SL Medieval Games Association

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The Second Life Medieval Games Association, or SLMGA for short, is a vision of medieval-style Olympic Games where a yearly tournament is held where contestants from all over Second Life come forward to a host realm and participate in medieval sports. The group was founded by Jotow Resident. It was originally the foundation of what would later become the Medieval Games Fellowship organization, which is an organization devoted to the promotion of medieval sports in Second Life. Today, it coexists as a sub-group to the Medieval Games Fellowship.

Establishment
The Second Life Medieval Games Association was established on August 18, 2014 by Bri McMahon and Jotow Resident as a tool to further promote Jotow's upcoming DVE All-In-One Medieval Gaming System, which included: a jousting list, an archery range, and a melee combat arena, which could be rezzed and de-rezzed on the fly, anytime, anywhere. In addition, a medieval-style Olympic Games held yearly in SL was envisioned. It was introduced as the Second Life Tournament Association's annual meeting. The concept of a "Medieval Games" event, much like the real life Olympics Games was a vision that Jotow Resident envisioned could aid in the promotion of medieval games and sports in SL to a wider audience.

Shortly after the establishment of the group, McMahon realized there was an absent of a dedicated group devoted to the promotion of SL medieval sporting events in general. Originally the Second Life Tournament Association was envisioned by founders in the past as a group that would aid in the promotion and governing of medieval sports in SL, but had since rapidly decreased its efforts and focused mainly on jousting since 2012. Dissatisfied with the current situation of single sport organizations that currently existed in SL and the lack of involvement from SLTA which was not generally open to all, McMahon looked to close friends who felt the same way as she did in what an organization should be about, focusing less on politics and governing and more on promotion and assistance of all medieval sporting events in SL, with a more focus on being welcoming and open regardless of affiliation or differences. McMahon believed that no single person should oversee a group, but rather, a team effort by many passionate people was needed for success.

After the SLMGA absorbed the Jousters 4 Jousters and Virtual Jousting League groups, it was on October 4, 2014 that Bri McMahon, Belladonna Mandrake, Tresha Florent, Ricci Juliesse, and Nyza Stillwater agreed on a new name of the group as a result of their joint efforts and shared visions as well as the difference of the group compared to the initial Medieval Games concept founded by Jotow. Thus, the Medieval Gaming Fellowship was established. Today it still coexists with the SL Medieval Games Association, which still focuses primarily on the "Medieval Games" vision.