04 Sep 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: art in SL, Cica Ghost, Destination guide, Inara Pey, Living in a Modemworld
Following the Destination guide I came across Cica Ghost’s Library. I have visited several of Cica’s art installations before, the last I saw was Key’s. Cica’s Library is also – no surprise – described in Inara Pey’s blog “A visit to Cica’s Library in Second Life“. “The only thing that you absolutely MUST know, is the location of the library (Albert Einstein)” is what you’ll find as a sim description. No wonder, Cica’s library is full of books!
September 2nd: Cica’s Library
Upon you arrival you have to pass the librarian, an old Lady supervising the library and she’s not only pale (as an librarian is usually), she also old and wear thick glasses and hence fulfills all cliches. To me she looked really scary as she’s tall, really tall, like everything in Cica’s library.
September 2nd: The librarian at Cica’s Library
Because everything, every book, even the mobile library truck is huge, I felt small – just like my knowledge is small compared to all what is written down in books. Good thing is that you can climb up the piles of books and immediately get an overview about all the knowledge *grins*
September 2nd: The mobile library truck at Cica’s Library
September 2nd: Climbing up a pile of books at Cica’s Library
This is anothter great installation from Cica Ghost – of course everyone will interpret it differently and have own thoughts. I enjoyed my short visit and the impressions I got. Thank you, Cica!
Landmark to Cica’s library:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sky%20Atoll/243/202/40
Destination guide entry:
http://secondlife.com/destination/library-by-cica-ghost
Inara Pey’s blog post about Cica’s library:
https://modemworld.me/2016/08/26/a-visit-to-cicas-library-in-second-life/
31 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: Bine Rodenberger, Binemust, Diomita Maurer, Inara Pey, Living in a Modemworld
Friday night, August 19th, I got an opportunity to explore Second Life. A went to
Binemust, which is (as always) perfectly described in Inara Peys’s blog “
Binemust in Second Life“.
Bine Rodenberger, the owner and creator of the sim writes about it “
Binemust – a 2 island sim with an underwater world aswell. Enjoy the different scenes and find your way to the floating rock in the sky and an interior decor experimentation in the skybox. There are 2 portholes by the landing point. The door will take you to the skybox, and the hole in the ground will take you to the floating rock in the sky.”
I started my discovery with the underwater world. It is bizarre. Some areas look like just recently sunken under water, like the railroad with the power poles along it’s side. At the end of the railroad tracks is a locomotive graveyard. Next to is is another field with a Buddha, an elefant, an tree, strange flying eyes. For sure you can take surrealistic pictures of these places, as in addition there’re turtles and sharks swimming around you (well, you’re under water). Another place in the underwater world is a big camping area (under water!). As I said: bizarre but very interesting and there’s a lot to discover.
I took the two offered teleports to the “interior decor experimentation” and to the floating rock. The interior decor experimentation is very well done. Inside you won’t imagine that you’re in a skybox and I really like the decor and the layout of this little house.
Then I went exploring the 2 islands. First I visited the chapel which is not used as such anymore. It’s hard to describe – there’s the illuminated advertising that remembers of a red light district, there’s a lot of garbage, an old bike and the chancel is dominated by a sculpture from Mistero Hifeng. So my first impression of the first island was: also bizarre. Yet there are several other houses which are not bizarre at all. Inside you see that they are occupied and decorated with love. And on the porches and terraces you find nice spots to sit and enjoy.
August 19th – Binemust chapel
The other island is connected by a ballon bridge and it is quite a high rock. On its top is a lighthouse and it looks really comfortable inside. At the foot of the rock is a small beach where you can either sit and enjoy or take a swan pedal boat to explore Binemust from the water side.
August 19th – Binemust balloon bridge
Binemust is a really varied sim, it has something of everything: Art, Surrealism, Nature, Fantasy and is also just a nice place to be. And I’m pretty sure that there’re many details that I haven’t found yet. Thank you Bine for providing the sim to us all!
Last but not least, there’s also a
website where you find more pictures and information about Binemust as well Bine’s blog.
29 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: Byrd Island, Diomita Maurer, Inara Pey, LICK, Living in a Modemworld, Second Life, Sera Bellic
“Welcome to Byrd Island. Take a step back in time to explore this once inhabited island. The Light house keeper and his family left the island never to return. Could it have been the birds, or something else? Byrd Island is now open for tours.”
August 20th: A visit to Byrd Island (1)
This is the landmark description of Byrd Island, which I came across following Inara Pey’s blog and her post “Byrd Island in Second Life“. Byrd Island is another creation of Sera Bellic, who owns LICK sim design, and she demonstrates her talent again. I had visited her “Adirondacks in Second Life” as well as her “LICK – Heaven or Hell” before in 2016.
August 20th: A visit to Byrd Island (2)
August 20th: A visit to Byrd Island (3)
When I arrived at Byrd Island it was foggy (using the windlight settings of the sim) and the atmosphere accordingly mystic. A swarm of seagulls welcomed me as well as some pelicans. As expected there’re many birds and even when you don’t see them by accident their sound is everywhere. I do like in particular the big wooden landing pier as it reminds me of my home RL. There’s one big difference to reality – in Second Life the pier isn’t covered with bird droppings.
At the pier, where you arrive is a little beach and the elevator to the high plateau of Byrd Island. You can use a rope ladder instead for getting there. I roamed around the Island and peeked into the buildings. The sim is beautiful, offers many views and places to sit and cuddle and is for sure worth a visit just to explore or to get some ideas for own sim designs.
August 20th: A visit to Byrd Island (4)
As I had to stop my visit unexpectingly I returned later the same day to Byrd Island. The fog was gone and the atmosphere was different. I could smell summer and I tried out some of the places to chill or to hang around and to listen to the sounds of the birds. What a difference the sun can make!
August 20th: A visit to Byrd Island (5)
Landmark to Byrd Island:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oyster%20Bay/44/186/31
Inara Pey’s blog:
https://modemworld.me/2016/08/20/byrd-island-in-second-life/
15 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: art in SL, Bryn Oh, Cica Ghost, Diomita Maurer, Inara Pey, Kultivate Magazine, Living in a Modemworld, Second Life
Following Inara Pey’s blog I came across and art show and event in Second Life “
Kultivate Summer Art Show in Second Life“. The Kultivate Magazine / Windlight Gallery
Summer Art Show has opened in Second Life. Running through until Saturday, August 20th, the event features, art, music and shopping.
August 14th: Diomita as living art in Silas Merlin’s installation
Over 50 2D and 3D artists are participating in the event. And some of them did appear already in this blog and hence are my favourites: Bryn Oh and Cica Ghost. The whole show is placed on a beach, with a few larger buildings for the 2D art and many kiosks for shopping. Inbetween is a big event stage (see list of events in
Inara’s blog article or at the
show web page) and the 3D art pieces. I placed myself into Silas Merlin’s sphere and I really stand out there, don’t I?).
I also got into Cica’s art “Cica’s hinging line” tumbling in a huge washing machine (poor me!) and I became part of Bryn Oh’s “Lazy Lazy Bryn”.
There’s a lot to see. Have fun!
Landmark for the event in Second Life
09 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Uncategorized
Tags: Firestorm Viewer, Inara Pey, Living in a Modemworld
I just updated the viewer and am testing the new features. So far it seems pretty good. Inara’s post about the new features helps a lot for understanding what has changed and how to handle the different changes. Thank you so much for your work, Inara!
I recommend reading Inara’s blog post so that you know what has changed. Good luck updating 🙂
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld
Monday, August 8th saw Firestorm release version 4.7.9.50527 of their viewer. Coming a little over four months since the last release, 4.7.9 brings with it a lot of important changes from the Lab – perhaps most visible Avatar Complexity and graphics pre-sets – as well as a large number of nips, tucks, fixes and improvements from the Firestorm team and open source / TPV contributors.
As per my usual MO, what follows is not an in-depth review of the release, but rather an overview, highlighting some of the more significant / interesting changes, updates and fixes, which I feel will be of most interest to users.
For full details of all changes, and all due credits to contributors, etc., please refer to the official release notes.
When installing this release, uninstall the existing version and then install the new 4.7.9 release – no need for a clean install.
Available…
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09 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: Diomita Maurer, Eclectica, Inara Pey, Living in a Modemworld, Mystica, Nibby Riddler, Second Life
I wrote about Eclectica about one year ago here in this blog. And now I came across this beautiful sim again. Maddy (nibby.riddler) changed the it a lot and named it Mystica now. The Landmark description sums it up perfectly: “Make your way through Mystica, the newest build on the ever changing Eclectica sim, a mystical floating archipelago in the sky with the popular wedding chapel below, propose, elope, automated, free honeymoon, photos, relax, meditate, romance, lovers, cuddle“.
Inara wrote another description (well the sim has changed) about “Mystical Eclectica in Second Life“
August 6th: Diomita at Mystica (1)
August 6th: Diomita at Mystica (2)
Mystica is build in the skies on connected rocks (no worries you won’t fall down). And it really offers a lot of romantic places, just to mediate, to cuddle or simply to enjoy. I began discovering the new layout but I’m by far not done yet. The best spot I found for an overview is from the “balloon bed”. I don’t know an official way to get up to it, so I used my magic Second Life powers and just right clicked “sit”. From there you have a good view on the sim and you can discover all the secret lovely places to enjoy. A visit is strongly recommended.
August 6th: Diomita at Mystica enjoying the view from the “balloon bed”
Landmark to Mystica (Eclectica)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Place/61/116/260
Inara Peys blog about Mystica
https://modemworld.me/2016/08/06/mystical-eclectica-in-second-life/
about Eclectica in this blog
https://themaurers.me/2015/08/14/eclectica/
Maddy’s (nibby.riddler) Homepage about Electica (I didn’t find out if there’s a new homepage about Mystica)
http://www.eclecticasim.com/
07 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: Diomita Maurer, Hide & Seek, Inara Pey, Living in a Modemworld, Second Life, Seth Theodore delwood-reign, Sethcohen Nirvana
Hide & Seek is a lovely island open to the public for a limited time. The sim is owned by Seth Theodore delwood-reign (sethcohen.nirvana). I came across it once again following Inara Pey’s Living in a Modemworld blog where you can read a much more detailed description of Hide and Seek in Second Life.
August 6th: Diomita at Hide & Seek
The name says it all: You can explore the island seeking a place to hide or to mediate and you will most probably find it. The beach is for sure a bit more public but I like it very much. Friday night I sat there and enjoyed the view before it was time to go dancing.
August 5th: Diomita at Hide & Seek beach
On the island you’ll find also a quite large forest. There are some quiet spots like a hanging chair to cuddle or to dream, a camp with a campfire and an old drive-in cinema. Just perfect to hide or to cuddle in a nice environment.
August 6th: Diomita relaxing in the hanging chair at Hide & Seek
August 6th: drive-in cinema at Hide & Seek
August 6th: Diomita eating popcorn at Hide & Seek drive-in Cinema
Another beautiful place to visit. I don’t get tired exploring Second Life and the creativity of it’s residents. Thank you Seth for providing your place to the public. I just hope you keep it public for a long time. I really enjoyed my visit and would like to hide there more often.
Landmark to Hide&Seek:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kahlo/32/229/22
Inara Pey’s blog article:
https://modemworld.me/2016/08/02/hide-and-seek-in-second-life/
01 Aug 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life, Uncategorized
Tags: Beautiful 4 Seasons, Diomita Maurer, Inara Pey, Inkie Loudwater, Living in a Modemworld
I explored “Beautiful 4 Seasons” Sunday afternoon. It is charming and peaceful. What I like in particular are the fields and meadows of the simsurround. Really a perfect surrounding for the sim! I never saw that before and it adds a lot to the overall charme of Beautiful 4 seasons. There are plenty of spot just to stand or sit and enjoy. Thank you for this advice, Inara!
July 31st: Diomita exploring “Beautiful 4 Seasons” (1)’
July 31st: Diomita exploring “Beautiful 4 Seasons” (2)
July 31st: Diomita exploring “Beautiful 4 Seasons” (3)
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld
Beautiful 4 Seasons – click any image for full size
“This region is my labour of love :D,” Inkie (inkie Loudwater) tells me as I admire the latest iteration of her Homestead region, Beautiful 4 Seasons. “I change it every season; it’s an ongoing process, so the more people enjoy it, the better it is!”
Looking around the region it’s hard to imagine it not being a staple part of people’s itineraries when exploring Second Life. It sits as a mostly low-slung island in the centre of a lake. Across the water and completely surrounding it, a patchwork quilt of fields recede towards misty, distant hills and rounded, grassy peaks. it’s not quite England’s Lake District – but it could be.
Beautiful 4 Seasons
The island forms a west pointing C, a smaller island nestled within its curving arms. A tiny hamlet sits along one arm of the C…
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19 Jul 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: art in SL, Diomita Maurer, H.M.S. Titanic, Inara Pey, Jake Vordun, Living in a Modemworld
This is really a new art and history experience using the features Second Life has to offer. My visit was short yet very impressive. I visited “A Night to Remember“, the exhibition about the Titanic catastrophy more than 100 years ago. It’s strange that among all catastrophies the mankind had to experience during the last 100 years, the Titanic still gets so much attention. Maybe it is because we know about the dreams that many of the victims carried with them seeking a new and better life.
July 18th: Diomita visiting the exhibition “A Night to Remember”
July 18th: Diomita visiting the exhibition “A Night to Remember” – The 3rd class cabin
The exhibition is very informative, has all facts and convinces with the use of storytellers who you meet when you walk through the hall. In the beginning you get a passengers name and at the end you want to retrieve this passenger from the list of saved and lost people. Mine was Mrs. Rosalie Paula van Impe, a 3rd class passenger who was among the losses.
July 18th: Diomita visiting the Exhibition “A Night to Remember” – The passenger and crew list with saved and lost people
A great experience! Thank you Inara for blogging about it and thank you Jake Vordun for providing the museum for us all.
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld
The Vordun Gallery
Saturday, July 12th witnessed the opening of The Vordun Museum and Gallery, created and curated by Jake Vordun, the owner of Fancy Decor.
Occupying a large, modern building on one side of the Fancy Decor region, the museum and gallery presents a venue capable of supporting multiple exhibitions, with two art exhibits and a museum exhibition being presented for the opening season. Together they make for a unique and immersive visit.
The Vordun: European Masters: 300 Years of Painting
The first of the art exhibitions is European Masters, 300 Years of Painting, which occupies the main gallery hall. On displays are over 30 paintings from the period 1500 through 1799, all of which are presented in a scale consistent with one another and to their physical world originals. These can be freely perused and admired, title cards alongside of each one offering information on…
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18 Jul 2016
by diomitamaurer
in Exploring sims in Second Life
Tags: abysinnia, Bridgewood Barrow, Diomita Maurer, Inara Pey, Living in a Modemworld, Second Life
July 17th: My visit to Bridgewood Barrow – the landing pier
“Nestled at the end of nowhere lies Bridgewood Barrow. A charming woodland with picturesque stretches of heath and moor to explore and enjoy. Explore the quiet tree lined paths and sea views, Hidden amongst the beautiful scenery, curiosity awaits…”
That is the description of the Landmark leading to Bridgewood Barrow. Again I found the place following Inara’s blog who wrote about “Bridgewood Barrow: a cosy corner of Second Life“. As Inara already hinted in her blog title about Bridgewood Barrow, it is just a cosy corner of Second Life, consisting of a cafe, a pier (where you land), a curious Cottage, a wooden bridge and some walking paths connecting the spots. Harper Quinne (abysinnia) build this beautiful spot with many nice and cosy spaces to relax and enjoy, to take pictures or just to sit and mediate.
July 17th: My visit to Bridgewood Barrow – the curious cottage
July 17th: My visit to Bridgewood Barrow – Diomita sitting in the swinging seat in front of the cafe
The cafe and the curious cottage are fully furnitured and offer items to discover as well as spots to sit or lay inside. And in the cafe you can even dance. So there’s something for everybody. I enjoyed my short visit. Another proof how lovely and cosy Second Life can be. Thank you, Harper.
Landmark to Bridgewood Barrow
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aurore/152/4/25
Link to Inara Pey’s blog post about Bridgewood Barrow
https://modemworld.me/2016/07/14/bridgewood-barrow-a-cosy-corner-of-second-life/
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