In about 2008, I was introduced to virtual reality. Now to someone who had not grown up with a computer and had never even played video games, the concept was a bit...ridiculous. Why would anyone waste money on such...nothingness. None-the-less, I was presented with an avatar and challenged to figure out what to do with her. And, well...
I discovered that for a one time Barbie doll enthusiast, sprucing up an avatar was great fun. I learned about skins, shapes, hair, animation overrides, and clothes-- oh, the clothes! The next challenge was to find something to do. Now, that took a bit more effort. But, I found that there were virtual clubs where I could listen to DJ's or actual live performers. And I could dance! I found that there were artists creating beautiful, inspirational art. I met some great people, a community. I found friends from all over the world, several of whom have remained my friends for years, both in world and out.
Challenge number three was to learn to build things so I could help build a university sim. So, I learned to piece together prims, add textures, add scripts, etc. Well, that was the hook, you see. I will never be able to create those fabulous works of art--I am no artist. And I doubt that I will ever build something that is flawless. But, I sure to have great fun working at it. And, in the process, have learned so much!
So, this new blog is going to be about...whatever I want to write about. It's going to be about my virtual world. I may write about medieval/fantasy role-play, building, scripting, the jewelry in my shop, virtual fashion, places I visit or shop, people I meet, art...
Read it if you like. If you don't like it, don't read it. It's just for fun.
(If you'd like to see the old blog, here's a link: http://www.elementaljewelry.blogspot.com/
Challenge number three was to learn to build things so I could help build a university sim. So, I learned to piece together prims, add textures, add scripts, etc. Well, that was the hook, you see. I will never be able to create those fabulous works of art--I am no artist. And I doubt that I will ever build something that is flawless. But, I sure to have great fun working at it. And, in the process, have learned so much!
So, this new blog is going to be about...whatever I want to write about. It's going to be about my virtual world. I may write about medieval/fantasy role-play, building, scripting, the jewelry in my shop, virtual fashion, places I visit or shop, people I meet, art...
Read it if you like. If you don't like it, don't read it. It's just for fun.
(If you'd like to see the old blog, here's a link: http://www.elementaljewelry.blogspot.com/
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