Nicht nur im realen Berlin weihnachtet es sehr, auch in newBERLIN hat die Vorweihnachtszeit begonnen!

Unser Weihnachtsmarkt 2009 mit Verkaufsbuden, Eislauffläche und natürlich Glühweinstand ist in diesem Jahr vor der Weltzeituhr. Ein Besuch lohnt sich!

Hier der Teleport-Link zum Markt.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berlin%20newBERLIN/157/165/31

Learn English online in Second Life®

The best way to practice a language is to talk to native speakers. So Languagelab has found an ideal place for it: the 3-D online world of Second Life®, where people from all over the world meet via their avatars (your virtual representative) and communicate over voice or chat with each other. By having conversations with qualified instructors you can improve your English dramatically, easily, and quickly. Languagelab offers different activities in its specially developed virtual city, called "English City".

This realistic reproduction of a large city includes hotels, homes, offices, an airport, a restaurant, bars, shops, galleries, and night clubs. When you are in the city talking to the instructors and other students, you don't need to imagine what it’s like to be in a restaurant ordering food - you can practice doing it for real. And you can practice your English every day in realistic situations.

Languagelab works in the following way:

Depending on your plan, you book blocks of four or eight classes per month. The classes help with conversational skills, pronunciation, grammar, business English, exam preparation and much more. Additionally you can to meet the community in "English City" as often as you want for practice sessions.

Here are some advantages:

- Improve your linguistic self-confidence; you will be able to communicate spontaneously and fluently in English.

- Location-independent: learn comfortably in front of your own computer; you don’t need to travel to a language school.

- Flexible access: Learn as much as you like in a friendly environment

- Small errors are corrected directly by the instructors

- Large English learning community: Forming English friendships is easy in "English City".

If you register for an English Subscription here it will save you 5%.

We are able to offer you such a price reduction by coorperating with Languagelab.

Together with Languagelab we additionally intend to offer German courses in our virtual city newBERLIN.

In order to estimate the demand of those courses correctly we would like to arrange a survey to find out which courses are favored.

Click here to get to the survey.

The MACHINIMA AWARD 2009 will be awarding one of the largest Prize Money ever given out in Second Life®!

 

About the MACHINIMA AWARD 2009

 The Machinima Artist Guild (M.A.G.) is an association of Second Life® users who produce Animation Films (Machinimas) in virtual worlds. Cisko Vandeverre is Initiator and Organizer of the MACHINIMA AWARD. The best Machinima Films in 5 different categories are being sought - ART, DRAMA, FUN, LOVE, and NEWBIE. The initial prize money of 250,000L$ has been generously underwritten with the co-operation of 5 sponsors: Dutch Exchange B.V., SECOND INTEREST AG, theDOgroup, virtyou GmbH, and YOUin3D.com GmbH.

 

The competition is open to all registered members of the M.A.G. One film submission per person is allowed. Entry fee is 2,500L$. This fee will be added to the prize money bank, meaning the more people who enter the competition, the higher the award prize money will be!

 

Award Prize Money will be allocated as follows:

 

Total Award Prize Money will be divided into fifths, with each category receiving one-fifth. First Prize Winner within each category will receive 50% of that prize money. Second Prize Winner will receive 30%. Third Prize Winner will receive 20%. 

Each film submitted for competition will first go through an online preliminary selection, which will determine the top 5 films for each category. These 5 films will then be posted on their Sponsor SIM, and during this time (October 12, 2009 through October 16, 2009) will be available for screening and voting on by the general public.

Category: ART - Sim: Second Interest SLurl - Sponsor: SECOND INTEREST AG 

Category: DRAMA - Sim: MAGIX SLurl - Sponsor: theDOGroup 

Category: FUN - Sim: Primforge Mainlab SLurl - Sponsor: virtyou GmbH

Category: LOVE - Sim: DX Exchange SLurl- Sponsor: Dutch Exchange B.V.

Category: Kategorie: NEWBIE - Sim: Berlin newBERLIN SLurl - Sponsor: YOUin3D.com GmbH 

On October 17, 2009 the award ceremony takes place in newBERLIN in Second Life®, where the winners of the five catagories will be announced and the prize money will be handed over. Additionally, the event will be broadcasted to real New York and Berlin. 

How do I submit a film?

 

1. If you are not a M.A.G. member, go to the Machinima Artist Guild, and register.

2. Then send the link with your film via e-mail to Cisko Vandeverre, along with the Title Name, Director's Name, Synopsis and Category in which you want your film to compete.

3. After approval, the Entry Fee of 2,500L$ is due and payable at a "Pay System", which are located in each of the 5 Sponsor SIMs.

4. Closing Date for Entries is September 27, 2009. Timing / Overview

 September 27, 2009: Closing Date for Entries

September 28 - October 11, 2009: Online Pre-selection with M.A.G. Members; Determination of the top 5 films from each category.

October 12 - October 16, 2009: Open Screening and Voting by the General Public.

October 17, 2009: Award Ceremony in newBERLIN in Second Life®; Real-Live Broadcast to New York and Berlin. 

For further information please contact:

 Cisko Vandeverre

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Or IM: Cisko Vandeverre 

  

Die eingeschickten Machinima-Filme durchlaufen zuerst eine Vorauswahl innerhalb der M.A.G, in der die 5 besten Filme aus jeder Kategorie bestimmt werden. Anschließend sind die Filme der jeweiligen Kategorie zwischen dem 12.10. und 16.10. in Second Life® auf dem Land des jeweiligen Sponsors zu sehen. Hier erhält jeder Second Life-Nutzer die Möglichkeit, unter diesen Filmen seinen Favoriten auszuwählen.

Kategorie: ART - Sim:Second Interest SLurl - Sponsor: SECOND INTEREST AG

Kategorie: DRAMA - Sim:MAGIX SLurl - Sponsor: theDOGroup

Kategorie: FUN - Sim:Primforge Mainlab SLurl - Sponsor: virtyou GmbH

Kategorie: LOVE - Sim: DX Exchange SLurl - Sponsor: Dutch Exchange B.V.

Kategorie: NEWBIE - Sim: Berlin newBERLIN SLurl- Sponsor: YOUin3D.com GmbH

Am 17.10. findet die Abschlusszeremonie mit Preisverleihung an die Gewinner der 5 Kategorien in newBERLIN in Second Life® statt. Zeitgleich wird die Veranstaltung im realen New York sowie Berlin mitzuverfolgen sein. 

Wie reiche ich einen Film ein?

1. Wenn Du noch kein Mitglied der M.A.G bist, gehe auf die Website der Machinima Artist Guild. Dort kannst Du Dich registrieren.

2. Sende den Link via E-Mail an Cisko Vandeverre mit Deiner Wunsch-Kategorie sowie einer kurze Beschreibung des Films

3. Für den Wettbewerb ist eine Teilnahmegebühr von 2.500L$ notwendig, der an einem "Pay-System" in einer der 5 Inworld-Locations einzuzahlen ist.

4. Der Anmeldeschluss ist der 27. September 2009.

Termine im Überblick

27. September '09: Anmeldeschluss

28. September - 11. Oktober '09: Preselection mit M.A.G Mitgliedern; Ermittlung der besten 5 Videos aus jeder Kategorie

12. - 16- Oktober '09: Öffentliches Voting in Second Life® in 5 Sims

17. Oktober '09: Preisverleihung in newBERLIN in Second Life®; Real-Liveübertragung nach New York und Berlin

Kontakt

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Cisko Vandeverre

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