• Blender - Second Life

    Retopology with Optimo Maximo at #BuildersBrewery for #Blender

    Yes, I’m being dogged (or rather kittehed) about it. I have the day off and today is a school day for learning Blender. Currently, have read through chapter 3 of Blender Graphics by John M Blain (first edition). I’m doing some of the learning modules on Gryllus.com later today, too. But this Retopology class came up, and as I can never attend Maximo’s classes during my normal work week, this is too important to miss. Must not ragequit, must not ragequit. OM. NOM. NOM. So hey, I was able to follow along for a while, and when I got stuck,…

  • Building - Second Life

    Tips For a Writing Useful Group Marketing Posts

    If you’re going to sell virtual products, you’ve got to market virtual products. I get a LOT of emails from various marketing groups (I have IMs set to go to emails). Most of those messages are about new products, and they get deleted immediately, because the SUBJECT LINE tells me nothing about the new product. Most inworld marketers waste the title or subject line by using it to say “New! At Mystore!” Or they say “Brand Name at Big Shopping Event” or even goofy messages like “Check notecard for the new stuff! Kiss-kiss!” What??? I have to go inworld to…

  • Second Life

    Firestorm Viewer QA with Lindens: The Future of Second Life

    We will be hosting a very special Question and Answer meeting on Wednesday July 2nd at 7AM SLT in the Firestorm Auditorium with Oz Linden Technical Director of Second Life and possibly Pete Linden Director of communications at Second Life. Topic: The Future of Second Life.The discussion will ONLY be about the future of our current beloved platform ‘Second Life’ and will not venture into the new platform currently under development. Lets hear what LL has planned for Second Life as there is plenty of time for questions about the new platform at a later date. via Firestorm Viewer –…

  • Second Life

    Virtual world Second Life to be reincarnated, with Oculus Rift | Technology | theguardian.com

    Whatever happened to virtual world Second Life after the flurry of hype and influx of brands in 2005 and 2006? You dont hear much about it nowadays. Actually, Second Life never went away; it was the media and brands that once flocked to it who melted away. The worlds existing community of around 1m users carried on with their virtual lives much as they had before. via Virtual world Second Life to be reincarnated, with Oculus Rift | Technology | theguardian.com. Some on SLUniverse poo-poohed my post of this story there, since I thought it was funny to add a…

  • Marketplace - Second Life

    Time Warp Redux

    Contains 2 hats, sized and rotated for large and small AVs! Check it out at the Marketplace Visit my store in Steelhead St Helens Change the textures on this versatile antique hat for year-round style. Add your own if you like! Just be careful to edit linked prims, and add textures to the contents of the hat body or band only. Suitable for men or women. A second hat is rotated and positioned to fit Dinkies Kitty avatars and most Tinies – includes resizer (take a copy before resizing or modifying). This item has just been relisted at the Marketplace.…

  • Building - Dhughan - Second Life - Steelhead St Helens

    Steelhead St Helens Picnic Grounds and Nature Preserve: SPRING! FLING?

    In addition to the product update, I’ve also become aware that Spring has Sprung at last. Thanks to a truly generous promotional offer called “the Blue Bunny Hunt” 21strom, I was able to bring on the spring at the Steelhead Nature Preserve. It’s been a long, hard winter for many, so it’s a pleasure to make this parkland available for all. Later on, there will be new green and autumnal trees as well. The black-and-white Zen-looking poseballs are for tai chi. The poses are very high quality and smooth. There are chiming trees scattered around that give autumn and summer…