Category: Events

A big thank you to OpenSim Community Conference 2025 for an incredible event. Not only did I get to speak as part of several panels and presentations, it was my first time moderating. I met so many incredible new people, and got to better know some I met in other venues.

As a presenter and moderator, when an exhibit block opened up, OSCC was kind enough to let me put some of my materials there. One project I worked on throughout 2025 was to see if the wellness information area I worked on during my school time at San Jose State University in FrameVR, Second Life, and Spatial could translate to an OpenSimulator world such as Kitely. Using the standard island from Kitely as my base, I created an area with interactivity similar to the notecard givers I used in Second Life, with the open island feel of the FrameVR template I selected. I was pretty happy with the results.

The OSCC team was also kind enough to let me set up two post-conference events on short notice.

The first of these was a gathering on December 8th at 8 am grid time over at the Kitely build. Here, several people came to a Wellness Meet-Up. We discussed considerations for building spaces for wellness information and practice in Open Simulator, including ways to approach topics in a way that is accessible yet considerate to others.

The second event on December 15th at 10am grid time was designed as more of a drop in event. Entitled “Virtual Environments for Mindfulness,” this event was billed for those looking to build a wellness mindfulness routine in your virtual world of choice for this holiday season, or for a new year’s resolution. They were invited to join Kreatya Shannon (Shannon Broden) for some basic tips and tricks to consider to build your own virtual wellness mindful routine. Mostly, the goal was to stimulate discussion regarding personal application, and have others contribute their thoughts.

Again, many thanks to the OSCC staff for providing the opportunities.