Second Life 0522

Today we did a lot in Second Life. To make our group video, every one must find some material to decorate the scene. And I was responsible to find a suitable house. 
To discuss our script, we gathered on the beach. First we used nearby chatting, but found that it was not so efficient. Therefore, we used microphone and earphone as substitute. 

















Since our script was mainly adapted from Stephen Chow's Hail The Judge, I must found a classic building as a court. After searching, I found a traditional Chinese building on the marketplace. This wooden house was small but exquisite. And to my surprise, it was totally free ! ^_^ It was a pity that the walls outside made people difficult to enter the house. I tried to remove it but in vain.
Next Thursday we have to do our first rehearsal. Hope that everything goes well ! :-)

(Below was our chatting history：)

[22:18] EarthControler: hello
[22:18] EarthControler: test
[22:18] DavenChang: hihihi
[22:18] Mi Shinn: you can start to discuss what you are going to build for your final project
[22:19] Mi Shinn: everyone please talk about your role first
[22:20] Mi Shinn: ken the werewolf
[22:20] Mi Shinn: what is your role?
[22:20] DavenChang: how should we start ?
[22:20] Mi Shinn: your role
[22:21] DavenChang: Ken, how about always powerful
[22:21] Mi Shinn: Billy?
[22:22] Mi Shinn: haha
[22:22] evelynliu0925: hello
[22:23] Remilia1202: I'm here
[22:23] Mi Shinn: what is your role eve?
[22:23] Remilia1202: Betty, Your Torii Was a bit off the entrance
[22:23] evelynliu0925: i haven't decided yet
[22:25] Mi Shinn: those who have roles please intro yourself
[22:26] Mi Shinn: hi killer
[22:26] evelynliu0925: ....
[22:27] evelynliu0925: KAREN
[22:27] Mi Shinn: eve?
[22:27] Mi Shinn: Karen  who?
[22:29] Mia (powerfultina): 包龍星- Karen, Always Powerful- Ken, Madam Chichin- Vicky, Killer-Alan
[22:30] cghuih0411: I am Mrs. Seven Love 戚秦氏
[22:30] Mi Shinn: who else?
[22:30] Mi Shinn: lag
[22:31] Mia (powerfultina): need one to play the killed husband
[22:32] Mi Shinn: who else?
[22:32] Mia (powerfultina): and three to play witness
[22:32] Mia (powerfultina): one to play 方糖竟
[22:33] DavenChang: I wnat to be the witness !
[22:35] Mia (powerfultina): okay which one? we have the slave, 打更的, 藥房掌櫃
[23:58] PowerfulTina Resident: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/JOMO-Chinese-court-costumes-DEMO/4026445
[00:18] PowerfulTina: 你打 chinese clothes
[00:19] PowerfulTina: 然後只看0-100元的
[00:22] paulineraye: 我現在有換一件衣服了
[00:23] paulineraye: 對了那我想我的riddle做跟大家名字有關的好嗎

nearby:

[23:22] headplaner: who is going to build the board
[23:22] Mi Shinn: to make it FUN
[23:22] headplaner: build here?
[23:22] headplaner: ?~?!?!?!?!?!?!
[23:22] Mi Shinn: you need to think about the objects
[23:22] evelynliu0925: we should built the shape of the room first
[23:22] Mi Shinn: it is not very difficult
[23:22] headplaner: goooooooooooooooooooooood
[23:22] Mi Shinn: you need to find a house first
[23:23] headplaner: find a house!?
[23:23] headplaner: buy one?
[23:23] Mi Shinn: then you can make the texture for the pillars
[23:23] Mi Shinn: couplets
[23:23] Mi Shinn: or signs
[23:23] headplaner: @_@
[23:23] Mi Shinn: 肅靜
[23:24] evelynliu0925: ok!!! so someone need to buy the house
[23:24] Mi Shinn: wallpapers can be made by searching patterns and textures
[23:24] evelynliu0925: and someone build the bourd?
[23:24] Mi Shinn: yes
[23:25] Mi Shinn: go shopping on the SL website
[23:25] Mi Shinn: ?
[23:25] evelynliu0925: ok, who's gonna to buy the house?? we have to distribute the work
[23:25] evelynliu0925: yes
[23:34] Mi Shinn: two settings
[23:34] Mi Shinn: Karen and Vicky will found the houses
[23:34] Mi Shinn: *find
[23:36] headplaner: smart bao
[23:37] headplaner: do you know how to get a house?
[23:37] headplaner: vicky~~
[23:37] cghuih0411: I am looking for the house now~~~
[23:37] headplaner: ok
[23:37] headplaner: hahahaha
[23:37] cghuih0411: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/A-House-of-Lanterns/2631548
[23:39] Remilia1202: Oh
[23:39] Remilia1202: HandsomeGod
[23:39] Remilia1202: Are you an angel
[23:55] Donate to a fool whispers: Enjoy Your Second Life
[23:57] DavenChang: hi everyone
[23:57] DavenChang: I find a free house
[23:58] DavenChang: can we use this as court ?
[23:58] DavenChang: above the sky

Second Life 0501

Today we had a big breakthrough in Second Life. We finally learned how to build ! In Second Life, you could build whatever you like if you have your own land. But you will fail to build on other’s. I think it was easily to put some objects, such as cube, column, or sphere on the ground. The hardest part was to adjust its texture and position.

After practicing, I made a light blue bench. I especially like its color and texture. I could even sit on it! :-D

The trees and pyramid behind me were built by other schoolmates. The land was marked by red and blue. Only the blue area belongs to us !

When I finished building, Allen invited me to his boat. This boat only cost him 10 virtual currency ! To me, sailing on the sea in Second Life was really a special experience !

In the end of our trip, a small accident happened. We went to our neighborhood, and came across some beautiful horses. Out of curiosity, I rode it. Suddenly, a woman appeared. She said this area was private, and just kicked me out ! But I still took a picture before leaving. :-p

Second Life 0410

Today we had lots of fun in Second Life !

In the beginning, we came to Beach Land, chatting with each other. There was an outdoor bar on the beach. Karen, Evelyn, Allen and I then took pictures in front of the delicious dishes. All of us looked starving !

We wandered on the beach, sitting on wooden bench. The tiger on the left side was me; and the man was Allen.

Later, we went to a bridge nearby, trying to take a picture. However, every one failed to look at the camera. Haha!

All of us sat on a blanket, watching the starry night. Like real world, there were also day an night in Second Life.

In the end we have been to a maze and a coffee shop. The maze behind me was made by our seniors. I think they were all talented. Looked at it closely, you could even find the name of our university, NCU.

The funniest part today, was that I have learned how to change my bode shape and make different gestures. See ? I was dancing ! From the picture below, you would find that I became thinner and taller. I could even make my muscle bigger ! What an interesting function !

Second Life 0313

Today we started our first visit to Second Life. After creating an account, I logged in, beginning my adventure.

In Second life You could easily go wherever you like. If you wanted to move quickly, just pressing “Page Up” on computer keyboard, so that you could jump and fly in the sky. While flying high, I saw many different buildings, such as square, dance hall, and cabins by the sea. After enjoying the beautiful scenery, I decided to go shopping, making myself prettier.

I came to a freebie called “Amacci”. This shopping mall sold lots of free goods, like exquisite clothes, necklace, and cosmetics. You could even buy colored contact lens and hair styles here. At last, I chose a long green dress, which had golden lace on it, and changed the color of my hair to light brown. It was all free. So I highly recommended this freebie. 

In the end, I took a picture by the sea. It was fun to play in Second Life. I really expected our next trip！

Use smart phone to learn English

An English learning app I highly recommend － TED

Hello everyone!

Today I want to recommend another English learning app, “TED” for you. 

“TED” collects many instructive lectures, and it really helps for those who want to practice listening ability. This is just why I download it.

←     After downloading this app, you will find that it is easy to operate. Enter the homepage and click "surprise me", you will see all the lectures are classified, then choose one you like.

←     click "featured" to find something special. It will show you the latest lectures.

 

 ←     And also the most popular talks.

 ←     In "all talks", the lectures are all tagged. If you are searching for some specific topics, the categories will be useful.

                                         


←     Most of the videos are English subtitled, but you can still find foreign languages videos. So far there are more and more volunteers devoting themselves to translating.

















←     If you are fond of some lecture, you can mark it. So next time you can watch it in your bookmarks directly.





















←     The most thoughtful function is that while searching the video, you can choose the length of lectures freely. This app will select the most suitable ones for you, that you won't worry whether the video will be too short or too long anymore.












I highly recommend this app, since it not only improve our listening ability, but also broaden our horizon at the same time. Just find one lecture you are interested in and enjoy it !

An useful APP for preparing TOEIC

Hi  everyone !

Today I would like to recommend you guys an useful APP, " TOEIC 英語單詞 ".
Recently I have been preparing for TOEIC test, therefore, I download this APP to acquire more vocabulary.

                      

←   As you see, this APP is very easy to use. After downloading it, you can start learning immediately.

←   There are several units, clicking the button "學習", and it will show your learning process. 














                   

←   If you don't want to memorize words unit by unit, just click " 單字一覽 ", so all the vocabulary would be ranked alphabetically.

                                       

                                                                                 

 ←   When you find a word you do not know,                                                        
 you can mark it in the upper-right corner.

←   And the word "abduct" will be in your favorite folder.




















←   The function I appreciate most is that after learning, I can give yourself a small test. There are several testing modes, you can choose whatever you need.

                     
















←   When you finish the test, you can check and review what you did not answer correctly.

                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   




←   The most useful of all is that this APP will show you statistics, telling you what word you are always mistake.

                  















This APP is so easy to use that it makes me memorize many useful words soon. If you are preparing for TOEIC, don't hesitate, download it soon.

Hope this APP introduction will help ! : )

How does globalization influence English learning ?

Hello, I am Daven.
This was my first video, and in this video,
I will briefly introduce how globalization influences English learning.

By the way, I was ill while doing the sound-recording,
so please forgive me !  :P