Known to residents as SL13B, your hosts Saffia & Elrik take you on a tour of the Second Life's biggest birthday celebration of resident builds. Designing Worlds

Rocca Sorrentina

Jul 4th, 2016 1h 29m

Join Designing Worlds hosts Elrik and Saffia on a visit the beautiful island of Rocca Sorrentina, an imagining of a late eighteenth century island in the Bay of Naples Designing Worlds

All the Fun of the Fair!

Jun 21st, 2016 52m 13s

Join us for a tour of Ian and Amy’s Amusement Park, a three region amusement park designed for all the family.We’ll be joined by the owners of the Park – Amy Tuppakaka and Ian Bleac – who will be showing us around and telling us about how th

Project Bento

Jun 15th, 2016 47m 58s

In this episode, meet Linden Bento team Oz, Troy and Vir as they talk about the exciting project. Bento adds a wealth of attachment points to avatars that can also be animated. But more – it’s about extra bones to the entire skeleton. This give

The Looking Glass 2016

Jun 14th, 2016 47m 57s

Hosts Saffia & Elrik visit the redesigned region of Horizon Dreams to explore the beauties of The Looking Glass, created by Marcus Inkpen and Sharni AzaleDesigning Worlds

The New User Experience

May 30th, 2016 52m 10s

Are you a new user of Second Life? Or, do you remember what it was like the first time you tried out that brand new avatar? Learn what is happening today to help new users learn the basics before setting off to discover the SL world. Designin

Fantasy Faire 2016 - Part 2

May 29th, 2016 1h 14m

It's the final visit to this year's Fantasy Faire hosts Saffia & Elrik talk to Zander Greene, one of the co-founders of the Faire (and also now one of the people behind the fabulous Fantasy Faire Radio), Sweetgwendoline Bailey and Eldowyn Insha

Fantasy Faire 2016 - Part 1

May 10th, 2016 59m 23s

Join us for the first of two visits to this year's Fantasy Faire. Your hosts Saffia & Elrik spoke to Elizabeth Tinsley, the Faire organiser, about the Faire and how it works and also met with many of the creative builders involved in this very

Cerridwens Cauldron Revisited

Apr 6th, 2016 1h 4m

Elicio’s creation of a landscape that showcases his products (and his skills!) was always beautiful, but now, as a result of a two year project, the whole of the island has been redesigned. Saffia & Elrik explore the different levels and admire

Home & Garden Expo Part 2

Mar 15th, 2016 48m 40s

The Home & Garden Expo was so good we had to do a second show about our visit to meet the organisers and builders at the ExpoDesigning Worlds

One Billion Rising

Feb 29th, 2016 1h 21m

Another reminder to raise awareness and join together for the cause. Today Saffia and Elrik visit the arts and performances for One Billion Rising in Second Life.Designing Worlds

Mad Pea 2

Feb 22nd, 2016 58m 36s

Just how do they create their games?!Saffia & Elrik talk to Kiana Writer, the founder of Mad Pea, and Kess Crystal, the marketing director and see some of the process that goes into creating a game almost entirely within Second Life,Designi

Romance in 2016

Feb 15th, 2016 1h 22m

In honor of Valentines Day, we’ll be meeting three couples who are behind some of the best loved brands in Second Life – and who have taken their Second Life partnerships into real life.Designing Worlds

iLearn Lab

Feb 8th, 2016 1h 13m

Your hosts Saffia & Elrik visit iLearn Lab, the immersive world of the iSchool at the University of Washington.Join us for a guided tour by Ran Hinrichs, specialist in immersive information environments at the iSchool Faculty.Designing Worlds

Banyan House

Feb 4th, 2016 1h 2m

Eliza Wierwight of Patron is a leading Second Life artist and creator – and she has also made some of the most beautiful homes on the Second Life grid. With the Banyan House, a build that has been two years in the making, she has excelled yet a

Mad Pea

Jan 24th, 2016 54m 3s

This is the first of two shows, and this is more an exploration of what Mad Pea does – including a look at their fantastic Unia game (two years in the creation) with its haunting Dreamscenes.Designing Worlds

The Cats That Ate Babbage

Dec 21st, 2015 20m 11s

Return with us to New Babbage for a whole new Christmas special. Enjoy the drama, as we send the very best wishes for a purrrrfect holiday season. Designing Worlds

Art of ColeMarie Soleil

Dec 20th, 2015 1h 10m

Hosts Saffia and Elrik take a look at the career and particle magic of the well-known creator, muscian and machinima-maker, ColeMarie Soliel Designing Worlds

Firestorm Gateway

Dec 1st, 2015 1h 2m

Firestorm, makers of the hugely popular Firestorm viewer, were given the opportunity to create their own new user experience. Join Saffia and Elrik as they get a tour of their introduction to Second Life. Designing Worlds

Seanchai Library

Nov 16th, 2015 42m 2s

Meet Caledonia Skytower and learn about the venues now available for spoken performances. Join the audience for an extract from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, read by Corwyn Allen, which forms part of the very popular Tea Time at Baker S

Virtual Health Adventures

Nov 9th, 2015 51m 42s

Meet creators, doctors and patients involved in Virtual Health. The project is assessing the effectiveness of delivering healthcare through a virtual world environment by working with amputees to explore ways of best helping them adjust to the

Burn2 2015

Nov 5th, 2015 56m 41s

There are many art installations and even festivals in Second Life but perhaps none is as anarchic as Burn2, the invworld realisation of the famous Burning Man Festival held annually in the Nevada desert.Designing Worlds