====== [hemmerling] The Virtual World ======
Related pages:
  *[[3dframeworks.html|3D Graphics Frameworks]].
  *[[coregames.html|CORE ( COREGAMES ) 1/2]].
  *[[coregames02.html|CORE ( COREGAMES ) 2/2 - CORE Application Development]].
  *[[luagames.html|Game Engines and Games with Lua as Scripting Language]].
  *[[games.html|Games]].
  *[[godot.html|Godot Engine]].
  *[[prototype02.html|Rapid Software Application and GUI Prototyping 2/3 - Building Blocks]].
  *[[sandbox.html|Sandbox Design, Sandbox Applications, Applications with Sandboxes & Sandbox Games]].
  *[[vrml.html|Virtual Reality & Graphics]].
===== Local commercial Event Places =====
 *[[http://virtuloft.de/|VIRTULOFT - Virtual Reality Hannover Arcade und Escape + OMNI]] in Hannover.
===== My Involvement in Virtual Communities =====
  *I was introduced to SecondLife in January 2007, by my SL buddy [[http://my.secondlife.com/gerhard.vacano|Gerhard Vacano]].
  *I was a faithful reader of the free PDF magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.the-avastar.com/|Avastar]] ( 2006-12-21 - 2008-05-02 ).
  *I really got virtual "Addidias" SL shoes, on the "Addidas" island at Secondlife, in 2007.
  *I visited the virtual offices of some brand companies, including "Deutsche Post" and "Microsoft", in 2007.
  *I participated in some special Secondlife events :-), see below.
===== Milgram´s Reality-Virtuality Continuum =====
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality%E2%80%93virtuality_continuum|EN.Wikipedia "Reality–virtuality continuum"]] - The Reality - Virtuality Continnum by Milgram & Kishino, 1994.
  *Advanced "Reality - Virtuality Continnum".
    *Reality - Real Environments ( RE ).
      -Mixed Reality.
        -Augmented Reality ( AR ).
          -Haptic interfaces ( Haptische Interfaces ).
          -Spatial AR ( Räumliche AR ).
          -Holospacial AR ( Holoräumliche AR )
        -Augmented Virtuality ( VR ).
          -Semi immmersive VR ( Semi-Immmersive VR, Halb-eindringende VR ).
          -Immersive VR ( Eindringende VR ).
    *Virtual Reality - Virtual Environments ( VE ).
===== Gather =====
  *[[http://www.gather.town/|Gather]].
    *"Better spaces to gather around. Spend time with your friends, coworkers, and communities like you would in real life".
    *Legacy 2D retro graphics style, similar to DOS games of 1990.
    *Pricing plan with free basic account "Free Tier Accommodates 25 Online Users!" :-).
===== Minecraft / Mindtest =====
==== Minecraft ====
  *[[http://www.minecraft.net/|Minecraft]].
  *[[http://education.minecraft.net/|Minecraft Education Version]].
  *Blog [[http://www.mojang.com/category/minecraft/|Mojang Blog]] ( - 2016-12-07 ).
  *Blog [[http://education.minecraft.net/blog/|Minecraft: Education Edition Blog. The official Minecraft blog for educators]].
==== Minetest ====
  *[[http://www.minetest.net/|Minetest.net]].
  *[[http://www.minetest.org/|Minetest.org]].
  *[[http://www.github.com/minetest/|GitHub "minetest"]].
    *[[http://www.github.com/minetest/minetest_game|GitHub "minetest/minetest_game"]].
    *[[http://www.github.com/minetest/minetest|GitHub "minetest/minetest"]].
  *The free Android smartphone app [[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.minetest.minetest|Google Play "Minetest"]] - "This is our official build from the original source code. Open source license (LGPL 2.1+), no cost to download and play, no ads".
==== Resources ====
  *[[http://www.code.org/minecraft|Code.org "Minecraft Hour of Code Tutorials"]].
  *[[http://studio.code.org/|Code.org "Code Studio"]] - "Code Studio is home to online courses created by Code.org".
  *[[http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/|Gamepedia, Official Minecraft Wiki]].
    *[[http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Redstone_(disambiguation)|Gamepedia, Official Minecraft Wiki "Redstone (disambiguation)"]].
    *[[http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Redstone|Gamepedia, Official Minecraft Wiki "Redstone"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft|EN.Wikipedia "Minecraft"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft|DE.Wikipedia "Minecraft"]].
  *[[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minetest|DE.Wikipedia "Minetest"]].
===== SecondLife =====
==== Linden Labs ====
  *[[http://www.secondlife.com/|SecondLife]].
    *Wiki [[http://wiki.secondlife.com/|SecondLife Wiki]].
      *[[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Source_Portal|SecondLife Wiki - Open Source Portal]].
      *[[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory|SecondLife Wiki - Third Party Viewer Directory]].
      *[[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Old_versions|SecondLife Wiki "Old versions"]] - Despite the promise in the name of the web page, there are no downloads of old ( legacy ) versions :-(.
    *[[http://community.secondlife.com/t5/tkb/communitypage|Second Life Knowledge Base]].
    *[[http://jira.secondlife.com/|SecondLife Issue-Tracker]].
    *Official blogs.
      *The offical [[http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Blogs/ct-p/Blogs|Second Life - Blogs]].
      *The offical [[http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Blog-Archive/ct-p/|Second Life - Blogs Archive]].
    *The official [[http://www.facebook.com/secondlife|Facebook "Second Life"]].
    *The official [[http://www.twitter.com/SecondLife|Twitter "Second Life Official"]].
    *The SecondLife client "Second_Life_1-23-5-136262_Setup.exe" of ‎2009-10-15 is the latest editions for W2k :-). With this edition, You may still access SecondLife in 2013-02 :-). But it is -> “Baked Texture” / "Project Sunshine" incompatible :-).
      *The legacy [[http://code.google.com/p/coolviewer/|Google Code "coolviewer. Cool Viewers for Virtual Worlds"]] - Download of [[http://code.google.com/p/coolviewer/downloads/detail?name=Second_Life_1-23-5-136262_Setup.exe|Second_Life_1-23-5-136262_Setup.exe]].
==== Third-Party Viewers and Tools ====
=== Viewers ====
  *Kokua Viewer and Imprudence Viewer for WinXp, Linux, MacOSX.  
    *Blog [[http://www.kokuaviewer.org/|Kokua/Imprudence Blog. News about the Kokua and Imprudence Viewers]].
    *Wiki [[http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/|Imprudence Wiki]].
      *[[http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Imprudence:Downloads|Imprudence Wiki "Downloads"]].
  *[[http://www.firestormviewer.org/| The Phoenix Firestorm Project, Inc]].
    *The free "Firestorm Viewer" SecondLife client for WinXP, Linux, MacOSX. You are suggested to use computer equipped with CPUs with SL2 feature -> "Baked Texture" / "Project Sunshine" compatible :-).
    *The free discontinued "Phoenix Viewer" SecondLife client for WinXP, Linux, MacOSX -> "Project Sunshine" incompatible :-(.
    *Wiki [[http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/|Firestorm Documentation Wiki]].
  *[[http://www.singularityviewer.org/|Singularity Viewer]] for WinXP, Linux, MacOSX -> "Baked Texture" / "Project Sunshine" compatible :-).
  *[[http://sldev.free.fr/|The Cool VL Viewer]] for WinXP, Linux -> "Baked Texture" / "Project Sunshine" compatible :-).
    *[[http://sldev.free.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33|Cool VL Viewer Forum, Thread "Why the Cool SL Viewer ?"]].
    *[[http://jayrcelasecondlifetechnologist.blogspot.de/2011/08/often-forgotten-cool-viewer-by-henri.html|The Virtual World Technologist. Independently devoted to the evolving Virtual World of Second Life® and similar technologies. Current opinions, making them easily understandable. By Avatar JayR Cela and guests "The Often Forgotten COOL VIEWER By Henri Beauchamp"]], 2011-08-09.
=== E-Learning ===
== Services and its Tools ==
  *The commercial service [[http://www.vhs-sl.de/|VHS - Die Volkshochschule in der dreidimensionalen, virtuellen Onlinewelt!]] by [[http://www.vhs-goslar.de/|VHS Goslar]].
    *The free [[http://www.teamspeak.com/|Teamspeak]] client for Windows, Linux, MacOSX.
    *[[http://www.vhs-sl.de/teamspeak.htm|VHS - Die Volkshochschule in der dreidimensionalen, virtuellen Onlinewelt! - "Teamspeak - kostenlose Sprachsoftware für die Kursteilnahme bei der vhs im Second Life"]].
== Tools and its Services ==
  *The OpenSource [[http://www.sloodle.org/|San Jose State University "SLOODLE - Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment"]] -"A free and open source project which integrates the multi-user virtual environments of Second Life and/or OpenSim with the Moodle learning-management system".
    *Wiki [[http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/sl/|San Jose State University SLIS M.U.V.E. Wiki]].
    *The commercial online service [[http://www.avatarclassroom.com/|AvatarClassrom. Your classroom, on the web, in a virtual world]] - "Your classroom in an Virtual World connected to your own hosted website. Powered by Moodle and SLOODLE".
      *[[http://www.avatarclassroom.com/docs/tools/list|Avatar Classroom - Avatar Classroom Tool Suite]].
    *See [[moodle.html|Moodle]].
    *[[http://avalon-project.ning.com/|Ning "Avalon Learning"]].
      *[[http://avalon-project.ning.com/m/event?id=2244249:Event:43107|Ning "Avalon Learning", Article "SLOODLE and the Avatar Classroom, how to connect your Moodle Activities to the Virtual World of Second Life and Opensim"]].
=== Tools ====
  *The free browser plugin [[http://www.sl-toolbar.eu/|SL-Toolbar]] for Firefox, Chrome and MSIE browsers on Windows.
    *[[http://thesltoolbar.forumtoolbar.com/|SL-Toolbar - Official Download and Installation]].
    *[[http://www.heise.de/download/toolbar-4-second-life-1141620.html|heise "Toolbar 4 Second Life 1.5.0.6"]].
    *Blog [[http://sl-toolbar.blogspot.de/|Blog, Info, News about the Second Life (r) world. Auskunft und News für Nutzer und Freunde der Tool Bar für Second Life, Web 2.0, Web3D..]] ( - 2011-08-07 ).

==== Destination Guide ====
=== Event Calendar ===
  *Official [[http://secondlife.com/my/community/events/|Second Life Event Calendar]] #.
    *The timezone of Second Life is PST.
    *[[http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/pacific-time/|GMT: Greenwich Mean Time - World Time / Time in every Time Zone "Pacific Time PST = GMT-8"]] -> CET = GMT+1 = PST+9.
    *[[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20120930T04&p1=224|Time and Date "PST -> CEST"]].
  *Example of a 'SecondLife event location URL':<code>
secondlife:///app/region/Munich%20City/134/113/41/</code>
  *[[http://slurl.com/build.php|SLURL "Build your own SLurls!"]] - Conversion of a 'SecondLife event location URL' to a SLURL :-).
  *Example of a SLURL:<code>
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Munich%20City/134/113/41/</code>
=== Official Destination Guide and official Map ===
  *The official [[http://maps.secondlife.com/|Secondlife Maps]].
  *[[http://secondlife.com/destinations/|Second Life Destination Guide]].
  *[[http://secondlife.com/destinations/real|Second Life Destination Guide - Real Life]] #.
=== What and where is Mainland ? ===
  *[[http://www.slurl.com/|SLurl - Location-Based Linking in Second Life]] - Useful map :-).
  *[[http://www.slmaps.com/|SLMaps - Maps of Second Life]].
  *[[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070930172048/secondlife/images/6/65/Linden_Lab_Mainland_Continents.1024x1024.09.26.07.jpg|Second Life Wikia - Image "Linden Lab Mainland Continents"]] ( JPG ).
  *[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Mainland|Second Life Wikia "Mainland"]] - Names of Linden Lab's own "Mainland" continents.
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Sansara|Second Life Wikia "Sansara"]].
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Heterocera_Atoll|Second Life Wikia "Heterocera Atoll"]].
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Jeogeot|Second Life Wikia "Jeogeot"]].
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/M%C3%A3ebaleia|Second Life Wikia "Mãebaleia"]].
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Nautilus|Second Life Wikia "Nautilus"]].
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Corsica|Second Life Wikia "Corsica"]].
    -[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Gaeta|Second Life Wikia "Gaeta"]].
==== Third-Party Services ====
  *[[http://www.gridsurvey.com/|Second Life Grid Survey - Region Database]].
  *[[http://www.slurl.com/|SLurl - Location-Based Linking in Second Life]] #.
    *[[http://slurl.com/build.php|SLURL "Build your own SLurls!"]].
  *[[http://sl-devcorner.blogspot.de/|SL Developer’s Corner]].
    *[[http://sl-devcorner.blogspot.de/2007/03/second-life-twitter.html|SL Developer’s Corner "Second Life Twitter"]].
  *[[http://www.starfruit.ch/|Starfruit bridging worlds - "Gift service. Send REAL gifts to Second Life users"]].
==== Do Second Life Viewers run on my Hardware ? ====
=== Supported Hardware by Second Life Viewers ===
  *Notebook "ASUS Eee PC T101MT", running Win8Pro √.
  *Notebook "ASUS K95VB", running Win10Pro √.
=== Unsupported Hardware by Second Life Viewers ===
  *Computer with graphics card with too little graphics card memory ( e.g. 64 MBytes RAM ) - Though SecondLife is running, the display is not proper and not suitable for operation - In many cases, you just see incomplete sets of buildungs and landscapes.
  *"Dell Vostro 1000" notebook, with "ATI Xpress 1150" graphics card, running Win8Pro :-(: 
    *Neither legacy nor current versions of SecondLive viewers, including "Phoenix Viewer" and ""Firestorm Viewer", refuse to play on Win8-Pro, by the error message "Second Life is unable to run because your video card drivers did not install properly, are out of date, or are for unsupported hardware. Please make shure you have the latest video card drivers and even if you have the latest, try reinstalling them".
    *I was told that the SecondLife viewers run on WinXP and Vista on that computer, if the latest dedicated graphics driver for WinXP or Vista respectively, is installed :-). But for Win7 / Win8, there are no dedicated graphics drivers anymore :-(.
==== Design ====
=== Design Tools ===
  *The commercial [[http://www.archipelis.com/|Archipelis Designer]] for Windows - "Archipelis Designer convert 3D models into Linden Labs' Second Life (SL) formats".
  *The OpenSource [[http://byronstar-sl.sourceforge.net/|SourceForge "ByronStar SL"]], [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/byronstar-sl/|SourceForge "ByronStar SL"]] - "An eclipse based IDE for SecondLife owned by Linden Labs. Starting point is an editor for Linden Scripting Language (LSL) with many features (e.g. parser)".
  *The OpenSource [[http://www.drupal.org/project/secondlife|Drupal - Second Life framework]] - "This module is a simple Second Life framework, allowing objects inside Second Life to interact with application on your web server and do neat things".
  *The OpenSource [[http://www.lsleditor.org/|LSL-Editor]], [[http://lsleditor.sourceforge.net/|SourceForge "LSL Editor Community Edition"]],  - A standalone LSL (Secondlife) script editor and run-time environment for Windows and compiles and executes LSL scripts.
  *The OpenSource [[http://primdotblender.sourceforge.net/|SourceForge "Prim dot Blender (Prim.Blender)"]], [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/primdotblender/|SourceForge "Prim dot Blender (Prim.Blender)"]].
    *[[http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/8/64/110607/1.html|Second Life Forum, Thread "Offline Builder: Now in Beta"]].
=== Commercial Content Designers & Content Providers ===
  *[[http://www.anshechung.com/|Anshe Chung Studios]].
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anshe_Chung|EN.Wikipedia ""Anshe Chung]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailin_Gr%C3%A4f|DE.Wikipedia "Ailin Gräf"]].
  *[[http://www.bokowsky.net/de/produkte/second_life/|Bokowsky + Laymann "Nächste Chance: Second Life"]], 2008.
=== Workflows & File Formats for Mixed Reality / Virtual Realtiy / Augmented Reality ===
== Workflow ==
  *3D software -> ( 3D model data format ) -> Animation tool -> ( 3D animation data format ) -> Game Engine Development Tool.
== 3D Formats ==
  *STEP, OBJ, IGES -> See [[vrml.html|Virtual Reality & Graphics]].
== FBX ==
  *Experts told me, that free 3D designer tools ( e.g. the Windows App “3D Builder” ) usually have export formats accepted by animation tools ( e.g "Blender" ).
  *Expert told me, that FBX is the ideal format to transfer ( Blender ) animation tool to game engines development tool, e.g. Unity3D.
  *[[http://www.autodesk.com/products/fbx/|Autodesk "FBX - Adaptable file format for 3D animation software"]].
  *[[http://docs.blender.org/manual/de/dev/addons/io_fbx.html|Blender "Autodesk FBX"]].
  *[[http://digitalrune.github.io/DigitalRune-Documentation/html/6f749972-9cb2-4274-b283-c327ba45e379.htm|GitHub.io "Digitalruine" - "FBX Export from Blender"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBX|EN.Wikipedia "FBX"]].
== Preparation of 3D Models for VR / AR Applications ==
  *Given 3D models must be reduced in complexity.
    *Either you re-build your own model.
    *Or you use 3D conversion tools to reduce complexity ( and not just to convert a data format ).
      *The commercial [[http://www.pixyz-software.com/|PiXYZ]] - "PiXYZ Software helps industrial companies and 3D consumers re-use CAD data for any visualization scenario, saving them time, effort and maximizing visualization performance".
=== Resources ===
  *To use stuff designed or created outside SecondLife ( i.e. on your local computer with local software ) in SecondLife, you have to upload it to SecondLife. Uploads to SecondLife are not free.
  *In opposite, it is free to desing and create all your stuff within SecondLife. You may keep stuff in your inventory, for free.
  *[[http://www.lslwiki.net/|LSL Wiki]] - "An effort to document the LSL scripting language of Second Life".
  *[[http://www.3pointd.com/20060602/create-sl-objects-in-blender-if-you-dare/|3pointD.com. The Metaverse and 3D Web, as blogged by Mark Wallace and friends "Create SL Objects in Blender — If You Dare"]].
  *[[http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/15/1.html|Second Life Forum, Subforum "Scripting Library"]].
  *[[http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/54/7b/27543/1.html|Second Life Forum "Library: Script: Pose ball (with optional notecard support)"]].
==== Resources ====
  *As of 2018-02, you may join 42 SL groups, as free member.
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life|EN.Wikipedia "Second Life"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life|DE.Wikipedia "Second Life"]].

===== Ylands =====
==== The Platform ====
  *[[http://www.ylands.com/|Ylands]].
  *[[http://www.ylands.com/community/|Ylands Community]].
    *[[http://www.ylands.com/community/topic/22482-visual-scripting-introduction/|Ylands Community "Visual Scripting - Introduction"]].
  *[[http://www.bohemia.net/|Bohemia Interactive a.s.]].
    *Wiki [[http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/|Bohemia Interactive a.s. "Community Wiki"]].
      *[[http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Ylands_Visual_scripting_introduction|Bohemia Interactive a.s. "Community Wiki" - "lands Visual scripting introduction"]].
==== Resources ====
  *[[http://www.reddit.com/r/Ylands/|Reddit "Ylands - The Official Subreddit"]].
    *[[http://www.reddit.com/r/Ylands/comments/9pxqeh/could_ylands_become_the_next_minecraft/|Reddit "Ylands - The Official Subreddit" - "Could Ylands become the next Minecraft?"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ylands|EN.Wikipedia "Ylands"]] - "Developers describe Ylands as "sandbox exploration adventure and a platform for making custom games".
===== Some other Virtual Communities and Virtual World Simulators =====
==== Secret City ====
  *[[http://www.secretcity.de/|Secret City]] - "Die Chat-Community in unserer virtuellen Stadt kennt keine Langeweile. Baue Dein eigenes 3D-Appartement".
  *Wiki [[http://secure.secretcity.de/wiki/|Secret City Wiki]].
==== Cloudparty ====
=== The Platform ( - 2014-01-24 ) ===
  *[[http://www.cloudparty.com/|Cloudparty]].
  *[[http://www.facebook.com/CloudParty|Facebook "CloudParty"]].
  *Blog [[http://blog.cloudparty.com/|Cloudparty Blog]].
=== Resources ===
  *[[http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/06/cloud-party-faq.html|New World News. Wagner James Au reports first-hand from the Metaverse "7 Things You Need to Know About Cloud Party, The Web-Based, Cloud-Deployed, User-Created Virtual World"]], 2012-06-21.
  *[[http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2014/01/cloud-party-closing-in-february/|Hypergrid Business "Cloud Party closing in February"]], 2014-01-24 - "Cloud Party, a mesh-based virtual world that runs in a browser, announced that it will close on February 21 and provided instructions for exporting meshes and images".
  *[[http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.de/|Echt Virtuell. Nachrichten, Informationen und Geschichten über Second Life & Co]].
    *[[http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.de/2012/06/einige-infos-zu-cloud-party.html|Echt Virtuell. Nachrichten, Informationen und Geschichten über Second Life & Co "Einige Infos zu Cloud Party "]], 2012-06-22.
    *[[http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.de/2014/01/cloud-party-schliet-am-21-februar-2014.html|Echt Virtuell. Nachrichten, Informationen und Geschichten über Second Life & Co "Cloud Party schließt am 21. Februar 2014"]].
==== Fairsnext ====
  *The just-commercial virtual fair cloud platform [[http://www.fairsnext.com/|Fairsnext]].
    *"Virtuelle und hybride Messen", "Die Zukunft von Veranstaltungen gestalten. Wir verhelfen Veranstaltern, Eventagenturen und Unternehmen zur optimalen Lösung für virtuelle und hybride Messen oder Events in Echtzeit-3D mit intelligentem Match-Making".
    *YouTube advertising in 2022-11.

==== Free and OpenSource Virtual Systems ====
  *[[http://www.osgrid.org/|OSgrid -The open source metaverse]], [[http://www.openmetaverse.org/|Open Metaverse Foundation]].
==== Collaborative Browsing ====
  *[[http://www-vs.informatik.uni-ulm.de/bib/1997/jenc8/jenc8.html|Ulm University, Institute of Distributed Systems "Collaborative Browsing in the World Wide Web"]].
  *[[http://www.weblin.com/|Weblin]] - "Meet your friends and new people on every website".
==== Miniature Railways ====
  *[[http://www.wimmelbahn.de/|Wordpress "Wimmelbahn"]], [[http://wimmelbahn.wordpress.com/|Wordpress "Wimmelbahn"]].
    *New website, discovered in 2024-01, as named on a plate on a miniature railway showcase in Braunschweig :-).
    *"Standorte" :-).
    *Miniature railway showcases on the German railway stations "Braunschweig HBF", "Chemnitz", "Dresden HBF" ( 2x, next to the platforms 9 and 21 ), "Dresden Neustadt" ( in the entrance hall ), "Frankfurt HBF", "<del>Hamburg-Altona</del>", "Köln HBF", "Leipzig HBF" ( 2 x, next to the platforms ), "Stuttgart HBF", "Duisburg" ( between platform 1/2 and the main railway station hall ) by "Werner Ehret & Co. KG", Bachstr. 151, D-40217 Düsseldorf, Tel. 0211-341036.
      *[[http://www.rp-online.de/region-duesseldorf/duesseldorf/nachrichten/die-bahn-kommt-aus-duesseldorf-1.1203458|RP Online "Die Bahn kommt – aus Düsseldorf"]], 2011-03-27.
      *[[http://www.wn.de/Muenster/2014/07/1664262-Modelleisenbahn-im-Bahnhof-abgebaut-Die-Zuege-sind-abgedampft|Westfälische Nachrichten "Modelleisenbahn im Bahnhof abgebaut Die Züge sind abgedampft"]], 2014-07-25.
  *[[http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/|Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg - Modellbau Modelleisenbahn Hamburg]].
===== Past and Legacy =====
==== Still active Events ====
  *[[http://vwbpe.org/conference/|Virtual Conference "Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education"]], 2014-04-09 - 2014-04-12 on SecondLife.
    *[[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VWBPE%20Gateway/129/35/24|SecondLife Maps "VWBPE Gateway"]].
==== Past Events ====
  *The commercial conference [[http://nextconf.eu/next07/|next07 - Inspiration+Interaktion Kongress/Hamburg/03-05-07]] in Hamburg, 2007-05-03 - I was - as one of 3 readers of the PDF magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.the-avastar.com/|Avastar]] - invited to participate, for free.
  *[[http://web3dcamp.pbworks.com/|Web3DCamp]] ( 2007-09-08 - 2007-09-09, 03:00am - 17:00pm, UTC+1 ), organized and guided by [[http://twitter.com/pixelsebi/|Twitter "Sebastian Küpers"]] - I participated :-).
    *Location in SecondLife: "ComMeta" ( formerly: "Corecon Convention Center" ).
  *The virtual presence of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwinger|DE.Wikipedia "Zwinger"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwinger_%28Dresden%29|DE.Wikipedia "Zwinger (Dresden)"]] in SecondLife ( 2007 - 2011 ).
    *I visited both the real museum ( in 2007-09 ) and shortly afterwards the official museum's presence and museum's exhibition in Secondlife :-).
    *[[http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/sic-transit-gloria-mundi-the-dresden-art-museum-closes-in-second-life/|Prim Perfect. Style for Homes and Gardens in Virtual Worlds "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi … the Dresden Art Museum closes in Second Life"]], 2011-12-15.
  *TV series "CSI:NY", season 4, episode 76 "Down the Rabbit Hole".
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_NY_%28season_4%29|EN.Wikipedia "CSI: NY (season 4)"]], episode 76, "Down the Rabbit Hole", 2007-10-24 - "A murder victim bears a striking resemblance to a well-known avatar in the online role-playing game Second Life. Mac is forced to enter the game himself to solve the mystery surrounding her death".
    *[[http://www.serienjunkies.de/csi-ny/4x05-down-the-rabbit-hole.html|Serienjunkies "CSI: NY 4x05: Down the Rabbit Hole - Die Venusfalle"]], 2008-09-29.
  *[[http://nordische-heerfahrt.blogspot.de/|Helden auf Helgeland]] - "Die 'Helden auf Helgeland' von Henrik Ibsen - eine Produktion vom Schauspielhaus Hamburg auf der Bühne im Malersaal und in Second Life", 2008-01-06.
    *[[http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/tageskarte-theater-wikinger-leben-ihre-traeume-aus-a-526499.html|SPIEGEL "Tageskarte Theater: Wikinger leben ihre Träume aus"]].
    *[[http://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/kultur/article896123/Wikingersaga-in-der-virtuellen-Welt.html|Hamburger Abendblatt "Wikingersaga in der virtuellen Welt"]].
    *I participated in free online rehearsals of the theatre piece [[http://nordische-heerfahrt.blogspot.de/|Helden auf Helgeland]] in SecondLife, in 2007-12 :-).
  *[[http://janicemills.jimdo.com/|Janice Mills]].
    *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4cJwtyWX08|YouTube "Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Janice Mills live at Apfelland Airport"]], 2008.
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Janice-Mills-A-voice-with-heart-and-soul-The-Site-/174378265940436|Facebook "Janice Mills - A voice with heart and soul - The Site -"]].
      *[[http://www.facebook.com/JaniceMillsLiveConcerts/events|Facebook "Janice Mills - A voice with heart and soul - The Site -" - Events]] - Concert event dates.
    *[[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Crocus%20Island/46/234/1252|Second Life Maps "Crocus Island" - "Soulmate & Janice Mills' Homestage"]].
    *I visited the free great concert [[http://www.facebook.com/janice.mills.12327/posts/1489039461121316|Janice Mills Concert on 2016-12-23, 20:45 CET]].
  *The TV documentary film [[http://www.login2life.net/|Login2Life]] ( 2011 ).
    *[[http://daskleinefernsehspiel.zdf.de/ZDF/zdfportal/programdata/da3c052c-c5f8-3724-8474-3bb78e48f1f4/7842697|ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel "Login 2 Life"]], 2011-10-17.
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Login2Life|EN.Wikipedia "Login2Life"]].
    *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SenO73Tf2M|YouTube "Login 2 Life German HD"]].

==== Discontinued Online Magazines and Paper Magazines ====
  *The discontinued free German and English PDF magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.the-avastar.com/|Archive.org "Avastar"]] ( [[http://www.axelspringer.de/|Axel Springer AG]] / [[http://www.bild.de/|BILD.de]] ), 72 issues. Latest issue: Issue 72 of 2008-05-02.
    *[[http://www.xing.com/profile/Rowan_Barnett|XING "Rowan Barnett"]].
    *[[http://de.linkedin.com/in/rowanbarnett|LinkedIn "Rowan Barnett"]].
  *The discontinued free PDF magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://freelifemagazine.com/|Archive.org "FreeLifeMagazine"]] ( - 2011-09-12 ). Latest known issue "#32" of 2009-01-14.
  *The discontinued free German PDF magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hello-sl.info/|Archive.org "HELLO Second Life!"]] ( - 2008-02-11 ). Latest known issue "15/2007".
  *The discontinued free PDF magazine and online magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://metaversemessenger.com/|Archive.org "The Metaverse Messenger ( M2 )"]]. 
    *Latest online issue "Volume 5, Number 1 Mon, 13/12/2010 - 18" of 2010-12-13.
    *Latest known PDF issue "Volume 4, Number 32" of 2009-10-15.
  *The discontinued commercial German paper magazine [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.slmagazin.com/|Archive.org "SLM - Das virtuelle Lifestyle Magazin"]] ( - 2008-05-26 ). Latest issue 04/2008.
  *The discontinued free German PDF magazine  [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.touch-magazin.de/|Archive.org "Touch - das SL-News- und Lifestyle-Magazin"]] ( - 2009-07-17 ). Latest known issue "Februar / März 2009", 2009-02 / 2009-03.
  *The discontinued free German PDF magazine <del>[[http://www.zweiseitenonline.de/|Zweiseitenonline]]</del>. Latest known issue "22" of 2008-01-08.
==== Discontinued Third-Party Services ====
  *The discontinued free German SecondLife online TV magazine [[http://www.lifeforyou.tv/|Life4U - Das erste TV-Magazin in SecondLife]].
  *The discontinued free German SecondLife online radio [[http://www.secondlife-radio.de/|SLR² Dein second life Radio]] ( - 2009-09-30 ).
==== Legacy Resources ====
  *[[http://www.berlinin3d.com/|3D Berlin]] - "Berlin in 3D ist eine Mischung aus virtuellem Stadtrundgang, Social Community & 3D Facebook Game" -> SecondLife Sim "newBERLIN".
    *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGKT82Wchfs|YouTube "BERLINin3D: Virtuelles Berlin in Second Life"]].
  *Apfelland.
    *[[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://apfelland-online.de|Archive.org "Apfelland"]] ( - 2009-03-12 ).
    *Blog [[http://blog.arktis.de/tag/apfelland/|ArktisBlog -  "Artikel mit 'Apfelland’ getagged"]].
      *[[http://blog.arktis.de/3-d-welten-sind-die-zukunft-aber-nicht-die-von-second-life/|ARKTIS Software GmbH, Blog article: "3-D Welten sind die Zukunft, aber nicht die von Second Life"]], 2009-12-18.
    *[[http://www.pinterest.com/arktis/second-life-apfelland/|Pinterest "Second Life Apfelland"]].
    *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh0oaI3_8XM|YouTube "Apfelland Airport - Das Second Life Eventzentrum"]].
    *The legacy commercial product [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MR9YJO/hemmerling-21|Arktis Software GmbH: "Second Life Starterpack"]] :-(.
    *[[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.weblog-deluxe.de/apfelland-verabschiedet-sich-aus-second-life/|Archive.org "Weblog DeLuXe: Apfelland verabschiedet sich aus Second Life"]], 2010-01-16.
  *Blog [[http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/|Business Communicators in Virtuality. Exploring the potential of virtual environments for business communications, training and innovation]] ( - 2010-07 ).
  *[[http://news.cnet.com/Second-Life-Dont-worry,-we-can-scale/2100-1043_3-6080186.html|CNET "'Second Life': Don't worry, we can scale"]], 2006-06-06.
  *[[http://www.checkpoint-elearning.de/article/4677.html|CHECK.point-elearning "Mit Second Life soziale Kompetenzen erweitern"]].
  *[[http://www.deutsche-mentoren.de/|Deutsche Mentoren von Second Life]].
    *Blog [[http://www.deutsche-mentoren.de/blog/|Deutsche Mentoren von Second Life - Blog]] ( - 2012-05-07 ).
  *Blog [[http://stellwerker.blogspot.de/|Die Stellwerker]] ( - 2010-02-06 ).
  *[[http://www.infospeed.de/presse.htm|infospeed GmbH, A Webknowledge Company - Presse]] - [[http://www.infospeed.de/gruende-gegen-second-life.pdf|Matthias Fank "10 Gründe gegen Second Life - Warum Unternehmen sich nicht in der virtuellen Welt engagieren sollten"]] ( PDF ), 2007-09-14.
  *Blog [[http://marissabergbahn.wordpress.com/|Marissas Blog - Marketing in Second Life von Marissa Bergbahn]] ( - 2009-05-28 ).
    *[[http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/09/top-50-second-life-sims-for-august-2012.html|New World Notes "Top 50 Most Popular Second Life Sims, August 2012"]], 2012-09-05.
  *Blog [[http://antaresreisky.wordpress.com/category/virtualworlds/second-life/|Antares Reisky's Weblog -Category Archives: Second Life]] ( - 2009-08-31 ).
  *[[http://www.bernd-schmitz.net/blog/index.php/category/second-life/|Bernd Schmitz, Mulitimediablog - Category "second life"]] ( - 2009-06-15 ).
  *[[http://www.second-life-info.de/|Second Life News - Berichte aus der virtuellen Welt SECOND LIFE]] ( - 2008-06-13 ).
  *[[http://www.secondlifestories.com/|Second Life Stories]] - The commercial E-book "Colette Pichot 'MAKING REAL MONEY IN AN UNREAL WORLD: Tips, Hints and Secrets from 15 of Second Life’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs'".
  *[[http://www.sende-zeit.de/2010/12/14/second-life-opensim-augmented-reality-interview-zur-zukunft-virtueller-welten/|Sende-Zeit "Second Life, OpenSim, Augmented Reality – Interview zur Zukunft virtueller Welten"]], 2010-12-14.
  *Blog [[http://2ndtravel.blogspot.de/|SECOND TRAVEL - Weblog zum Buch "Mit dem Bus durch Second Life"]] ( - 2010-01-18 ).
  *Blog [[http://secondslog.blogspot.de/|SLOG - Second Life's oldest group resident blog]] ( 2010-09-07 ).
  *[[http://www.stern.de/digital/online/second-life-endlich-sind-sie-weg-617315.html|STERN "Second Life. Endlich sind sie weg!"]], 2008-04-15.
  *[[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/enttaeuschung-bei-markenartiklern-ladenschluss-in-second-life-1.850292|Süddeutsche "Enttäuschung bei Markenartiklern. Ladenschluss in Second Life"]], 2010-05-17.
  *[[http://www.e-learning3d.de/|University of Bielefeld "E-Learning 3D"]].
    *Blog [[http://www.devblog.e-learning3d.de/|E-Learning 3D Developer-Blog. E-Learning 3D – Universität Bielefeld]] ( - 2010-09-23 ).
  *[[http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2006/02/70153|Wired "Making a Living in Second Life"]], 2006.
===== Literature =====
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash|EN.Wikipedia "Snow Crash"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash|DE.Wikipedia "Snow Crash"]] - "The Metaverse, a phrase coined by Stephenson as a successor to the Internet, constitutes Stephenson's early 1990s vision of how a virtual reality–based Internet might evolve shortly".
===== Resources =====
  *Blog [[http://www.2life.ch/?s=second+life|2life.ch - News aus virtuellen Welten, Search for "second life"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/2life.ch|Facebook "2life.ch"]].
  *[[http://www.alphr.com/features/354457/whatever-happened-to-second-life|alphr "Whatever happened to Second Life?"]], 2010-01-04.
  *Blog [[http://www.avameo.de/index.php/tag/second-life/|Avameo - Archiv für Second Life]] ( formerly: "SLTalk Blog" ).
    *[[http://www.sltalk-partner.de/|LTalk & Partner - Agentur für Second Life Projekte]].
  *Blog [[http://blog.no-carrier.info/|Bart unterwegs. Reisen durch virtuelle Spielwelten]].
  *Blog [[http://my.opera.com/boylane/blog/|Boy Lane - Rainbow Viewers for Virtual Worlds]].
  *[[http://www.buerox.de/campus3D/|Buero X Media Lab - Campus Hamburg]] - "BÜRO X MEDIA LAB: CAMPUS HAMBURG IN 3D. CAMPUS HAMBURG is a BUERO X Media Lab initiative" ( - 2011-03-18 ).
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Campus-Hamburg-in-3D/198974076788396|Facebook "Campus Hamburg in 3D. Community"]].
  *Blog [[http://buktomblog.blogspot.de/|BukTomBlog]] - "Burkhard Tomm-Bub,M.A.=BukTom Bloch. Oder umgekehrt... Hier gibt es Informationen & Bilder, etc. aus Second Life (SL). Literatur, Kultur & Gute Werke sollen dabei Schwerpunkt sein. Alles Gute-in allen Welten! MfG & cu! :-)".
  *Blog [[http://cheyennepal.blogspot.de/|Chey's Second Life Blog - Musing and Speculations From a Virtual World]].
  *Blog [[http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.de/|Echt Virtuell. Nachrichten, Informationen und Geschichten über Second Life & Co]].
  *[[http://www.golem.de/specials/second-life/|Golem - IT-News für Profis "Second Life"]].
  *[[http://gimmagazine.wordpress.com/|gim - German Info Magazine für und über Second Life]].
  *Heise publishing.  
    *[[http://www.heise.de/thema/Second-Life|heise online "Second Life"]].
    *[[http://www.heise.de/tr/thema/Second-Life|Technology Review "Second Life"]].
  *[[http://modemworld.wordpress.com/?cat=2964|Living in a Modemworld - Thoughts on Virtual Living - Category "Second Life"]].
  *[[http://www.mediaprojekte.de/webdevelopment/entwickeln-im-second-life/|MP Medienprojekte "Entwickeln im Second Life"]] - Link list to blogs :-)
  *Blog [[http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/|Massively - Category "Second Life"]].
  *[[http://momola.wordpress.com/|Momos Blog - Second Life und alles, was mir so einfällt]].
  *[[http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-is-second-life-still-a-thing-gaming-virtual-reality|motherboard "Why Is 'Second Life' Still a Thing?"]], 2016-04-29.
  *mrtopf.de.
    *Blog [[http://mrtopf.de/blog/?s=second+life|mrtopf.de - Search for "second life"]].
    *Blog [[http://taotakashi.wordpress.com/|Tao\’s Thoughts on Second Life Tao Takashi on his life in SecondLife]] ( - 2007-11-28 ).
  *[[http://www.echt-muenchen.de/|München in SL ... ds musst Du erleben!]].
    *Blog [[http://blog.echt-muenchen.de/|München in SL ... ds musst Du erleben! - Blog]].
  *Blog [[http://blog.nalates.net/category/second-life/|Nalates' Things & Stuff. Second Life and Virtual Worlds - Category "Second Life"]].
  *Blog [[http://nwn.blogs.com/|New World Notes -  New World Notes - Wagner James Au reports first-hand from the Metaverse]] ( formerly: New World Notes - Wagner James Au reports first-hand from Second Life ).
  *Blog [[http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/|Prim Perfect. Style for Homes and Gardens in Virtual Worlds]].
    *[[http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/?s=second+life|Prim Perfect. Style for Homes and Gardens in Virtual Worlds - Search for "second life"]].
  *Blog [[http://www.burks.de/burksblog/category/second-life|Burkhard Schröder "Burks' Blog" - Category "Second Life"]].
  *Blog [[http://secondthoughts.typepad.com/|Second Thoughts]].
  *Blog [[http://www.alphavilleherald.com/|The Alphaville Herald - Always Fairly Unbalanced]] ( formerly: "The SecondLife Herald" ).
  *[[http://secondlife.wikia.com/|Second Life Wikia]] - "A project to document various aspects of Second Life that anyone can add to".
  *[[http://www.slarbeitsamt.de/|SL Arbeitsamt ..weil Qualität einfach besser ist]] - "Jobs, Weiterbildungen und Mitarbeiter für Second Life".
  *[[http://www.sltutorials.net/|SLTutorials.net - Your Second Life Tutorial, Tipps & Tricks Resource]] #.
  *"The FABB Blog" / "IN THE GRID".
    *[[http://fabbhomes.blogspot.de/|The FABB Blog. FABB houses for robots and other sentinent creatures]] - "Fabb is a prefabricated housing company for the videogame Second Life".
    *[[http://www.jasonpettus.com/inthegrid/|IN THE GRID: a magazine about second life]] ( - 2008-03-28 ).
  *[[http://jayrcelasecondlifetechnologist.blogspot.de/|The Virtual World Technologist. Independently devoted to the evolving Virtual World of Second Life and similar technologies. Current opinions, making them easily understandable. By Avatar JayR Cela and guests]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_game|EN.Wikipedia "Sandbox game"]].
===== Forums, Newsgroups =====
  *[[http://www.berlinin3d.com/forums/|3D Berlin Forum]].
  *[[http://avameet.com/|Avameet]].
    *[[http://avameet.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=0&lang=de|Avameet Forums]].
      *[[http://www.slinside.com/|Avameet Forum "Second Life Forum (DE)"]], [[http://www.avameet.com/index.php?func=showcat&catid=404|Avameet Forum "Second Life Forum (DE)"]].
  *[[http://www.avatarclassroom.com/forum/|AvatarClassrom. Your classroom, on the web, in a virtual world - Forum]].
  *[[http://sldev.free.fr/forum/|Cool VL Viewer Forum]].
  *[[http://www.deutsche-mentoren.de/forum/|Deutsche Mentoren von Second Life - Forum]].
  *Facebook.
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Campus-Hamburg-in-3D/198974076788396|Facebook "Campus Hamburg in 3D. Community"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/apfelland|Facebook "apfelland in Second Life"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Volkshochschule-in-virtueller-3D-Welt/165696906787120|Facebook "Volkshochschule in virtueller 3D-Welt"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=secondlife|Facebook - Search for "secondlife"]], [[http://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=second%20life|Facebook - Search for "second life"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/blendercourse/|Facebook "Blender Course Community"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/880490151989030|Facebook "Blender 3D Artists"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/290530545401744|Facebook "3D Modeling,Texturing, Rendering, Rigging, Animation"]].
  *[[http://www.minecraftforum.net/|Minecraft Forum]].
    *[[http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/archive/alpha/alpha-survival-single-player/803454-redstone-finite-state-machine|Minecraft Forum "Redstone Finite State Machine"]].
  *[[http://forum.minetest.net/|Minetest Forums]] - "The official Minetest discussion board".
  *Forum thread [[http://www.hoeflichepaparazzi.de/forum/showthread.php?24056-World-of-Warcraft-Second-Life|Paparazzi Forum "World of Warcraft, Second Life"]], 2007-01-18.
  *Secondlife.com.
    *The official [[http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/Forums|Second Life Forums]].
    *The read-only offical [[http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/-1/1.html|Second Life Forums Archive]] - "These forums are CLOSED".
  *[[http://www.secondforum.de/|Second Forum - Ein deutschsprachiges Forum zu Second Life]].
  *[[http://www.slinfo.de/|SLinfo.de - Second Life Community]] - "Deutschsprachiges Forum für Second Life und weitere virtuelle Welten und Spiele".
  *[[http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/mod/forum/index.php?id=3|SLOODLE Forum]].
  *[[http://www.sluniverse.com/|SLUniverse Forums]].
    *[[http://twitter.com/sluniverse|Twitter "SLUniverse Forums"]].
  *[[http://www.studivz.net/Search/ResultGroups/name/second%20life|StudiVZ - Search for groups with name "second life"]], [[http://www.studivz.net/Search/ResultGroups/name/secondlife|StudiVZ - Search for groups with name "secondlife"]].
  *[[http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/314010-modding-tools-for-war-thunder/|War Thunder - Official Forum "Modding Tools for War Thunder"]] #.
  *[[http://www.xing.com/net/secondlife_forum|XING "Second Commerce"]].
===== Appropriate OpenDirectory Directory Pages =====
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Virtual_Reality/Multi-User_Systems/Second_Life/|OpenDirectory "Top: Computers: Virtual Reality: Multi-User Systems: Second Life"]].
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/World/Deutsch/Computer/Virtuelle_Realit%C3%A4t/Second_Life/|OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Computer: Virtuelle Realität: Second Life"]].
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