[sl] Anniversary Events a Great Success!
Hello everyone - Merc here. This month has been a blast (literally)! Our 2 weeks of the GK 1 Year Anniversary in Second Life celebration was a great success. From the Birthday cake contest to Blue & Philip Linden discussing the history and future of Teen Grid, to the volcano eruption! All events went wonderfully. It was very fun to plan and execute some of these events; my favorite being the Learn and Serve Panel, which I moderated. I had never moderated a panel of adults before, so it was a new and exciting experience for me. I felt as though I did well in transitioning from question to question and keeping the speakers engaged. It was wonderful to hear about service learning and the positive impact it has on youth.
Image of the Learn and Serve voice panel that I interviewed.
Another highlight of the two week anniversary events was the volcano eruption, which Ryan Dayton beautifully scripted. The particle effects and the explosive lava rocks that were ejected from the volcano upon eruption were amazing. Many gathered to watch the initial explosion including Aimee Weber from the main grid, who was visiting as an approved adult under the name AimeeDev GKid. Aimee also brought over the melting ice glacier from the NOAA sim on Main Grid. We used the glacier for another event that same week to coincide with our theme of climate change.
This pic is of the calm before the eruption! Teens were waiting on this platform and hoping that giant pyroclasts of lava wouldn't knock them down.
So many of us worked hard to make this celebration happen! I'm so glad it turned out the way it did. Thanks to everyone who attended, and HAPPY 1 YEAR in SL GLOBAL KIDS! There will be many more birthday celebrations to come.
