I'm getting rid of the DFS stuff, she said. Except for the simpler things that spark virtual joy. She said.
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I’ve been enjoying light farming while downsizing/cooking down my excess #DigitalFarmSystem inventory in #SecondLife and ran across some reviews of other games and MMOs in the SL Newser blog. Girl Genius and Palia appeal to me, especially the former game. One of my longtime communities was based on the GG comics. Link: Other Grids: SLNewser Blog
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Next up - how to get in and out of edit mode, and also some recommendations for setting up your Blender in the Preferences menu.
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The next video in Goon’s series covers Object Mode tools. I’m going to try to speed up for these and spend less time looking for funny Blender memes to replace the “featured image.” BUT THEY ARE SO FUNNY… Ten or thirty minutes later I finally watched the video! And then started playing around with the Annotate tool and got horsed up trying to get a Wacom tablet working. More watching, less going down rabbit holes. Goon (Goonther Blackcinder) is a #SecondLife resident who teaches at #BlenderSchool inworld at (SLURL) GoodVibes There’s an active Discord group – there’s an invite link in…
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The next video in Goon’s tutorial series goes over viewport navigation, whether using the gizmos in the upper right corner, or keyboard shortcuts. I have struggled in the past with some of these and with some shortcuts, they just don’t “stick” in my head, like Shift-C to re-center my cursor. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Other shortcuts (the numpad keys to change from front, right, left, top, bottom views) come easily. Goon has a pleasant presentation voice – and has a quirky sense of humor. He often hosts live workshop videos on Discord that are a lot of fun. You can support…
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The next video in Goon’s series goes over the #Blender user interface in a clear and logical manner. A lot of the time we tend to just jump into the middle of trying to make something in Blender without knowing what-the-hell we are doing. This video series gets us started on the right foot. At least, at this point, I always feel positive, before the confusion sets in about which hotkey to use, or how not to fold mesh over, or how to avoid horrible horrible n-gons, and wearing out my Z key from undoing so much. Goon (Goonther Blackcinder)…
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I’m going to watch every one of #BlenderGoon ‘s #Blender tutorials in order, because I keep getting frustrated by my lack of grounding in the fundamentals. Goon (Goonther Blackcinder) is a #SecondLife resident who teaches at #BlenderSchool inworld at (SLURL) GoodVibes There’s an active Discord group – there’s an invite link in the school landing area. There are 2 schoolrooms – Goon’s and also Celestine Ghiardie has a dedicated schoolroom that’s geared more for clothing design and instruction. This first video is a short “How to Install Blender” instructional.
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As I’m on a sort of vacation from my RL job this week and next week, I’ve been able to spend more time attending classes, fooling around with Blender, and thinking about what I want to make for fun, for creativity, and maybe for some $Lindens. After attending the PBR class the other day in the #BlenderSchool classroom in Second Life, I tinkered with the assignment we were given – download and install the official SL PBR viewer (which is now an RC “release candidate” version), then go to the “Rumpus Room” sims on either the main grid or the…
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As of right now, no SDKs (Senra development kits for the new starter avatars) have been distributed, according to Patch Linden. We anticipate the updated versions of the bodies and heads to be released within a few weeks. In the meantime, we still have all submitted applications saved on file, and new applicants are continued to be welcomed. When the dev kit is ready for distribution, we will release it in batches, beginning with our earliest applicants. – Senra Applications from Second Life Community Board Okay, then. I was wondering if my application was incomplete or messed up, as I…
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I’m dancing at Club Gearz in #SecondLife with my friends in Steelhead Bay listening to the radio stream on SciFi.com. My landlord Fuzzball Ortega is a DJ there and he streams live on Fridays for a regular community dance. The first half of the set is always weird stuff he finds. The chat went like this: Now playing: Baltimora – Tarzan Boy (Original Hit Version) Lelani Carver: isn’t this… the yodeling gargle mouthwash song? Stereo Nacht: Hehehe! Fuzzball Ortega: Yes Now playing: Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling Lelani Carver: Heh heh heh LISTERINE on a jungle vine! Lelani…