Master the virtual world with free comprehensive courses taught by expert instructors with 20+ years of experience
Join us at our dedicated Alife Virtual School region for live interactive classes
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.
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.
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.
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.
The foundation of all creation. Learn to create, resize, link, and manipulate basic primitive shapes (prims) to build simple objects and structures.
Learn how to apply textures, adjust colors, and use material properties like shininess and transparency to give your creations a realistic or stylized look.
Dive into 3D modeling with Blender. This course covers creating, optimizing, and importing custom mesh objects for professional-quality builds.
For aspiring designers. This course provides an overview of creating basic clothing layers and accessories that work with the standard Alife Virtual avatar system.
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.
Take your scripting skills to the next level. Learn advanced LSL techniques for creating complex and efficient scripts for professional applications.
Learn the fundamentals of virtual commerce. This course covers product creation, setting up a vendor system, pricing strategies, and creating an in-world shop.
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.
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.
Learn the tools to manage your own parcel. Control access, set environment options (like daytime), and manage object permissions to create your perfect space.
For estate owners and community leaders. Master the skills to manage an entire region (sim), including performance monitoring, restarts, and advanced land controls.
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.
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.
Craft a story. Learn the fundamentals of character creation, collaborative storytelling, and the etiquette of participating in and running role-playing scenarios.
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.
Advanced Expert in Linden Scripting Language (LSL)
20+ years of experience in virtual world development and scripting education
Advanced Expert in Building with Prims and Meshes
Master builder and 3D modeling specialist with decades of virtual world experience
Advanced Expert in Land & Estate Management
Specialized in region management and virtual world business development
All courses are completely free. Create your account and teleport to Alife Virtual School to begin your journey!