Info Island
I'm not sure who The Pathfinder is, but when I logged in, I was in his office. The different regions of SL are called "Sims" and I was in the Ambleside one, in Linden Village, in the Pathfinder's office. A bar across the top gives you both the name of the location and its coordinates on the map.
I looked around at some of the displays and found a board that said "Real Life Education Places in Second Life." There is real research going on here by established universities and agencies. NOAA had both weather and ecosystem simulations, there was the International Spaceflight Museum, and some social experiments. I opted to go to Info Island, which seemed like a wise next step after Help Island. I hit the teleport button and found myself in the SL Library on Info Island. The area was coded "mature," but everyone seemed to be dressed.
There was a lovely librarian who engaged me in chat and gave me a card that would supposedly take me back to Help Island, since I left involuntarily. I have yet to try it out. There was a woman nearby named Jaclyn Sparrow, which sounded enough like Jack Sparrow that I asked if she were a Pirates fan. No response. The librarian typed in "Jaclyn is a bit laggy today." I indicated that I knew the feeling.
When people chat, their avatars assume a typing pose, standing up, but typing on a keyboard, as you hear the click of the keys. It's a helpful indicator that someone is trying to say something. I decided that this was a safe enough place to explore--no guns anywhere to be seen--so I didn't try to return to Help Island. Instead I looked at what the Island has to offer which is, surprisingly enough, information.
I found a board labeled "Religious Resources" and teleported there. At first it didn't seem terribly religious. I landed facing Mystery Manor, which claimed to be under construction and invited me to come back. I traveled down the walkway and saw the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal Library. I read in an SL guidebook that I bought that there is a group for Tolkien fans. I made a mental note to revisit that board, but I was still on a religious quest. This is my job, after all!
I thought I must be headed in the wrong direction, so I turned around and went the other way. Soon a building labeled the Genealogy Research Center was looming in front of me. A sign on the side said "Beginning Jewish Genealogy" so I thought I was getting warmer. I didn't go in that building, but I can't imagine the Mormons aren't around there somewhere. I'd be lost (as would most of my ancestors) without their familysearch website.
I turned the corner from the genealogy building and saw an iron gate (well, virtual iron). Above the gate was a sign "Religious Resources." Another sign labeled it the Peace Park. Here's the entrance.
I looked around at some of the displays and found a board that said "Real Life Education Places in Second Life." There is real research going on here by established universities and agencies. NOAA had both weather and ecosystem simulations, there was the International Spaceflight Museum, and some social experiments. I opted to go to Info Island, which seemed like a wise next step after Help Island. I hit the teleport button and found myself in the SL Library on Info Island. The area was coded "mature," but everyone seemed to be dressed.
There was a lovely librarian who engaged me in chat and gave me a card that would supposedly take me back to Help Island, since I left involuntarily. I have yet to try it out. There was a woman nearby named Jaclyn Sparrow, which sounded enough like Jack Sparrow that I asked if she were a Pirates fan. No response. The librarian typed in "Jaclyn is a bit laggy today." I indicated that I knew the feeling.
When people chat, their avatars assume a typing pose, standing up, but typing on a keyboard, as you hear the click of the keys. It's a helpful indicator that someone is trying to say something. I decided that this was a safe enough place to explore--no guns anywhere to be seen--so I didn't try to return to Help Island. Instead I looked at what the Island has to offer which is, surprisingly enough, information.
I found a board labeled "Religious Resources" and teleported there. At first it didn't seem terribly religious. I landed facing Mystery Manor, which claimed to be under construction and invited me to come back. I traveled down the walkway and saw the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal Library. I read in an SL guidebook that I bought that there is a group for Tolkien fans. I made a mental note to revisit that board, but I was still on a religious quest. This is my job, after all!
I thought I must be headed in the wrong direction, so I turned around and went the other way. Soon a building labeled the Genealogy Research Center was looming in front of me. A sign on the side said "Beginning Jewish Genealogy" so I thought I was getting warmer. I didn't go in that building, but I can't imagine the Mormons aren't around there somewhere. I'd be lost (as would most of my ancestors) without their familysearch website.
I turned the corner from the genealogy building and saw an iron gate (well, virtual iron). Above the gate was a sign "Religious Resources." Another sign labeled it the Peace Park. Here's the entrance.
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