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Jennifer Roundfield

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05-05-2006 08:37

Is it simply GMT or is it Pacific Time, as in San Francisico where Linden Labs is...?

~Jenni~

Zack Mortal

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05-05-2006 08:39

From: Jennifer Roundfield

Is it simply GMT or is it Pacific Time, as in San Francisico where Linden Labs is...?

Pacific.

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Starax Statosky

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05-05-2006 08:41

It's 8:40 AM to be pacific.

paulie Femto

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05-05-2006 08:49

Are you referring to the phenomenon of "SL Time" where time itself seems to be accellerated? Stay logged on to SL for a day and it feels like a week has passed. Many people have commented on this psychological effect. The speculation seems to be that the effect comes from the short length of SL "days." Perhaps, our brains take their cue about how much time has passed by interpreting the cycle of days and nights. Since SL "days" are so much shorter, our brains get fooled.

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Jennifer Roundfield

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05-05-2006 08:52

From: paulie Femto

Are you referring to the phenomenon of "SL Time" where time itself seems to be accellerated? Stay logged on to SL for a day and it feels like a week has passed. Many people have commented on this psychological effect. The speculation seems to be that the effect comes from the short length of SL "days."

LOL, yes,I have!

Just how long is a SL day, anyway?

~Jenni~

paulie Femto

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SL "day"

05-05-2006 09:00

The day is about 4 hours, I think. The nights are about 2 hours. No wonder our poor brains get confused. Linden Labs should warn people about this effect. I wonder if the effect has a name?

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Maxx Mandelbrot

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The phenomenon...

05-05-2006 09:04

From: paulie Femto

The day is about 4 hours, I think. The nights are about 2 hours. No wonder our poor brains get confused. Linden Labs should warn people about this effect. I wonder if the effect has a name?

referred to in the game industry as compressed time.

Not too many MMORPG-type games use realtime, as it sucks for many players when an event is programmed to take place at a certain time, which for them may be 12hrs off from their time...much hue and cry over this in WoW for a while.

Everquest had something like a day take 90min of realtime.

Hugsy Penguin

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05-05-2006 11:23

From: Jennifer Roundfield

LOL, yes,I have!

Just how long is a SL day, anyway?

~Jenni~

4 hours.

3.5 hours day.
0.5 hours night.

HP

Siobhan Taylor

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Join date: 13 Aug 2003

Posts: 5,476

05-05-2006 11:31

From: Hugsy Penguin

4 hours.

3.5 hours day.
0.5 hours night.

HP

Variable due to the fact that SL has seasons... Sometimes a night is almost an hour. I think the SL year is approximately 10 RL days.

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Phoenix Psaltery

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05-05-2006 13:43

According to this entry in the SL Wiki,

"A Second Life day is 4 Earth hours long. 0:00 is midnight and 2:00 is high noon. Sunrise is at approximately 0:30 and sunset around 3:30, which results in 3 hours of daylight and only 1 hour of night-time."

There is also a note on the SL History Wiki's main page that says that a year in SL is 10 days long.

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Hugsy Penguin

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05-05-2006 13:54

Doh! Yeah, that's right. I even built a clock that shows how much day/night is left so I feel dumb.

I new it was 4 hours, but it's a half hour on either side of midnight, not a half hour total. I'm not so sure about the variations due to seasons thing. I've had this clock for a couple months and it nails the sunrise/sunset perfectly every time.

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Calista Amarula

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Join date: 23 Jul 2005

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05-05-2006 14:09

Well this is an easy one to asnwer, SL time is the only time that matters!

(hmm, ok..I just might be addicted...)

What is "SL Time"?
Jennifer Roundfield Supersized Amazon Join date: 7 Apr 2006 Posts: 176	05-05-2006 08:37 Is it simply GMT or is it Pacific Time, as in San Francisico where Linden Labs is...? ~Jenni~
Zack Mortal Flesh peddler Join date: 9 Jan 2006 Posts: 57	05-05-2006 08:39 From: Jennifer Roundfield Is it simply GMT or is it Pacific Time, as in San Francisico where Linden Labs is...? Pacific. _____________________ Mortal Coil Skins SLExchange SLBoutique
Starax Statosky Unregistered User Join date: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 1,099	05-05-2006 08:41 It's 8:40 AM to be pacific.
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	or 05-05-2006 08:49 Are you referring to the phenomenon of "SL Time" where time itself seems to be accellerated? Stay logged on to SL for a day and it feels like a week has passed. Many people have commented on this psychological effect. The speculation seems to be that the effect comes from the short length of SL "days." Perhaps, our brains take their cue about how much time has passed by interpreting the cycle of days and nights. Since SL "days" are so much shorter, our brains get fooled. _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Jennifer Roundfield Supersized Amazon Join date: 7 Apr 2006 Posts: 176	05-05-2006 08:52 From: paulie Femto Are you referring to the phenomenon of "SL Time" where time itself seems to be accellerated? Stay logged on to SL for a day and it feels like a week has passed. Many people have commented on this psychological effect. The speculation seems to be that the effect comes from the short length of SL "days." LOL, yes,I have! Just how long is a SL day, anyway? ~Jenni~
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	SL "day" 05-05-2006 09:00 The day is about 4 hours, I think. The nights are about 2 hours. No wonder our poor brains get confused. Linden Labs should warn people about this effect. I wonder if the effect has a name? _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Maxx Mandelbrot Registered User Join date: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 18	The phenomenon... 05-05-2006 09:04 From: paulie Femto The day is about 4 hours, I think. The nights are about 2 hours. No wonder our poor brains get confused. Linden Labs should warn people about this effect. I wonder if the effect has a name? referred to in the game industry as compressed time. Not too many MMORPG-type games use realtime, as it sucks for many players when an event is programmed to take place at a certain time, which for them may be 12hrs off from their time...much hue and cry over this in WoW for a while. Everquest had something like a day take 90min of realtime.
Hugsy Penguin Sky Junkie Join date: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 851	05-05-2006 11:23 From: Jennifer Roundfield LOL, yes,I have! Just how long is a SL day, anyway? ~Jenni~ 4 hours. 3.5 hours day. 0.5 hours night. HP
Siobhan Taylor Nemesis Join date: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 5,476	05-05-2006 11:31 From: Hugsy Penguin 4 hours. 3.5 hours day. 0.5 hours night. HP Variable due to the fact that SL has seasons... Sometimes a night is almost an hour. I think the SL year is approximately 10 RL days. _____________________ http://siobhantaylor.wordpress.com/
Phoenix Psaltery Ninja Wizard Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 2,599	05-05-2006 13:43 According to this entry in the SL Wiki, "A Second Life day is 4 Earth hours long. 0:00 is midnight and 2:00 is high noon. Sunrise is at approximately 0:30 and sunset around 3:30, which results in 3 hours of daylight and only 1 hour of night-time." There is also a note on the SL History Wiki's main page that says that a year in SL is 10 days long. P2 _____________________
Hugsy Penguin Sky Junkie Join date: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 851	05-05-2006 13:54 Doh! Yeah, that's right. I even built a clock that shows how much day/night is left so I feel dumb. I new it was 4 hours, but it's a half hour on either side of midnight, not a half hour total. I'm not so sure about the variations due to seasons thing. I've had this clock for a couple months and it nails the sunrise/sunset perfectly every time. HP
Calista Amarula Registered User Join date: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 28	05-05-2006 14:09 Well this is an easy one to asnwer, SL time is the only time that matters! (hmm, ok..I just might be addicted...)

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