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Never tried roleplaying sims before? Interested in what to expect and
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Hypergrid Academy Campus</div>
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Today's Virtual Learning Series class is an introduction to Photoshop and using templates to create clothing for virtual worlds. </div>
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To download Photoshop Creative Cloud for a free month trial (no credit card required):</div>
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Free full permission templates for a T-shirt and socks are included.</div>
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You can find the resources for all past Virtual Learning Series classes at the Virtual Learning Series dome at the Hypergrid Academy central location on Kitely.<br />
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The hypergrid address is<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;">grid.kitely.com:8002:Hypergrid Academy</span></span><br />
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Other free resources will be offered which correspond with class packets.<br />
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The next Virtual Learning Series class is Thursday, January 29th, at 1pm SLT/Pacific Time.<br />
The topic is "Using Templates in Photoshop".Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07281962064734698128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007686673427728344.post-78579904027314821592015-01-18T05:23:00.003-08:002015-01-18T05:23:41.701-08:00Fun With NPCs - Nara's Nook Grid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dress to look like the NPC you want to make. Pack it all in your suitcase. Go to Nara's Nook. I will bring the scripts, the tricks, and a cute little NPC kitty for everyone to take home and make on their own grid.<br />
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<b>Today, January 18th, 12:00 Noon Pacific/SL Time</b><br />
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<b>Hypergrid address: world.narasnook.com:8900</b><br />
If on Kitely, jump to <a href="http://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Roswenthe-Blackwell/Hypergrid-Academy" target="_blank">Hypergrid Academy</a> and take the portal.<br />
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We have some class topics to announce for the next six weeks. Virtual Learning Series takes place at the Hypergrid Academy in Kitely at 1pm Pacific/SL time on Thursdays.<br />
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<i>Don't forget! <b>Creating and Managing NPCs</b>, lead by Nara M, will be on Sunday, January 18th from 12 - 2pm Pac/SL time on Nara's Nook grid </i><br />
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Navigating the Hypergrid<br />
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Come get some tips on jumping around in the hypergrid, along with some resources on where to find locations to visit.<br />
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Creating Communities in Virtual Worlds<br />
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A Virtual Learning Series open discussion on community creation in virtual worlds.<br />
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Photoshop Clothing Creation<br />
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A Virtual Learning Series class on basic clothing creation in Photoshop. Free shirt and sock templates will be included.<br />
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Introduction to Roleplaying<br />
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An introduction to basic roleplaying skills and character creation in virtual worlds.<br />
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Education Roundtable<br />
A roundtable panel on education in virtual worlds. Guest panelists!<br />
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A number of people have expressed a need for virtual world skills such as building, scripting, creating mesh, and even social and language skills. There are places to find some of these things, and some are completely lacking or rarely offered.<br />
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Hypergrid Academy is a new initiative to address some of these needs.<br />
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At this time, we are just getting started. It will likely be several months before we are developed enough to address some of these needs.<br />
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We do have a build on Kitely that is open to hypergrid visitors. You find our hypergrid address on the right side of the page.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07281962064734698128noreply@blogger.com0