Entrance from VZones
Locale Number : 2706
Avatar Limit:
Standard for VZConnections
Exits to:
North:4511 View of Space City
Peter, Note if avatars are moving IN to VZSciFi they should not need to enter locale 2705, jump them straight to 4511
East:VZones location (left of Detroit)
South: Promise Park Locale
West: No (I think)
Locale Comprises:
-- Portal
-- wall
o.sfport.img -- View of Space City beyond gateway.
-- space city sign
You can see Promise Park beyond the gateway, guarded by one robot of same design as the ones in VZones
Exit to VZones
Locale Number : 2705
Avatar Limit: 6
Exits to:
North: 2705
East: No
South: 4511 View of Space City
West: No
This locale comprises:
-- Floor
-- Background
-- Door
-- robot OR if you are running out of time, please use 'temporal disturbance sign'.
What's Needed
ADD Robot Guarding Entrance. Warning:
"Danger! Temporal disturbance ahead. The Space City Council accepts no responsibility for any activities beyond this dimensional portal!"
-- Setting of door protocols. Entrance from VZones is FREE.
Entrance to VZones by VZSciFiers to be decided.
-- Locale Links into VZones
-- Floor level looks a bit odd
A futuristic portal leading off from VZones. View of Space City.
Locale Number : 4511
Avatar Limit: 6
Exits to:
North: 4512 Gate 01
East: No
South: 2705 Exit to VZones
West: No
This locale comprises:
o.sfport.img -- Floor
o.sfportfloor.img -- Background
The point where newborns appear. A closer view of Space City. This will include the addition of WANDERING OBJECTS or ROBOTS. Might also lead to other areas in the future.
Locale Number : 4512
Avatar Limit: 20
Exits to:
North: 4513 Main Square
East: No
South: 4511 View of Space City
West: 2704
THIS LOCALE COMPRISES:
o.sfportdoor.img -- background
o.sfportdoorfloor.img -- floor
"Welcome
to Space City. Click here for a guide to Space City and Beyond..."
The main square of Space City, with several exits
off. This currently features the first ISAAK point (Information
System Aware Activated Kiosk).
Other ISAAKs are located in Immigration and on
some planets.
Locale Number : 4513
Avatar Limit: 6
Exits to:
Pass Through Door instead of North: into DropZone Bar. Pass through locations need fixing. North: No
East: 2005 Mall
South: 4512 Gate 01
West: 4581 Library
Locale Comprises
o.foyerinfo.img -- Info Point Machine
o.immiface.img -- ISAAK Head
"Welcome to Space City. Click here for a guide to Space City and Beyond..."
Features web link to Space City info on web site
o.lobbywall.img -- 'Lobby' wall
????? -- Floor
????? -- Dropzone Bar Sign
????? -- Dropzone Bar sign
????? -- Grafitti
????? -- Arrow pointing East to Mall
????? -- Doorway or arrow pointing west to Library
????? -- Sound file for ISAAK
This area features inworld vendroids and access to partner sites through created locales. There would be other 'malls' or shopping areas on the major planets.
The Mall will be expanded as more clients sign
up. This area might also include an entrance to the
Science Museum, suggested in discussion with The Mars Society.
If we have a link to SETI, it would within this Mall.
Added: 6 April -- we will need a turf spray room in here to start
Locale Number : 2005
Avatar Limit: 8
Number of Locales: 1 to begin
Exits to:
North: 2006 Spray Room
East: 2007 Mackie's Spaceyard (Apartments)
South: No
West: 4513 Main Square
This locale comprises:
o.lobbywall.img -- 'Lobby' wall
????? -- Floor
????? --- Sign to Mackie's Shipyards
????? -- Spray Storefront
????? -- Head Machine
o.sfgeneralstore.img -- Store sign
UK Art Requirements
As of 19/004/00: I would prefer to usee the same floor as main square -- ife is a problem with the one in there already, se wall thin main square instead?
Required:
Create and Place:
????? --- Sign to Mackie's
Shipyards
????? -- Design of locale
????? -- Arrow to Main
Square
????? -- Head Machine
Note: Mall will be extended,
may
want to allocate locale numbers in lieu of this
Spray Shop sign is too
low
Future Enhancements
Revolving Objects (updated weekly or fortnightly)
????? -- Dropped map to secret rooms on Technos
????? -- Begging Robot
"Money for a lube job, guv?"
Locale Number : 2006
Avatar Limit: 8
Number of Locales: 1 to begin
Exits to:
North: No
East: No
South: No
West: 2005 Space City Thoroughfare
This locale comprises:
o.lobbywall.img -- 'Lobby' wall
????? -- Floor
????? --- Wall
????? -- Sprays
????? -- Recycler
Users' initial view of the DropZone Bar will be one of wild activity, but eventually we might add quiet areas (as with the Demon Night Club) where users can meet and talk. This will be the first gathering point for members.
Locale Number : 4514
Avatar Limit: 8
Exits to:
North: No
East: Conduit Access Point 02 -- first stop Harvax.
South: 4513 Main Square
West: Conduit Access Points 01 -- first stop Aqua
This locale comprises
o.alienbarfront.img -- main part of the bar.
o.alienbarsign.img -- 'neon' sign in the bar
o.alienbarwall.img -- background in the bar
o.alienbarwindow.img -- back window in the bar
??? -- robot barman
??? -- Drinks (Require Payment) Use exisiting art files
??? -- Map on wall (has web link map of entire tube system)
??? -- Bar Stools -- use art from file
Revolving objects (updated fortnightly or weekly)
??? - Fake Maps left on bar
??? - Notes to friends -- useful for links to inworld events timetable etc.
??? - Dropped alien objects (do odd things, use those created for Technos)
??? - Begging Robot (moves around zone)
UK Art Requirements
Required:
Create:
??? - Fake Maps left on bar
??? - Notes to friends -- useful for web links to inworld events timetable etc.
??? - Dropped alien objects (do odd things, use those created for Technos)
??? - Begging Robot (moves around zone)
Place
Drinks
Bar Stools
Future Requirements
This locale might eventually include a 'Meet and
Greet' robot who would identify visitors and explain the services of the
library and would also provide information about the VZSciFi partners who
make up the library area, including the SFF.
Eventually, as more partners came on board for this
area - virtual book companies, for example - this information might be
devolved to an object on the robot's desk.
Locale Number : 4581
Avatar Limit: 6
Exits to:
North: No
East: 4513 Main Square
South: ???? Workshop Area
West: ???? Partner Area: The Science Fiction Foundation
This locle comprises:
o.sflibcomp.img -- Computer console
Links to: http://www.vzscifi.co.uk
o.sflibrary.img -- Space City library, background
o.sflibsign - VZSci Fi library sign
Links to: http://www.vzscifi.co.uk/orellsysteminfo.html
???? --- chairs from UFO Zone, re-coloured
???? -- EXIT Mat to Workshop Area: DONE
??? --- Arrow to SFF Room, West
??? -- Animated floating book in sphere
UK Art Requirements
Required:
Create:
??? -- Animated floating book in sphere
This is a link to the Baen Books webscriptions web page. Awating link info from Baen Books. (JohnF, Graham)
Use this link for now: http://www.baen.com/
Place:
Seats need to be glued
down
Add: Name Register
FUTURE, ASAP
Website issue: This
information point (linked to the VZSciFi web pages. Althogh some pages
can be read by anyone, the full site can only be acceseed by password.
(Jon Hill to write code).
The password is issued
on completion of a short marketing survey.
VZoners can request
an access password which will be issued on completion of an e-mail questionaire
issued at the point when someone signs up for VZSciFi, or on accessing
the pages through this link (to be decided).
This will help us build
a profile of our users for advertising and marketing purposes and include
room for questions regarding future possible content.
TO BE BUILT
This will be a dedicated workshop area for guest speakers organised by the SFF and VZSciFi. This could hold between 7 - 10 avatars, plus ghosts.
For the opening this will be the entrance room to the Comics2000 locale and will then be re-dressed for workshop purposes.
The design of this locale to be minimal.
The SFF Workshops to be arranged once per month,
with an option to build on this number as familiarity with the technology
among users begins to build.
Use of this room would also be booked through
the VZSciFi World Manager and preference will of course be given to partners.
Locale Number : Not allocated
Avatar Limit: 8 - 10
Exits to:
North: 4581 Library Entrance Room
East: No
South: No
West: ???? Convention Area
This locale comprises
-- Floor
-- walls
-- window
-- view screen
o.sfdoor.img -- Door to Library
-- Door or EXIT Mat to Convention Area
-- Table
-- chairs
For launch weekend
o.com2000post.img --
Comics 2000 poster
-- Comic Art (Graphic
Novel Covers, linked to book compoany partner or Amazon associates)
-- Comics2000 badge
(linked to Comics2000 web site)
UK Art Requirements
Required:
-- Floor
-- walls
-- window
-- view screen
o.sfdoor.img -- Door to Library
-- table
-- chairs
For opening weekend
-- Comic Art (Graphic
Novel Covers, linked to book company partner or Amazon associates)
-- Comics2000 badge:
DONE
US Art Requirements
Required:
Place additional artwork to be supplied
TO BE BUILT
A larger conference room for bigger events. This could house 25 avatars, including guest(s) and moderator, and any number of 'ghosts'. We would aim to have perhaps four major events per year co-organised between SFF and VZSciFi that are specifically part of the SFF program; the conference room would be used by other promoters, promoting traffic through the library locale.
Use of this room would be booked through the VZSciFi World Manager and preference will of course be given to partners.
Future Requirements (June)
Backstage area to 'dress' guests. This will require
a recycler and seating. Minimal build -- use this as 'Green Room' in lead
up to appearances. Could also be part of Guide area for VZSciFi.
Locale Number : Not allocated
Avatar Limit: 25
Exits to:
North: No
East: Library Workshop Area
South: No
West: No
This locale comprises
-- Walls
-- Floor
o.sfdoor.img -- Door to Workshop area
This needs to be an optional PAY DOOR.
-- Seating in conference room style
-- poster spaces
For launch weekend
-- Dressing for Comics
2000 event over Easter launch weekend.
-- Comics Background and
Comics2000 logo for Comics 2000 usage
UK Art Requirements
Required:
Create:
-- Walls
-- Floor
-- Seating in conference room style. Select from file?
-- poster spaces
For launch weekend
-- Dressing for Comics
2000 event over Easter launch weekend.
-- Comics Background and
Comics2000 logo for Comics 2000 usage
US Art Requirements
Required:
Place additional artwork to be supplied
TO BE BUILT
This could just be a door at start pending deal being agreed. Pending strategic partnership deal with Science Fiction Foundation
This is to be a book-lined room, with perhaps
one window to the back of the room featuring some kind of 'revolving animation'.
This would of necessity be not too distracting -- various spaceships taking
off from the space station/centre perhaps, or a slowly-changing star field.
The room would feature a 'meet and greet' hologram
-- again something not too distracting, which would only activate on an
avatar's first visit or on being summoned by clicking on an object somewhere
in the room. The meet and greet would outline the services of the SFF locale.
The room should will probably feature objects
with active web links to :
- the SFF web site and SFF representative web
sites
- Subscription /Back Issue Web Page for Foundation
and journal sales. Avaterra would monitor click throughs and orders from
this site and take a commission on any sales (see below for more details
about this)
- the enquiry agent for the SFF archive itself.
(Rather than a computer monitor or book, this could be something like a
floating crystal ball which opens the web page) These links to be designed
with consideration to the limitations on time for processing enquiries,
per our discussion regarding the Cunard archive.
- An object promoting an appeal for sponsorship
of the SFF
Other objects (books) would offer access to selections of the archive dependent on copyright, such as magazine covers, short story extracts.
Object links to related web sites and authors
sites, or perhaps Author of the Month, as nominated by the SFF. (These
could be individual books in the room as well as more high-tech objects).
The author links to be arranged in consultation
with the respective web sites in an effort to encourage those authors to
become involved in the VZSciFi/SFF events programme.
Science Fiction Foundation Room
Locale Number : to be allocated
Avatar Limit: 8
Exits to:
North: No
East: 4581 Library Entrance
South: No
West: No
This locale comprises
-- bookshelves with books (select from file, see Barenes and Noble shop in Seattle)
-- Window looking out onto Space City (small)
-- spacecraft animation
-- objects with web links TO BE DISCUSSED
-- Foundation magazine with link to subscription site
UK Art Requirements
Required:
See above and left for plans, plus other documentation on file for this locale.
US Art Requirements
Required:
Place additional artwork to be supplied when deal finalised.