Presentation provided at Non Profit Commons on the making of the White Tigers Island Pirate Hunt game in Second Life.

1. Making of the
Pirate Hunt Game
White Tigers Island
NOV 15thSEP 15th

2. Making the Pirate Hunt
1. Reason for the Hunt
2. The Hunt’s Story
3. Character Development
4. The Fun Factor
5. Immersive Environments
6. Heads Up Display (HUD)
7. Game Testing
8. Community Involvement
9. Marketing the Pirate Hunt

3. 1. Reason for the Hunt
Virtual friends banded together to save White
Tigers Islands after Stone Vayandar left SL for
chemo and radiation treatments. Over the past
eight years, White Tigers Islands has provided
many venues for entertainers as well as "open
mic" events. The hunt is being done to help
introduce White Tigers Islands to new people and
hopefully raise enough funds to keep the sim
alive and the community growing when Stone
returns in November.

4. 2. The Hunt’s Story
The infamous Cap'n Morgan and his crew
of pirates have been plagued by bad luck
since they stole the “Eye of the White Tiger”
jewel. The scuttlebutt among the crew is
that the spirit of the White Tiger is watching
over this gem. Battle ghosts and storms as
you search for the jewel to restore it to its
rightful place.

5. 3. Character Development
• Backstory
• The Good
• The Bad
• The Ugly
• Ghostly Images
• SL Marketplace
• Characters must fit
within the Story

6. 4. The Fun Factor
• Collecting Items
• Race to Save the Islands
• Get the Best Booty Ever

7. 5. Immersive Environments
CAVES
SHIPS
TREASURES
SHIPWRECKED

8. 6. Heads Up Display (HUD)
Tracking Progress:
• 11 Skulls (Island Guardians)
• 10 Coins (linear path)
• 7 Jars (good and bad ones)
• 1 Tiger’s Eye Gemstone
• 6 Game Levels (Skull Island,
Island Archives, Attack at
Sea, Maze, Caves, and
Treasure)

9. 7. Game Testing
• We get by with a little help from
our friends!
• Your community is the best place
to turn for help testing the hunt.
• It gives your friends a chance to
play the game first and for free.

10. 8. Community Involvement
We reached out to our shop owners as well as our renters and friends.
Art Dreams
Carrie’s Creations
E Dell
Janel’s Delites
Living Art
R&R Swag
Syl Darcy Gallery
Trifles Patisserie
Zuri Jewelry
Shop Owners
Sweet Sins
Gulls Wing
Smoking Aces
Surfside
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
SL, ​Nashville Music Row
Pixel To Pixel Foundation
Support Sims/Venues

11. 9. Marketing the Pirate Hunt
• Many SL Hunt blogs
• Group Advertising
• SL Destinations
• Word of Mouth
• Help from Similar Venues
• Machinima
• Web Presence + Social Media
• Daily Postings are Key!

12. White Tigers Island
whitetigersislands.weebly.com