Resident Profile: Sophie Wildrose

Ok, I'm a guy.  For me, I usually don't care what I put on my feet, just so they feel comfortable and keep me warm during the winter.  But in my observations, ladies become quite worked up over their footwear collection, wanting to pick up and show off as many different styles as they can find.  Well ladies, good news... you're in luck!  To help satisfy your fix for elegant and stylish shoes, we at SpotON3D are very happy to welcome back an old friend, Sophie Wildrose, who brings back her line of StepUp Heels to the marketplace.

Last year, Sophie had rented a parcel of land in SpotON3D and had set up her shop there.  Unfortunately, she was forced to relinquish the land due to economic conditions.  When she stopped back in recently to visit, she discovered something that we evidently had neglected to emphasize the first time:  Presently, anyone who becomes a Premium member at SpotON3D is GIVEN (that is, receives for FREE) a store in one of our Creator Island malls.  This has been in effect for a while now, and we expect to continue offering free shops for Premium members into the immediate future.

Sophie already has 43 different selections set up in her store, along with a pair of shoes that is freely available for everyone.  And she's still working on more!

Sophie started out in Second Life™ in 2007 and began making shoes there, which she continued doing for two years.  She has now established a presence in several other online worlds.  On Island Oasis™, you will find her under the name F4 Forzane, running a shop there called TIPTOE Designs.

Sophie lives in New Zealand, and says that she has "plenty of quiet time to create." She truly enjoys creating her line of heels, and is happy that people like them. Money is not her primary motivation, but naturally it helps out. She also tells me that she would "never say no to friendships in any grid, as some people are lovely."  In spite of this, she is not a big socializer.  "I rarely go clubbing, I am always thinking of what i could be making. (lol)"

In addition to her shoes, Sophie also has some dresses listed for sale on SpotONSynergy, and she says that she is thinking about creating some accessories in the future.  She also plans on introducing a line of men's shoes soon.

Visit Sophie's store in SpotON3D at http://3Durl.com/map/spoton3d/Creator Island PG/115/59/29.  You can also check out her marketplace listings by going to https://spotonsynergy.com/marketplace/creator/4e9f694d-399c-4328-aeea-22b44502cfeb/Sophie_Wildrose..

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Musical Presentation by Eva Moon -Today at 10am MVT/Pacific

Eva Moon, a singer/performer from Second Life, will be putting on a special presentation in SpotON3D today, Saturday October 27, called "The Mutant Diaries: Unzipping My Genes".  This is a musical that she wrote about overcoming cancer, an issue very close to her heart.  She will be performing at 10am MVT/Pacific time at the Flamingo Beach Rock Stage in SpotON3D.  It will be a very special and moving event, and we hope that you can come.

The stage can be found in SpotON3D at http://3Durl.com/map/ veesome/lambda/213/188/28.

If you don't already have your FREE SpotON3D account, get one now by going to http://spoton3d.com and clicking the "JUMP INTO THE 3DWEB 4 FREE" button at the upper right. You can also sign up or log in thru your Facebook™ page at https://apps.facebook.com/webworlds/.

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System Down Briefly Tonight, 12am Midnight MVT/Pacific

Our system will be down briefly tonight/early tomorrow morning at 12am midnight MVT/Pacific time on Monday, October 22, 2012. Down time should be no more than 15 minutes.  During this time, you will not be able to log onto the SpotON3D™ platform, and if you are logged on at the time maintenance starts then you will be logged off.   Please make sure to save anything you are working on half an hour beforehand (by 11:30pm MVT tonight), to make sure that it stays through the restart.

We always list our times in MVT, or Metaverse time.  This is always the current time in the United States in the Pacific time zone, which is now Pacific Daylight Time. You can use the converter at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html to convert this to your local zone. For your convenience, here are the anticipated windows for the down time, converted to some common local time zones (assuming a 3 hour window).

October 22, 2012

12am - 12:15am

1am - 1:15am

2am - 2:15am

3am - 3:15am

8am - 8:15am

9am - 9:15am

10am - 10:15am

5pm - 5:15pm

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RESIDENT PROFILE: Virginia Dickenson

I love and respect those who dedicate themselves to teaching, and I'm happy to see that SpotON3D has always been supportive of those with a vision to find creative and innovative ways for using online worlds to educate. With that in mind, we are honored to welcome Virginia Dickenson to our platform. Here, she will be combining her passion for education with her skills for designing within a digital environment.

Virginia is the president of eLumenata, Inc.™, a company specializing in instructional design and e-learning applications development. She and her colleagues are now putting together a series of three regions, eLumenata 1 through 3, along with a fourth one named ICS Connect™. All of these regions will host a unique set of learning tools.

"We are creating a rainforest," Virginia tells me, "with rivers and paths to follow, caves, etc. The gal I use is an amazing landscaper. The continent is to be a setting for my Instructional Systems Design course that I originally designed and taught for Shell™ (Shell Oil Company)." Virginia was the global provider for instructional design training for Shell's MATPC refineries for over ten years.

The approach to her Instructional Systems Design course "will be hybrid – some facilitated, some will be self-learning, and some will be ad hoc team learning." Here are a couple of the concepts currently under development:

• The Temple of Learning – a stone temple ruin with several “Altars” for the Learning Theories. Each altar will be devoted to one of the five major families of learning theories:  Behavioral & Social Learning, Humanistic, Cognitive, Information Processing, and Developmental. There will be scripted functions that allow learners to interact with specific applications designed to teach that learning theory.
• The Tree of Knowledge – a HUGE elfin tree with several learning platforms that will be utilized as learners cover content development and the various forms of instructional analysis. This will include various scripted interactive applications.

Virginia feels that it is important to take this approach, rather than trying to model a traditional classroom.  "The purpose of utilizing an 'exotic' learning environment is to demonstrate the versatility and possibilities of learning in a virtual world in ways you CANNOT teach and learn in the real world."

One of Virginia's colleagues will have an entire sim, or region, devoted to a learning tool he developed called ICS Connect™, which will be utilized for identifying Entry Level Behaviors and Characteristics. He will also be teaching his own workshops there, and doing his own certifications for that tool.

Virginia plans to make her instructional design training course public and sell it in modules, with the first module being complimentary.

Virginia is an educational, training, and technology consultant.  Listen to these credentials: She has worked extensively in the corporate arena with major oil and chemical companies for over 22 years as a consultant, and with institutions of higher learning as a consultant and a professor for seven years. She is A.B.D. with a doctorate in Education, and she specializes in Adult Learning, Organizational Development, Educational Research, and Instructional Systems Design. She also is currently completing a Masters degree in Project Management.

Virginia chose the SpotON3D platform because she feels the management here appreciates the level of expertise that she brings to the table, and she was impressed with their clarity of business purpose and attractive pricing structure for small businesses. She also mentions that she is very happy with the customer service that she has received.

In her spare time, Virginia is an avid quilter, makes pine needle baskets, does scrapbooking, enjoys horseback riding, and even sometimes works as a DJ in another online world. She has a love for cars (owns a one-ton dually crew cab), and is proud to admit that she's also a bit geeky, having recently purchased a Raspberry Pi!

In SpotON3D, Virginia uses an avatar with her real name, as well as an alternate avatar named Xenon Darrow. Xenon is also the name that she goes by in Second Life.

Virginia, we at SpotON3D extend you a gracious welcome. We're thrilled that you're here, and look forward to working with you more!
For more information, please check out these links:

• eLumenata™ Web site
• Virginia/eLumenata on Facebook™
• Virginia's LinkedIn™ profile
• eLumenata™ on Twitter™

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Barby CelticWarrior, live in SpotON3D - SUN, OCT 7 @ 9am MVT/ PDT

Barby is performing in SpotON3D today -- Sunday, October 7 at 9am MVT/Pacific time.  Come hear the incredible Barby CelticWarrior  performing live at the Flamingo Beach Rock Stage!

The stage can be found in SpotON3D at http://3Durl.com/map/ veesome/lambda/213/188/28.

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A Great Performer with an Amazing Background
Barby is a seasoned performer who has been pleasing audiences for three years in Second Life as CelticMaidenWarrior Lancaster, and now brings her awesome talent to SpotON3D! She plays all your old favorites from America, Eagles, Carole King, Carly Simon, Van Morrison....etc, etc. She knows 2001 tunes, and if she can't do the song you request, she is sure to be able to substitute one you won't be disappointed in. She even learns songs that her fans have requested she learn.

Celtic taught herself to play the guitar in 1971 when she was 13 years old. Her first performance was at an 8th grade talent contest, for which she sang Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee”. She spent her teen years in the middle of her bed with her John Denver song books. When she left home to join the Air Force, she married and quickly started a family which left little time for guitar playing. During the mid 1980’s she found comfort in performing worship music for her mission church in Okinawa, Japan, as well as singing in a contemporary Christian band which toured around the island. She performed in the USOs for American Military servicemen and their families. Celtic has also broadcast live on Japanese radio from the Okinawa Zoo, and Botanical Gardens. She traveled to the Philippines and performed for 5000 people in a dilapidated athletic auditorium, and traveled around the barrios sharing music with the local people. Now Celtic is playing everything from folk to classic rock and easy listening, and rounds it off with traditional Celtic ballads (which she does acapella).


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