Thursday, October 1, 2026

Con-Versation

 Our second stop on Safari this week was to meet up with Frans Charming and Lyr Lobo of Avacon grid. Frans is the grid's tech guy, and Lyr is a consultant and Koshari Mahana: Hi Lyr, thank you for having us.
Thirza Ember: I think that we are all here
Spax Orion: Nice to see another operator running YETI mono
Lyr Lobo: Welcome, everyone. This is AvaCon grid. AvaCon is a nonprofit organization devoted to encouraging community in virtual worlds. Frans here is our amazing mastermind behind the Web and scripted content on the grid.  Itis a joy to share with the HG Safari 
Frans Charming: We use this grid, sometimes for new users, in education or professional settings, so having some plain default avatars, is useful for that.
Spax Orion: I love building with prims
Francisco Koolhoven: Hi Lyr!
Lyr Lobo: I do too *grins*
Thirza Ember: how old is this grid?  and how many residents?
Frans Charming: Close to those 14 years, i would say. We dont really have residents. The grid is mostly used as an introduction area, for non profits. Or used as a teaching platform.
Lyr Lobo and, with his steaming brew, Frans Charming
Lyr Lobo:  Today is the kickoff of our OpenSimulator Community conference call for proposals. AvaCon sponsors and hosts the OSCC. This is our 14th year. You can submit a proposal for a talk here. Then we will go on to Primland, the documentation for that is here  

Into the Hidden Vale

 Govega Sachertorte invited Safari to come over to Neverworld to sample a recently completed build called Hidden Vale, by Nexus Storm. On arrival, we were welcomed by Gov, Joshua and Alba who guided us around this lush landscape during the first hour of this week's trip. The HG Address is at the end of the post, as always.
Govega Sachertorte: Hi everyone, welcome to Hidden Vale
Thirza Ember: Joshua is armed, so no jokes about his outfit
Sven Ingersoll: we all have arms... legs too - no big deal
Spax Orion: am I here?
Alba Puca: Hello all
Cherry Manga: hello
Arriving on Neverworld
Sven Ingersoll: if you're not here...where would you be?