The Orange Island project comes to an end
Parting with friends is never easy, no matter where and how you met them. The Orange Island project has reached its final stage: on the 29th of September 2009, we’ll be holding our final event, and move to new horizons, after two years of events in and around virtual worlds.
Together we did more
When Orange entered Second Life in October 2007, most RL brands and companies were leaving the platform. We set out to find out more, learning by doing, inspired and guided by the many talented, creative, innovative folks we met in and around SL. We thought we’d help them connect, share and collaborate, in a place that could also be their own. And so, Orange Island was born.
Orange Island was an experimental project aimed at getting a better understanding of virtual worlds. We wanted to learn about users and their cultures, content creation and collaboration, and the challenges of immersive, real-time social environments. Two years later, it’s safe to say that together we really did more. You and us played, explored, talked and created, we shared our passions and made many meaningful encounters. Because, as you know so well, there is no such thing as virtual memories – only real experiences.
We hope you too are proud of what we achieved together. Thank you for creating Orange Island with us.
A final event to share our experience of virtual worlds
We’ll be holding our closing event on Tuesday 29th September, to share our (and your) findings about virtual worlds… and beyond. We invite you to join us at 11 am SLT on Orange Island’s Lower Plaza Auditorium for a casual, open meeting with the team behind Orange Island and some insightful guests. We hope to see you there!
To follow up on the event, we’ll also release a document that sums up some of our findings, which we’ll share with you on this website the first week of October. Stay tuned!
The Orange Island Team
Fab Outlander / Eric Arkright / Sarn Aska / Nick Rhodes / Yesterday Demain / Natty Foggarty / Jade Lily
Photo by Poid Mahovlich, from The Kaaos Effect, by MadPea games
September 25, 2009 at 10:44 am | Uncategorized | 22 comments
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Friday 25 September 2009 13:41
Hey Everyone,
Thanks a lot, Orange Island was THE greatest spot to be !!
See you on Tuesday for this farewell party!
Friday 25 September 2009 14:03
A sadness to see you leave, but congratulations on the success of your project. Orange Island was one of my favorite spots to show off to friends new to SL. Your team was great and you will be missed. Hope to make it there Tuesday to say a proper farewell. G
Friday 25 September 2009 14:52
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Friday 25 September 2009 14:54
Very true. Orange Island did create many wonderful experiences and memories which remain with us. Thank you.
Friday 25 September 2009 14:56
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Friday 25 September 2009 14:57
I’m really really going to miss Orange Island and its fabulous team! Thank you for everything and for all of the wonderful memories! : (
Friday 25 September 2009 17:40
Thank you Orange for the amazing year we had together! We will miss you,
Kiana & the MadPea Crew
Friday 25 September 2009 18:06
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Friday 25 September 2009 18:50
On behalf of the Orange Island team, thanks all for the kind words. Hope to see you all on Tuesday!
Friday 25 September 2009 18:58
Sad to see you go guys, I’m gonna miss you!
Friday 25 September 2009 22:32
Thank you for all that you did – for your passion, your energy, your vision, your friendship and for most of all your spirit.
You made SL a better place and we will miss you sincerely.
Saturday 26 September 2009 10:20
Again, thanks for the heartwarming reactions.
Just a quick comment: Orange Island is closing, but most of the people involved in the project won’t be leaving Second Life, as they were residents before getting involved with Orange Island.
We may not all continue to be as active on the grid as we were these two years, but we’ll certainly keep in touch with the wonderful folks we met.
Saturday 26 September 2009 20:06
Orange Island has been more than a partner for Koinup. We started to share a common vision about 2 years ago. We built a solid, friendly and entushiast partnership. Photo Sessions, one of the main Koinup – Orange Island brand initiative has been welcomed as one of the most important initiatives in the area of Second Life Art and Photography.
I found in Yesterday, Nick, Mat, Natty some good friends. Particolarly, Natty has been really a buddy and an inspitation for me and for all the Koinup community. I look forward to hear again about you guys! Maybe in other worlds, or maybe in other adventures.
It has been a real pleasure to meet you and have the chance of team up with you.
Goodbye
Pierluigi
Saturday 26 September 2009 21:28
Say it ain’t so Fab! Jade! Natty!
I hope your avatars will still be around to hang out, collaborate, and maybe create something different and new again. You and your events will be sorely missed.
Chimera Cosmos
Saturday 26 September 2009 22:51
Orange Montagne is alive and well.
Sunday 27 September 2009 00:09
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Sunday 27 September 2009 00:13
It’s a shame to see such a dynamic community come to an end inside of Second Life.
Sunday 27 September 2009 08:45
Of course i’ll be in the party, just really sad becuase Orange Island is closing and you all did a GREAT work in this project, Thanks Orange Team!!!!
Sunday 27 September 2009 09:26
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Sunday 27 September 2009 22:47
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Tuesday 29 September 2009 18:04
[...] Now Orange Island is closing. On the website they say: Orange Island was an experimental project aimed at getting a better understanding of virtual worlds. We wanted to learn about users and their cultures, content creation and collaboration, and the challenges of immersive, real-time social environments. Two years later, it’s safe to say that together we really did more. You and us played, explored, talked and created, we shared our passions and made many meaningful encounters. Because, as you know so well, there is no such thing as virtual memories – only real experiences. [...]
Saturday 30 January 2010 18:33
nice blog…