Virtual State Fair 2011 Schedule

This years Virtual State Fair Week begins on October 26th and runs through the 29th of Octobers. The fair is open from 9 am to 6 pm PDT/SLT with rides and exhibits all day.

Here's a daily schedule of activities and locations:

9am until 9pm Voting for Animalia Virtualia photo contest voting closes 9 pm 10/28

Haunted House andCorn Maze

University Expo

Virtual Geocachehunt

Live Music at 5 pmPDT/SLT

  

    Wed Oct 26 Moondoggirl Moomintoog 

    Thurs Oct 27 Max Kleene

    Friday Oct 28 Capos Calderwood

    Saturday Oct 29 Frets Nirvana

>>>>>Special event Thurs and Friday only<<<<<<

Tour the LiveAbilty House between 6:00 and 7:00 pm PDT/SLT.  Complete feedback form and receive 250 Linden Dollars

>>>>>>Special Event Saturday Only<<<<<<<<<<

12-1 pm PDT/SLT Informal Horse Parade. Bring your horse or get a demo here. Ride the Morill Loop as a group. Followed by line dancing at Gertrude's Barn.

Winners of the Gulliver's Travels Photo and Machinima Contest Announced

Shortly after I and my fellow judges had completed our review and had submitted our votes to Ms Rahja, she'd sent me an e-mail announcing the winners of the contest which took place in the virtual world of InWorldz. The photo contest was won by Ms. Suzy Jassen. Jeri had been kind enough and sent me a copy of the winning photo and as the vote had been a blind one, I didn't recognize the name. However, I was quite pleased when I opened the picture up to view it and saw that it had been one in my top picks. My congratulations to Suzy Jassen.

While the photography side of the contest went rather well, the machinima contest faired less and struggled for a host of reasons. Only one had been submitted but is was a video that had been created by one of the premier virtual worlds machinima makers, ColeMarie Soleil. The video can be viewed here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8tAXPINO0 .

Clarification Announcement on Machinima Contest - Gulliver's Travels Build in InWorldz

Since the announcement went out a few weeks ago, there has been some clarification to the contest rules as set by Jeri Rajha. 

The following is an update to the rules:

Machinima Contest Gulliver's Travels Build in InWorldz

1) The contest begins on 2/18 and all submissions must be in by 3/25/11 - the Machinima must be posted on YouTube to be seen and the information on the Machinima location must be sent to the Sitting Judges - so that they may view it. Also provide a copy of the Machinima to be sent to Jeri Rahja.

2) All Photos must be forwarded to Jeri Rahja  - so they may be properly displayed at the Gulliver Sim - the Photos must be sent with full permissions, but will never be sold or distributed except for the winning picture. (See the note below

3) The Winning Machinima will continue to be the property of the creator, and the rights to use it for Gulliver's Travels in an agreeable manner will be determined in a cooperative manner. It is possible that we may use it for our future advertising, or utilize it as a tool for other means within Gulliver. The prize money will be paid with the release of a full perm version of the Machinima to Jeri Rahja and an agreed upon scope and usage as determined by the respective parties involved.

4) There is no limit as to how many photos or Machinima's one person may enter.

5) There are only 2 winners in this contest

  

  

First Prize Machinima  30,000 L'zs      First Prize  Photo   10,000 L'zs

  

  

Judges are as follows:   Ub Yifu, Saffia Widdershins,  Nazz Lane,  Mera Kranfel,  Tricia Aferdita,  Tranquillity Dexler,   Copan Falta  & Soror Nishi

Attention: With regards to the Intellectual Property (IP) rights of the Machinima. I know there have been some questions as to the ownership, with respect to the winning Machinima and Picture. I am not seeking full ownership of the Machinima and Picture, just permission from the creator and the rights to use the Machinima and Picture within an agreeable scope and guidelines that we (the creator, Gulliver Travel's and I) can all feel comfortable. Ownership of the Machinima and Picture will continue to be that of the creator, it is the rights to utilize the Machinima and Picture I am requesting in a manner that is agreeable to each party.

Club One Island Photo Contest

A photo contest is underway at Club One Island in Second Life. The contest information and rules from Emerson Iwish follow:


Like taking pictures in Second Life? Or would you like to learn? We're sponsoring a month long contest and photography lessons from our very own Club One Island Official Photographer. Come learn about the contest and learn some of the basics of Second Life photography. Later in the month we'll talk more about the contest and have a more advanced class, so there's plenty of time to play with this and learn.
Join us to today on the Island to find out how YOU can be winning some Linden bucks!
Please reference www.cluboneisland.com/events for the full calendar of events


We have several categories and each first place wins L$5,000 (Linden$)
AND we will also choose a GRAND Prize winner to be awarded L$10,000 (Linden $)


Categories: A, B, C


(A) Photos of an avatar in Action! These should be pictures of an avatar MOVING, DOING, or PLAYING on Club One Island. ACTION is what this is all about and the activities here on the island!


(B) Photos of avatar GROUP activities here on Club One Island. Two, three, or more? We want to see you AND your friends ACTIVELY participating and enjoying the spaces here!


(C) Scenic. These islands are such a beautiful environment to experience! We want to see which places catch YOUR eye!


Be CREATIVE, enjoy, and capture those moments and share with us!




RULES:


1) Each photo submitted must be taken OF or ON or AT Club One Island.


2) Photos must be submitted by Dec 19, 2010. Maximum of 3 entries per category. Wnners will be announced Dec. 26, 2010 @6:00 pm SLT


3) We reserve the right to display the photos as artwork on Club One Island in Second Life, as well as on our website and Facebook. Your winning photos can be credited with either an SL avatar name or real actual name (your choice) .


4) All decisions made by the judges are final.


Submit all entries in-world to: Emerson Iwish or email to: IslandLead@ClubOne.com


So start exploring and enjoying our place and spaces here!


Please reference www.cluboneisland.com/events for the full calendar of events.
And visit our website www.cluboneisland.com

Information on the eXtension Virtual State Fair - Photography Contest

This is a reprint of the notecard I picked up while visiting the eXtension Virtual State Fair site. An interesting opportunity for all of the photographers in Second Life:

Registration and voting for this contest are free of charge.

Come to Morrill, Morrill2, Morrill3 and Morrill4 Regions and take pictures using your artistic talent as a SL photographer.

PRIZES:

• First place: 7000L
• Second Place: 2000L
• Third Place: 1000

THE PHOTOGRAPH:
The pictures are to be taken at Regions Morrill, Morrill1, Morrill2, Morrill3 or Morrill4 and may include avatars or not. Close-ups of individual avatars must include permission of the subject. All pictures must be suitable for a General SIM.

Entrance point of Morrill SIM'

Upload the image as .jpg with aspect ratio of 4:3, 1024x768 pixels, horizontal or vertical, color or B&W. No nude pictures please. Use any Linden Lab resources for light, day time, sky, water and any special effects. Also feel free to work the pictures with graphics software.

HOW TO ENTER

Send your image (texture) to DFox Spitteler, full perm, before 9:00PM SLT on Oct 5th.
Name the picture with: PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST-avatar full name-photograph name.
Photographer will be notified of acceptance.

24 entries will be the limit, with only one entry per participant.

The pictures will be exhibited in order of arriving, from #1 to #24 position.

PUBLIC VOTING

The public voting starts at 11:00 AM SLT on Oct 6th and ends 9:00PM SLT on Oct 9th. One vote, per picture, for each avatar

Just click the picture to vote.

JUDGING

The top 3 winners will be decided by popular vote only. The winners will be identified by 11:00 AM SLT on Sunday, October 10.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Entries must carry a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike License. For more information about this see here

Questions? Contact DFox Spitteler, Contest Manager

Art & Art Annouces a Photo Competition

Artist and gallery owner Marva Mayo passed along the following information:

A New Year at  " Art & Art " and we’ve resumed events !!

At the Maryva Mayo Art Gallery, the first event is: Art & Art : Photo Competition  ---- This will be a judged contest.

Maryva Mayo has announced that from 23 January to 13 February there is to be a large photo competition with the winners,  to be named on Sunday, February 24, 2010.

The theme, of the competition is: " If you could choose .. where you would like to live .. in SL? "

All SL residents are invited to participate for free in this competition, which will culminate in an photo works exhibition on Bangu, at the Maryva Mayo Art Gallery. From the 1st February, the photos will be exhibited to the public in the gallery until 24 February.

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The rules:

- Each participant can produce only one shot.

- Make a photo full-perm and send it, to Maryva Mayo,  in a notecard. ( See the example of the notecard below)

- The name of the note, should be :  Art & Art -   Photo Competition - Avatar name

- Sends also a landmark or slurl,  where you have made this photo.

- Please send us a photo with the maximum size of 1024x1024.

- Please do NOT edit images.

- No export, and or import, of the photo, or retouch it with programs.

- All photographs must be received by February 13 midnight SLT. After this date, the images will not be accepted.

- If you do not receive,  a IM of confirmation, after sending the note,  this means that the photo have not been received.

Will be a panel, with the names of the judges, and with the number  of votes determining the first, second and third place entries.

At 1pm SLT on Sunday, February 24, 2010  the panel, with the winners, will be exposed. The winners, if not presents at the awards ceremony, will receive a note, and then they should contact Maryva Mayo, to collect the prize.

Prizes:

1st  place: 5000 L$ and one month of exposure, for sale, in the Maryva Mayo Gallery

2nd place: 3000 L$ and one month of exposure, for sale, in the Maryva Mayo Gallery

3rd place: 1500 L& and one month of exposure, for sale, in the Maryva Mayo Gallery

If there are spontaneous donations, premiums will increase.

Have fun by journeys , we look forward of your photos !

Thanks for your time :) and please, feel free to pass this notecard along to your friends too. 

Maryva Mayo

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example of notecard

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Art & Art -   Photo Competition - Xxxxxx   Yyyyyyyy

Title :

Landmark or Slurl, of place photographed

University of Delaware 2010 "Winter Has Come" Photo Contest

The following information was provided by Firery Broome:

University of Delaware 2010 "Winter Has Come" Photo Contest on the UD Islands in Second Life.

Winter has come to the UD islands in Second Life. Come explore the various winter scenes, try out the skating (alone or in pairs), consider tubing or a snowball fight, and maybe even ride the bumper sleds! Bring some friends, make some new ones, or just enjoy the winter wonderland. Practice your camera skills, and then enter your photos into our "Winter Has Come" island photo contest for a chance to win some Linden Dollars!

Photo Contest Rules:

All photos entered must be taken on the University of Delaware II island (winter island) and must be G rated.

Three Entry Categories:
--UD students (must have a UD e-mail address)
--Other students (e-mail from any another real-life school)
--and any SL resident.

Two Entry Points:
--edited: a photo that has been processed in a photo editor
--unedited: a photo that has not been processed in a photo editor

Entry Limit: up to four of your very best photos can be submitted, but only one chance to win a prize

First prize: 1000 Linden Dollars (L$)
Second prize: 500 Linden Dollars (L$)
Third prize: 250 Linden Dollars (L$)

Judges: University of Delaware faculty and staff

First, second and third place winners, as well as honorable mentions will be put on display in our SL art gallery, and highlighted on our UDsled Ning group. All entries will be featured in Firery Broome's Flickr account.

You retain all rights to your image but the University of Delaware reserves the right to use your entry in publications, presentations or promotional materials.

Entry Information
Your avatar name (first and last name)
Title of your photo
Entry category (UD student, non-UD student, non-student),
Entry point (edited image including software used in processing or unedited image).

You may include an artist statement if you like.UD students: e-mail your files with above information to firerybroome@gmail.com All others: drop a notecard with embedded images and all required information in-world on Firery Broome.Name the notecard: Winter Has Come - [your avatar name]

To insure your image is free from distortion when put on display, include the original dimensions of the image before the SL-converted upload size. i.e. 6 x 3.52 inches or 900 x 528 pixels.

There are some objects and poseballs set out as props for your photos. If you would like to rez your own props, just IM Firery Broome and she will set that up for you.

If you have a Flickr account please add the images to our "Winter Has Come 2010" pool with following tags:University of Delaware, Winter Has Come 2010, Photo Contest, Second Life

Need some instructions on how to take photos in Second Life?
These helpful sites will help you to get the best possible Second Life images your computer can produce. Keep in mind that all of your settings are dependent on your graphics card. You may not be able to use all of the highest setting available to you but you can fiddle with the setting to get a good compromise for the look you are after.

1. Every thing you need to know about taking SL photos can be found on Torley's Guide to High-Quality Photography. This site includes both the basics, like how to alt zoom and change the time of day, to more advanced information, like how to change the location of the sun and windlight settings.

Advanced Second Life techniques Torley Linden's Advanced Snapshot Magic

2. Vint Falken has a few guides on her web site that are worth looking at some of them explain Torley's recommendations more comprehensively.


Need a copy of the all important Second Life Quick Start Guide?

Contest entries due: February 28, 2010 at midnight SLT.
Winners announced: March 5, 2010.
Gallery Show: March 8 - April 9, 2010.

Best of luck to all,
Firery Broome