update:“We are extending the promotion throughout the Valentine day weekend! Now anyone can send their Island request to @ec29 till 15 Feb and all Islands will be available fill Mon 16 Feb 10:10 AM GMT.“

update II: My ordered sims arrived flawless.

Only recently sim-on-demand launched, and now during the Valentine days, they are doing a damn great promo stunt:

“The New Improved Sim-OnDemand with ability to hookup with OSGrid is now out. As many of you are already aware, Sim-OnDemand indeed strives to create Virtual World abundance. Since this Sim-OnDemand release coincides with the Valentine week, we though we will spread some cheer with our VW abundance.” Shortly summarized: giving a way free islands, with the name of your loved one engraved / terraformed in them!

“What if you had an entire island as a canvass to scribble your Significant Other’s name? If it is a real physical one, sure it is lot of work! And a lot of back breaking travel just to show your work! But what if the Island is all digital and available online? Yes we are talking online 3D Virtual Worlds. Now that is significantly more accessible. No sweat! More like you! Scribbling your Significant Other’s name on a virtual Island online is not just possible, it is insanely easy! And it is free too on 13 and 14 Feb. Just send your Significant Other’s name as a reply message to @ec29. An Island will magically show up in OSGrid within half a day. You will be alerted via a twitter message as soon as it is ready.“

Let’s recap: you just ‘tweet’ a message starting with “@ec29″ and then the avatar name. For example, and island that would say “Greenies”:

I tweet: @ec29 Greenies

Make sure that your message isn’t longer than 12 characters and only contains English characters and numbers. And also some disclaimers from the sim-on-demand crew: “This is an experimental service. Some or all the things listed above may break down. No guarantees, warranties implied or otherwise what so ever. The Island along with all its content will be dismantled after 15 Feb 10:10 AM GMT. Bring your own pose balls!” Of course, you need to access your island first. ;)

I take my hat off for this great promotional idea, demonstrating once again the possibilities of OpenSim and not depending on Second Life’s - very very very limited - estate management tools.

Full info: Say it with an Island.

Looking for something a tad more conventional Valentine’s gift? Get some romantic eye textures for free, but please, abide the license! ;)

Tags: automated, open sim, sim onDemand, terrain, texture, valentine

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