Announcements from Active Worlds

Courtesy of Flagg


AW@War is back! - Come join us for the return of one of the original Active Worlds click-fests. Currently still in testing, AW@War will open every Friday night at 11pm VRT. When testing is complete prizes will be available on a weekly basis.

Citizens cast your vote! - The "AWVote" world will open on November 15th. Here citizens can vote on upcoming contests, community decisions and opinion polls.

Beginners Bot Classes - Twice this month we will hold a class for those wanting to learn the basics for creating bots in Active Worlds. Hosted by "God Zedle" classes will focus on applications for bots and the basics of creating your own. Classes will be Sunday November 5 and Sunday November 19 at 4pm VRT in the "AWBots" world.

Beginners Building Classes - On Sunday November 12th we will be holding a beginners building class in AWSchool at 4pm VRT. Some of the best builders in AW and other worlds will be on hand to help you learn the basics of creation in Active Worlds.

Active Worlds Best DJ Contest - Introducing a new monthly contest to find the best DJ in Active Worlds. Chosen by the Citizens of Active Worlds through voting in "AWVote" each month we will crown one DJ as "The best in Active Worlds". That DJ's Radio Station will be featured in many of Active Worlds public and game worlds. Voting for December will begin November 15th.

Active Worlds Movie Contest - Think you have what it takes to make your own movies? Both stories and commercials can be submitted and voting/viewing will open on December 15th in "AWVote". The only rule is that your movie/video must be 90% filmed in the Active Worlds Universe. You can send your submissions to Tom@activeworlds.com please make sure your movies are in wmv format. First place will receive a P-50/20 with tourist access good for 1 year.

Spades Night! - Want to play a game? How bout a little Spades? Thursday November 23rd. in "AWSpades" we will be gathering for some friendly games at 9pm VRT. (Hosted by Flagg)

Chess Night! - Want to play a game? How bout a little Chess? Thursday November 9th in "AWChess" we will be gathering for some friendly games at 9pm VRT. (Hosted by Flagg)

Active Worlds Browser Toolbar Contest – Want to showoff your creative talent? Think you know what the Active Worlds Toolbar should look like? Then prove it! Starting November 1st you can send in your submissions for the Active Worlds Browser Toolbar Contest. Simply send your submissions to Tom@activeworlds.com. 1st place will receive a P-30/5, 2nd place is a P-20/5 and 3rd place is a P-10/5. The top three winning toolbars will be included in the next Active Worlds update. Contest ends December 4th. (Toolbar examples can be found in your default Active Worlds directory under “toolbars”)

Active Worlds Banners and Buttons - We are currently working on several Banners and Buttons you can use to link to or represent Active Worlds. Eventually we will have a page and world you can download these and others from, but until that time you can get them right here at http://objects.activeworlds.com/download/.

New Objects in AlphaWorld - Your favorite building world now has a whole new set of objects you can start working with. Thanks to some hard work by SW Comit and Syntax we are proud to add over 300 Primitives to the AW object path. Visit the AW Ground Zero to see a few on display.

Citizenship Referral Program – Starting December 1st. Active Worlds will be trying a new referral program to reward citizens who are helping us grow. When a new customer registers they will have the option of entering the Citizen Name of the person who referred them to Active Worlds. Once the new customer has been registered in Active Worlds for more than two months the Citizen that referred them will receive a free month of Citizenship.

Flagg's Top-Ten Worlds - Each month I will be posting my list of what I think are the top 10 non-AWI worlds in the Active Worlds Universe. This month was just a quick list, but as I re-familiarize myself with our universe and community I will be doing more traveling and reviews. Worlds are judged based on setup, sounds, ease of movement, entry experience and overall content.

Per the editor's request, Flagg's Top Ten Worlds will be used for the monthly Worlds to Watch section. Flagg's favorite worlds and reviews of them will be found in Flagg's Worlds to Watch.

 

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