Infohub at Mauve

emOt(i)Con, the Mauve Infohub is listed as being currently in development by Chip Poutine. Claimed March 3, 2006 and assigned to the group Infohub Builders, the landing parcel is a mere 5,152m2, though another parcel must be hiding somewhere to support the extra prims the parcel supports. The current description reads: “emOt(i)Con, the Mauve Infohub, will be YOUR meeting place for events, info, freebies or just hanging out!” There are signs for the GNUbie store and NCI, as well as a Redident Advertising space. It appears to be fully automated with no description on a limit to how many may advertise. Other kiosks surround the center information display which is comprised of colored glass panels with simple icons that don’t really denote their purpose. There is a lot of seating including stadium-style surrounding the central area which can easily support more residents than can be allowed in the region.

 

There is a 14,304m2 public sandbox run by the Public Sandbox Group with a two hour auto-return set. It is abused heavily with sales signs and megaprims and on one occasion I couldn’t even enter it because some dickwad had boxed the whole area. In general though this is the best combination for new resident starting points, a space to set as home and a nearby public space for meeting and creating. It’s too bad the Lindens don’t provide these spaces, forcing residents to fight for land and then pay to host it.

Right next to the Infohub itself are a number of horrible sub-512 shops and one sub-1024 fireworks spot. All are littered with prims, some with garish noises, rotating signs and other annoyances.

Close by is a nice waterfall area called aMauve Falls owned by the Mauve Group. At almost 10,000m2 this adds another decent chunk of public land to the region and is well designed. I will look for this trend of region-named groups as I continue my survey.

Overall the Infohub itself is nicely designed if a little esoteric in its information dispersal, but a little on the small side. The other public spaces provided by residents are a bonus and help offset the small parcel shop abuse. Mauve is also a +/-40 terraforming region so watch out for hideous inappropriate mountains.