Happy Halloween

A very Happy Halloween to you all from London City.   Enjoy the festivities today at World's End Halloween Party with Katty and Coffee.  Starts 12pm noon SL time (7pm UK).

Worlds End Pub: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/37/9/24

Abranimation - Motion Capture and Bento dances

Real Life Motion Capture Company Awesome Dog Limited  the creators of the Second Life leading animation brand Abranimations,  original Mocap dances and animation overrides, has a Mainstore in London City.

Abranimations has been a partner of  London City for five years, but the brand has been in-world for thirteen years and uses the very latest capture techniques, for their  bento dances; where multiple cameras track the movements of real life dancers and performers and  digitally encode them into virtual world animations.

If you check your inventory for Abranimations, the chances are you will find items ranging from toys, games, accessories, avatars, gadgets, dances and AO's from your travels around the grid, made by this famous company.  You can now add to your collection of the best animations by visiting them in London City.

CEO Abramelin Wolfe explained that, "Originally we lived near London and it is a very special place for both Wildcat and myself and seeing and feeling the buzz in London City, we knew we wanted to be here and that it felt right for our business.  I especially like the little touches that bring it all to life."

Talking about the latest innovations from their company he explained, "We have recently set up a brand new studio and we are working really hard with new fluid and exceptionally realistic animations, including bento finger animations, which can already be seen in our in-world stores".

Abramelin has also made a fantastic free accessory for London City visitors, a union jack style Mesh Avatar to go with some dances and mime animations.  "We made a special Brit one to give away free here".





Abranimations is located here http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/31/129/24   All animations have a test pad in the shop which you can sit on to dance and try before you buy.  What's more - in this massive stores there are many other products on offer, including club games, stunt bikes, guns, a butt animator and an hilarious fish slapper!

Abranimations has also featured on the Drax files where Abramelin explains some of the company history and demonstrates the extraordinary lengths they go to in their studio to ensure the perfect detailed dances that we all enjoy in Second Life.

Abranimation is a registered trademark of Awesome Dog Limited

Login issues

Vintage "outage" page.

As of Monday morning UK time, Login issues to Second Life continue.
Since Sunday, there have been incidents where the entire population has been thrown off-grid for an hour or more at a time.

You can check progress on this issue by clicking the button at the top of the blog to see the Grid Status

Frustrating as it is, these things happen from time to time and rest assured the lab is doing all they can to restore normality.

This graph as at 2am SL time (9am UK) charts the outages.  The gaps indicate when no residents were online.

This issue was subsequently resolved Monday afternoon.

From the lab:

Heya Folks.

I can confirm it was a DDoS attack, and yes, the folks on my team had a rough weekend.

We do our best to fight DDoSes, but this one took quite a bit more effort than normal.

I’m sorry people’s plans got interrupted over the weekend. It was a rough weekend for all of us… including those of us on this side of the grid, too.

The weekend continues

We survived the invasion of the aliens from Mars, in last night's show, The War of the Worlds.  Hope you all enjoyed it!

The UK clocks went forward one hour this morning.. so today at 12pm SL time (7pm UK) it is Substation with Bailey and Coffee, then join Katty on the beach for Worlds End from 2pm SL (9pm UK).  Don't worry, we all catch up again as everyone else's clocks change next weekend!

War of the Worlds, date for your diary!

War of The Worlds, interactive stage show will be held in London City on Saturday 27th October.
The event begins at 12pm SL time (8pm UK).

To be in the show, please wear turn of the century costume of your choice.

Last night in London City

It was Michael Jackson's turn to spook us last night, at the Halloween Party in London City.

Here's some pictures of the event, and a reminder that today at 11am SL time (7pm UK) it's time for Substation Retro and then at 1pm SL time it is Worlds End on the Beach!

Freebie Megastore - New Mesh Items

Today we have added ten new mesh dresses and jeans for ladies and four pairs of mesh shoes to the Freebie Megastore.   All of these items come with colour /pattern change HUDs, so that you can customize your outfit to your heart's content.

All items are on the ground floor (except a new pair of men's trainers on the top floor) and are available FREE!

Enjoy!  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/109/195/24

Spooktacular!

It was the first of the Halloween Specials last night in London City with 80's New Wave singer songwriter Hazel O'Connor in Concert.  This was a great beginning to the Halloween Season, with more themed events to follow each week.

Don't forget that from 11am SL time (7pm UK) today Substation is open, with golden oldies Bailey and Coffee, and then Katty takes to the beach for World's End at 1pm SL time (9pm UK).

Oktoberfest the event

A wonderful night was had, thanks to Bailey and Coffee at Lala's, which had turned itself into a beer tent full of grog sampling residents.

Top Omph-pa-pa tunes were heard throughout the evening, and a special appearance by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel made the event even more special!

Don't forget today is party day with the Worlds End pub at 11am SL (7pm UK) and then Party in The Park from 12pm SL (8pm UK) followed by the concert by Hazel O'Connor.

Buskers at London City

Some great busking going on right now in London City in the performers area.  Pop over if you can!  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/74/198/23

Oktoberfest this weekend

Get lashings of grog in the fridge and stand-by for blast off this weekend.  It's Oktoberfest at Madame Lala's!

Oktoberfest in London City

There is more happening in London City than just Halloween. Oktoberfest has arrived, featuring a warm outdoor Beer Garden, German bands and weekly themed events. Enjoy the season change, as the golden colors of autumn become prominent. For details see mainlandlondon.blogspot.co.uk

Visit in Second Life

Halloween Month!

Halloween comes to London City.. come and see our monsters, or as we like to call them, our guests.

London City Halloween

Experience a monstrous Halloween in London City as spectres and ghouls take to the streets, in a frightmare spanning October. Enjoy weekly themed spooktactular concerts and shudder at the scary exhibits. For more details see mainlandlondon.blogspot.com

Visit in Second Life

Cash at The Crown Wine Bar

Missing from the London City landscape for a couple of years now, we are thrilled that The Crown Wine Bar has at last made a long overdue return!

Located just off the welcome area in the main hub, The Crown is a one stop venue for entertainment and for winning some cash!

You will need to join the group inside the bar for details of events being held.  An inviter located inside the venue will automatically invite you.

As well as regular DJ events, there are some very handy features for new users looking to earn a few linden dollars to pay for some of life's luxuries.

These cash incentives, include cleaning the bar after the untidy customers,  being a dancer, answering cash questions at 1L a pop, a cash dropper and a lucky chair!

Pop over to The Crown and check it all out
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/49/201/24