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'''Albiaville''' is a town created by members of the [[Creatures Community]] in [[Active Worlds]], a 3D online community. It was abandoned by mid-1999, and was followed by [[Tiburon]] and [[New Tiburon]] Albiaville is at [http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_5N_619W 5N 619W on Mars] (previously [http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_288N_10E 288N 10E]) - if this link does not work, start up the AW client and Teleport/To... world: mars, coordinates: 5N 619W
'''Albiaville''' is a town created by members of the [[Creatures Community]] in ''ActiveWorlds'', a 3D online community.
 
  
Albiaville is at [http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_5N_619W 5N 619W on Mars] - if this link does not work, start up the AW client and Teleport/To... world: mars, coordinates: 5N 619W
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==Places to visit in Albiaville==
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''You must have the [[Active Worlds]] client installed for these links to work.''
  
==Places to visit in Albiaville==
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_5N_619W Albia Place]===
===5N 619W Albia Place===
 
 
This is at the teleport spot, and contains a list of clickable teleport signs to people's houses.
 
This is at the teleport spot, and contains a list of clickable teleport signs to people's houses.
  
===6N 618W [[Adventures in Nornsitting]] ([[Wafuru]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_6N_618W Adventures in Nornsitting!] ([[Wafuru]])===
Just east of Albia Place, this two-level abode features a dual tubular entrance, a TV Room full of screens and a second floor made entirely of glass - including the floor!
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Just east of Albia Place, this two-level abode features a dual tubular entrance, a TV Room full of screens and a second floor made entirely of glass - including the floor! An older version at [http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_289N_13E 289N 13E] included a shrine to [[SteerPike]], [[LummoxJR]], [[Ali]], [[Lis Morris]], [[Frimlin]] and [[Beowulf]].
  
===5N 621W [[The Palace of the Evil Shee]] ([[Lis Morris]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_5N_621W The Palace of the Evil Shee] ([[Lis Morris]])===
 
Just west of Albia Place, this domain of [[Shee]] has sliding doors a non-functional link to a test world ("Our Albia"), a marbelled first-floor, and an observation platform with highly unstable flooring
 
Just west of Albia Place, this domain of [[Shee]] has sliding doors a non-functional link to a test world ("Our Albia"), a marbelled first-floor, and an observation platform with highly unstable flooring
  
 
===Casa De' Das/Dasablanca ([[Das]])===
 
===Casa De' Das/Dasablanca ([[Das]])===
This seems to have fallen victim to demolition.
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This seems to have fallen victim to demolition. [https://groups.google.co.uk/groups?threadm=365b7b1c.12604295%40news.mindspring.com According to Das]:
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:''. . . it's marvelous, a work of art, and even has a guest cottage <g>''
  
===0N 619W [[Bibble]]'s House===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_0N_619W Bibble's House] ([[Bibble (person)|Bibble]])===
 
Two-floor construction, penthouse suite-style construction at top.
 
Two-floor construction, penthouse suite-style construction at top.
  
===4S 615W NORN Collective ([[Bibble]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_4S_615W NORN Collective] ([[Bibble (person)|Bibble]])===
 
Three-level office block, with glass-roofed conference room, and link to spaceship dock.
 
Three-level office block, with glass-roofed conference room, and link to spaceship dock.
  
===8N 619W [[Brad Fermanich]]'s Tent===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_8N_619W Brad Fermanich's Tent] ([[Brad Fermanich]])===
One sofa, two stools, a table, a TV set, and a '''huge''' tank of cold beer. The sign contains a link to [http://i.am/brf his home page].
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One sofa, two stools, a table, a TV set, and a '''huge''' tank of cold beer. The sign contains a link to [http://i.am/brf his home page], parent of [[Brf's Creatures Page]].
  
===10N 625W The Garden of [[Shee]] ([[Cobbler]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_10N_625W The Garden of Shee] ([[Cobbler]])===
 
:''"Welcome to the COBbled realm - there IS a way in!"''
 
:''"Welcome to the COBbled realm - there IS a way in!"''
Features aerial and basement bumper-tubes as well as a rocky garden.
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Features aerial and basement bumper-tubes as well as a rocky garden. There are in fact ''two'' ways in, although one of them is in an area only accessible to those flying or those who have already been in the house.
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Cobbler was in fact masha, AKA [[Mark Ashton]]
  
===0N 630W CWPT Construction Site ([[Nornny]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_0N_630W CWPT Construction Site] ([[Nornny]])===
 
Appears to be a large bar and lobby. Unfinished. There are large tanks of homemade lemonade and soda behind the bar.
 
Appears to be a large bar and lobby. Unfinished. There are large tanks of homemade lemonade and soda behind the bar.
  
===0N 612W The Metal Fortress ([[Bill Goats]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_0N_612W The Metal Fortress] ([[Bill Goats]])===
 
An excessively huge hangar with a land speeder:
 
An excessively huge hangar with a land speeder:
  
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Opposite is the '''House of Oddities''', containing a trap "so tricky, so devious, you think Lis made it!". Don't walk into the trap.
 
Opposite is the '''House of Oddities''', containing a trap "so tricky, so devious, you think Lis made it!". Don't walk into the trap.
  
===0N 615W [[Bean]]'s House===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_0N_615W Bean's House] ([[Bean]])===
 
A surprisingly standard and spartan design - two floors, both made of glass, with a domed roof. Links to other projects.
 
A surprisingly standard and spartan design - two floors, both made of glass, with a domed roof. Links to other projects.
  
===1S 633W Bean's Apartment Buildings ([[Bean]]/EttinBean)===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_1S_633W Bean's Apartment Buildings] ([[Bean]]/EttinBean)===
 
Round-domed and transparent.  
 
Round-domed and transparent.  
  
===12N 614W [[Bean]]'s Observation Deck/Suicide Point===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_12N_614W Bean's Observation Deck/Suicide Point] ([[Bean]])===
 
Very high, and very dangerous.
 
Very high, and very dangerous.
  
===11N 612W [[TraxDJ]]'s House===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_11N_612W TraxDJ's House] ([[TraxDJ]])===
 
Violently clashing red and black colours and light-show textures. Be warned, the second floor switch appears to stick you in the middle of the roof - if you get stuck, click the nearby sign to return to the ground floor.
 
Violently clashing red and black colours and light-show textures. Be warned, the second floor switch appears to stick you in the middle of the roof - if you get stuck, click the nearby sign to return to the ground floor.
  
===0N 635W Memorial Park ([[Coolguy]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_0N_635W Memorial Park] ([[Coolguy]])===
 
"These domes are in memory of all the citizens who lived here who loved Creatures. It is also dedicated to Creatures and the Creatures Community" -- 21 February 1999
 
"These domes are in memory of all the citizens who lived here who loved Creatures. It is also dedicated to Creatures and the Creatures Community" -- 21 February 1999
  
===11N 605W The DOG House ([[Coolguy]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_11N_605W The DOG House] ([[Coolguy]])===
 
Appears to be mostly constructed above the ground, with strange bump-chutes that drop you into nothingness.
 
Appears to be mostly constructed above the ground, with strange bump-chutes that drop you into nothingness.
  
===4S 606W Avatar's Cave ([[The Avatar]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_4S_606W Avatar's Cave] ([[The Avatar]])===
 
One big bulge-walled pokémon-themed monstrosity, including a guest area, art gallery and "A-B connection" - section B contains the "Throne of the Mighty Avatar" and the "Doomsday Device Control Consel" (''sic'').
 
One big bulge-walled pokémon-themed monstrosity, including a guest area, art gallery and "A-B connection" - section B contains the "Throne of the Mighty Avatar" and the "Doomsday Device Control Consel" (''sic'').
  
===1S 612W The NMania! Underground!/NORNGod's Lair ([[NORNGod]])===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_1S_612W The NMania! Underground!/NORNGod's Lair] ([[NORNGod]])===
 
A bump-chute moves you to a room with a clickable sign that transports you to a special underground lair 15.5 meters below the surface. Don't walk off the edge - there's no more floor! Click the spaceship to return.
 
A bump-chute moves you to a room with a clickable sign that transports you to a special underground lair 15.5 meters below the surface. Don't walk off the edge - there's no more floor! Click the spaceship to return.
  
===4N 613W [[HeadlessBarbie]]'s House===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_4N_613W HeadlessBarbie's House] ([[HeadlessBarbie]])===
 
Large 3-level house with red carpeting and multi-domed roof.
 
Large 3-level house with red carpeting and multi-domed roof.
  
===1S 608W [[Starcluster]]'s Abode===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_1S_608W Starcluster's Abode] ([[Starcluster]])===
 
Forcefield door (just go between the pillars). Many strange structures on the roof.
 
Forcefield door (just go between the pillars). Many strange structures on the roof.
  
===1S 601W [[Eric13]]'s House===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_1S_601W Eric13's House] ([[Eric13]])===
 
Dual-level abode, half the roof is missing. Actual building by FurbyStomper, assumably Eric13 is an alias.
 
Dual-level abode, half the roof is missing. Actual building by FurbyStomper, assumably Eric13 is an alias.
 
:My other house is in AlphaWorld. co-ords: 9998S 3833E
 
:My other house is in AlphaWorld. co-ords: 9998S 3833E
  
===1S 602W [[Kinnison]]'s House===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_1S_602W Kinnison's House] ([[Kinnison]])===
'':"What'ere you may do, and who'eye you may be. This house just 'aint open, until opened by me - Grand Opening Early 19'99""
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:''"What'ere you may do, and who'eye you may be. This house just 'aint open, until opened by me - Grand Opening Early 19'99""
 
Lounge area in one corner of a wide vaulted hall.
 
Lounge area in one corner of a wide vaulted hall.
  
===0N 596W [[Sparrow]]'s Space===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_0N_596W Sparrow's Space] ([[Sparrow]])===
Closed for rennovation. Suspiciously large oxygen and water tanks present behind the premises.
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Closed for rennovation. Suspiciously large oxygen and water tanks present behind the premises, feeding into "life support" on top.
 
 
==History==
 
 
 
==="Hurricane Kevin" (~28 November 1998)===
 
According to a [http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?&threadm=19981128231350.22686.00002172%40ng100.aol.com news post], this was due to Andrew's little brother Kevin, who thought Active Worlds was a war game where the objective was to demolish other people's forts and build your own. Subsequent to that, he decided to build his own house, but broke other people's houses doing so.
 
 
 
===Ghost Town (Mid-1999 onwards)===
 
:''"Though this place is abandoned, we can only hope this place may someday be revived." -- [[Bill Goats]], 5 June 1999
 
 
 
:''"Please leave this ghost town at rest, at it once was: The great home of the Creatures Community. May what once was rest in peace." -- [[Markham Carroll]], 28 November 2001''
 
  
===Tiburon (29 Jul 2000)===
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===[http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?Mars_10N_600W Crimson and Midnight Spires] ([[Sotek]])===
[[Lis Morris]] appears to have turned an Active World called '''Tiburon''' into a haven for the [[Creatures Community]] ([http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?threadm=8luinp%241fc%241%40plutonium.btinternet.com announcement]). It is down now, but an [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803013101/www.shee.demon.co.uk/tiburon/welcome.html archive of the website] is still available.
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Only the Midnight Spire appears to remain. On signs linking to JRC:
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"Veni, Vidi, Voci - I did... 'tis I came, I saw, I chatted. :)"
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
 
Members of the Albiaville community included:
 
Members of the Albiaville community included:
  
*[[Bibble]]
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*[[Bean]] (EttinBean)
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*[[Bibble (person)|Bibble]]
 
*[[Bill Goats]]
 
*[[Bill Goats]]
 
*[[Brad Fermanich]]
 
*[[Brad Fermanich]]
 
*[[Cati]]
 
*[[Cati]]
*[[Cobbler]]
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*[[Mark Ashton|Cobbler]]
 
*[[Coolguy]]
 
*[[Coolguy]]
 
*[[Das]]
 
*[[Das]]
 
*[[Eric13]]
 
*[[Eric13]]
*[[EttinBean]]
 
 
*[[Ettinboy]]
 
*[[Ettinboy]]
 
*[[Fisherred]]
 
*[[Fisherred]]
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*[[Sionorn]]
 
*[[Sionorn]]
 
*[[SnowCalico]]
 
*[[SnowCalico]]
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*[[Sotek]]
 
*[[Starcluster]]
 
*[[Starcluster]]
 
*[[SthPk]]
 
*[[SthPk]]
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*[[The Avatar]]
 
*[[The Avatar]]
 
*[[TraxDJ]]
 
*[[TraxDJ]]
*[[Trip44]]
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*[[Trip]] (aka Onatrip44)
 
*[[Wafuru]]
 
*[[Wafuru]]
  
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*[http://www.activeworlds.com/ Active Worlds homepage]
 
*[http://www.activeworlds.com/ Active Worlds homepage]
 
[[Category:Websites]]
 
[[Category:Websites]]
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Revision as of 04:13, 11 July 2017

Albiaville is a town created by members of the Creatures Community in Active Worlds, a 3D online community. It was abandoned by mid-1999, and was followed by Tiburon and New Tiburon Albiaville is at 5N 619W on Mars (previously 288N 10E) - if this link does not work, start up the AW client and Teleport/To... world: mars, coordinates: 5N 619W

Places to visit in Albiaville

You must have the Active Worlds client installed for these links to work.

Albia Place

This is at the teleport spot, and contains a list of clickable teleport signs to people's houses.

Adventures in Nornsitting! (Wafuru)

Just east of Albia Place, this two-level abode features a dual tubular entrance, a TV Room full of screens and a second floor made entirely of glass - including the floor! An older version at 289N 13E included a shrine to SteerPike, LummoxJR, Ali, Lis Morris, Frimlin and Beowulf.

The Palace of the Evil Shee (Lis Morris)

Just west of Albia Place, this domain of Shee has sliding doors a non-functional link to a test world ("Our Albia"), a marbelled first-floor, and an observation platform with highly unstable flooring

Casa De' Das/Dasablanca (Das)

This seems to have fallen victim to demolition. According to Das:

. . . it's marvelous, a work of art, and even has a guest cottage <g>

Bibble's House (Bibble)

Two-floor construction, penthouse suite-style construction at top.

NORN Collective (Bibble)

Three-level office block, with glass-roofed conference room, and link to spaceship dock.

Brad Fermanich's Tent (Brad Fermanich)

One sofa, two stools, a table, a TV set, and a huge tank of cold beer. The sign contains a link to his home page, parent of Brf's Creatures Page.

The Garden of Shee (Cobbler)

"Welcome to the COBbled realm - there IS a way in!"

Features aerial and basement bumper-tubes as well as a rocky garden. There are in fact two ways in, although one of them is in an area only accessible to those flying or those who have already been in the house. Cobbler was in fact masha, AKA Mark Ashton

CWPT Construction Site (Nornny)

Appears to be a large bar and lobby. Unfinished. There are large tanks of homemade lemonade and soda behind the bar.

The Metal Fortress (Bill Goats)

An excessively huge hangar with a land speeder:

"MY land speeder, it put the speed into land speeder."

Opposite is the House of Oddities, containing a trap "so tricky, so devious, you think Lis made it!". Don't walk into the trap.

Bean's House (Bean)

A surprisingly standard and spartan design - two floors, both made of glass, with a domed roof. Links to other projects.

Bean's Apartment Buildings (Bean/EttinBean)

Round-domed and transparent.

Bean's Observation Deck/Suicide Point (Bean)

Very high, and very dangerous.

TraxDJ's House (TraxDJ)

Violently clashing red and black colours and light-show textures. Be warned, the second floor switch appears to stick you in the middle of the roof - if you get stuck, click the nearby sign to return to the ground floor.

Memorial Park (Coolguy)

"These domes are in memory of all the citizens who lived here who loved Creatures. It is also dedicated to Creatures and the Creatures Community" -- 21 February 1999

The DOG House (Coolguy)

Appears to be mostly constructed above the ground, with strange bump-chutes that drop you into nothingness.

Avatar's Cave (The Avatar)

One big bulge-walled pokémon-themed monstrosity, including a guest area, art gallery and "A-B connection" - section B contains the "Throne of the Mighty Avatar" and the "Doomsday Device Control Consel" (sic).

The NMania! Underground!/NORNGod's Lair (NORNGod)

A bump-chute moves you to a room with a clickable sign that transports you to a special underground lair 15.5 meters below the surface. Don't walk off the edge - there's no more floor! Click the spaceship to return.

HeadlessBarbie's House (HeadlessBarbie)

Large 3-level house with red carpeting and multi-domed roof.

Starcluster's Abode (Starcluster)

Forcefield door (just go between the pillars). Many strange structures on the roof.

Eric13's House (Eric13)

Dual-level abode, half the roof is missing. Actual building by FurbyStomper, assumably Eric13 is an alias.

My other house is in AlphaWorld. co-ords: 9998S 3833E

Kinnison's House (Kinnison)

"What'ere you may do, and who'eye you may be. This house just 'aint open, until opened by me - Grand Opening Early 19'99""

Lounge area in one corner of a wide vaulted hall.

Sparrow's Space (Sparrow)

Closed for rennovation. Suspiciously large oxygen and water tanks present behind the premises, feeding into "life support" on top.

Crimson and Midnight Spires (Sotek)

Only the Midnight Spire appears to remain. On signs linking to JRC: "Veni, Vidi, Voci - I did... 'tis I came, I saw, I chatted. :)"

Members

Members of the Albiaville community included:

External links