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SocialVR & PixelVR – New Social Networks for Virtual World Residents

SocialVR & PixelVR

Athayus Quan has been a Second Life resident for over a decade and he has a number of disciplines in various trades. He’s a co-owner and creator with Tristin Bracken at R&R Swag, mesh fashion in second life as well as a designer for Allure and 360 and he’s also a real-life DJ!

I spoke to Athayus briefly and he told me aboutĀ orbsydia.com which is a website that he has run for many years and has recently redesigned. It is mainly a creative outlet for modding, gaming, fan sites, and his gaming guild. He also created SLX Connect, which was a virtual social networking site like Facebook for Second Life residents back in 2013 and I remember joining it and interacting with many others on there. However, he had to close it because Linden Lab sent him a copyright notice for using the word SLX. As you can see, he has a love of creating and maintaining social websites and forums, as well as a love for gaming and virtual worlds.

When SmugMug acquired Flickr back in April, he started working on a photo sharing website for virtual world digital artists and virtual photographers who are into AR/VR and gaming. Finally, that site has reached completion and is public now. Definitely good timing as the recent Flickr changes has people fleeing looking for better outlets to share their art.

Athayus is now running a few social networks for virtual world residents. I am not sure if this is the solution to all the recent worries people were having with Flickr changes and virtual world residents getting their facebook profiles deleted. If we all join and start the communities here, it may become the place to be. Here are the links to his networks so far:
  • PixelVR.me –Ā is designed for Virtual Photographers & Digital Artists to share their digital art taken in virtual worlds. It is an alternative to Flickr & Instagram.
  • SocialVR.me – is designed for Virtual World Residents to share statuses and updates about their virtual life experiences, and connect with their virtual families and friends. It is an alternative to Facebook.
  • ScreenVR.me– An alternative to YouTube where virtual artists can upload their virtual world and other gaming videos.

I asked him how he is able to sustain all of these sites and how will he manage all the bandwidth. I was really impressed by how fast the sites were and how quickly everything was loading. He says that he has about 2 terabytes of bandwidth and built the network from source via his channel partners which have unlimited space and he is ready to scale up real-time when needed.

He also told me thatĀ there are no plans to ever sell user data. Users own their own data and can delete their full accounts at any time. He is also working on IOS and Android apps for all these sites.

 

Strawberry

Strawberry has been a Second Life Resident since 2007 and a Linden Lab employee since 2019.

17 thoughts on “SocialVR & PixelVR – New Social Networks for Virtual World Residents

  • Jarla Capalini

    Cool! Thank you for the suggestion. I created a profile @JarlaCapalini, feel fee to follow me! Get well soon!!

  • So glad you’ve brought this site up in a blog ♄
    The more people join, the better it’ll get. ♄

    My profile: https://pixelvr.me/@Aleriah ♄

    Good luck with your surgery, and I wish you a swift recovery. ♄

    Best,

    Aleriah

  • nicoleiveta

    badly i cannot registrate to anyone , it do not let me

  • Ireland Anthony

    Get well soon! Thanks for the great info. I will checking these out.

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  • https://pixelvr.me/@Ayela
    https://socialvr.me/Ayela

    Just a note to say that the max file size for photos uploaded to pixelvr is 12MB, so those of us that take snaps at a higher resolution than the base viewer will most likely need to shrink them first.

    Also while NSFW photos are allowed, they must be set to private/friends only.

  • Otenth

    Best wishes for your surgery, Strawberry!

  • Thanks for information, Berry. Have an easy surgery and fast recovery šŸ™‚ ā¤

  • Kat Jamez

    I have just found OnLinker and am getting a start on having the FB experience denied to so many of SL residents. I am happy there are people out there giving us that chance. Thank you SS for the info and research into new sites. I haven’t heard of them before.
    * If anyone wants to be friends on OnLinker (https://onlinker.com/KatJamez)

  • nicoleiveta

    Hang In There

    Hello, my friend; You’re on my mind,
    Because you’re somehow ailing,
    But your response to any challenge
    Has always been unfailing.

    So I’m confident you’ll win again;
    Hang in there, and you’ll see;
    You’ll be back on top in no time,
    Tackling life courageously.

    Get well soon from your Surgery
    dear Friend Strawberry , i think of you
    we all miss you and nevertheless
    A Happy Weekend

    Hugs Nicole

  • Nella Nettle

    Desejo a você uma recuperação rÔpida após a cirurgia. Você estarÔ em meus pensamentos e orações.

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