Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - June 2015 | Page 83

NEWS FROM AROUND THE GRID Journalist: Selby Evans / @VirtualOutworlding.blogspot.com The Hyper Grid You can learn more about the Hyper Grid and the OpenSimulator project by visiting their site here: http:// opensimulator.org/wiki/Hypergrid ing with the remaining checklist. Do any of these things matter to you? • Lots of space, low cost? • Control your own grid, set the rules, maybe low cost • 24/7 uptime? Commercial grids • Price • Reliable backup? • Traffic to your place? • Market services Selby Evans is a well known voice for virutal worlds everywhere, having his blog at VirtualOutworlding.Blogspot.com and he’s offered up his news and events to Nu Vibez to share with you! There’s more to the metaverse than may think, and it’s really exciting! 2015 HG: HELP: Picka-grid checklist for the HG: What to consider in choosing a grid for your project The best HG grid for you depends on your objectives. Here I list some things that are important to some people. Below the fold, I give some information and useful links for Pick-a-grid checklist for each item. To use the checkthe HG: What to consid- list, copy-paste the list into a er in choosing a grid for notepad, delete the items that your project don’t matter to you, and evaluate any grids you are consider- • Promotion of your place on the web • Export to OAR backup file • Help/service, problem resolution (fast) • Infrastructure quality • Infrastructure performance • Inworld currency • Languages other than English • Life style (eg.LGBT) friendly • Active community promoting community interests • Caution NU VIBEZ & ROLEPLAY GUIDE MAGAZINE 83