Foot in Mouth
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE *Note: The irony about this article is that yesterday I found out something I posted on Moonletters bothered a friend of mine because they thought I was talking about them (I wasn’t). Just want to emphasize this has nothing to do with that, since I wrote this article last week and [...]
Collectible Figure-Based Game: Time Battles
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER Launched awhile back, then postponed because of first life complications, Time Battles is coming out strong with a core set and expansion available for L$35 per random figure, and L$275 for a starter set. The starter set comes with seven figures, three maps, rules, and HUD-based system for rolling 10- [...]
Two Tips To Make People Feel More at Ease in a Club
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Have you ever been to a club filled with people, and yet everyone seemed like a stranger to everyone else? No matter how many people were there, it was like people were either alone or in a private conversation. If someone did speak it was likely an official “hostess” or “dancer” who [...]
Pink Fuel
BY STAFF WRITER KARMA AVEDON When you are trying to put together your own unique look in Second Life, it often start with the skin. Our shape and skin is the foundation from which we work, and a good looking skin can be quite expensive. There are plenty of freebie skins out there, but more often [...]
Black Friday and Beyond
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Hey gang. The day after Thanksgiving in the USA is called Black Friday. You can read a proper version of why on Wikipedia, but I think the people at urban dictionary define it better: The day after Thanksgiving, when stores decide to open at the asscrack of dawn to start Christmas sales. Most people fall [...]
The Ultimate Guide For Noobs (Part2)
BY STAFF WRITER FERAL MOSSRIDER Last week I looked at the basics of stepping up a gear as a new Resident in Second Life and taking on a more convincing appearance. Hopefully you also gained some pointers as to some of the more fundamental things that every self-respecting avatar needs to have a grasp of [...]
‘Sorry, We’ve Sold Out!’
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT Now there’s something you never hear uttered when you go shopping in Second Life — this occurred to me when I was buying yet more clothes. You never get to try them on in the stores either, which I reckon is only a good thing because you don’t have to deal [...]
Tips For Starting a Clothing Store
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Though I own a clothing store (Subculture) I’m fairly new to making clothes considering I’ve been on Second Life almost five years. Aside from a brief attempt as a noob, I only started making clothes seriously a few months ago. Having said that, I thought I’d share a bit of what [...]
Occupy: At the Intersection of Actual and Virtual
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER It opened last week. In a small beachfront house, Kaycee Nightfire has put together a gallery of terrific photos she took during Occupy Wall Street in New York City. A sign above the doorway into the house reads: “More people have been arrested today at Occupy than have been arrested [...]
Getting My Mojo Back
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE The last post I made was born from frustration, tiredness, and a few other emotions I’d rather not mention. At the time I tried to tell myself to “think positive” but that didn’t remove the cloud I was under. I confessed some of my failings to God and started to feel [...]
Second Life Makes For Strange and Wonderful Friendships
BY STAFF WRITER KARMA AVEDON As I was checking out all the new people functions wrapped up into the new SL viewer, I could not help but notice a clear effort to mimic the pages of Facebook and Twitter. While I like all the new gadgets (you can stop me in my tracks usually by [...]
The Ultimate Guide For Noobs – In Two Easy Instalments!
BY STAFF WRITER FERAL MOSSRIDER So, you’re new to Second Life, you’ve made your first tentative steps off Welcome Island and you want to make your mark in this crazy, eye-popping, mind-blowing brave new world. Where do you start? You’re acutely aware that everything about you screams ‘Noob!’, but you want to be taken seriously, [...]
Sweet Temptations
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT I was searching the market place after a sort out of my inventory (something I’m always doing) and I thought it was time I got some new clothes. I didn’t need any, but you know. :) I came across a few items that I liked the look of (hoodies and [...]
How To … AO Programming 101
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER Last year, just as I was making the effort to get beyond the limitations of this Animation Overrider (AO) or that AO package, Phoenix and Imprudence started incorporating the AO into their browsers. I thought I might share my knowledge for those who have yet to take the plunge. The [...]
Dynamic Dress 60L
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! We have a dress just 60L at Subculture — today only. It’s astounding; it’s amazing; it’s . . . dynamic! Ok, it really is dynamic since the name is “Dynamic Dress.” So, drop like it’s hot–er, I mean get it while it’s hot. Dress is flexi and menu-click resizable. I was [...]
Finding Myself
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Last night at Dugi’s Soul Mods things got a bit . . . er . . . different. Maybe surreal is a better word. I’m all about the text, but this is one time I think pictures might convey it better. Above: A before shot of “king of the mods” Slate McLeod. It’s a [...]
Whose Property?
BY STAFF WRITER FERAL MOSSRIDER I realise this isn’t the first time that I’ve considered the theme of intellectual property rights and, if I’m absolutely honest, it’s not a subject that bothers me particularly – which may prompt you to wonder why on earth I appear to be so fixated with it! I promise you, [...]
Busy In Both Lives
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT It never rains but it pours. You wait ages for one bus, and then two come along at once. You may have heard those sayings or uttered the words yourself from time to time. Well, this is the situation for me just now — but it can only be a [...]
How To Edit One Part of a Linked Object
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Now and then I’ll have friends ask about building, and since I’ve been asked this particular question by three different people within the last two weeks, I thought it might be helpful to include here. The question? If an object, such a house, is linked, how can you edit or remove [...]
FilterCam 2.0 Expansion Pack #1
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER It’s no secret that I work for MechanizedLIFE. My boss Codie Redgrave has just released an expansion kit with 50 more filters for Her FilterCam HUD that can be used with her MachinimaCam device or separately. Here’s a demonstration of the FilterCam: There are a bunch of people writing about [...]
Nowhere Land
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Thought I’d give a shout out to Nowhere Land at Penny Lane, owned by writers Serendipidy Haven and Jellie Arrowmint. It’s located where Magical Mystery Field used to be, and now features a photo gallery from Seren (she’s a pro photographer in first life), and a gesture store from Jellie. [...]
Changes
Several years ago I used to take karate lessons. My sensei was a tall slim man, and the living embodiment of what you might see in a martial arts film. Me? I was a beginner, and certainly not a karate expert. I studied mainly for fitness, and in the end took away just basic knowledge. [...]
It’s Only Fashion
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Thought I’d give a plug to a blog who recently did my store Subculture a nice turn by mentioning it. No, they don’t expect this, and have no idea I’d be plugging them. Apart from the nice feature they gave me, I genuinely liked their blog even though it falls into [...]
The World On Their Shoulders
BY STAFF WRITER FERAL MOSSIRIDER I’ve never considered myself to be a Linden-basher, although it would probably be fair to say that I tend to hold the opinion that those who find themselves in positions of power and authority – whatever the context and whatever route they have followed to get there – have to [...]
Lost in Time
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT When the clocks in the UK went back last week it made me wonder where the extra hour came from, and it also made me wonder where it goes when we put the clocks forward. I, of course, thought of this in relation to Second Life, and I began to [...]
You Can Make Megaprims
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Hi gang. Many of you who use the latest version of the Phoenix Viewer may notice that unlike the old days of building, you no longer have a 10 size limit on a prim. What? You haven’t noticed that? I am surprised at the amount of people who haven’t. First, a [...]
Tukino-Wowweeee!
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER Another one of the stores that intrigued me way back at Hair Fair 2011 was Tukinowaguma. I am very impressed with this store, but it can be very confusing in terms of hair color choices. The hairstyles themselves are outstanding, with completely over-the-top Cyber hairstyles than defy easy descriptions. Personally, [...]
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