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Getting on the HyperGrid

HyperGrid Metropolis Registration:
http://www.hypergrid.org/metropolis/metro_rg_en.php

Download and Install Firestorm viewer for OpenSim (be sure to select the OpenSim compatible option):
http://www.firestormviewer.org/downloads/

Launch Firestorm and enter the login info used for registration, select Metropolis Metaversum at "Log into Grid" and then hit "Login". Once connected find your way to hop://hypergrid.org:8002/ChezHack/122/175/31 you can use the World Map feature (Ctrl+M) and type ChezHack into the find field and teleport.

ChezHack

The region itself, like all regions, is 256x256 meters (840ft), equivalent to just over 16 acres in 1:1 scaling.

The region "ChezHack" has a terrain modeled after the Bay Area with a scale of 1:256, i.e., 1 meter in OpenSim is 256 meters of it's corresponding physical terrain. In the scale of 1:256, the region represents an area of just over 40x40 miles.


Building on the HyperGrid

Metropolis OpenSim:
http://hypergrid.org/metropolis/wiki/en/index.php/Downloads#Simulator_Software