When I logged in to the CT-CUNI Sci-Fair program yesterday I had a telegram from queenbee, who is the person who invented and guides that Cornell University VR teaching uh... thing which uses the ActiveWorlds platform (which is crude but runs on school puters). It's a wide range of ages and real-world locations from Wa He Lut Indian School fifth graders to infinity.

I met queenbee in 2004 when she came to run a workshop at the Lut. Our then-principal, John, had signed us up but neither he nor anyone else in the group except me had clue one about virtual reality. I was overjoyed to learn of the proposal, and because Mothra is my special pal, we have wound up doing it these three years. (Me in 2006 when I told Mothra I was having to stop working - "Do you want to do Sci-Fair next year?" Mothra - "Not without YOU.") Therefore, I am unpaid but happy in the service of the Lut.

Anyway, in 2004 queenbee was glad to know I was a virtual world person, and she said she'd have to try Second Life out. The telegram asked for denoobification help and gave me her SL name. I'm already trying to decide how I can rope her into doing a GBC show on the Sci-Fair program or perhaps on coming to SL from other worlds... or maybe an editorial... hmmm...

Anyway - welcome to Second Life, queenbee!

Labels: Second Life, Wa He Lut