So that leads me to ask; where did you come from? Is this your first online game? What games did you play before SL, and are you still playing them now? What were your avatar names?
I look forward to getting to know you guys a little better.
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Atomic Kipling
Registered User
Join date: 9 Oct 2005
Posts: 5
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10-09-2005 20:45
First off, I would like to introduce myself to the community. I recently downloaded SL and got a basic account (for now). I came from TSO (The Sims Online); my main avatars there were Maxoid and Megalomaniac. I used to be a very active member of the forums there.
So that leads me to ask; where did you come from? Is this your first online game? What games did you play before SL, and are you still playing them now? What were your avatar names? I look forward to getting to know you guys a little better. |
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BJSmooth White
Freaky Deaky
Join date: 26 Nov 2004
Posts: 35
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10-09-2005 21:09
BJ Smooth
The Sims Online And Welcome to SecondLife ! |
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Jamie Bergman
SL's Largest Distributor
Join date: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 1,752
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10-09-2005 21:10
I came from a van. Down by the river.
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Atomic Kipling
Registered User
Join date: 9 Oct 2005
Posts: 5
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10-09-2005 21:14
BJ Smooth The Sims Online And Welcome to SecondLife ! Ah yes, I saw you post on the forums there earlier... Interesting how some people there are willing to attack at the mention of SL... heh |
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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10-09-2005 21:19
Heya Atomic... nice intro and a warm welcome to SL for you. SL is really my first online world. I dabbled with things like the There trial, but nothing much, really. I usually use my real name, as close as possible, when I'm on Internet-related things, so you can prolly guess that with a free choice of firstname on here and selecting a lastname from a list, what's what.
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SuezanneC Baskerville
Forums Rock!
Join date: 22 Dec 2003
Posts: 14,229
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10-09-2005 21:22
I am not sure what relevance games have to SL.
 For "scripting", Borland Delphi. For texturing I've used Corel PhotoPaint. For 3D modeling, I've used clay, tinkertoys, legos, and erector sets. Been a while though. I bought a dremel moto-tool but never did anything with it. I did Cybertown. If anyone remembers someone running in circles around the slanted walls of the flea market room that might have been me. _____________________
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So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan - |
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DoteDote Edison
Thinks Too Much
Join date: 6 Jun 2004
Posts: 790
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10-09-2005 21:29
Aside from the old WorldsAway - now called vzones, I never got into any online worlds. In fact, I never had any intention to when I stumbled into SL.
I was actually looking for a way to design 3D scenes virtually, versus using the usual 3D tools such as Maya, Studio, Bryce, and Lightwave. Basically, I wanted to build within the world, moreso than design/render/enter the environment. I'd spent a year or so with Adobe Atmosphere, and had lots of ongoing experience with the FPS map design tools for DOOM, Quake, HL & RTCW. But, I wanted more. So, I did a Google search and found FrameForge 3D Studio. It seemed perfect, since my goal was to design for TV. However, it was lacking, so I continued my search and found Second Life. I entered the world not realizing it was an active virtual community - I expected the sparseness of Adobe Atmosphere. So naturally, the first person I ran into, I thought it was some sort of bot. But, the second person I met was Andie Apollo (after landing at her impressive Club Galaxy), and she was the greatest. She's the reason I stayed in SL, because she showed me so many possibilities of building and that just about anything would be possible within SL. Now, when new residents stumble into my neighborhood of SL, I try to talk to them, answer their questions and show them some of the possibilities - that is, if they don't run away from me first (some folks immediately poof as soon as I say, "hello." |
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Tateru Nino
Girl Genius
Join date: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 312
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10-09-2005 21:33
I came from the myriad online worlds of text.
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SuezanneC Baskerville
Forums Rock!
Join date: 22 Dec 2003
Posts: 14,229
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10-09-2005 22:08
I was a text based chatroom junky before coming to SL, the format looked a lot like the forums here, with an autorefresh changing it from a forum to a chatroom.
Oh yeah, also a Tangleword (Boggle clone) addict. Now that is a good game. Never really did any MUDs or MUSHes. I've been a sci fi fan since I learned to read, if you will allow comic books to be considered sci fi for children. One of the storylines in some sci fi is virtual reality, so that fits right in. James Hogan has done some nice VR stories. There's a scene in one of his books that involves an augmented reality, with a big space with real people on the ground, and virtual people like us flying about. It reminds me a lot of what SL feels like. _____________________
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So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan - |
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Persephone Milk
Very Persenickety!
Join date: 7 Oct 2004
Posts: 870
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10-09-2005 23:18
I came from Real Life(tm) ... and there is nothing you can do to make me go back!
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Please visit my stores on Persenickety Isle Musical Alchemy - Pianos, harps and other musical intruments. Persenickety! - Ladies Eyewear, Jewelry and Clothing Fashions |
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PetGirl Bergman
Fellow Creature:-)
Join date: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 2,414
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10-09-2005 23:37
Same with me -->>> RL.<<<-- . and 2 dimension projects.. as Quark...(layout software).. and i will stay in SL.. isnt that real??
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Copper Surface
Wandering Carroteer
Join date: 6 Jul 2005
Posts: 157
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10-10-2005 00:30
31/16/20> ki fido
You miss! The Fido misses! 31/16/20> You miss! The Fido misses! 31/16/20> You graze the Fido with your wooden dagger! The Fido is in excellent shape. The Fido misses! 31/16/20> You miss! The Fido *EVISCERATES* you with his nasty bite! You're looking distinctly unhealthy. 02/16/20> flee You run away! |
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Bertha Horton
Fat w/ Ice Cream
Join date: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 835
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10-10-2005 00:51
I come from Burger King. Apparently the object of the game there is to eat the most burgers.
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Fairge Kinsella
Gravity isn't so serious!
Join date: 23 Oct 2004
Posts: 158
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10-10-2005 01:25
Copper, you just gave me a shudder. Deep down, in the corner where darkest fears lurk, my two worst nightmares make their home:
- Someone will discover that my thesis hasn't run since they upgraded from a 16 bit OS - I am actually stuck in 'Bedlam' on my TRS-80. Ulp. _____________________
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Jesrad Seraph
Nonsense
Join date: 11 Dec 2004
Posts: 1,463
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10-10-2005 01:41
I come from the Dinae Mensa in the oh-so-famous-now Tharsis Regio. On good weather days the view is breathtaking there
(and the sky is BLUE, don't believe the lies) Too bad it's such a boring place now, and the river's completely dried.I learned programming with a TI99/4A, and learned Photoshop at a previous job. I did some modelling before in MeshWork and Blender. _____________________
Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.
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ReallyRick Metropolitan
Yes it's really me.
Join date: 4 Jun 2005
Posts: 691
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10-10-2005 01:55
Hey man welcome to Second Life. I started in TSO at the end of 2003. I think I live in Interhogan and was ReallyRick. I then moved on to THERE at the beginning of 2004 and was ReallyRick there too. (see a pattern?)
I have been a party of the SL community since June of 2005 and cannot believe I did not arrive here sooner. Enjoy the world and hope to see you around! |
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Sunshine Clio
Easily Amused
Join date: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 160
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10-10-2005 02:01
First off, I would like to introduce myself to the community. I recently downloaded SL and got a basic account (for now). I came from TSO (The Sims Online); my main avatars there were Maxoid and Megalomaniac. I used to be a very active member of the forums there. So that leads me to ask; where did you come from? Is this your first online game? What games did you play before SL, and are you still playing them now? What were your avatar names? I look forward to getting to know you guys a little better. Mega! I remember you.  I used to visit when you had a cooking house in BF. Although I was generally there under my friend's sims (Lilly Moon & Orchid) my sim in BF was Sunshine. Nice to see a name I recognize and welcome to SL. -Sunshine (of the same old name...everywhere I play ) |
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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10-10-2005 02:49
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'ld been married long time ago Where did you come from where did you go Where did you come from Cotton-Eye Joe _____________________
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Caliandris Pendragon
Waiting in the light
Join date: 12 Feb 2004
Posts: 643
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10-10-2005 02:50
I migrated to SL as a refugee from Uru when UruLive died
 . At the time I was grieving for Uru...but now I think of Uru as a step on my path here, and I love it.Welcome! Cali Numbakulla: rich content and free |
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Euterpe Roo
The millionth monkey
Join date: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,395
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10-10-2005 06:45
I came from a van. Down by the river. I live there. Nolan is going to be so ticked when he finds, after he empties his PM in-box, that you have been squatting in his Ford Econoline. Welcome, welcome to SL. This is such an amazing place to be!Before SL, I was nowhere, man! _____________________
"Of course, you'd also have to mention . . . furries, Sith Lords, cyberpunks, glowing balls of gaseous neon fumes, and walking foodstuffs" --Cory Edo
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Teri LaFollette
*smiles knowingly*
Join date: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 161
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10-10-2005 08:23
i came from There, the rated PG overexpensive 3D chat world. Only good thing to say about There, was dang cool vehicles!!
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Aimee Weber
The one on the right
Join date: 30 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,286
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10-10-2005 08:30
I used some chat rooms briefly but SL was my first game. Before SL, however, I used 3D rendering applications like Bryce for work, so I actually felt right at home in this environment.
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Shanna Scholten
Registered User
Join date: 25 Jun 2005
Posts: 51
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10-10-2005 08:43
I started out playing TSO just a couple of months after it came out then went to There. I have to say this is much better! A friend of mind said she got an email from There asking her to join for a 3 day trial. I looked at it and had forgotten how cartoon like the avatars there are compared to SL!
Oh... and I was Shoshana from Calvins Creek in TSO then Shana in There. Sensing a theme with my name? |
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Alain Talamasca
Levelheaded Nutcase
Join date: 21 Sep 2005
Posts: 393
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10-10-2005 08:43
Aside from MUDs and MUSHs a LOOOONG time ago, I also have played in some PW's based on Bioware's Neverwinter Nights.
In terms of traditional MMORGs, I played Everquest for about 6 moths after its initial release, and then I played City of Heroes (From release until I discovered SL about 3 weeks ago.). Welcome to SL... if you're like the rest of us, you may find this environment an extremely addictive back-monkey. The beauty of people's works, the absolute freedom to do or be as you please...the ability to find like-minded people, no matter WHAT your inclinations... Welcome to the monkey... remember to feed the monkey often... Love the monkey... Just don't ket the monkey run your life. |
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Sezmra Svarog
Pointy-Eared Geek
Join date: 8 Jul 2004
Posts: 446
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10-10-2005 08:46
Welcome, Atomic!
I didn't really "come" from any particular place, I've been an MMO(whatever) junkie for many years, migrating from one environment to another. I do however still play AO and WoW. Hope you enjoy your time here! _____________________
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