Newsletter-December 2002

SW City's Official Newsletter - December 2002

EDITOR'S NOTE

Hello everyone,

This month's newsletter is a little short. Some of this is because of the relatively low level of involvement this month from the SW City Staff and its citizens. But most of it is because there are only so many things that can be announced at a time.

We do have several projects in the works and are planning on announcing them in the coming months. I myself have been working on another video game recreation for the last month and a half. And somewhere down the line is a tourism video. My personal goal is to have it done in time for the Avatars 2002 conference at the beginning of January. But we will see. :) Everyone else has their little pet projects. I know for a fact that Rossyboy has been working on expanding Silo Bay, his viceroy.

But even if you don't see anyone on AW, you can always find someone on the SWCity.Net forums. So please check those out.

Cheers,
SW Chris, Editor-in-Chief

SW CITY AVATARS 2002 BOOTH

Avatars is a yearly conference that is held in Active Worlds. It is a cross-platform event, meaning that other Virtual 3D browsers like Blaxxun and Adobe Atmosphere participate as well. This year the conference is being themed around J.R.R. Tolkein's universe of the Lord of the Rings and his eleventy-first birthday. SW City will be showing itself off to folks wondering around the Avatars 2002 Middle Earth themed worlds. So please look for us!

Avatars 2002 Website - http://www.ccon.org/conf02/aw/

SILO BAY CELEBRATES 10TH BUILD

Silo Bay celebrated today, Monday 9th December, the completion of their tenth build. "Trashcan Sellin' Dudes" was constructed on the first day of December, however, a 10th build was already being constructed, but it cannot be completed until Rossy finds a new host for his pictures (grr).

At exactly 11:40pm VRT, Rossyboy, Silo Bay's only citizen, came to celebrate. He said "Yay" then left.

"Silo Bay's average build rate is about one build per month. However, this is just an average and the build rate will definately be increasing. Maybe by the end of 2003 I'll have 30 builds!" - Rossyboy, owner of Silo Bay.

Silo Bay: AW 2491.4S 3371.1E 1.3a 97 http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?aw_2491.4S_3371.1E_1.3a_97

SYNTAX'S SW PICK OF DECEMBER

This month's SW Pick is something that fits in with the cold, wintery month of December. Mount Volon lodge, a small lodge located in the depths of Syntax Mesa area is a retreat for those hiking in the Avatar Mountains. Mount Volon lodge has some small hotel rooms but really isn't the main attraction. If you got outside the lodge, you'll see all sorts of wonderful nature. Just behind the lodge is an insanely long hike up the Avatar Mountains which leads you to Rama Village, a snowy village at the absolute top of the Avatar Mountains. I suggest dropping by and checking out some of the cool builds located in this area. If you like, you can keep heading east from the Village down the mountainside to visit Syntax Manor. That's all for this month, enjoy! :)

Mount Volon Lodge: AW 2171.10S 3856.06E 0.00a 284 http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?aw_2171.10S_3856.06E_0.00a_284

SW QUICK LINKS

Website - http://www.swcity.net Discussion Forums - http://forum.swcity.net SW Outfitters Tours and Expeditions Store - http://store.swcity.net Charter - http://swcity.skywalkeronline.net/yabbse/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=134