{"id":1229,"date":"2007-05-12T23:06:20","date_gmt":"2007-05-12T22:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/12\/microsoft-visual-studio-island-challenge\/"},"modified":"2007-05-13T00:57:24","modified_gmt":"2007-05-12T23:57:24","slug":"microsoft-visual-studio-island-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/12\/microsoft-visual-studio-island-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Visual Studio Island Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back on Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\">Microsoft<\/a> along with the help of <a href=\"http:\/\/millionsofus.com\/blog\/archives\/219\">Millionsofus<\/a>, launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudioisland.com\/\">Microsoft Visual Studio Island<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/slurl.com\/secondlife\/Microsoft\/147\/213\/27\/\">go there now<\/a>) and with the opening party came a challenge, the Microsoft Visual Studio Challenge:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Welcome to the Microsoft Challenge<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>10 eggs containing puzzles have been hidden throughout Second Life. As you solve them, your game piece will record the results. Solve all 10 to unlock the blimp and reveal the future.<\/p>\n<p>1.) Wear the Microsoft game piece in your objects folder.<br \/>\n2.) Follow the clues to locate the eggs hidden in the microsoft sim and throughout second life.<br \/>\n3.) When you find an egg touch it to obtain a puzzle.<br \/>\n4.) When you are ready select solve puzzle to input your answer using the mutiple choice dialog provided.<\/p>\n<p>The first egg is in the Microsoft simulator.<\/p>\n<p>Contact &#8220;Msft Millionsofus&#8221; to report any bugs or issues.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Leader Board is as below, with myself (Darren Sonic) in fith place. Which means I was the fith person to get all<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st &#8211; Little Penguin<\/li>\n<li>2nd &#8211; Ecocandle Riel<\/li>\n<li>3rd &#8211; JW Russell<\/li>\n<li>4th &#8211; Kira Yetto<\/li>\n<li>5th &#8211; Darren Sonic<\/li>\n<li>6th &#8211; Alonzo Karas<\/li>\n<li>7th &#8211; CK Shan<\/li>\n<li>8th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/laughingfelix.blogspot.com\/2007\/05\/microsoft-challenge.html\">Liqueur Felix<\/a><\/li>\n<li>9th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.livedoor.jp\/nockme\/archives\/54233636.html\">Nock Forager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10th\u00a0&#8211; No one (N\/A)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s been quite a while since I played Second Life, in fact I forgot how addictive it can get, especially games and challenges like this that keep you occupied for hours. While completing the Microsoft Visual Studio Challenge I found some really interesting places as well as some nifty items not to mention some great second life friends! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a photo I took of some of the winners so far:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/images\/2007\/05\/secondlife_ms_5.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nFrom left to right: CK Shan, <a href=\"http:\/\/laughingfelix.blogspot.com\/2007\/05\/microsoft-challenge.html\">Liqueur Felix<\/a>, JW Russell, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.livedoor.jp\/nockme\/archives\/54233636.html\">Nock Forager<\/a>, Darren Sonic (me), Alonzo Karas<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s some other photos of the Microsoft Visual Studio Island Building and the launch party.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/images\/2007\/05\/secondlife_ms_1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/images\/2007\/05\/secondlife_ms_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/images\/2007\/05\/secondlife_ms_3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/images\/2007\/05\/secondlife_ms_4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More photos can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/millionsofus\/sets\/72157600203430404\/\">here (Millionsofus)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/26066359@N00\/495321930\/\">here (Nock Forager)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back on Thursday Microsoft along with the help of Millionsofus, launched the Microsoft Visual Studio Island (go there now) and with the opening party came a challenge, the Microsoft Visual Studio Challenge: Welcome to the Microsoft Challenge &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- 10 eggs containing puzzles have been hidden throughout Second Life. 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