At first I was afraid that my Open Sim issues (not being able to upload anything), would hinder my ability to contribute to my group build. We even discussed asking if we could use SL given my problems, however we decided to give it a shot. Happily there was quite a bit I was able to do despite my limitations.
One of my main areas of contribution was in finding and copying objects from other places. I did quite a bit of teleporting and got the chance to visit some really unique and interesting places. Many of them had objects which I could copy and place in our VWLE build. I was able to find a lot of foliage, trees, plants, and natural features. I ended up doing a lot of the landscaping on our build. I also found a good number of the target words and some distractor items as well.
In terms of building I was able to build and modify objects like the steam roller, survey collector, and ‘umeke survey provider. I was also able to copy and add scripts, though I could not upload sound files or pictures. Overall, I feel I was able to help my group and contribute despite my technical issues. It just goes to show you that just like in the real world, in virtual worlds there are always workarounds.
