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Whimsyy's Third Week


Whimsyy's Third Week

During our last lecture, the class was separated into five groups of six people. I was placed in the ‘Yellow’ group with 5 others, Muriel001/ JonathanBK/ Maevebrienny/ JeromeZZC and Cmragasa. I decided I wanted to get a start on gathering the group together so that we could get a start on the project assigned to us.
I realized during the week that we all knew each other as only by our avatar names which meant I didn't know the real names of the people in my group. To be able to find them, I posted a comment on the SL facebook group page for all to see so that I could find team 'Yellow'; "Hey guys Whimsyy from the Yellow group, just realized we don't know our real names so had no way of knowing who is who. Could you just add a 'y' here so I can add you in a group chat to organise the meet up please and thank you in advance". One from the group wrote back so we decided to meet up in SL. We chose to go explore the places that we each wrote about in our blogs the previous week. This was also a bonding exercise which I felt was useful to feel bonded with group members to make it easier to communicate in the future. 
The first place my team member Muriel001 and I went to was Moscow which was mainly a Russian speaking world which was her first choice of location. We drove around in a VW beetle for awhile exploring the land and having a giggle taking turns driving.
Driving around in a VW beetle.
We are getting better at this.

The next location we went to was 'Winter Wonderland' which was where I went two weeks ago. We went on the ski lift as well as going into the cabins to see the beautiful Christmas themed settings.  
Exploring 'Winter Wonderland' with Muriel001, my group member. 
Going to the ski slops. 
Sitting having a chat with Muriel001.
The third place we went to was Muriel001's second choice and as Muriel001's is polish in real-life, she chose a polish speaking world which was full of many large sized classic games including connect four. We tested out our skills so far on several of the games and then went onto the next location.
Testing our board game skills.
We cant figure out how to play!
Our fourth and final location was my second choice to show Muriel001. We transported to 'The Shelter' where I went last week to dance and chat to new avatars. We both joined the dance line and chatted to some of the other avatars dancing with us. 
I felt this was a good bonding exercise for us. Hopefully we will get the rest of group 'Yellow' to join another time. 
Myself and Muriel001 dancing at 'The Shelter'.
Look at us move!



Moscow - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moscow%20Island/234/175/22

Davros - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Davros/77/106/24




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