Cybertown hopes that you enjoy the activities taking place in our exciting city during
the Avatars 99 event. Once inside Cybertown, please take a few moments to download the blaxxun software by pressing the 3D button you will find in the right hand frame of your browser window. Many of the scheduled events will take place in 3D and will require this plug-in for your viewing pleasure. Netscape and I.E. 4.0 or better is required, your browser must accept cookies and to participate in the chat you have to be a Cybertown member.
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Listed below are just a few of the events that will be taking place in Cybertown during the
Avatars 99 event on October 30th, 1999.
Read the Daily News inside for updates on what's going on in Cybertown.
NYVRMLSIG event from 2 to 5:00 pm | ACCD Author Panel Discussion at 4:30 pm
Special Worlds | Irish Space | Art Gallery | City Tours | Dance Party | Music +

There will also be a birthday celebration inside Larry Rosenthal's Snow Crash bar created in 1994 demonstrating virtual reality technology for a Snow Crash CD-ROM game.

Enter the Cyber Bar or visit other sites by Larry Rosenthal.

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Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash, has been a major influence in the development of cyberspace. Originally intended as a Macintosh game, Snow Crash is a cyberpunk thriller with cybernetic dogs, portable nuclear-powered gatling guns, and ancient Sumerian neuro-linguistic programming.

Cryptonomicon Drawing
To celebrate Neal's birthday on Oct. 30th, Avon Books has donated two hardcover copies of Neal's
new novel, Cryptonomicon. A drawing will be held at the School of Visual Arts in New York. To participate in the drawing, send an e-mail with Cryptonomicon Drawing in the subject line to mjfahey@interport.net by Oct. 29th, 1999-5:00pm EST. Your e-mail will be printed out for the drawing on October 30th.

• "Is Cyberspace Soul Space?" will be the topic for authors' talks and a panel discussion at 1:30 pm Pacific Time (4:30 pm City Time). Margaret Wertheim, author of The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace (Norton, 1999), and Michael Heim, author of Virtual Realism (Oxford U. Press, 1998) will present talks in this world designed by the virtual worlds team at the Art Center. A panel will follow and then a moderated discussion with all avatars. You can find out more at their website: http://www.mheim.com/av99/

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"The year is AD 2050. Welcome to the story of the maiden voyage of the SS Jeanie Johnston, sailing out from Earth as her namesake sailed from Tralee 200 years before..."

The IrishSpace Project - was a volunteer effort by an ad hoc group which came together through the Internet. This group conceived, executed, and delivered an interactive space adventure for the children of Ireland. The program was installed at the Kerry County Museum in Tralee, County Kerry, as part of Ireland's first exhibition ever on Space Exploration. The blaxxun version uses Emblaze Java audio so no plugin is required (must have Java enabled in your browser) for listening to the fascinating account of the future-past astronauts in the year 2050. You can find the blaxxun version of Irish Space right now in the Cybertown Suburbs.

The VR Art Gallery will be open continuously. This eclectic display of beautiful, intriguing and sometimes horrifying art will be showcased till the end of November.

Wanna know more about the fabulous 3D VR City of Cybertown?
The Cybertown City Tour Guides have scheduled 2 tours for visitors and citizens alike on October 30th. . Check out the new ePlex, find out where the Dance Party will be tonight and how to get your dancing Frankenstein or Bride avatar. Your tour launches from the interactive Cybertown Fun Park. Tours are scheduled to start at 10:00 am with Rfriend and Harelin and 5:00 pm ECT (Cybertown City Time) with sherry, elain and Jet_3 . Once you get to the Fun Park (in 3D) look for the person with the City Guide title. It will be a real blast into the future!

DANCE, DANCE, DANCE !
Halloween Dancing Avatars and Halloween Music will be available ONLY on October 30th and 31st in the BLACK SUN CLUB located in the ePlex. Meet a local ghoul and have a frightfully good time.


*MUSICIAN PERFORMACES TODAY & TOMORROW*
You can enjoy original tunes from the creative genious of Len Bullard in the Cybertown Cafe from 9:00-11:00 pm CT on Oct. 30th and again on Oct. 31st from 1:00-3:00 pm CT.
Mr. Phillip will tickle your ear with his hopping selection of tunes in the Cybertown Cafe from 7:00 - 9:00 pm CT October 30th and 3:00 - 5:00 pm on Oct. 31st.

FOR MUSICIANS: 1st- you must be a citizen of Cybertown so complete the immigration process
before contacting Red5@blaxxun.com. Select your musician avatar from HERE, and pick a 2 hr. time
slot on either Oct. 30th or Oct. 31st for your gig. Then send that information along with the URL to your ram file to Red5@blaxxun.com. Red 5 will email you the unique URL of your Musician Avatar along with the location of your gig in town. Dates/times/locations, etc. of performances will be posted
in the Cybertown Daily News and other strategic places. Your involvement in this event acknowledges
that you are the copyright owner of the music or have the permission of the copyright owner to perform the music you have submitted for performance in Cybertown on Oct. 30 or 31, 1999.

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