Alife Virtual World School

Your journey to mastering the virtual world starts here. Whether you're a new resident or an aspiring creator, our school provides the resources and live instruction you need to thrive.

Weekly Live Class Schedule

Join our instructor-led classes. All times are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

Saturday

06:00 AM - 08:00 AM PDT

BLD 302 Create and Manage Meshes with Blender

Dive into 3D modeling with Blender. This course covers creating, optimizing, and importing custom mesh objects.

Taught by: Sorin Todys

Sunday

08:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

SCR 402 Create and Manage Scripts with LSL

Take your scripting skills to the next level. Learn advanced LSL techniques for creating complex and efficient scripts.

Taught by: Dr. Logic

Monday

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

AV 101 Your First Hour in Alife

The perfect starting point for all new residents. We cover the absolute essentials to get you started.

Taught by: Sorin Todys

Tuesday

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM PDT

BLD 201 Introduction to Building

Learn the fundamentals of creation by working with primitive shapes to build your first objects.

Taught by: Sorin Todys

Wednesday

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM PDT

SCR 301 Introduction to Scripting

Bring your creations to life! This class will guide you through writing your very first interactive script.

Taught by: Sorin Todys

Thursday

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM PDT

LND 404 How to Manage Your Land

Take control of your personal space. Learn to manage permissions, access, and environment settings on your parcel.

Taught by: Sorin Todys

Friday

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM PDT

ART 502 The Performing Arts - Live DJing

Get ready for the weekend by learning how to set up and host your own live music event in Alife Virtual.

Taught by: Sorin Todys

Full Course Catalog

Explore all our courses, from beginner to advanced.

AV 101 Your First Hour in Alife

The ultimate beginner's guide. Master the basics of movement, camera controls, user interface (UI), and communication (text and voice chat). End the class by successfully teleporting to a social hub.

AV 102 Mastering Your Identity - Avatar Essentials

Learn to fully customize your avatar. This course covers changing your shape, skin, and clothing, as well as understanding and using attachments, and organizing your inventory.

AV 103 The Social Citizen - Communication & Etiquette

Go beyond basic chat. Learn about gestures, animations, social norms, friend lists, and how to join and participate in groups. Understand the community standards for a positive experience.

AV 104 Exploring Your World - Navigation & Discovery

The world is vast. Learn how to use the world map, search for events and locations, manage landmarks, and understand the different types of land and regions.

BLD 201 Introduction to Building - Working with Primitives

The foundation of all creation. Learn to create, resize, link, and manipulate basic primitive shapes (prims) to build simple objects and structures.

BLD 202 Textures & Materials - Making it Look Real

Learn how to apply textures, adjust colors, and use material properties like shininess and transparency to give your creations a realistic or stylized look.

FAS 251 Introduction to Fashion Creation

For aspiring designers. This course provides an overview of creating basic clothing layers and accessories that work with the standard Alife Virtual avatar system.

SCR 301 Introduction to Scripting - Your First Interactive Object

Bring your creations to life. Write your first simple script to make an object respond to a touch, such as a door that opens or a light that turns on. No prior coding experience needed.

BUS 401 Starting Your Virtual Business

Learn the fundamentals of virtual commerce. This course covers product creation, setting up a vendor system, pricing strategies, and creating an in-world shop.

EVT 402 Event Management - Hosting Unforgettable Parties

Become a top host. Learn the logistics of planning, promoting, and hosting successful in-world events, from managing a music stream to organizing a formal gathering.

MKT 403 Marketing & Branding in a Virtual World

Learn how to get noticed. This course covers effective techniques for promoting your brand, shop, or club within Alife Virtual, utilizing groups and social media.

LND 404 How to Manage Your Land

Learn the tools to manage your own parcel. Control access, set environment options (like daytime), and manage object permissions to create your perfect space.

LND 405 How to Manage Your Sim

For estate owners and community leaders. Master the skills to manage an entire region (sim), including performance monitoring, restarts, and advanced land controls.

ART 501 Virtual Photography & Machinima

Master the art of composing beautiful screenshots using lighting controls, camera angles, and depth of field. Get an introduction to recording and editing video (machinima) in-world.

ART 502 The Performing Arts - Live DJing & Hosting

This technical course covers the setup required to stream your own audio into Alife Virtual for live music or talk show performances, plus tips for engaging a virtual audience.

ART 503 The Art of Role-Playing (RP)

Craft a story. Learn the fundamentals of character creation, collaborative storytelling, and the etiquette of participating in and running role-playing scenarios.

ART 504 How to Create Your Radio or TV Station

Broadcast to the world! Learn the technical steps to set up and run your own in-world radio station for music or a TV station for video streaming.