class will cover how to get $L, how to know a quality product, the basics of item permissions, some basic scams to avoid, and most of all, how to find bargains. Become a smart Second Life shopper and look fabulous without spending a lot of money!

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Q&A With the Deans
Time: Sunday, 15:00 SLT
Instructor: Oxbridge Deans

The Caledon Oxbridge "Dean Team" answers your questions about Second Life, Caledon, Oxbridge, Steampunk, and anything else we can manage. Q&A is hosted by some combination of Martini Discovolante, Marion Questi, Carl Metropolitan, Ravelli Ormstein, Tali Rosca, and Wordsmith Jarvinen. Between them they know… stuff.

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Introduction to Role Playing
Time: Sunday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Wendyslippers Charisma

Learn the basic history, purpose and usage of emotes and gestures. Explore roleplay, what it is, and how to do it. This class is intended to enhance your Second Life and greatly increase your fun potential! Free notes, landmarks and gestures provided.

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Basic Scripting
Time: Monday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Wordsmith Jarvinen

Scripts are what makes Second Life a dynamic, interactive environment. Scripts can change an object's properties, move objects, communicate with avatars or other scripts, sense objects or avatars, play sounds, collect information, play animations, and rez or give objects within the same object's inventory.

The class starts with the very basics and works through several examples.

Familiarity with the build editor is helpful/advised.

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Building Office Hour
Time: Tuesday, 12:00 SLT
Instructor: Searra Weatherwax

Do you have building questions, are you stuck on a project and need help, do you just want another opinion on something you've already built? Bring your questions to Building office hours. Bring your special building projects, questions, and concerns this weekly Office Hour.

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Poseballs & Attachments
Time: Tuesday, 15:00 SLT
Instructor: Red Quixote

Ever wonder what to do with all those pesky animations you created? ever wonder what makes poseballs tick? Maybe you want to create your own custom animated attachments. This class covers how to create poseballs and attachments, we discuss some basic poseball and attachment scripts, as well as the various scripting functions associated with making animations 'go'.

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Advanced Building I
Time: Tuesday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Searra Weatherwax

Take your building skills to the next level! Advanced Building covers advanced prim shaping techniques (a.k.a. prim torture), flexi-prims, light, and the uses and misuses of megaprims.

Required Knowledge: Basic building skills. Suggested prerequisite class: Building Basics

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A Trivial Entertainment
Time: Tuesday, 19:00 SLT
Instructor: Carl Metropolitan

Join us in Caledon Oxbridge for "A Trivial Entertainment", a fast-paced trivia game show with host Carl Metropolitan. A 300 $L prize for the person who gets the most questions correct. Topics are drawn from the Great Areas of Human (Trivial) Knowledge: Arts, Biology & Earth Science, Entertainment, Geek Culture, Geography, History, Literature & Books, Religion & Myth, Science, Second Life, and Sports.

Just say NO to bot-run trivia!

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Animation Office Hour
Time: Wednesday, 15:00 SLT
Instructor: Red Quixote

A weekly opportunity for students and scholars to consult Oxbridge's resident Animation Professor on your personal animation projects. Troubleshooting, and procedural advice will be provided and the Professor may have an extra or two tucked up his sleeve.

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Time to Make a Clock
Time: Wednesday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Sandie Harbour

Put your basic building skills to work by making a real working clock!

Required Knowledge: Basic building skills.

Suggested prerequisite class: Building Basics.

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Introduction to Mesh
Time: Wednesday, 19:00 SLT
Instructor: Wordsmith Jarvinen

Mesh is the most flexible means of creating objects, clothing and avatars for SL. The class covers background concepts, compares mesh with prims and sculpties, and shows the upload interface.

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What to Do in Caledon
Time: Wednesday, 21:00 SLT
Instructor: Lucien Brentano

So, you've taken the walking tutorial. You've picked the freebies clean. You know all about Avatar Safety, you can wield prims with the best of them, and you have an idea of how to make some spending money. Now what?

This class aims to showcase some of Caledon's more interesting activities. Part tour, part lecture, we show students how to look for a party and give them a calendar of events.

Class materials will include landmarks and links to web-based resources like the Caledon Calendar and the Steamlander forums.

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Advanced Building II
Time: Thursday, 15:00 SLT
Instructor: Searra Weatherwax

Make the most of your building with advanced building tips, including: precision prim placement with grid and ruler, two ways to copy, advanced linking and unlinking tips, and how to edit linked parts.

Required Knowledge: Basic building.

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Second Life Photography
Time: Thursday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Larkylouz

Learn how to take great pictures in Second Life! This class covers all the essential basics, including using the snapshot tool, camera movement and control, lighting and windlights, graphics programs, photo presentation techniques, photography studios, and more.

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Building Basics
Time: Thursday, 19:00 SLT
Instructor: Samm Florian

Building Basics is intended for residents who are new or kind of new to building.

On 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays of the month, we have a hands-on class where you'll learn the basic tools you need to build with prims. No prerequisites required; all are welcome, even if you've never rezzed a cube before. This class is text-based and usually runs for 90 minutes.

On the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, Samm will host a Building Office Hour. If you have general questions about building, having a problem with something you're making, or just want to show off what you've made, bring it by. This will typically run for 60 minutes, but there's no need to stay for the whole class.

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Avatar Animation
Time: Friday, 15:00 SLT
Instructor: Red Quixote

This class (attempts to) demystifies animation as it relates to Second Life. Students will learn how to create their own animations in Qavimator. We discuss the upload process and aspects pertaining to it such as priority, creating loops, etc.

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How to Buy and Rent Land in SL
Time: Friday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Lindal Kidd

You do not have to have land in Second Life to have fun but it sure helps! Introduction to Land will teach you the basics of how to find, buy or rent, and sell land in Second Life. There is also an introduction to land controls, and a discussion of the risks and rewards of land on Private Estates versus the Linden Lab owned Mainland.

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Avatar Safety
Time: Saturday, 12:00 SLT
Instructor: Lindal Kidd

Even in a virtual world, there are things that hurt. Introduction to Avatar Safety covers the basics of protecting one's self in Second Life. This class covers personal information protection, strategies for coping with griefers, abuse reporting, and common scams--plus other information sources and a few tools to help you keep Second Life experience safe.

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Photo Salon
Time: Saturday, 17:00 SLT
Instructor: Larkylouz

This is an open-ended workshop that provides SL photographers with skills instruction, practice locations, and a supportive atmosphere in which to practice the techniques of effective SL Photography. Subject matter may range from basic composition to experimenting with creating windlights or specialized photography (surrealism, anyone?).

Participants will be encouraged to experiment with lighting, framing, and the manipulation of viewer settings. Each class stands alone, but specific topics will vary from week to week and be announced before class. Critique and sharing are a valued part of the class, which is taught on a rotating basis by class members and guest speakers.

Prerequisites: None, but a basic photography class is recommended.

For more info, contact the coordinator, Renee Caxton.

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