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Scripting and 3D-design

Open Source

 I have released LSL code for Keep in Touch and Memory Slot at wiki.accidentdesigns.com development for Hans Blix’s glasses – A memorial for the Iraq war is coming up. Jacob Sikker Remin have published his work in Arduino and Processing. The source code for memory slot has therefore become a great example for anyone to get started connecting Second Life with a [...]

How to Inactivate Auto Logg-off

You can inactivate auto logg-off in SL. By following the steps described below, you can be logged in inworld indefinitely.
Here is what you have to do:
1) Press Ctrl+Alt+D. This opens your Client and Server Menus on the top bar of your SL window.
2) Go to Client – Character – Character Tests, and UNCHECK [...]

Technical requirement to the (physical) exhibition-space

As we spoke (shortly) about at the meeting Dec. 10th, there are some requirements to the internet access from within the museum.
For safety reasons a lot of institutions have closed most of the TCP-ports (except port 80 for access the web  and port 25 and 110 for emails). By according to the SL FAQ some [...]

Physics

“I need to create some objects in SL which have an interactive function so that if an avatar gets within a certain distance to the object the object will move a bit away from the avatar. I have tried to apply a force to the object by scripting: bounce the object up in the air [...]

Editor for writing LSL – scripting code

Technical Hint: You can get a free “offline” editor for writing LSL – scripting code. This makes it a lot easier to try different ideas without having to be logged into SL. The application (Windows only – a.f.a.i.k.) can be downloaded from http://www.lsleditor.org/