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Mick backsides a Surf City Exposure Beach clean up set
Majini Pipeline Pro Photo by Sebastian Saramago
secondlife.com A virtual reality playground created by Linden Labs is a difficult experience to explain. Users create 3 dimensional 'Avitars' representing human or other charachters which are used to interact with other SL citizens, play, work, build, and explore. Sign up is free, computer specs are available on the SL website. All else needed is to download the 'viewer' user interface. Like a multifaceted diamond there are many sides to SL, some duller than others some downright dark. They exist side by side 'inworld'. As in real life or RL the sun seems always brighter at the coast on the beach sparkling off waves being ridden by surfers. The surfing venues are stunning ranging from reefs, points, piers and beachbreaks. One of my personal favorite simulations or 'sim' is 'Surf City' a virtual re-creation of Huntington Beach, complete with pier, surf shops, etc. Island sims are breath taking, Chi, Majini, Quan Li, Surf Camp, Surfline, Tavarua, just to name a few. Second Life or SL is a world wide community affording any virtual citizen, landlocked or coastal dweller, the virtual experience of being a surfer and riding waves. No sunburn, reef cuts across your back or tore up feet, no crying out for your mom as a big set feathers on the outer reef, no surfboard opening a gash in your head. All the fun without the pain and steep learning curve of rl surfing. Being a pc game player helps in surfing the waves I'm sure. What differs is the communtity of surfers that exist in SL. All continents and languages are represented. All points of view from the Weekend Warrior to Soul Surfers. Pro Surfing exists in SL with regular bi yearly compitition seasons. Heats, judges, spectators, Virtual 'Linden L$' prize money. If I'm not mistaken Surfing is the first and currently only organized sport in second life thanks to the hard working SLSA founders. I firmly believe that SL is a model of the internets future. Linden Lab employees show up 'inworld' to work, go to their virtual offices to work or roam around inworld working. Whole cities can be contructed, regions, countries. Theories of all sorts created and tested. Do not be suprised when your grandchild dons their virtual business suit for their first interview with the big techno corp 'inworld'. Only difference will be, the fat cat behind the desk will be puffing a virtual cigar emiting no odor. SL being 5+ years old, pages and pages of web content have been devoted to this 'virtual world created by its members'. Here's pages I have found usefull. See you Inworld Mick Lunasea
http://secondlife.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebsaramago/sets/72157603797308802/ http://www.mermaiddiaries.com/ http://www.namikosurf.com/about/index.php http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=196604483 http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ http://www.surfslsa.com/main/ http://www.wordreference.com/ http://secondreefwindsurfingcontest.blogspot.com/ http://www.secondreefevents.com/ http://www.abssl.tk/
Barchan Paderborn's SL surfing news blog
SLSA WINTER - FALL PRO SURF CONTEST SCHEDULE 2008 Majini (Double Pipeline)(January 19th) Monkeh Barrel (Epic)(February 16th) Surfline (Pipe)(March 22nd) Neart (Epic)(April 19th) El Corazon (Pipes)(June 14th)
Contest Photo by Sebastian Saramago
Pre Contest Party at 'Rads' Boneyard, Aussie hot spot
Contest Viewing Platform
Poid, Sebastian and Heather. Competitors Malcolm and Milo
Heather/Sebastian Post Havok4 Longboard, Mick, Pre Neart Contest Session
ABSSL Brasil
Assiciacao Brasileira De Surf No SL
Leogarto Burt HB Surfboards Inc. Brasil
Campeonato Associacao Brasileira de Surf no SL, Ammie Graves 5th Place
Campeonato Associacao Brasileira de Surf no SL
Connie and Mick HP riding at Surfline
SURF CITY SL
Mick backsides Surf City Pier
Robin Mapp Owner Surf City
Mick and Surf City Visitor
Mick Surfcrazy Surf Shop, Surf City SL
Indi, Mick and Rob Surf City Pier... Free Bikes! Demo boards too!
Connie and Mick wait for a set riding RJV7's at NEW Surf City South Beach
The Surf City 'Family'
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (gone surfing sl :)
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