“If you build it, they will come.”

Welcome back ICYMI readers, this week in Sansar was full of demos, tips, tricks, sneak peeks, and our first New User Meetup; we topped off the week by announcing a sweet, sweet avatar creation contest! Hold onto your seats, it’s time for -

ICYMI: Here’s what happened this week in Sansar:

Events

The Sansar Top 5 made a gallant yet treacherous return as Sam D, Torley and the crew embarked on a Game of Thrones themed Atlas-Hopping adventure.

We made some bold predictions about who would be the first major character to die during the final season of Game of Thrones, and this sentence was uttered “If they kill ______, there will be riots in the streets!” Who do you think it was? You can watch the entire event here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/409564386

Community Meetups

Last week, Stereowave made virtual headlines as folks came from all over to join our fantastic beach party. This week, we gave a preview of a unique item we’ve been building so that you can throw a party in your own experience: Party in a Box!

The vanilla version of Party in a Box will be available in the Sansar store, for free, at the end of this month. However, PIAB is just a template, we think that creators will create even cooler versions of the PIAB - so keep your eye out for special editions.

We had a FullSpectrum double-dose this week as Medhue and Bagnaria caught us up to speed with what they’re working on. Bagnaria gave us an incredible overview and demo of her LandscapeObjectRezzer script that help experience builders procedurally generate plans, and Medhue joined Bagnaria in Scurry Waters as they taught us how to play Bubble Mania!

Perhaps the most important thing we learned this week that everyone agrees, with no arguments to the contrary, that pineapple on pizza is a bad, bad thing. 100% agreed upon, no takesies-backsies.

“Dealing with someone of ill-repute? Remember you can always block or mute!” was just one of the many jingles and/or rhymes that the community came up with to empower new (and current) users to learn about and use the Sansar’s social functions.

During our (first!) New User Meetup - we talked about how to make friends, keep friends, play with friends, and mute or block folks that are giving you a rough time. Watch the whole meetup here: https://youtu.be/JxF9cIX2VYI

During our product meetup, we discussed moderation and also announced an awesome new avatar creation contest with some pretty hefty Sansar dollar prizes in tow. Read more about the contest here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/586110/announcements/detail/2565272236237236587

Next Week Sneak Peek

• This weekend: Alfy is hosting a big, big party to celebrate the opening of his new experience: https://events.sansar.com/events/XoItalianStyle-2449/grand-opening-its-italia-tutor-sansar/e399ce52
• We’re hosting the Interstellar Dance party feat. DJ Puddles: https://events.sansar.com/events/Lacie-Sansar/interstellar-dance-party/e40f9a9e
• The folks from Roddenberry Entertainment are hosting a screening of WHITE ROOM: 02b3, a 360-degree short film: https://events.sansar.com/events/sansar-studios/white-room-02b3---screening--qanda/10f632ff

Thanks again, Sansar. Our community continues to thrive and grow. Remember: be excellent to each other, and we are pumped to see you around.

We couldn't do this without you.
- Galileo and the Sansar Community Team

Bonus content! Wurfi created a little video we all love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDyqDlGDIxw