Greetings Ladies and Gents,
When JTL Designs first joined InWorldz in April of 2010, it was a brave new world full of promise and vision and good times. I’ve met some great friends, learned an enormous amount about building/opensim/grid operations/you name it, and made memories I’ll take with me forever.
It was also my first real experience with an opensim based grid. I had logged into a few occasionally, but both features and content were sorely lacking. Economically, technically, and socially most worlds were just not for me. That’s not even mentioning residents. So when I first logged into Inwordz Desert Isle, it was pretty impressive. There were 15 people online if I recall correctly, 5 of which were at the welcome area and 2 of which were the grid owners (though I didn’t know it at the time). For a couple weeks I logged in and the welcome area was busy with people talking about bug fixes, workarounds, and excited about their own projects. To say it was intense is putting it mildly. There was an excitement in the air, and the new faces were changing daily. I watched the grid grow by the thousands, then tens of thousands. I sprung for a region that first month I was there and have had it since. I had very little to do with it’s growth, but I’ve been watching it since like a proud daddy, lol.
But time goes on inevitably, and things gradually change. JTL Designs is moving on to other projects very soon and so I’m sad to announce I’m closing operations in InWorldz. I sincerely wish the grid and it’s inhabitants the best of luck, and I’m definitely going to keep an eye on it in the future. For now though, it’s farewell.
But I’m onto other things and hopefully not wasting anyone’s time. I’ve been exploring more and more opensim grids (they’ve all come a very long way), and am even dabbling with Unity3d and other projects. Of course I’m still in Second Life as well. In fact I hope to rework many of my projects utilizing a multi-platform mesh and possibly some inworld game designs. So stay tuned, I’ll be around!
-the management
Oh Johnny it was with a deepening sense of gloom that I have read your post. InWorldz will miss you sorely. Your kindness, help, friendship and of course your astonishing, perfect builds have been part of my whole existence on the grid and I know I speak for many others.
I wish you well and every success in your future project. Please try to keep popping back to IW to say hello to your many friends.
Hugs – Anna
The grid will miss you sorely.
But hey – you’re on OOW and I’ll come stalk you on SL. That’s not a promose it’s a threat :]
Thanks for everything you’ve done for IW, I learnt A LOT from you xxx
Very sorry to hear this Johnny, the grid will be a sadder place without you and so will a lot of residents who will miss out on your amazing builds. Wishing you every success with your new ventures tho and hope you dont stay away too long. xx
As always, best of luck in whatever you decide to do. Will be waiting to see more detail of the new projects, I’m sure they’ll be great like everything else you do.
I wish you best of luck in whatever you do. Though you may be closing operations, you will drop by the grid to say Hello right? I mean hey, please do drop on by. At least let us know what’s going on with yourself back in Oow right? I guess what I’m trying to say in my clumsy way is let us know how your doing and the door is always open. All right? Someday, when we get vehicle physics, I look forward to doing a bit of terroizing in the sky and I look forwards to having you in the passenger seat hanging on for dear life!
Add me in SL! Vesper Kling (display name Mera Kranfel) so I can stalk you :]
I’m a new Inworldx resident but I have already grown to love your work so I was sad to read this. Good luck with your future projects and moving on!