Bruce A. Shields

A collection of my novels, artwork and other creations.

HMS Bounty for Second Life

Bruce | May 26, 2010

I started building my version of the famed HMS Bounty this morning.  Here are some pictures of it, I think it is turning out wonderfully! Once it is finished, I will make it available on XstreetSL for other Second Lifer’s who would like a copy of it. http://bruceshields.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1932

HMS Bounty Construction

Bruce | May 25, 2010

Well I decided that in my sim I’ve been building, we need a starting point.  So I created the first region in the sim, and aptly named it “Welcome Island”. This will be the starting point for users who visit Pandemic Realm.  They will start by stepping off the HMS Bounty.  Why the Bounty?  Because [...]

Sim Running, Time for Settings

Bruce | May 24, 2010

Well we got the sim running, and some how I got the thing working last night to accept connections within the LAN.  This is great because now I can start setting up the lands. It appears I may have to get a router which allows loopback, because although I have a 2Wire 2701HG-B, which is [...]

Server Settings and Gateways

Bruce | May 20, 2010

Well we are getting into the next phase of the project.  Setting up the residential gateway to accept incoming connections, and addressing the Ubuntu server with a static IP. Once the static IP is set and the Gateway is set up, I can connect the new web address to the server. I chose www.PandemicRealm.com I [...]

Dedicated Server Project

Bruce | May 13, 2010

OK, so I had this great idea.  Since I have a dedicated server sitting here next to my desk in my office, and it’s only being used for an expensive paperweight (and second gaming machine for my sons friends LOL), I decided to start a new venture and develop a Second life Clone. I did [...]